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Mahopac and Putnam County came together Friday night (Nov. 2) at Temple Beth Shalom for a service of remembrance and solidarity for the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue murders in Pittsburgh.

� e Mahopac synagogue opened its doors to the public, area elected o� cials, school o� cials and local clergy for a Shabbat service that featured songs, poetry and prayer to show solidarity with the Jewish community and remember the 11 who were killed during services on Oct. 27 when a gunman entered the Pittsburgh temple and began � ring. Seven people were also injured in the attack.

Gail Freundlich, Temple Beth Shalom president, opened the service by welcoming the synagogue’s special guests.

“With great sorrow we are here to honor the lives lost in the Jewish community at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh,” she said. “Tonight, we share our grief together with all our community partners and neighbors. We give thanks to the various clergy, elected o� cials and neighbors who’ve joined us here. With special gratitude to all our � rst responders who spend each and every day helping all of us preserve the freedoms that we cherish.”

Temple Beth Shalom Rabbi Sarah Freidson

explained that Jewish tradition marks the Jewish synagogue as a place of sanctuary, so to have congregants murdered in their own temple was particularly heinous.

“� ese wonderful people were slaughtered in their sanctuary—their sacred space, a sacred space that was made profane in the worst possible way,” she said. “Our tradition teaches, ‘make a sanctuary and [God] shall dwell with them.’ God dwells within each and every person and every one of us—[a sanctuary is] a place where God’s presence can shine forth; a place of safety, a beacon of light.”

Freidson said that people are surrounding the families and friends of the victims to lift them up.

“In Pittsburgh tonight there are nine families [of 11 victims] who are being welcomed back into their communities and being supported and held up,” she said. “Each individual’s grief is unique and yet we face it in a bigger context. So, we pray that the families who are bereaved, who are grief-stricken, that they � nd comfort. And that we also � nd comfort, and that we remember, when faced with grief, we continue, and we rise again…”

Freidson, often choking back tears, said it is Jewish tradition to welcome strangers, but added, sadly, she was not surprised by the attack.

Community shows solidarity with Tree of Life Synagogue

Temple Beth Shalom holds special Shabbat service

Sal Calauti, left, and Johnny Romano had a ball at the Special Education Parent Teacher Organization (SEPTO) Halloween party held at the Sycamore Park Pavilion in Mahopac last month. Kids and their families came out in droves to show o¡ their costumes and enjoy Halloween treats, decorate pumpkins and much more.

For more pictures, turn to page 3.

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have served their country. Regis-tration for this talk at Mahopac Library is requested; register on-line at www.mahopaclibrary.org, or call 845-628-2009, ext. 100.

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DIY FlashlightTuesday, Nov. 13, 3:30 p.m. For

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special book club for children in kindergarten. Every week hear a new story and make a craft proj-ect. Have fun with book-related games and activities. To register visit www.mahopaclibrary.org, or call 845-628-2009, ext. 139.

Poetry Writing Workshop Wednesday, Nov.14, 6:30 p.m.

� e workshop is hosted by Anne Graue. Participants will create new poems to share and receive feedback from other participants. Each monthly session will fea-ture poetry readings and discus-sion in a format that is aimed to be helpful to each poet in honing his/her craft. Registration is re-quested; register online at www.mahopaclibrary.org, or call 845-628-2009, ext. 100.

Foreign Film Screening� ursday, Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m. “A

Man Called Ove,” a � lm from Sweden. Ove is the quintessential grumpy old man next door, a cur-mudgeon with staunch principles and a short fuse. Still grieving his late wife, Ove has nearly given up on life when a boisterous young family moves in next door, ac-cidentally � attening his mailbox and upending his ordered, soli-tary world in the process. As an unlikely friendship between his new Iranian/Swedish neighbor begins to form, what emerges is an unexpected, funny, and heart-warming tale of human connec-tion. Running time: 115 minutes; screened in Swedish with Eng-lish subtitled. Registration re-quested; register online at www.mahopaclibrary.org, or call 845-628-2009, ext. 100.

Operation: Defend the Holidays

United for the Troops, the lo-cal organization that sends care packages to American troops overseas, will hold its annual packing day (Operation: De-fend the Holidays) at Lakeland – Copper Beach Middle School, 3417 Old Yorktown Road, Yor-ktown Heights. Volunteer sign-up will be available on Nov. 13. Contact Jim at 845-729-4239 or [email protected].

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On Sunday, Oct. 14, Mahopac SEPTO (Special Education Par-ent Teacher Organization) held a Halloween-themed family event at the Sycamore Park Pavilion. More than 60 families turned out on a breezy fall morning to have apple cider, donuts, hot chocolate and hot dogs. � ey decorated pumpkins, danced to DJ James Pfeifer of Pozzitiv Productions who was spinning the latest tunes, and got their face painted by Mahopac Central School District Special Education ad-ministrator Je� rey Finton, who donated his artistic talents to the delight of the children.

Some children arrived in Hal-loween costumes showcasing what they would be wearing in a few weeks. Parents and teach-ers relaxed and socialized. One of SEPTO’s mission statements is to create a true sense of com-munity for all families of children with special needs.

Danielle Romano, SEPTO board member, Lakeview third-grade teacher, and mother of two boys attending Austin Road El-ementary, said, “� is event was a

great way to take a breath, enjoy the autumn weather, share some family activities and connect in a relaxed, fun environment. Every-one had a blast!”

� e event was the kick-o� for the SEPTO 2018-19 year. SEPTO will host speakers dis-cussing siblings of children with special needs and anxiety. � eir next community event is Cook-ies with Santa on Friday, Dec.7. Other future events include the � ird Annual Family Bowl-ing event on March 24, and the Color Run with the Austin PTO on April 27. SEPTO’s main fund raiser is the Yankee Candle sale. Sales dates will be from March 18-29,with a delivery date of May 3, in time for Mothers’ Day.

SEPTO meets monthly on the last Wednesday of the month. You do not need to be a member to attend a meeting or participate in any event, but it is never too late to join SEPTO.

Information can be located on Facebook: MahopacSepto, Twitter: @MahopacSepto, or by emailing [email protected].

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With winter approaching, School Superintendent Antho-ny DiCarlo said the school bus glitches that plagued the district

over the � rst few weeks of school have essentially been resolved and he is asking parents to be patient whenever alleged school issues present themselves on so-cial media.

“� is month and last month

our bus runs have gotten better and better,” DiCarlo said. “We have had some glitches with sports transportation … only because of not having enough buses and not having enough manpower.”

However, new buses pur-chased by the district over the summer have � nally arrived, which has helped to ease some of the transportation problems. � e district is also in the throes of hiring more bus drivers and has welcomed back other drivers who have been out due to illness.

“I am happy to say that our new buses are in and we have a number of bus drivers who are back after being out for an extended period of time due to illness,” he said. “We are con-tinuing to hire more bus drivers, so to the parents and the com-munity, the bus routes that you now have are the new normal. Whatever times you have for the mornings and the afternoons will be those times for the rest of the year.”

DiCarlo said issues that pop up on Facebook and other so-cial-media platforms should be greeted with a certain degree of skepticism until parents hear di-rectly from district o� cials.

“I beg you to be a little pa-tient,” he told the audience at last month’s school board meet-ing. “Let me give you an example. [Recently], we happened to have a power outage here at the Falls School, the middle school and the high school. And so, what happens in the age of social me-dia, [is that] right away students are texting their parents—”lights are o� ; are we going to get out of school?” We do our due dili-gence, meaning that we contact NYSEG and asked them what was going on and if for some reason is [the outage] going to be extended for a period of time.

Sometimes NYSEG has to shut o� power to get power someplace else. If for some reason, it’s go-ing to be a long episode then, of course, we would do our early-dismissal drill because the water [needed] for [cooking] lunch and for our bathrooms … would not work. So, I do beg your patience because it just can’t be a knee-jerk reaction. We have to make sure we are doing the right thing and we are doing it for the right reasons.”

He said parents should show the same patience this winter when it comes to snow-day de-cisions.

“� e state Department of Ed-ucation has gone not only to 180 days but to hour [requirements as well]. So, there may be times when a storm is coming in at 1 or 2 o’clock, and we’re going to try and get school in for that day. If we need to do an early dis-missal, we will do that.

“I am very fortunate that I have our town highway superin-tendent [on the school board],” DiCarlo said, referring to school trustee and Carmel highway superintendent Michael Sim-one. “We talk to one another at 4:30 in the morning. And I am on a conference call with all the Northern Westchester-Putnam BOCES superintendents decid-ing what is best for our students, for our faculty and for our driv-ers. We do not want to put them on roads that are not safe. Do we miss a call or two? Yes. But I would rather err on the side of getting your kids home safely than putting them on roads that may be slippery, icy or wet.”

DiCarlo: Bus glitches working themselves outAsks parents not to have knee-jerk reactions to social media posts

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With winter approaching and, with it, colder temperatures, most kids are anticipating snowball ghts, sledding, ice skating and holiday fun and festivities. But for others not so fortunate, those chilly nights can bring what is known to some as the “Danger Season.”

Children less fortunate—espe-cially those in shelters—go to bed each night in the same clothes they’ve worn all day, longing for a comforting nightly routine and the warmth of a fresh pair of pa-jamas—something that most kids take for granted.

e Pajama Program looks to end that by collecting and donat-ing new pairs of pajamas to kids who really need them, and Ma-hopac businesses and volunteers

are taking part.Mahopac residents Donna

Rossomando and Lucia DeFeo are co-presidents of the Pajama Program in Putnam County/Northern Westchester. e char-ity, whose motto is “Good nights are good days,” was founded in 2001 by Genevieve Piturro, who began as a volunteer reading to children at a shelter. When real-izing that many of the kids slept in their clothes, she understood the need for pajamas for children in these circumstances. us began the Pajama Program, which now has 60 chapters throughout the United States and each chapter has a president who is a volunteer. As of 2018, the Pajama Program had distributed more than 6 mil-lion pajamas and books.

“ e Pajama Program mis-sion is to promote and support a comforting bedtime routine

for children a� ected by instabil-ity in order to help them thrive,” Rossomando said. “A comfort-ing bedtime routine may be one constant they can look forward to. e community partners that we serve include shelters, group homes, foster-care agencies and social-service organizations that serve children up to age 18.”

Rossomando has been volun-teering for the Pajama Program for the past three years; DeFeo has been with them for ve.

“I wanted to do something in honor of my mother, who died eight years ago,” Rossomando said. “She gave pajamas to her 18 grandchildren every Christmas Eve. Someone told me about the Pajama Program and I thought it was a great idea.

“We collect and distribute pa-jamas and books all year, but we are now approaching what we call ‘Danger Season,’” she added. “It’s getting cold and these children need pajamas. Our requests have started to come in and we rely heavily on the generosity of the community.”

is year, the Mahopac Flower Shop (603 Route 6) has o� ered its space as a collection center for books and pajamas. From now

until Dec. 20, they will be collect-ing new pajamas and new books for the children that the Pajama Program serves. Also joining in this year is Westchester/Putnam eraTeam (572 Route 6), owned by Rachel Kass and Kristen Bel-lom-Rohrbacher. All donations collected at these sites will stay in Putnam County and parts of Northern Westchester. Monetary donations are also accepted, and checks can be written to the Pa-jama Program.

Rossomando said new book

donations are also critical to what the Pajama Program does.

“We are really interested in lit-eracy,” she said. “Sometimes these [books and pajamas] are the only gifts they receive. But they have to be new. And it’s theirs for them to keep.”

Mahopac’s Pine Grove Coun-try Day School also conducts a pajama drive each year to contrib-ute to the cause.

For more information about the Pajama Program, visit www.paja-maprogram.org.

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PHOTO: BOB DUMASPajama Program co-presidents Lucia DeFeo and Donna Rossomando, with Mahopac Flower Shop’s Heather Dominguez (holding the pajamas), Billy Fitzgerald and Michael Bothe

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A Somers man faces felony drug charges after police say he was caught selling cocaine during an undercover sting operation in Mahopac.

Police said an investigator assigned to the Putnam County Sheri� ’s De-partment Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) developed information that the man was involved in the sale of cocaine in the Mahopac area. � e investigator was able to make contact with the subject and arrange for the purchase of the alleged cocaine on at least two occasions. On Oct. 27, members of the NEU took the subject into custody at a Mahopac res-taurant/bar, declining to name the speci� c business.

Terron A. Fleming, 42, of 24 Clayton Blvd., Somers, was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal posses-sion of a controlled substance, and two counts of third-de-gree criminal sale of a controlled substance—both felonies.

Fleming was arraigned before Judge Joseph Spo� ord of the Carmel Town Court, and sent to the Putnam County Cor-rectional Facility with no bail, pending a future court date.

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Members of the Putnam County Sheri� ’s De-partment’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit, (NEU) conducted tra� c stops over the past several weeks, stopping vehicles for tra� c violations on Route 6 and other locations in Mahopac, and made several drug-related arrests.

On Sept. 28, deputies stopped and interviewed the driver of a vehicle after a tra� c infraction and the 31-year-old male from Hopewell Junction was found to be in possession of a quantity of alleged heroin. � e subject was charged with one misdemeanor count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was released on his own recognizance for a future court appearance in Carmel Town Court.

On Sept. 29, NEU members conducted a tra� c stop on Secor Road in Mahopac, which resulted in the arrest of the driver, a 28-year-old Mahopac wom-an, when she was found to be in possession of a quan-tity of alleged heroin and Clonazepam. She is facing two misdemeanor counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

On Oct. 10, NEU members observed an illegally parked vehicle on Route 6 in Mahopac. Upon ap-

proaching the vehicle, NEU members detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. NEU members interviewed the driver, which re-vealed that he was in possession of alleged LSD, as well as concentrated cannabis. � e 28-year-old Ma-hopac resident was charged with two misdemeanor counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and was released on his own re-cognizance.

On Oct. 13, NEU members conducted a tra� c stop on Secor Road in Mahopac, resulting in the ar-rest of a 28-year-old man from Kent. � e man was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana after he was found to be in possession of more than 2 ounces.

On Oct. 16, members of the NEU were patrolling Route 52, in Carmel when they say they observed a 36-year-old Cortlandt Manor man snorting alleged heroin inside his vehicle. Alleged heroin, in excess of one-eighth ounce, was recovered from inside the vehicle. � e male was charged with a single felony count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a con-trolled substance.

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� e program includes classical and contemporary music and arrangements featuring Lori Brand on bassoon, Arianna Kalian on Oboe, Simeon Loring on clarinet, Cecilia Sparacio on £ ute, and Nancy Vizza on horn. � e musical selections may include Grieg’s Hol-berg Suite, Saint-Saëns Pas Redoublé, Shakarian’s Five Bagatelles, and other origi-nal music.

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“We are blessed with an abundance of love…[and] our doors are always open to the stranger and we hope that the stranger is kind,” she said. “It’s been a hard week. But when I heard about the attack I was not shocked. Wherever our people have gone, we have been killed or forced to convert. When we came to America, people stood with us and these attacks were condemned. We welcome our guests [tonight] because we need you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

Freidson said that after Friday’s service of remembrance, the challenge to eradicate anti-Semitism will remain.

“What matters is after we leave here; out there is where it matters more,” she said. “Anti-Semitism doesn’t go away. We need you to call it out. What matters more is tomorrow and next week.”

Several local elected o� cials were asked to speak and express their solidarity. Town Supervisor Ken Schmitt said anti-Semitism was not welcomed anywhere, especially here.

“We all wish we didn’t have to be here. We condemn the acts of violence,” Schmitt said. “Unfortunately, we live in a society where these acts happen, but that is not what we are about. It’s not acceptable, it’s not acceptable here in Mahopac; it’s not acceptable anywhere. As a community, we can pray together, and we stand in solidarity with Temple Beth

Shalom. We can make it stop and that can start right here. Hate and bigotry—you are not welcome here. We are uni� ed in that message.”

Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said that when one person is the victim of bigotry and anti-Semitism, everyone is a� ected.

“America was built by people who left persecution. Each of us understands that when one American is assassinated for their religious beliefs, we all feel that pain,” she said. “We are a family in a world that’s always changing, and Putnam County will not tolerate [bigotry].”

At the end of the service, Temple Beth Shalom congregants took turns reading the biographies of the 11 Tree of Life victims.

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Iread your column (“Life, Health, Politics”) with interest each week, but I � nd your support for Donald

Trump—both his demeanor and his policies—and your unwillingness to question the moral fabric of the Repub-lican Party discon-certing. When you consistently apolo-gize and sanitize unacceptable behav-ior and incendiary rhetoric, I wonder what drives your a� n-ity for this president and this party.

Given your scholarly background in Judaism and comparative religions, I have a particularly worrisome question for you to consider. Is Donald Trump’s rhetoric stoking anti-Semitism, and is the Republican Party complicit?

Since Donald Trump became presi-dent, Jews have become increasingly tar-geted and attacked. Jewish people make up just 2 percent of the U.S. population but, according to the Associated Press, now account for more than half of all hate crimes committed due to religious bias.

An annual audit of anti-Semitism in America, conducted each year by the Anti-Defamation League, found that anti-Semitic incidents rose almost 60 percent in 2017. � is is the larg-est single-year increase on record. At least one incident has occurred in every state—in schools, community centers and cemeteries—and tragically, last week, inside the sanctuary of a synagogue.

Trump has long been accused of stir-ring up anti-Semitism and racism by the provocative language he uses, the refer-ences he makes and the tarnished public � gures he embraces.

Recent examples include: A Trump campaign ad railed against “global special interests” and featured images of George Soros, a billionaire investor and philan-thropist, and the former Federal Reserve chairwoman, Janet Yellen, both Jews.

Trump tweeted an image of Hillary Clinton in 2016, set against a back-ground of U.S. currency, with a Star of David imprint and the words, “Most corrupt candidate ever!”

Trump’s � rst chief strategist was Steve Bannon, a champion of the alt-right. When far-right groups marched in Charlottesville, Va., chanting, “Jews will

not replace us,” Trump insisted that “both sides” were to blame and that their number included some “very � ne people.”

A report, recently released by the Anti-Def-amation League (ADL), found that far-right extremists have been

steadily increasing their intimidating wave of anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish journalists, political candidates and other public � gures. In a separate study, ADL researchers, analyzing over 7.5 million Twitter messages from Aug. 31 through Sept. 17, found that nearly 30 percent of the accounts repeatedly tweeted derogatory terms about Jews.

Two weeks ago, a depraved Trump supporter named Cesar Sayoc targeted a dozen popular Democrats with bombs sent through the mail. “He was anti-gay, anti-black, and anti-Jewish” said the general manager of the restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale where Mr. Sayoc worked.

� ese events take on a whole new dimension in the wake of last weekend’s attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. A white nationalist obsessed with the idea that the Hebrew Immi-grant Aid Society was bringing immi-grant “invaders” into the country hunted down and killed 11 congregants during a baby-naming ceremony in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Squirrel Hill. He screamed, “All Jews must die,” before opening � re.

Speaking about the Pittsburg incident, Trump essentially blamed the victims for not protecting themselves su� ciently, stating, “if they had an armed guard inside, they might have been able to stop him immediately.” Will every Jewish school and synagogue now need to be an armed fortress?

Donald Trump is no fool; he is more than aware that many of his follow-ers are white supremacists, racists and anti-Semites, and that they make up a

Dear Mara,

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HERE AND NOW!

Afew months back, I wrote a column contending that one of President Trump’s secret weap-

ons is that, time after time, Democrats failed to see that he is using a persuasion technique on them. It’s a simple technique whereby he triggers the left-leaning media on purpose, so that instead of appearing rational and restrained in their responses, they come across as petty, partisan and perturbed. Indeed, many of these media folk allow themselves falling prey to this strategy every single time. People on the right understand this. But much of the left is so involved in their own sturm und drang that that is all they can see.

Well, guess what? Someone on the left has � nally cot-

toned on to exactly what Trump is doing. Who, you ask? Turns out, it’s Jon Stewart, former

host of “� e Daily Show” on Comedy Central, recently dubbed by Scott Ad-ams as the smartest man on the left.

Stewart was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour’s on CNN last week. Speak-ing of Trump, he said, “I think that jour-nalists have taken it personally. � ey’re personally wounded and o¥ ended by this man. He baits them. And they dive in.”

Stewart added that when Trump criti-cizes these folks, they make a big show of hitting him back.

“What he’s done well is appeal to their own narcissism, to their own ego,” he said. “� e journalists stand up and say: ‘We are noble! We are honorable! How dare you, sir!’ And they take it person-ally.”

It’s hard to know if anyone on his side of the aisle heard what Stewart was say-ing. His interviewer, Amanpour, certain-ly did not appear to grok his point. In-stead, she became defensive and argued that journalists do the fact-checking. Stewart’s actual point was about how some journalists get so caught up in their

own emotional drama, they allow that to determine their reactions. Because their emotions are activated, they then show how partisan they truly are. Trump is

playing them by caus-ing that reaction, time after time. It’s not to their advantage.

And right on cue, a few days later, Jim Acosta, also of CNN, was back to his old tricks at the White House, railing on

about how Trump’s accusations that the media was the enemy was completely false. In fact, he tried to pin down Sarah Huckabee Saunders and make her fess up who exactly Trump was talking about.

And why did he do this? Because his dander was up, his narcissism on show, as Stewart would say. Acosta appears to fall for this every single time, like his honor is being questioned and he is personally o¥ ended. His emotional drama becomes central to all of his reporting. And that is precisely what journalists are not sup-posed to do.

But CNN loves carrying these kinds of stories. Perhaps they have metrics showing that this kind of personalization appeals to their core audience. Perhaps these confrontations are dreamed up with the help of producers and strate-gists, turning White House reporting into another kind of reality TV. � at’s just a guess on my part, but otherwise it is hard to comprehend why CNN aids and abets their White House reporter pulling the same kind of juvenile stunt time after time. After all, Je¥ Zucker, the president of CNN just admitted that without including Trump in their stories, their audience goes away.

Still, neither the left nor the left-leaning media is neutral enough to see how absurd and over the top it looks to people who are not in their core audi-ence.

No wonder, then, according to a recent

Media histrionics at centerstage

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Dear Dr. Linda,I read your column last year and the year

before about Veterans Day. As a veteran, I feel it’s important for children and adults to understand the purpose of this day, but un-fortunately, I’m not con-vinced that most of them do. In the Preamble to the Constitution, as you wrote a few weeks ago, it says “and provide for the common defense.” � at’s the job of our armed forces—to provide for the common defense, to protect our citizens. I look forward to read-ing your column this year. � ank you in ad-vance,

U.S. Veteran

Dear U.S. Veteran,First of all, thank you for your service. I’d

be more than happy to share the column again. You’re right. Many children don’t un-derstand what Veterans Day is and if they do, they probably don’t talk about it as a family. It seems easy to ignore Veterans Day, especially in years when it comes right after Election Day. Too many solemn holidays like Memorial Day and Labor Day have become more associated with store sales and days o� from school. In addition, they lack the emotional impact associated with food or being together with family and friends like � anksgiving and 4th of July.

However, this time, let’s learn about it with a little quiz to test your memories.

Veterans Day Quiz1. Veterans Day is a public holiday

which occurs annually on ___. 2. We now honor all

the men and women who are either in service now or___.

3. Veterans Day was originally called ___.

4. It was originally created to honor those who died in which war?

5. It commemorated the day the war came to an end and a cease� re went into e� ect at the__ hour of the __day of the __month of 1918.

6. In 1954, after the Korean War ended, the name was changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day by President ___ex-panding the holiday to honor veterans of all wars.

7. Veterans Day honors all men and women serving in the armed forces both now and in the past. Which holiday was established to honor those men and women who have died while serving their country?

8. Why do we spell Veterans Day with-out an apostrophe?

9. Is Veterans Day a national holiday? 10. Veterans Day is one of 10 federal,

A Veterans Day quiz

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� inking back years ago about the last time I ‘trick or treated, I was about 14 and my friend, Bill, was 15. Several years later we were husband and wife, but that is an-other story.

We decided to get dressed up in home-made costumes and go around the neigh-borhood. Back then, there were very few homes in our area and lots of woods so there was not a big choice. I was dressed as a cat. Bill, as I remember, was a hobo. Excuse the term, but it was used back then. It, of course, was very dark and we headed up over a back road that was hilly and curvy. On this road, in a little bungalow, lived an elderly husband and wife. We knocked on their door. A small women’s voice said, “Who is it?” We both said, “Trick or treat!”

She slowly opened the door and, stand-ing behind her was her husband. � ey said how cute we looked and said, “Come in.”

� eir home was so small but warm. I began to feel something come over me.

� e wife said, “We don’t have any can-dy. We didn’t think any children would be coming.” She walked over to a dresser, opened the top drawer and took out a sock. She pulled out some change and handed it to Bill and me. We both said, “No, no thank you. We cannot take this.” She and her husband insisted. So, not really knowing what to do, we took the

change and thanked them both so much. � e feeling was still with me as we left.

� e feeling I had was a sadness, but also a gratefulness for this little couple for being so loving and warm. But I also wondered, “Did we take their last money?”

I never trick or treated after that Hal-loween. Of course, as our lives went on, we had many Halloweens with our own children. I have never forgotten that Hal-loween all those years ago. It was God’s way of teaching me kindness, generosity and caring. He put that lovely couple in my life and, although it was for a just few minutes, those minutes have lasted a life-time.

Phyllis BrunsMahopac

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Schriffen column misses the point

To the editor,Mara Schi� ren’s column of Nov 1,

overlooks a lot of issues in order to use the brutal death of journalist Khashoggi, so she can whip liberals. She manages to gloss over a lot of stu� to make her point. By way of rebuttal, I would like to give this a little perspective.

Liberals speak out over the heinous death of Khashoggi not because he was a beacon of liberalism, but because the act was so loathsome. � is act of summary torture, and dismemberment was meant to silence not just a critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), but all criticism. � e suppression of a free press and free expression is the � rst move of any dictator consolidating power.

President Trump is unconcerned with Saudi human rights violations because they buy his apartments, treat him with respect and are renewing our defense contracts. However, we should recall that the Saudis are still an Islamic Arab mon-archy. MBS is still a dictator who is � ght-ing a brutal war, locking up real reform-ers and critics, blockading a neighboring country, arresting citizens and shaking them down for money in a phony reform, and blackmailing countries with OPEC oil wealth. It is still home to black-ops torture chambers, and Islamic madrasas teaching Islamic extremism, which it ex-ports around the world.

Also, lest we forget: Saudi Arabia was the home of Osama Ben Laden, and 15 of the Islamic terrorists who ¥ ew planes into the Pentagon, the World Trade Cen-ter, and crashed a fourth plane in Penn-sylvania. Remember 9/11!

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LETTERS

Morning Consult/Politico poll, more voters blame the media than Trump for our severe political division. “Sixty-four percent of voters say the press has done more to divide, compared to 56 percent who said the same about Trump.” And that’s despite the constant drumbeat of negative reporting on Trump.

Let’s consider why Trump’s rhetoric about the media is so successful. It’s not that he’s leading the pack of uneducated, unthinking rednecks who watch Fox News obsessively, as some on the left believe implicitly. Instead, he’s leaning heavily

into a perception about the political press that was strongly in evidence throughout the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama.

On the right, this was already well understood. It is a settled opinion, and has been for years, that the media often acts like left leaning political activists with bylines, to cite Glenn Reynolds from Instapundit.com. Trump has merely popularized this from the bully pulpit.

Case in point, when the media blamed Trump’s rhetoric for leading to the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre of Jews, as some of them did last week, this merely plays into the same kind of pre-existent, con� rma-tion bias.

� ose on the left repeat it endlessly, like their favorite mantra. � ough in this case, their mantra does not relieve anxiety, but heightens it to fever pitch. � ose on the right and center know that Trump has been the most pro-Israel presi-dent of all time. So, they see this as unfortunate political histri-onics that exploit and further pollute a tragic mass murder.

None of this leads to more trust in the media.

Mara Schi� ren is a writer, certi� ed functional medicine health coach and Clear Beliefs coach. You can reach her at mara.schi� [email protected]


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signi� cant share of his core of enthusiasts.

What’s even more distress-ing is the Republican Party’s willingness to put power above principle and money over morality. In October, Kevin McCarthy, the House majority leader and close ally of Trump’s, posted a tweet suggesting that George Soros, Michael Bloom-berg and Tom Steyer—all

Jewish billionaire Democratic donors—were attempting to “buy” the midterm elections.

From Virginia to California, this year the Republican Party had an unordinary number of white supremacists and neo-Nazis on the ballot. While a few in the GOP worked to distance themselves, the vast majority did not. To name just a few: In Virginia, Corey Stew-art ran for the U.S. Senate as a self-described neo-Confederate, championing a “take back our

heritage” platform. In Illinois, Arthur Jones, a candidate for the state’s 3rd Congressional District, boasted of his mem-bership in the American Nazi Party. John Fitzgerald appeared on the ballot in California’s 11th Congressional District, promising to “end the Jewish takeover of America.”

So, I ask you, is Donald Trump’s rhetoric stoking anti-Semitism, and is the Republican Party complicit?

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Love is the oldest drug. If it could be seen and held, love would be quicksilver.

� ink about love too much and it tends to lose its meaning. Look for it, and you will never � nd it. It comes when it chooses. Saying the words, “I love you,” especially when the lights are low, sends a shiver through less-than-faithful spines. � ough millions of words have been written about love, it de� es explanation. In fact, seeking to tell your love, causes it to � ee. Love can be perilous, a form of insanity. But where would we be without it?

“She’s all alone up there and she needs help,” said Wendy about her friend, Ellen, who’d recently moved to a house in Brewster.

I didn’t say it, but I thought, “I’m not in business to help people.”

Ellen’s property was a thor-oughgoing mess. She didn’t yet have a phone. Could I take a ride over there? Wendy wrote out the directions, without giving me a chance to say no.

At the time (the late ’90s), I had an employee, John, a good-looking rascal with jet-black hair and matching dark eyes, who was an alcoholic. It was very sad, because he was only 22 years old. He’d been trying his best to stay sober. John complained about having to take the ride with me to Ellen’s. I wasn’t happy about going there either.

She lived at the end of a long dirt road. We walked around her property. Everything, trees, shrubs, � ower beds overgrown and sprouting locust trees, was in shambles, but salvageable. � e last thing Ellen showed us was a small

apple orchard. Gnarly branches grew every which way from years of neglect.

It was a freezing cold day at the end of November. I’d been writing in a notebook, trying to estimate how long the work would take. Ellen invited us into her house for a cup of hot chocolate.

She had a French accent that sounded more like an imitation, not a very good one. At times her accent even sounded Swed-ish. I asked where she was from. She was from Illinois.

“I have Foreign Accent Syndrome,” she said. “� is is not how I really sound.”

She’d had the disorder for 10 years. One day at work she got a bad headache, so bad she had to go to the hospital. After losing consciousness, she woke up with a strange, new way of speaking. FAS is a very rare neurological disorder, in many cases caused by a stroke. Its victims sound as if they have an accent, but that’s

only a projection, like seeing Jesus and Mary in the clouds.

Sometimes Ellen would pause for a second between words, her eyes slightly crinkling as she felt for a word. Her e� ort, the way some words came out stressed, had an endearing e� ect. She was very attractive, yet uncom-monly modest. In fact, modesty may have been the source of her appeal.

I scheduled the work at Ellen’s house for the last week of the season. John came to work every morning asking, “When are we going to Ellen’s?”

He liked her, too.� e work went well. Ellen was

always around. She asked for advance notice of our last day.

“I’m going to bake you guys a pie, to celebrate,” she promised.

Work on the apple trees came last. I decided to remove two of them. John climbed and pruned the rest. Sometimes Ellen helped him, picking up branches and dragging them away. I would hear them laughing, carrying on like schoolchildren.

After our third day, driving home from work, John said, “I’m in love with Ellen.”

I was glad for the darkness that obscured our faces.

“No, you’re not,” I said. “It’s

just that crazy-sounding accent of hers. It has you beguiled, boy.”

I began to recognize John’s “quickened” state. On frosty mornings, Ellen bounded ener-getically from the house, dimples forming on her rosy cheeks, and John’s face, normally pale, turned a shade crimson.

On our last day at Ellen’s, she baked a cherry pie, its bitter sweetness perfect for the occa-sion. I’d grown fond of her and John was preparing to leave. He was on his way to Florida, maybe for good. We sat opposite a large picture window � lled with the cold, purplish-red light of a December sunset. A cuckoo clock chimed, the perfect segue for our adieu. John followed me to the door, without taking his coat. He placed a friendly hand on my back.

“Ellen asked me to stay for supper.”

I was, of course, livid with jealousy. What did she see in that drunken idiot? For God’s sake, the shameless woman was twice his age!

I never saw either of them again. How long did this unlike-ly romance last? I’ll never know. But Ellen had a big � replace and surely enough applewood to keep them warm all winter.

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By signing the “Tobacco 21” legislation, Odell raised the legal age to buy these products from 18 to 21. Putnam’s law is expected to go into e� ect early next year, joining 24 other New York munici-palities that have enacted similar measures.

“� e health and safety of our young people has prevailed,” Odell said in a prepared statement. “It may have taken some compromising, but this is the right thing to do. Vaping is a signi� cant problem in our schools. It has serious health consequences, and unfortunately many youth think otherwise.”

Debate on the bill, spearheaded by County Leg-islator Barbara Scuccimarra, heated up last sum-mer. After the measure passed from the Health, Social, Educational and Environmental Commit-tee, which Scuccimarra chairs,

lawmakers heard from experts who discussed the issue’s health and business factors.

Representatives from health advocacy groups, including the American Cancer Society and POW’R Against Tobacco, o� ered evidence on not only the health risks of smoking tobacco at a young age but also the epidemic of teenagers who try vap-ing and continue its use.

� e business perspective was presented by the retailers’ trade organization, the New York Asso-ciation of Convenience Stores.

At a recent Public Health Summit, Kristin McConnell, director of � e Prevention Council of Putnam, presented research showing that the county’s youth vaping numbers are double the na-tional averages.

McConnell said 27.3 percent of Putnam County 10th graders used e-cigarettes (vaping) in the past 30 days vs. the national average of 13.1 percent. For 12th graders, she said, the national average is 16.6 percent while Putnam is at 33.8 percent.

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users report using marijuana in the vaping devic-es and 66 percent think the device, as purchased, holds just ¤ avoring, according to data from � e Prevention Council, which has spearheaded local research and provides education on all forms of ad-diction.

“� at’s why this legislation is so important,” said the county’s interim health commissioner, Dr. Michael J. Nesheiwat. “We had been winning the battle against teen smoking until vaping came along. � is is a very sad story. People think vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes. � e truth is that it is far from harmless. One of the inhaled chemicals, particularly in the ¤ avored variety, has been linked to what is commonly called ‘popcorn lung.’ � ere is also ample research showing that among youth, vaping leads to a switch to tobacco cigarettes later on.”

When the bill came to a full legislative vote in early September, lawmakers voted, 6-3, to table the controversial measure. Among them was the Legislature chairman, Joseph Castellano, who said that while he had been undecided, he was moving toward favoring the bill.

“I have teenage daughters myself so I can see value in raising the age,” he said. “We need to work out the issues, so we can get this on the books.”

In early October, the legislature voted, 6 to 3, to enact Tobacco 21.

� e county Department of Health, which con-ducts “compliance checks” to ensure that retailers are not selling tobacco to minors under 18, is start-ing a campaign to educate retailers and the public about the new law.

“We have approximately two months to get all establishments up to speed on this new law,” Nesheiwat said. “It’s a large undertaking, but it’s what we do—protecting the public’s health. It’s for the best—and now it’s the law.”

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Plastic � lm is everywhere: Store carry-out bags are made of it and paper towels come wrapped in it. Unfortunately, most of it is not recycled, but the Putnam County Department of Health is trying to change that. � ursday, Nov. 15 is America Re-cycles Day, and the Health Department is holding its third annual “Caught-in-the-Act” Contest that day and the following day, Friday, Nov. 16.

On both days, the recycling coordinator from the Health Department will look for residents who recycle plastic � lm and rewarding them with a free reusable shopping bag, and social media recognition for their e� orts. � ursday’s event will take place in the morning at Acme in Mahopac, 149 Route 6, from 10 a.m. to noon, and then from 2-4 p.m. in Brewster at DeCicco & Sons, 15 Independent Way at the intersection of Route 312 and Interstate 84. On Friday, the event will end with a morning session in Cold Spring at Food Town, 49 Chestnut St. and Route 9D.

“Plastic � lm is an environmental hazard, and an eyesore when found scattered along the road-side in our beautiful county,” said County Execu-

tive MaryEllen Odell. “Many people don’t know it can be recycled because it is not collected from your home. Instead, plastic � lm must be dropped o� . Many of the larger stores we shop in every day are required to collect it. It’s the right thing to do, for your family and for your community.”

Interim Health Commissioner Dr. Michael J. Nesheiwat said the number of plastic bags that people use is staggering and less than one percent are recycled.

“� e positive impact on the environment would be immense if everyone would make the e� ort to start and it then becomes routine,” he said.

� e Health Department works with stores in the county that are required by law to accept plastic � lms. All large retail stores, or chains with more than � ve smaller stores, must participate. Currently there are 24 drop-o� locations in Put-nam County, including Home Depot, Acme, and Kohl’s in Brewster, Acme in Mahopac, and at Foodtown in Cold Spring. A complete list is posted online at the PCDOH website.

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Jim Woods, the Putnam County Golf Course PGA pro-fessional, announced last week that he is leaving his post after almost seven years.

Woods has accepted a position as the head golf pro at the Omni Bedford Springs Spa and Resort in Bedford Springs, Pa.

In a letter announcing his de-cision, Woods recalled just how far the course has come and how proud he was to have been a part of its success.

“Almost seven years ago I pulled into Putnam County Golf Course and the parking lot was dirt, the building needed a face-lift and the course was in pretty rough shape,” Woods said. “With a lot of hard work from a lot of di� erent people and the help of County Executive MaryEllen Odell, we have created one of the best golf and entertainment experiences in Putnam County. I am so proud that I was able to be a part of the transition.”

Woods said he hopes his leg-acy in Putnam County will live on through the Putnam County Amateur and the County Cup against Mohansic Golf Course.

Odell said she is grateful for Woods’ insight and dedication through the years.

“Words cannot properly indi-cate how much we at the county appreciate the time Jim Woods was with us,” said Odell. “He has helped us transform a dilapidated golf course into a sustainable gate-way destination. I wish him all the

best in his new adventure and we look forward to a continuing rela-tionship between the two courses.”

Putnam County Golf Course will never be far from Woods’

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In observance of National Dia-betes Awareness Month, clinicians at Putnam Hospital Center will

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Vendors are needed for the VFW Auxiliary annual holiday craft sale slated for Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Carmel VFW on Gleneida Avenue. Craft items, grandma table, food for sale. Cost is $30 per space; tables can be provided. Free co� ee all day for both vendors and customers. For more information, call Joan Russell at 845-855-9343.

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� e local charity Love Holds Life (LHL) joined Maple Grove Nursery in Mahopac last week for a pumpkin-painting party for some of LHL’s clients and friends.

� e event featured plenty of snacks and drinks and a “Guess the Number of Skit-tles in the Jar” contest, with the winner taking home a large painted pumpkin.

Marcella Fante, who is on the LHL board of directors, and whose family owns Maple Grove Nursey, said she has

been painting pumpkins for Halloween since she was a kid.

“It’s something I’ve been

doing a long time and it’s special to me,” she said. “I wanted to share it with children, es-pecially the children in this foundation. it’s nice to incorporate the children that LHL sponsors into what I do.”

Love Holds Life raises money for fam-ilies with children who are battling can-cer, helping to pay such things as medical and utility bills, car payments and any-thing else they might need.

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Richard Senato, founder of Love Holds Life, said he hopes to expand the event next year and invite all the kids in Mahopac to take part.

“We will � nd a sponsor and all the kids can come,” he said. “It should be a fun Halloween activity for them. We can get all the local day cares involved.”

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� e event, which is co-sponsored by the Putnam Hospital Center, the Department of Health, the DEA and the Sheri� ’s O� ce, collected over 375 pounds of unused or expired medications. “Keeping these medications out of the water supply as well as out of the hands of potential abusers makes this day so important”, says Kristin McCon-nell, the Executive Director of the Prevention Council of Putnam and co-chair of the Putnam CTC Coalition.

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County in the following locations: Kent Police Department, Putnam County Sheri� ’s O� ce in Carmel, Philipstown Town Hall, Putnam Valley Town Hall, Patterson Town Hall, and in the lobby of the Kern Building in Brewster. � e boxes in the police departments are open 24/7. In Philipstown and the Kern Building in Brewster, the box is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and in Putnam Val-

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Medication Take Back Day was a big success

County in the following locations: Kent Police Department, Putnam County Sheri� ’s O� ce in Carmel, Philipstown Town Hall, Putnam Valley Town Hall, Patterson Town Hall, and in the lobby of the Kern Building in Brewster. � e boxes in the police departments are open 24/7. In Philipstown and the Kern Building in Brewster, the box is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and in Putnam Val-

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Mahopac’s boys and girls cross-country teams competed at the Section 1 championships on Nov. 3 at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls.

Matthew McMahon, a junior, placed 21st out of 154 runners in the Class A boys race. He clocked a time of 18:31 to lead the Indians.

Max Semegren (66th) and Tommy O’Brien (81st) also ran well for the boys.Sophia DeFrancesco was the top � nisher for the girls (93rd).

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It was a historic fall season for the Mahopac High School volleyball team right up until the end, which came earlier than the Indians expected.

Mahopac lost its second match of the season to Scarsdale, before embarking on a 16-match win-streak that ended with a loss to a tough Ossining (the eventual section champ) in the Class AA tournament quarter� nals.

Mahopac, which � nished at 17-2, also went undefeated in league play, winning its second consecutive League 1A title.

Indians coach Jay Melville, who was named League 1A Coach of the Year, talked about his team’s accomplishments.

“Overall it was a fantastic season,” Melville said. “It was the best regular-season in Mahopac volleyball history. One goal we had was to win the league, so to go undefeated in the league was really nice. And we got the No. 1 seed in the tournament— also a � rst. So, we had some nice accomplishments for the team and the history of the program.

“And the team chemistry was probably the best I’ve seen,” Melville added. “� ey were all friends on and o� the court, which is rare. � ere was no drama. � ey were all supportive, no egos or attitude with anyone. It was great to see the interaction, and even better to see them play together.”

Mahopac’s top gun, senior captain and outside hitter Carah Vitkus, was named All-Section for the second consecutive year, and was also named the League 1A Player of the Year.

“She was phenomenal for us all year,” Melville said. ”She was our best hitter, and one of our top two passers. She was solid at the net, and also played great defense. A very steady player who kind of carried our team this year.”

Also grabbing All-Section honors was senior captain and setter Francesca Cammarata. “Francesca was a great setter,” Melville said. “She mixed sets up, ran a variety of sets at the net, and she was very strong defensively. She was probably the best overall server on the team.”

Vitkus and Cammarata, along with Gabby Rocchio and Angela Garofalo, earned All-League

honors. Junior Bella Marinelli earned All-Conference Honorable Mention and All-League honors.

“Bella and Gabby both really stepped it up for the team this year,” Melville said. “� ey both really stepped up their roles, and helped the team go as far as it did. And Angela was a defensive specialist for us, she was a very solid defensive player.”

� e Indians lose some key pieces to graduation, but Melville believes the team will be strong again next year with a blend of returning veterans and new talent.

“We lose Carah and Francesca, Dorinda Murray, and Garofalo,” the coach said. “� ey were all starters, and all big contributors, but others rotated in and they’re coming back, our middles are back, and we do have some key returning players. I think we can be pretty competitive again next year.”

On winning the league COY honors, Melville said: “It’s a nice honor to receive for working with the team and going undefeated in the league. I love working with the girls, they make it enjoyable, and I love the challenge of making a team competitive every season—which we are.”

Record-setting volleyball team disappointed only by early exit

PHOTOS: SKIP PEARLMANThe 2018 Indians won a league championship and had the best regular season in school history, closing at 17-2.

Carah Vitkus (17) was named League 1A Player of the Year, and earned All-Section honors for the second time.

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BY SKIP PEARLMANCONTRUBUTING WRITER

� e bar was set high for this year’s Mahopac High School girls soccer team, and while the Indians did not get as far as they had hoped, the team played well dur-ing a 12-6 season that saw them reach the Class AA quarter� nal round.

“Coming in, expectations were high,” Indians coach Ross Fumusa said. “So, there was a lot of pressure. � e last few years we � ew under the radar, but this year had a di� erent feel. We did hit a few bumps around mid-season, and the team was disappointed with the � nish. We felt we would get further, but we only graduate four players, so we have a lot [coming] back, and the outlook is good for the next few years.”

Junior captain and mid� elder/forward Carly Stein-berg earned her second consecutive All-Section nod. Steinberg led the Indians in scoring with 25 goals and

seven assists, and was a nightmare for defenders. Sophomore forward Mia Klammer also earned All-

Section honors. Junior forward/outside mid Grace DiVincenzo earned All-Section Honorable Mention.

“� is year, Carly solidi� ed us at mid� eld, and still scored 25 goals,” Fumusa said. “She has strong foot skills and can read the game very well, has a very powerful shot. Her accuracy and power—it’s pretty impressive. She and our other captains—Emma Goodrow, Katrina Klammer, Sam Colatruglio and Zina McInerney—worked together, each with di� erent strengths. All of them did a great job.

“Mia Klammer is like lightning,” the coach added. “When she gets the ball she can get around defenders and get to the net. She’s an exciting player, and when she gets the ball something special is usually going to happen.”

� ose three, plus Colatruglio, Katrina Klammer and Goodrow, all earned All-League status.

“� ose last three are all seniors, and three-quarters of our defense,” the coach said. “We will miss them as lead-ers and defenders.”

� e coach also pointed to a solid season from soph-omore Hailey Pereira. “She will be someone to watch next year,” he said. “She’ll make a name for herself, she has great distributing skills as well.”

� e coach believes a solid returning core will propel the team next year, along with some incoming talent.

“We’ll have some new girls join us,” Fumusa said. “It should be a good mix of experience and new talent. We can be strong for the next few years with this group, I believe. � ey want to make another run at a sectional title, and I think we will have as good a chance as any of our recent teams to get deep in the playo� s.

“Next year I think we’ll be a little more of a � nesse, control team,” the coach added. “I think we’ll have a lit-tle bit of a di� erent look, rather than being just a power team.”

Strong season for Mahopac girls soccerSteinberg, Klammer named All-Section

PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMANThe Mahopac girls soccer team had a strong season before falling in the Class AA tournament quarterfi nals.

MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 27THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 LEISURE

CLUES ACROSS 1. Type of toast 6. Peter Griffi n’s daughter 9. A group13. Ancient Greek unit of weight14. Small amounts15. Ready and __16. Right17. Asian antelope18. Cambodian monetary unit19. Type of leather21. Secret clique22. Cabbage and cole are two23. Burmese ethnic group24. Empire State25. Be in debt28. Italian monk’s title29. Asian plants31. Everyone has one33. One who can’t sleep36. “Glengarry, Glen Ross” playwright38. Shock therapy39. Cavalry sword41. A must-have44. Type of fabric45. French composer46. A type of pen48. Snout49. One of the six noble gases51. Married woman52. Register formally (Brit.)54. Greek sorceress

56. Depository library60. A tightknit group61. Ancient units of measurement62. He was Batman63. Dry or withered64. Margosa tree65. Tables (Span.)66. Large jug67. Make a mistake68. Puerto Rican genre of music “La __”

CLUES DOWN 1. Insect drawn to fl ame 2. A Spanish river 3. Reduce (Brit. sp.) 4. Wish well 5. Robots are an example 6. Young women 7. The tip 8. Young women’s association 9. One who is suspicious10. A child’s apron

11. Not dirty12. Fightin’ Irish football coach14. People from Taiwan17. Harry Belafonte’s daughter20. Santa’s helper21. Cereal plants23. Respectful address25. Unit of electrical resistance26. Used to managing without27. Type of chair29. London footballers30. Vaccine developer32. 10 meters34. Type of story: __ fi 35. Covering on birds’ beaks37. Small freshwater fi sh40. Confederate soldier42. Female sibling43. Belgian city47. An electrically charged atom

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Home design and real estate trends come and go, but once in awhile certain concepts exhibit considerable staying power.

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1. Open concept spaces: Watch the DIY Network or HGTV and you’ll quickly un-derstand that open � oor plans remain highly coveted. Many modern, newly built homes have a large multi-purpose area that blurs the borders of the kitchen, dining area and family room. � ese homes make it easy to entertain and keep an eye on youngsters.

2. Patterned fabrics and up-holstery: Solids will always have their place in home decor, but patterned furnishings are making a name for themselves as well. Today’s homeowners are not afraid to experiment with geometric and � oral pat-terns alongside neutral colors to showcase their personalities, advises the real estate industry resource, “� e Lighter Side of Real Estate.”

3. Farmhouse chic: Many people want the ambiance of a rustic, antique farmhouse even if they live miles away from the country. Reclaimed wood on the walls, exposed beams, eclectic accessories, and a big wood table in the dining room are hallmarks

of farmhouse style. � is is a fun design trend that can be person-alized for cozy appeal.

4. Hidden appliances: Making appliances disappear into the background is a growing trend. � is is achieved with products that blend in with or are hidden behind cabinetry.

5. Row homes: Popularized in the 19th century and then again in the 1960s and 1980s, townhouses are making another comeback. Townhomes made up about 12.4 percent of all new construction in the single-family home market last year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. According to a Realtor.com survey released in October 2017, townhouses were the most popular form of housing after single-family homes. � ey were especially popular among mil-lennial buyers, about one-third of whom planned to purchase a townhouse in 2017.

6. Multigenerational homes: Buyers between the ages of 53 and 62 are increasingly looking at homes that can accommodate children older than 18, with a room or apartment available to care for an aging parent, states the National Association of RE-ALTORS.

Home trends continue to evolve, and some trends have ex-hibited more staying power than others.

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