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John Jay football wins � rst section championshipJohn Jay High School, behind the stellar play of two-way star Bryce Ford, took home its � rst-ever Section 1 title on Friday, Nov. 2, with a 21-14 win over Rye.

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John Jay will look to remain undefeated against Section 9 champion Cornwall in the Class A state regional � nal at 6:30 p.m. Friday, at Mahopac High School.Turn to page 15 for a complete recap of the section championship victory.

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Supervisor Peter Parsons has proposed a $12.16 million spending plan that would raise

property taxes by 6.4 percent, a $413,435 increase over last year.

In the 2019 tentative budget released Tuesday, Oct. 30, Par-sons said the increase would be $272,351 over the state-imposed

2-percent tax cap, which restricts how much a town can increase its levy from year-to-year.

Several items are driving the increase, Parsons said, including:

• A $79,000 increase in the

cost of debt service;• A $72,000 increase in high-

way expenses for road resurfac-ing, catch-basin replacements and the increased use of outside contractors during snow events; and

• A $67,000 increase to re-place Police Chief Charlie Beckett, who will retire in May, with a full-time chief. Beckett earned $30,000 while the new chief would make $97,000.

Some of the other increases come from contractual agree-ments and increased fuel costs, Parsons said.

Accounting for the bulk of lost revenue is a $171,245 decrease in income from real estate taxes. � is was included in the 2018 budget, but will probably not be included in the 2019 budget, the supervisor said.

In general, he said, the town should refrain from incorporat-ing non-repeating revenue its budget because it penalizes fu-ture budgets.

Parsons, who said he also be-lieves the town should continue to build up reserves, budgeted $158,000 to do just that.

“� e tighter we budget, the more we must reserve for un-foreseen events,” Parsons said. “More importantly, it is clear that municipalities are going to be re-quired to fund a greater portion of emergency expenditures.”

Extreme weather events are happening more frequently, Parsons said, and he would like Lewisboro’s reserve to be double its current size to deal with these emergencies.

� ough he proposes to bust the tax cap, Parsons said, Lew-isboro might not have to if the state laws were adjusted. He said it would be bene� cial for the state to exclude capital costs from the calculations. In this year’s budget, Parsons is pro-posing more than $1 million in capital costs.

To bust the tax cap, as Parsons proposes, he needs the support of at least two more Town Board members in passing a local law. � e Town Board held a vote on Monday, Nov. 5, too late for in-clusion in this newspaper.

� e Town Board will review and potentially modify Parsons’ budget before passing a prelimi-nary budget later this month. A public hearing on that budget will be held sometime in De-cember.

� e tentative budget can be viewed online at lewisborogov.com.

Spending up, revenues down in 2019 budgetSupervisor proposes exceeding tax cap by $272k

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Mother-daughter

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fashion businessBY JESSICA JAFETCONTRIBUTING WRITER

It is a startup story that one could easily imagine on an episode of “Shark Tank.” A telegenic mother-daughter team who came up with an original idea for a fashion item and took the concept all the way from sketches to a manufacturer—and now have a debut collection for their recently launched online business called OverLay Fashion.

Denise Cirillo, a Katonah native, and her daughter Clare, a 2012 graduate of John Jay High School, believe that customers will respond to the versatile wearable items they have created, which are designed to embellish an out� t. � e product is a sheer overlay that tops dresses, skirts and shorts that “allow women to transform their ward-robe with our pieces—and wear them with things that are already in their closet,” Clare said. � ey wanted the merchandise to be a� ordable, portable and all made in America, so each item is priced under $50 and is delivered to customers in a string bag, she added.

Clare, a graduate of Fordham Universi-ty, works full-time as a model in Manhat-tan; she has been seen on a billboard in Times Square, starred in campaigns from American Eagle, Maybelline and Target, among others, and has walked the run-way for multiple designers including Kanye West. Her red hair, freckles and sharp eye for street-style has made her a standout early in her career.

Starting a fashion line, she said, has given her a sense of excitement and purpose.

“I knew I loved fashion and I want-ed to be in the industry, I just didn’t know exactly what path I was going to take,” she said. “I want OverLay to hit the Midwest, the West Coast, to have it all over the country, all over the world.”

Her mother, a former marketing guru who has launched fragrances and worked in advertising, said that after she saw her daughter model-ing an out� t adorned with a sheer overlay, it hit her that the overlay it-self could be a must-have wardrobe

item. � e duo teamed up and designed the pieces using various fabrics like chi� on, mesh and organza; all are meant to allow the clothes underneath to be seen.

“It is to transform your wardrobe, to really enhance it,” Denise said. “For instance, I have this little black dress that I had in my closet for 35 years and I wore it to my reunion—I topped it with an overlay and it looked completely di� erent.”

� ey encourage customers to incorporate an out� t that they already feel comfort-able in and to get inspired to build a brand new look.

“Everyone has those few dresses they love, that � t them perfectly—or a pair of shorts, but ev-eryone has seen them one hundred times. Well, you can still get that � t and shake it up,” she explained.

Both mother and daughter saw the potential for this item to be a practical solution to the problem of buying ex-pensive prom wear that young women face. � ey have collaborated with the national organization, Operation Prom, and will donate some of their product in order for prom-goers to re-purpose dresses so they are able to create a com-pletely new look for their big night. � e team is also designing a collection speci� cally for this purpose and plan one for bridesmaids as well.

“We want to get seriously involved in that—we’re honestly passionate about it—I think with any business, if you do some sort of charity work with intention behind it, that is bigger than just some article of clothing,” Clare added.

As for working together, Denise said, starting her own business is something she has thought about for a very long time and now working with her daughter “is like a dream.” With a laugh and a wink she added, “she can be bossy though.”

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After weeks of preparation, John Jay High School students are excited to put a fresh spin on a 74-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

“Harvey,” with performances � ursday (7 p.m.), Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (1 and 7 p.m.), tells the zany tale of El-wood P. Dowd, his social-climbing sister, and his apparently imaginary friend, a human-sized rabbit named Harvey. Hi-larity ensues when his sister, Veta, played by junior Lily Oyen, attempts to have her brother institutionalized because his be-havior is causing her embarrassment.

“I really love the show,” Oyen said. “It’s very di� erent from anything we’ve re-ally done here. It’s funny, but it’s subtly funny. At times it can be very serious, and at other times it can absolutely hilarious.”

Elwood, who has been portrayed doz-ens of times on stage and screen, includ-ing by Jimmy Stewart, is being played by sophomore Paul Newcomb. � ough he has appeared in plays before, beginning in eighth grade, this is Newcomb’s � rst time in a lead role.

With about six weeks to prepare for the role, Newcomb said the experience has been “super overwhelming,” but he looks forward to sharing his take on the character.

“[Elwood] is really sweet, almost to a fault,” he said. “He never thinks that any-one can do wrong and he’s very polite. He doesn’t really care if you’re manhandling him; he just likes being around people.”

� e play is being directed by English teacher Amanda Urban. After making her directorial debut last year with the very serious “12 Angry Jurors,” Urban said she wanted to do something that

would be a little “easier to digest” this time around.

“I chose this one because I had actu-ally seen it when I was a freshman in high school and it just stuck with me,” Urban said. “It’s really lighthearted and funny.”

� e dozen students in the cast are be-ing supported by an even larger crew. Led by stage manager Abigail Wilson, they spent � ve long weekends designing and

building the sets.“I love the organization and bringing

everything together,” said Wilson, a se-nior, who has worked on many plays and musicals.

Tickets are available at the door. Ad-mission is $10 for adults and $5 for stu-dents and seniors.

John Jay High School is located at 60 North Salem Road, Cross River.

A lighthearted dramaJohn Jay students perform ‘Harvey’ this weekend

PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSERThe cast and crew of “Harvey”

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HEROIN ARRESTA 30-year-old South Salem

man was pulled over for speeding around noon Tuesday on West Road, but that was only the be-ginning of his problems.

During the tra� c stop, Po-lice O� cer Andrew Llewellyn smelled a “fresh odor of mari-juana” coming from the car. After directing the driver to get out of the car, O� cer Llewellyn asked him if he had anything he wasn’t supposed to have. � e man said he did and gestured to his right front pants pocket, Sgt. David Alfano told � e Katonah-Lewis-boro Times.

Alfano said O� cer Llewellyn recovered eight “folds” of heroin (about 0.2 grams each), three hypodermic needles a marijuana pipe, and about a half-gram of

marijuana. � e 30-year-old man was charged with criminal pos-session of a controlled substance and possessing a hypodermic instrument, both misdemeanors. He was also charged with un-lawful possession of marijuana, a violation.

K9 O� cer Zane also checked the interior of the car for other items.

� e man was released without bail and is due back in court on Dec. 3.

DOWNED UTILITY WIREA truck making a delivery

in the area of Waters Lane and Route 123 took down a cable wire around 10:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22. � e truck was of legal height.

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FIVE JUVENILES FLEE FOUR WINDS

Lewisboro and Bedford police

joined forces to track down � ve young people who had run away from Four Winds Hospital on the evening of Monday, Oct. 22.

At about 8:09 p.m., a little more than two hours after the � ve were reported missing, o� -duty Lewisboro Police O� cer Mike Armistead spotted them near Route 35/Mount Holly Road in Katonah. � ey ran into the woods.

With three Bedford police of-� cers setting up a perimeter, Lew-isboro Police O� cer Andrew Llewelyn and K9 O� cer Zane tracked the juveniles about 80 yards into the woods, where they were attempting to conceal them-selves with leaves and debris.

� ey were all driven back to Four Winds, with the help of the Bedford Police Department and New York State Police.

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restaurant owner exchanged words on Wednesday, Oct. 24, leading to the restaurant owner to � le a harassment com-plaint with police.

� e inci-dent started around 1:55 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, when the restaurant owner confronted a woman who was taking pictures of the restaurant from the road. � e restaurant owner, who said the woman was leaning on his mailbox, asked her what she was doing, and, accord-ing to police, the woman became “irate,” saying, “You’re just asking because I’m black” and “Get the

(expletive) out of my face.” � e woman then walked away down Route 123.

Later, the owner received a phone call at the restaurant from the same woman, who was ask-ing to speak with the manager. � e owner told the woman that he was the manager. He said the woman continued “berating” him and calling him a racist, prompt-ing the restaurant owner to call police.

Sgt. David Alfano said he con-tacted the woman by phone, de-scribing her as “extremely irate,” rarely pausing to let him speak. � e woman “couldn’t believe that police were called and thought it was racist and that she was tar-geted because she was black.”

Alfano quoted the woman as saying that she “worked” for Yelp and was taking pictures for a review. � e woman hung up on Alfano.

� e restaurant owner was told to call the police if the woman showed up at his restaurant or called again.

CLOSE CALL WITH DRONELewisboro police received a

call on Saturday, Oct. 27, from the Boston Center FAA Radar operations, reporting that around 2:50 p.m., a 3-by-6-foot drone nearly struck a plane that was ¦ y-ing 16,500 feet over Lewisboro. Coordinates provided by the radar center said the drone was ¦ ying over Church Tavern Road and Spring Street.

A police o� cer interviewed the caretaker of a home on Woodway Road, who said that two kids in the house had a small drone the size of a laptop but that they were not home at the time of the incident. Other residents on Church Tavern Road were in-terviewed but said they had not heard anything and did not know anyone in the area who possessed a drone.

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Government at Work� e following is a list of

Bedford and Lewisboro meet-ings that are scheduled to take place between � ursday, Nov. 8, through Wednesday, Nov. 14.

• � ursday, Nov. 8, 5:30 p.m.—Bedford Town Board, Bedford Courtroom, 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills

• � ursday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.—Bedford Conservation Board, Second Floor Conference Room, 425 Cherry St., Bedford Hills

• Monday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m.—Bedford Community Organiza-tions Committee, Bedford Hills Train Station, 46 Depot Plaza, Bedford Hills

• Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.—Bedford Planning Board, Bed-ford Courtroom, 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills

• Wednesday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m.—Blue Mountain Housing De-velopment Corp., Second Floor Conference Room, 425 Cherry St., Bedford Hills

• Wednesday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m.—Bedford Village Historical Dis-trict Review Commission, Bed-ford Village Free Library, Second Floor, 32 Village Green, Bedford

• Wednesday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m.—Lewisboro Architectural and Community Review Council, Town House, 11 Main St., South Salem

Alzheimer’s Association

� e Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter is o� er-ing a free educational program, “Know the 10 Signs: Early De-tection Matters,” from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Lewis-boro Library, 15 Main St., South Salem. Call 800-272-3900 for more information or to RSVP.

National Geographic Encounter

� e Lewisboro Seniors will visit National Geographic En-counter on Tuesday, Nov. 15. � e immersive experience is located at 266 West 44th St., New York City. � at will be followed by a meal at Mont Blanc Restaurant, 344 West 52nd St., New York City. � e cost is $75 per admis-sion.

For more information, call Pam Veith at 914-232-6162.

Lewisboro Veterans Day Events

• Donation Drive: � e town of Lewisboro is accepting dona-tions for its annual Veterans Day Delivery Project between 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. Drop o� will be at the side door (fol-low cones) of the South Salem

Firehouse, 1190 Route 35. Since 2010, volunteers have donated their time and e� orts baking cookies, creating homemade thank you cards, making rib-bons, and delivering the person-alized goodie/thank you bags to a local veterans home.

• Pancake Breakfast: From 8:30 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, there will be a pancake breakfast open to Lewisboro veterans. � e breakfast will also be held at the South Salem Firehouse located.

If you know of a veteran that needs a ride to and from the breakfast and/or ceremony, con-tact John Lemke from the Lew-isboro Lions Club at 914-763-5690 or email [email protected].

• Ceremony: At 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, the town of Lewisboro will host an outdoor ceremony in the upper parking lot of the South Salem Fire-house. Everyone is invited to attend.

Turkey Tales Storywalk� e Westchester Land Trust and

the Lewisboro Library will host a pre-� anksgiving storywalk from 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Pine Croft Meadow Preserve in Waccabuc. After, kids can make nature crowns and take mini-por-traits of little crowned princes and princesses (optional). Download-able photos will be made available. Register at lewisborolibrary.org or by calling 914-895-9004.

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This morning, I opened the kitchen cabinet and burst out laughing. Two entire

shelves are �lled with six packages of chocolate chip cookies (two dif-ferent brands), two boxes of mini crumb cakes, dark chocolate bars, three boxes of gra-nola bars (di�erent �avors), packets of hot chocolate, and two boxes of instant oatmeal. With-out realizing it, I have already begun preparing for the short cold days ahead.

I dread turning back the clock. One extra hour of sleep is not a good trade-o� for months and months of short cold, dreary days. e dark skies in the morning make it harder to pry myself out of bed. e sun setting before 5 p.m. truncates the afternoon. I don’t like driving in the dark and certainly have no extra oomph to participate in any extraneous evening activities. I make a bee-line straight home with visions of cozy sweatpants and a warm dinner.

Just because we know the end of daylight saving time is coming doesn’t make it an easy adjustment. e darkness and the cold tempera-tures make me and millions of other humans go into “hibernation mode.” us, the extra packages of cookies and assorted carbohydrates that have been leaping into my grocery cart over the last couple of weeks.

Experts point to the correlation between the reduced level of sunlight in the fall and winter months with feelings of fatigue, low energy and cravings for high-carbohydrate foods. I researched the symptoms of S.A.D. (Seasonal A�ective Disorder) to �nd a few helpful tips to keep the winter blahs away.

Physical exercise is important all year round, but especially during the fall and winter. Resist the urge to stay in bed under a pile of blankets or on the couch in front of the TV. Try incorporating a daytime walk into your work day schedule for the bene�ts of fresh air, natural sunlight and improving circulation. (I don’t think walking to the corner deli to buy more candy counts as exercise.) An indoor treadmill or dance class

may also do the trick to keep you moving.

Eating well-balanced meals including lean proteins, salmon, eggs,

fresh dark green leafy vegetables and nuts is the goal to maintaining good health and avoiding the extra insulation many people tend to pack on over the fall and winter months. Adding Vitamin D,

B6, B12 and magnesium may also help to keep feeling tip-top.

Maintaining a regular sleep schedule (going to bed at the same time each night and waking up at the same time each morning) is a suggestion that I already incorporate into my life. Experts also recom-mend planning fun activities or trips to warm destinations as pleasant distractions to break up the dreary cold months ahead. (See chocolate chip cookies and chocolate bars above.)

Of course, I am �ne with the ritu-als of moving the summer clothes and t-shirts to the back of the closet and making room for the turtle-necks and �eece jackets up front. I also like to replace the summer comforter with the heavier winter comforter, giving the bedroom an instant make-over.

However, dragging out the boots, gloves, scarves and my red �eece hat from their months of seclusion in the front hall closet, reminds me of the frigid temperatures, ice and snow eventually heading this way.

Glancing up at the window at 6:15 this morning, I was startled to see my own wet-haired re�ec-tion staring back in the blackened windows before sunrise. Normally, a landscape of leafy trees meets my view while I eat breakfast. I’d rather see the trees! is morning was the �rst time I had to search for the ice scraper when I went out to the car after last night’s hard frost. I’m not quite ready for all of this. I think I’ll have another cookie!

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Hibernation mode

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READING, WRITING & CHOCOLATE

After last week’s ac-cidental lockdown at John Jay High

School, I’ve been asked by a few people in the community: “How exactly does that happen?”

My answer to that is: If a federal employee can in-advertently warn an entire state that a nuclear missile is incoming (as happened in Hawaii earlier this year), then anything is possible.

In all seriousness, I asked Superintendent Andrew Selesnick that very question. As I expected, for safety and security reasons, he was re-luctant to share the speci�cs of what triggered last urs-day’s lockdown. By telling me how the district failed, he would be telling others how to succeed.

ough it is a bit more complicated than “pushing a button,” Selesnick said, the district has made it easier to trigger a lockdown at its schools. e reason for this, he said, is “sadly obvious,” referring to the tragic events that are happening in our nation’s schools at a disturb-ingly high rate.

e possibility of one of these events happening in our schools is very real. So real that districts often hold “lockdown drills” to prepare for these worst-case sce-narios.

at wasn’t the case last ursday, though, when around 3:16 p.m. an alarm sounded in the high school. Because of these drills, teachers and students remained calm and imme-diately knew what to do and how best to stay safe.

For a complete outsider, the situation could be a bit unnerving. e only drills I remember from my time as a student were �re drills. We walked outside in single-�le lines and stood outside for �ve minutes before returning to our classes. We did them so frequently that I started to enjoy them, especially because they got me out of class.

Well, on Nov. 1, I got my �rst taste of what a modern-day lockdown drill looks and feels like. I arrived at the school around 3 p.m. that day to cover a play rehearsal and, during the next hour, I got to know the students and sta� better than I had hoped.

e alarm sounded in the middle of my interview with Amanda Urban, an English teacher and director of the upcoming fall play, “Harvey” (see Page 4).

“I think we’re in a lock-down,” a student told Urban, who reacted by telling the kids, and me, exactly what we needed to do. ere was no hesitation on her part as she followed the lockdown protocol to a T.

Like Selesnick, I won’t go into detail on what that protocol was, but I can tell you how I felt during the next 30-plus minutes. I was probably the oldest person in the room, but I was de�nitely the most scared. I had never

experienced anything like it before.

I pondered texting my wife, but was too frozen. e kids, however, were surprisingly calm. Some whipped out their phones, some joked, some relaxed. It reminded me of how I used to be with �re drills.After 10 minutes went by,

it was clear this was no lon-ger a drill. Eventually, rumor started to spread that it was an accident and I breathed a sigh of relief. e dam-age was done to my shirt, though, which started out light grey, but was signi�-cantly darker by the time it was over.

e news of it being an accident apparently hadn’t spread to other parts of the school, where, I was told by a parent, some students were barricading doors as if the threat was real. Eventu-ally, New York State Police arrived on the scene and cleared every room.

ursday’s event was a frightening learning incident for district administrators, teachers and students, who I’m sure will work to re�ne their lockdown protocol—and make the “button” a bit less easy to push.

ough we live in unfor-tunate times where these drills are necessary, I can bittersweetly report �rst-hand that the Katonah-Lewisboro School District is well-pre-pared for the worst. It’s one thing to know how to react in a drill, but it’s another to put those teachings into action when the real thing happens.

Let’s just hope they never have to use them again.

�is is not a drillBRIAN MARSCHHAUSER

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� e power of hateTo the editor,

� is has been yet another terrible week in which we’ve experienced the power of hate.

You hate someone’s politics, simple: put together pipe bombs and mail them to your philosophical opponent!

You have been feeding on ethnic hatred and want to � nish the evil work that that Austrian madman had started in the 1930s, simple: use your easily purchased and legal high-powered ri e and spray death into a place of worship.

Trying to explain “hate” to Abby, my beloved border collie, is a challenge because she reminds me that while dogs certainly know fear, hunger, and can be de� ant and stubborn, they do not experience the human emotion of hate. � ey are protective. Some will attack if they feel they (or their parent) are threatened, but they cannot know hate. It is not in their DNA.

We, sadly in our so-called “en-lightened, post-Christian, God-is-irrelevant, don’t-judge-me, my-kid-never-does-anything-wrong, I can say anything I feel like through social media, blaming, shaming, I want to de-stroy you” culture are ever-so-capable of hate.

Abby asked me if I was surprised by the events of last week. “Of course not,” I said. Once we accepted the murder of little children in their schools—a.k.a Sandy Hook—(and do not lie to yourselves—by having done NOTHING to deal with the issues of gun violence/gun laws/gun rights, we have accepted the murder of our children as our “new normal”)—we just better start getting used to this over and over.

Abby asked me why we humans choose to hate. I wish I could give her an answer. Is it something bred into us? Do we need to be taught? Are fear and hate of the “other” the inevitable consequence of a world where God is ignored and God’s word is perverted? Have the seeds of the “politics of destruction,” which both sides spew so well, � nally born this poisoned fruit?

� is four-legged creature (who barks excessively, to be sure, but who was created for love and to give love), looks at me, mumbles a border collie sigh, and shakes herself to remove the stench of humanity from her fur. Why would anyone want to hang around with creatures who love to hate? And I have no answer for her.

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where parents and kids can stop by and get a close-up look at the theater. As a Music Hall volun-teer, I often help out on those days so I can keep in touch with the community and sit in seats that I’m normally too cheap to purchase. � ere are activities and performances to keep everybody busy.

I don’t have any kids that I know of, but I remember being one, so how hard could parent-ing be? You just do the opposite of everything you liked when you were a kid. People used to ask me if I’d ever want children. “Maybe one day in the future,” I’d respond. One day is about all I could handle, so Family Fun Day is perfect for me, since everybody goes home after a few hours. Having kids is a big decision. I was always afraid that at some point youngsters might screech, and I have an aversion to loud displays of drama. Plus, there are so many rules now. Do I need a baby walker or a baby stroller? My baby looks like it’s ambling—do I need a separate device for that? When I was growing up it was easier; my par-

ents would tell us to go play in the street and try not to damage any cars that drove by. When the sun went down we went inside

to get some-thing to eat, but other than that you were expected not to do anything that would make your parents have to apologize to the neighbors

or pay for anything you broke.Last year at Family Fun

Day I was helping out at the shaker station. You take these plastic eggs and � ll them with rice, spilling most of it on the � oor. � en you take two plastic spoons, and tape the whole thing together with this colored tape, and presto, you have a nice set of maracas, something I forgot to compliment you on the last time I saw you. Now, you may think that it’s counter-intuitive to give young people something to make noise with. But the key here is to give them something that makes LESS noise than whatever they had before. So you should use the quietest rice you can � nd, and when we were done there was enough of it on the � oor to feed a medium-sized country.

Onstage there was a circus arts company that was teaching kids how to learn to juggle or

walk a tightrope. One gal from the troupe shimmied up a silk ribbon that went all the way to the catwalk. I should have asked her to feed the cat as long as she was up there. Who hasn’t dreamed about running away to the circus? I’ve had that dream, but it was a traveling circus and eventually they ran away from ME.

� is year I was working at an arts and crafts table. You take a cardboard template with clear plastic in the middle in the shape of an acorn, and you glue pieces of translucent colored paper to it. When you hold it up to the light it looks like a stained glass window. Soon I had a table full of kids with their Moms and Dads working on them. In the background they were playing songs from Pixar movies, and I � gured I could impress the kids with my knowledge of Disney heroines, and make a little small talk with a Mom and two sisters. “You know who you look like?” I said to one of them. “Shrek.” I was not so gently informed that Shrek is an ogre. “Oops, sorry to hear that. I thought it was that mermaid with the red hair who looks like she may have had a nose job.” Mom wasn’t getting involved.

Back onstage the Music Hall Academy group was running an improv class demonstration

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which teaches teens how to think on their feet, if you can actually get them out of bed. Meanwhile, I was working on my own stained glass window along with the others. I am really great with kids because we are pretty close in emo-tional maturity. “You know, when I was a kid, we used to eat the paste,” I said. � e Mom � nally looked up. “But I don’t recommend it as a primary diet. You should eat an apple instead, but if it was between cauli� ower and paste I prob-ably would choose the paste.” I’m not kidding, we really did

used to eat the paste, I’m not exactly sure why. I was starting to get hungry but I was the only volunteer at my table. If I ate the paste AND an acorn template, I’d have a stained glass window in my stomach and I could look at it through my belly button. I had to end the conversation because I glued the damned thing to my shirt. So I really don’t know if I’ll ever have children, I guess you’ll have to clear it with them.

Join the Tarrytown Music Hall at tarrytownmusichall.org. Say hello to Rick Melén at [email protected]

MELENFROM PAGE 10

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 unfortu-nately, I’m not convinced that most of them do. In the Pre-amble 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 reading your column this year. � ank you in advance,

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 understand what Veter-ans 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 addi-tion, 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 origi-nally called ___.

4. It was originally cre-ated to honor those who died in which war?

5. It com-memorated 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 Ko-rean War ended, the name was changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day by President ___expanding 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 without an apostrophe?

9. Is Veterans Day a national holiday?

10. Veterans Day is one of 10 federal, also known as national, holidays. What are the other nine?

Answers: 1. Nov. 11; 2. who have served in the Armed Forces; 3. Armistice Day; 4. World War I; 5. 11th hour, 11th day, 11th month; 6. Eisenhower; 7. Memorial Day; 8. � e web-site for the U.S. Department of Veterans A� airs says not to use an apostrophe at all. � ey state that it is not a day that belongs to veterans, but a day for honor-ing ALL veterans.; 9. Yes. It has

been recognized nationwide by the U.S. government as a na-tional holiday since 1926. � is means that all non-essential federal government o¦ ces are closed, and all federal employees are paid even if they receive the day o� . 10. New Year’s Day, Birthday of Martin Luther

King, Jr., Washington’s Birthday also known as President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (4th of July), Labor Day, Columbus Day, � anksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

In thanks for the commit-ment of all who have served,

Dr. Linda

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The annual Community Day event organized by the Goldens Bridge Fire Department featured a lineup of demonstrations, fun crafts, and interactive activities.

At the event, held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the fi rehouse on Route 138, fi refi ghters showcased a dramatic ladder rescue from a second-story window and lifted a vehicle off a pinned victim. The Westchester County Police ESU and New York State Police K-9 Unit also simulated some of their life-saving maneuvers.

The free family friendly event also included pumpkin painting, bead crafts, face painting, burgers, hot dogs, doughnuts, cookies, snacks, apple cider, juice, coffee and more. Prizes were also raffl ed off.

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The Graham boys—Alex, 4, Brian, and Ben, 7—enjoy their hot dogs and burgers.

Emilia Link, 4, paints her pumpkin.

Emma Rein-Dobry, 5, is ready to take the fi re truck out for a spin.

PHOTOS: SARAH BUSSINGERMadison Kaplan, 7, makes a bead necklace.

Firefi ghters lift a vehicle off a pinned victim.

Lt. Raymond Baker Jr., Chief James McManus, and

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As legend has it, Tina came to the library 26 years ago when she was about the size of a quarter. A stranger had left Tina on the doorstep of the library and she was wel-comed into the library with open arms. Since then, she has called the Children’s Room her home, where the cold-blooded reptile warmed the hearts of thousands of Katonah residents, particularly the pint-sized ones.

� ings went swim-mingly for decades, but Tina became sick last year and developed an infection on her shell. � anks to some tender love and care from the librarians, Tina has since returned to full health. But she still needed a larger tank, one that had an area for Tina to “dry

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er to cover the cost of the new tank and its “accoutrements,” which was ballparked at $5,000. � e turtle-loving residents of Ka-tonah stepped up to the plate, raising a few hundred more than that.

� e tank is a bit bare now, but the library has plans to furnish it with more donated items at a later date.

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� e � fth time was the charm.John Jay High football coach Jimmy Clark

had brought the Indians to the sectional championship game four times, and each time went home without a win.

But behind an all-world performance from one of the best quarterbacks Section 1 has ever seen—and the player Clark and the Indians refer to as their own “superhero”—John Jay shook o� the ghosts of the past and defeated Rye, 21-14, in a driving rain in the Class A championship game Nov, 2 at Ma-hopac High School.

Jay senior captain and quarterback/safety Bryce Ford, an All-State pick last season and a lock to repeat this fall, showed how he earned his caped-crusader status, rushing for 239 yards and two TDs, throwing for another TD, pulling down two fourth-quarter inter-ceptions on defense and making a game-saving play with three seconds on the clock.

He was more than deserving of the game’s

Most Valuable Back award, which he took home.On Jay’s � rst possession, while the rain

was steady but not pounding, Ford wasted no time � nding a wide-open Luke Mercer for a 56-yard TD 1:13 into the game. He scam-pered 11 yards for a score with 2:40 left in the � rst quarter and ran for another TD 4:32 into the second quarter to make it a 21-0 game.

Rye (8-2) scored on a 2-yard run with 4:43 left in the half to get on the board. But on the next possession John Jay fumbled—at the Indi-ans’ own 29—opening the door for the Garnets. Rye turned the gift into a touchdown with 1:15 in the half, and it was a one-score game.

By the second half the rain and wind both picked up considerably, and while the Jay de-fense bent, it never broke, stopping separate Garnets drives at the 15 and later the 6.

But Ford made what was perhaps the play of the game with three seconds remaining and Rye inside the Jay � ve, intercepting a desperation shovel pass by Rye QB Declan Lavelle that could have tied the game.

John Jay breaks out early, beats Rye

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Indians quarterback Bryce Ford (7) was a nightmare for the Rye defense (and its offense, with two picks) in last Friday’s Class A championship game.

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PHOTOS: SKIP PEARLMANJohn Jay’s Bryce Ford (7) goes for a

pick last Friday. Ford had a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions at

safety, in addition to running the offense.

Jay’s Luke Mercer (15) and Chris Romano (14) break up a pass intended for a Rye receiver.

Drenched fans make the best of things last Friday night at Mahopac HS, as Jay outlasted Rye.

An exhausted Bryce Ford (7) shares a moment with twin brother Dean (3), after Bryce led John Jay to a sectional championship in a driving rain last Friday night at Mahopac High School.

“He’s ridiculous,” Clark said of Ford. “Num-ber 7 puts the cape on every week and plays like a superhero, so it �gures—on the last play of the game he comes up with a big play.

“�at’s a great football team, and that’s a championship football game,” Clark went on. “�at’s what it should be. We jumped out to a 21-point lead, and Rye hung in there. You think maybe you have it wrapped up—but no, they’re not going away. �at’s a great team. But our kids persevered, and made a big play right at the end.”

Clark said this group has come a long way to win the program’s �rst championship.

“It feels great, I’m so happy for these kids,” Clark said. “No one expected much from this group early on, and here they are Section 1

champs. �is is not a one-man team. Bryce is unbelievable, but that’s a team e�ort. You don’t win a championship with one guy.”

An exhausted Ford said winning the title was a long-time goal.

“We’re section champions, we worked for this all season, and there’s nothing better than a dramatic �nish,” Ford said after the game. “Right down to the wire, and our defense held strong. Defense wins championships. �ere’s nothing better than that. I’ve been waiting for this since I started playing football. We came out and grinded. Our line, our team, did the job. And to win the �rst championship in John Jay history… I wouldn’t want to do it with any other group.”

John Jay (10-0) advances to a state regional game, where the Indians are scheduled to take on Section 9 champ Cornwall (9-0) on Friday (Nov. 9) at 6:30 p.m. at Mahopac High School.

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BY ROB DIANTONIOCONTRIBUTING WRITER

� ird-seeded John Jay fell to second-seeded Nyack 28-26, 25-21, 25-17, in the Section 1 Class A semi� nals on � ursday, Nov. 1.

John Jay led 21-17 in the � rst set but Nyack rallied to tie it at 21-21. Jay tallied the next three points and was one point away from a win with a 24-21 lead, but Nyack rallied to tie it up and eventually pulled out the set.

� e Indians were unable to take control in either of the next two sets, never gaining a substantial lead.

Lily Preis (8 kills, 1 ace, 7 digs), Annie Rutherford (2 aces, 15 digs) and Vivian Turriago (6 kills, 7 digs) paced John Jay.

� e Indians bested visiting Yor-ktown 26-24, 25-18, 25-20, in the Class A quarter� nals on Oct. 30.

“You’ve got to give Yorktown a lot of credit for how hard they

fought today,” John Jay coach Tom Rizzotti said. “� ey really pushed us and I appreciate it. It’s nice to get that kind of push going in (to the next game). I’d rather win a good, contested game like that going into a game against another good team. � at’s what you want. You want to � nish with good competition.”

John Jay led 20-11 in the open-ing set, but Yorktown staged a fe-rocious rally to tie it at 23-23. A Joie Hared kill gave the Indians a one-point lead but the Huskers quickly tied it up. Preis’ kill gave Jay the lead and a Husker error closed out the match.

“We just hustled to every ball and didn’t let anything drop,” Preis said. “We didn’t let the crowd get to us and limited our mistakes as much as possible.”

Yorktown brought a vocal crowd to the match, but the In-dians were able to tune them out and keep their focus.

“We just used that as fuel,” Preis said. “Also, having our own crowd to support us didn’t hurt.”

Rizzotti said that “they’re high-schoolers, and you never quite know how they’re going to react to those situations.”

“� ey really zoned them out,” he added. “I think our crowd really gave our girls something to focus in on. I think that was a huge thing for us; our ability to have our own home crowd her and re-ally kind of pick is up. But they’ve

been working so hard at executing and being mentally ready.”

Preis led the Indians with 22 kills, two aces and 11 digs. Senior captains Turriago (7 kills, 12 digs), Hared (6 kills) and Daisy O’Neill (5 kills) played well up front in their � nal home game. Taylor Ho� man had 23 assists and nine digs while Allie Driesen dished out 10 assists and had two aces. Rutherford added 12 digs.

John Jay � nished the season with a 15-3 record.

John Jay swept by Nyack in semisPreis leads Indians past Huskers in quarter� nals

PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIOVivian Turriago (No. 12) and the Indians celebrate a quarterfi nal win over Yorktown.

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When a John Jay-Cross River girls cross-country team member crosses the � nish line, her teammate usually isn’t too far behind.

� e Indians used their talent and depth to win their fourth con-secutive Section 1 team title in the Class B race at Bowdoin Park on Saturday, Nov. 3. � e boys team also had a banner day, running to a second-place � nish in Class B.

� e girls totaled 45 team points, defeating second-place Pearl River by 12 points.

“It meant a great deal to us to win another sec-tion title,” said Kelsey Crawford, a sophomore. “We had been missing our No. 1 runner (Pippa Nuttall) and throughout the season had some sicknesses and injuries that had us worried. To win signi� ed that we were back to normal and ready for states.”

Crawford led John Jay with a third-place � n-ish in a time of 20:22.7. She started the race be-hind a number of runners but made her move as the race progressed on a course covered in mud.

“� e key for me to move up throughout the race was to go steady up the hill, but then to give it all I had on the downhill,” Crawford said. “� is allowed me to pass many girls who had gone out too fast.”

Lauren Pollak was � fth (20:31.3) with Morgan Johnson right behind her in sixth (20:40.5). Cameron Crawford placed 14th while Clodagh McGroary was 17th. Samantha Comstock took 25th.

Kelsey Crawford gave credit to head coach Tom Nohilly for the team’s success.

“We have the best coach we could ask for,” she said. “He has worked with an Olympian and was al-most an Olympian himself. He knows the best way to train us and how to help us accomplish our goals.”

� e boys team shocked the section with its second-place showing. Pearl River blew away the competi-tion with just 30 points, but John Jay (118 points) edged out Rye and Tappan Zee, which each totaled 122 points.

“Our coaches had told us that we all needed to run the best we had all year in order to come in second and that made us really determined,” John Jay’s Sam Pos-ner said. “Our determination kept us running through-out the entire race, through the muddy conditions and a very challenging course. Our coaches and other teammates were also very supportive of us throughout the race, always cheering for us. � ey made sure that we were pushing ourselves.”

Posner, a junior, led the way with an eighth-place � nish in 18:00.8, qualifying him for the state meet.

“I still haven’t quite fully processed it yet,” Pos-ner said. “Qualifying for states has always been a goal of mine, and to have it happen this sea-son is so amazing. I’ve worked so hard to get to this goal over the past few years and to know that it’s all been worth it is de� nitely ful� lling. I have great coaches and teammates that have supported me every step of the way and to represent them and John Jay at states is something that I’m very happy about.”

Posner said he knew the course would be “very dirty, but I wanted to still stick to my game plan.”

“I tried to do my best to not let the mud get in the way of my run,” Posner said. “In order to do well, I knew that I would need to push the hills in order to separate myself from everyone else. And then try to do my best to go around the mud on the way down toward the � nish line.”

David Lovejoy (25th, 18:50.8), � omas Dachik (26th, 18:53.4), Connor Jenkins (29th), Terence Kelly (35th) and Colin More� eld (36th) all ran well for the Indians.

� e girls team, which seeks its second straight state title, and Posner will compete at states at Sunken Mead-ow State Park in Kings Park (Long Island) on Saturday, Nov. 10.

“Heading into the states, the team is focusing on trying to get a third state title,” Kelsey Crawford said. “We have the right training and we are fast enough, so if we execute the day of, we hope to win.”

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It was a storybook season for John Jay-Cross River’s girls soc-cer team, � lled with 20 wins and the team’s � rst Section 1 title since 1999.

But it came to an end in a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Section 4’s Vestal on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Maine-Endwell High School near Binghamton.

After a scoreless � rst half, Ves-tal (16-0-1) broke the tie when Olivia McKnight scored just two minutes into the second half.

“Vestal was a great team, no doubt, but I think our downfall was the fact that we had a game a few days earlier and they had a bye, with a week of rest,” John Jay senior goalie Allison Oestreicher said. “At the end of the day, I think we were a little tired and unfortunately just couldn’t get the ball in the back of the net.”

In the regional semi� nals, John Jay (20-2) got o� to a slow start but Erin Walsh’s second-half goal propelled them to a 1-0 win over Section 9’s Goshen on Oct. 31 at Arlington High School (Lagrangeville).

Ana Dorta crossed the ball in and it bounced o� Goshen keep-er Maggie Calzaretta’s hands. � e ball rolled right to Walsh who was there to pounce on it with 17:02 left in the game.

“I knew we were getting mini-mal opportunities today so I had to be there,” Walsh said. “I just stayed composed and � nished.”

It was a windy day where the scoring opportunities were lim-ited, but the Indians notched the one goal they needed.

“I feel like we were all stuck in Jell-O when we were running,” Walsh said. “It was de� nitely not our best performance at all. We’re really lucky that we came out with the win.

“� e wind was really hard to play with from the beginning,” she continued. “We were adjust-ing and trying to � gure out how to play . . . because we were just stuck. It was de� nitely helpful in the second half [to have the wind in our favor].”

Oestreicher made some clutch saves to keep a formidable Gos-hen team o� the board.

“Allison always comes through with big saves,” Walsh said. “I don’t know where we’d be with-out Allison. Not a lot of people had their best game today but Allison was consistent as always.”

Asked why she thinks the team was so successful this season, Oestreicher said that “since the � rst day of tryouts we have bonded so well and just had the drive to continue to win.”

“In the beginning we had a few easier games but then the 10th and 11th games came along and we kept winning,” she added. “I think everyone was just like, ‘Wow, we are re-ally good.’ It was that belief in not only each other but the team as a whole that really car-ried us. Every person on that team has their own unique and amazing personality. Everyone was so unsel� sh and wanted the team to succeed.”

Oestreicher, who will play next year for the University of Vermont, said she will miss the players, coaches, families and fans, who “all made me the person I am.”

“Every player has made me laugh every day from practices, games, bus rides and team din-ners,” she said. “� ey have all become my 26 new sisters. I have known coach Dave Nut-tall for the past three years and (assistant coach) Kristin Spiros for around six years and I can truthfully say I would not be the person or player that I am today with-out their constant support and advice. All the families are so supportive and the fans have been incred-ible this year.

“As we got on the bus after the last game at Vestal, everyone was upset but all I could think was that in 20 years I am not going to remember how far we came in regionals, I am going to remem-ber the people and the friendships I made. I would not have it any other way.”

Indians’ season ends in regional fi nal

John Jay falls to Vestal after defeating Goshen in regional semis

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Charlotte Wilmoth goes after the ball in the regional semifi nals.

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Before there was “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (aka Willy Wonka), there was “James and the Giant Peach.”

Both are the creations of proli� c chil-dren’s author Roald Dahl, whose � rst book was James, then came Charlie. � ey are among the beloved characters and fantastical stories — which include Matilda, � e Witches, and � e BFG — that have accounted for a quarter-billion copies sold of Mr. Dahl’s timeless books. He also adapted two Ian Fleming nov-els into screenplays: James Bond movie “You Only Live Twice” and fantasy ad-venture “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.”

Apart from the inimitable Dahl pedi-gree, the musicalized stage version of “James and the Giant Peach,” which will have its Yorktown Stage premiere per-formances Nov. 17-25, has something else very special going for it: 15 songs by today’s hottest songwriting team of stage and screen, known professionally as Pasek and Paul.

Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Golden Globe winners Benj Pasek and Jus-tin Paul wrote the music for Broad-way phenomenon Dear Evan Hansen, wrote the breakout song “City of Stars” for Hollywood-themed hit movie La

La Land, and composed the music for Hugh Jackman movie � e Greatest Showman. � ey also scored the musical theater adaptation of TV holiday classic “A Christmas Story.” Quite an impres-sive resume for a couple of 33-year-olds.

“James and the Giant Peach” comes alive on stage thanks to vibrant, imagi-native scenery and a splendid cast of local talents from Yorktown, Cortlandt, Croton, Mahopac, Millbrook, � orn-wood, Bedford Hills and other parts of the Hudson Valley region.

In this amusingly o� beat, superb adaptation of the Roald Dahl family classic, the audience is � rst introduced to the characters by Ladahlord (Nick Culver, Mahwah, N.J.). As the tale gets underway, James ( Jake Sperling, Bed-ford Hills) is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, where he discovers a magic potion that turns a meek peach into a super-size peach on steroids! Suddenly, James � nds himself in the center of the gigantic fruit, where there are human-size insects, sporting equally outsize personalities.

� e giant peach falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, where the crew encounters sharks and each other’s crankiness. � anks to James’ quick wit

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and creative thinking, the peach insiders learn to live and work to-gether as a family. �e dangerous voyage is a success, but the adven-ture takes a whole new twist once they land atop the Empire State Building.

Taking on the title role of James, Jake Sperling makes his Yorktown Stage debut. He is an eighth-grader at Fox Lane Middle School who sings with the Broadway Youth Ensemble and is involved in an anti-bullying organization. Jake takes voice lessons with lead-ing local coach Monica Robinson, a longtime Yorktown resident who now lives in Carmel.

Other principal performers in-clude Bret Fox (Centipede), Ellyn Drysdale (Ensemble), and Aidan Murphy (Ensemble), all of York-town; Stacy Basinger-Goodman (Spider), Jessica Cerasoli (Ensem-ble) and Gina Noto (Ladybug), all of Mahopac; Alea Vorillas (Spiker) and Lilli Oliviero (Ensemble) of Cortlandt; Jessica Bulzacchelli (Sponge) of New Paltz; Graeme McEneany (Grasshopper) of Wap-pingers; Glenn Weill (Earthworm) of Tuckahoe; and Katie Flanagan (Ensemble) of White Plains.

James and the Giant Peach is directed by August Abatecola, and produced by Barry Liebman,

president and producing director of Yorktown Stage and of Jenna’s Dream. Musical director is Ricky Romano, with choreography by Carrie Silvernail. Production stage manager is Casey Brehm, with lighting design by Andrew Gmos-er, sound design by Scott Tunkel, and program design by Peggy Derevlany. Lighting technician is Melanie Le�.

Located at 1974 Commerce St., in Yorktown Heights, Yorktown Stage is known for its profession-ally produced musicals that are ac-companied by a live orchestra and state-of-the-art sound and lighting.

�e show has two performances opening weekend of Nov. 17-18, and concludes with three more shows �anksgiving weekend, Nov. 23-25. As is usual for its annual holiday show, Yorktown Stage curtain times for “James and the Giant Peach” are family-friendly, with 7:30 p.m. curtains on both Saturdays, and 2 p.m. shows on both Sundays, and on the day after �anksgiving.

Ticket Prices: Children (11 and under) $19; Seniors (62 and over) and Students (under 22) $21; Adults $26. Group discounts available.

To purchase tickets online, visit YorktownStage.org. For more information, call 914-962-0606 or email [email protected].

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As we get closer to �anks-giving Day, we’re sure ev-erybody has something or someone for which they are thankful.

Food, home, shelter, fam-ily and friends are the more obvious things that come to mind. We’re also thankful for the wonderful bounty that the markets have provided over the past nine years or so.

Since March of 2009, investors have been fortunate to receive near-uninterrupted gains from stock and bonds. We’ll raise a turkey leg and cider to that! But, while we give thanks, we won’t lose sight of the fact that investing is an exercise in managing risk…and this long period of market calm brings to mind an anecdote from one of our favorite books about risk, “�e Black Swan,” by Nassim Taleb.

For those who are wondering, a black swan is an event that is so remote that it’s completely unforeseen. �e best example that Taleb uses to describe this phenomenon just happens to be the �anksgiving turkey. As Taleb best tells it: “Consider a turkey that is fed every day. Every single feeding will §rm up the bird’s belief that it’s the general rule of life to be fed every day by a friendly member of the human race ‘looking out for its best interests’ as a politician would say.” �en after 1,000 days of the good life, “On the afternoon on the Wednesday before �anksgiving, something unexpected will happen to the turkey. It will incur a revision in belief.”

Can you guess why the turkey’s view of the world will change? �e turkey’s “well-being” increased without interruption for 1,000 days, and then on day 1,001…the turkey’s “well-being” drops straight to zero. Taleb neatly sums up the anecdote by stat-

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�e turkey fallacy has a valuable lesson for today’s investors. Outside of a few market blips here and there, markets have been getting fat and happy for nearly 3,500 days…or 2,500 more than that poor �anksgiving turkey. Like the turkey, who became more and more comfortable each day, investors can often be lulled into the same false sense of security. �e truth is that as market prices go higher and our feeling of safety increases, risk is typically increasing as well. Re-member, ever-higher prices on stocks and bonds generally imputes to lower investment returns in the future. And now, the Federal Reserve, which had been feeding markets with cheap money for a very long-time, is actively doing the opposite by raising interest rates.

We’re not implying that choppy waters are ahead. In fact, the good times may continue to roll. But, our conclusion for investors as we approach �anksgiving is simple — heed the lesson of the turkey. Don’t be complacent; be

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prepared. After the market feast of the last nine years, markets will likely need to go on a diet at some point given the normal ebb and �ow of market cycles. If we mentally prepare ourselves for this likelihood of more risk and less reward, and do the little things necessary to potentially bene�t from such an environ-ment, like diversi�cation, rebal-ancing, tax-loss harvesting and, importantly, identifying what our own “comfort zone” for market risk and reward looks like, it will be easier to remain invested and stay on course as the process unfolds. If we do, our �nancial plans and investment portfolios will be very thankful that we did.

Todd Rebori is a Principal for AtwoB, an independent registered investment adviser located in Katonah. For more information, visit today2b.com or call 914-302-3233. is article is for information only and should not be considered investment advice. A copy of AtwoB’s current written disclosure statement discussing AtwoB’s business operations, services, and fees is available at the SEC’s investment adviser public information website or from AtwoB upon written request.

REBORIFROM PAGE 21Charity starts

at home with Mercedes-Benz

PHOTO COURTESY OF MELANIE BORDENThe team at Mercedes-Benz of Goldens

Bridge, including Operations Manager Walter Pensa and General Sales Manager

Rey Baker, is assisting families in need during the months of November and

December with its inaugural food drive.

�e disclaimer, “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear,” is featured on passenger-side mirrors of vehicles manufactured in the United States, Canada, India, Korea and Australia.

�ese mirrors are convex, which means they distort the size of objects viewed in the mirror, and as such, distorts the perception of how close or far away objects are from the driver’s car. However, this distortion allows for the re�ection of a wider �eld of view on the side of the vehicle to help eliminate blind spots. In the United States and Canada, driver’s side mirrors are �at or “pla-nar.” Dual convex mirrors are not currently the norm on vehicles manufactured in North America based on requirements imple-mented by the National Highway Tra�c Safety Administration’s Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111 and the Canada Mo-tor Vehicle Safety Standard 111. Elsewhere, such as in Europe, dual convex mirrors are included on vehicles. Many automotive

companies support having two convex mirrors on the sides of cars to eliminate blind spots, as well as reduce the driver’s need to twist his head to the left when turning or changing lanes. However, �at mirrors have been required to avoid distortion and give drivers the most accurate assessment of tra�c to their left for changing lanes, called “unit magni�cation.” �is may soon change, though. Ac-cording to a 2013 statement from the National Highway Tra�c Safety Administration, “�e agency intends to reevaluate existing side-mirror requirements to determine whether convex mirrors should be harmonized with European requirements.” Currently, drivers can modify their driver’s-side mirrors to include a convex mirror add-on, as long as the mirrors also have the required �at portion.

is article is from Metro Creative Connection.

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2) Foothold By Pat Lennon — a man with an ingrown toenail gets treatment for his ingrown soul. Featuring Christopher Lukas/Joe Niola and Ali Bernhardt/Maggie Kramer. Directed by Christopher Lukas

3) Is Nothing Sacred? By Evelyn Mertens — a Sunday school teacher puts an unusual twist on The Ten Commandments. Featuring Ann Gulian. Directed by Robin Anne Joseph

4) The Late Gordon Kaplan By Robin Anne Joseph — a widow makes an unusual request of the Rabbi at the funeral of her husband. Featuring Ann Gulian, Jess Beveridge, Bruce Apar. Directed by Robin Anne Joseph

Actors in “Four on the Floor” include (from left) Ann Gulian, Bruce Apar, Jess Beveridge. (Photo: Robin Anne Joseph)

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OSSINING LIBRARY – Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. This production of the M&M Library Series is co-produced by M&M Performing Arts Company

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SMALL BUSINESS HOLIDAY PARTY

4 Hours of Top Shelf Open Bar & Hand Selected Wines Served with Dinner

This is an invitation to all small businesses , neighbors, community groups, and friends. Network while enjoying your personal holiday

party at Salem Golf Club!

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Elaborate Hors d'Oeuvres

Menu Highlights

Raw bar including jumbo poached shrimp Boneless short rib croustadeHouse made pigs in a blanket with mini beer steinsSilver dollar stuffed mushrooms

Martini Salad BarChef Manned "build your own " pasta station

Chef Carving Station Slow roasted prime rib of beef Cedar plank roasted salmon

Potato bar with all the "trimmings"

Pacific Rim StationSGC kung pow chickenSweet 'n Sour pineapple shrimp

Decadent Dessert Buffet including Housemade fresh mini donuts

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Thursday, December 6th

Fireside After Party 10PM

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