Tom Walogorsky, editor of North Salem News and The Somers Record; Brian Marschhauser, editor of Yorktown News and The Katonah Lewisboro Times; and Bob Dumas, editor of Mahopac News, join host Brett Freeman for this weekly editorial roundup.

Marschhauser kicks off by discussing the new state law coming into effect that's upset some people in town. The law provides that if a residence is built on any property, even if it's in a commercial zone, that residential unit is allowed to build an accessory dwelling unit. According to Yorktown Planning Director John Tegeder, an accessory dwelling unit is a mother-daughter type of home that can be either be a legalized apartment in the basement, something like that in a garage, or you can build an actual different structure on the property.

Walogorsky then touches upon the electricity and heating bill issue. He mentions how electricity prices have gone up considerably to even more than 100%, 75%, 80% from one month to the next. He articulates how people are understandably distraught, trying to reach out to their local government, going all the way up the chain, and eventually ending up at the newspaper trying to figure out exactly what's going on with this. Walogorsky shares that it seems like it's a matter of supply and demand and that this is out of electricity companies' hands.

Marschhauser lightens up the conversation with the story of middle school speech pathologist Jenn Sparano, a Pleasantville resident who appeared on and won her game of Wheel Of Fortune. He then goes on to share the heartfelt story of the passing of Jenn's 99-year-old grandma, who had encouraged her to go on the show.

Dumas covers the story of singer Amanda Eppolito, who is a 20118 Mahopac High School graduate. He comments on how Mahopac has developed a reputation for producing music stars, and Amanda Eppolito is the latest one to join the club. He mentions other stars also from Mahopac: Amanda Ayala from The Voice who just had a number one charting single on the independent pop charts, and Holly Block, who wrote and starred in a Broadway musical that is now award-nominated. Amanda Eppolito has moved to Nashville, the songwriting capital of the world, where she just dropped her debut album on January 28th called The Show Must Go On. It's available on all the typical online streaming platforms from iTunes to Spotify.

Other stories they touch upon include the conviction of a 51-year-old drunk driver responsible for the death of two people, a local business owner being featured in a Super Bowl Ad, Los Angeles Rams Equipment Director Brendan Berger, budgets and state aid, and the American Rescue Plan.

Episode Highlights:

• Three editors from the Halston Media team join today's roundup
• Tom Walogorsky, editor of North Salem News and The Somers Record; Brian Marschhauser, editor of Yorktown News and The Katonah Lewisboro Times; and Bob Dumas, editor of Mahopac News
• Details of an upcoming state law that allows accessory dwelling units to be added to a residential or even commercial unit
• The rising cost of heating and electricity, up to more than 75%, is adding to challenging times for people on a fixed income
• The inflation problem and how it hurts senior citizens more than any other part of the population because they are on fixed incomes
• The switch to...