On this week's editorial roundup, host Brett Freeman welcomes two new voices from our Halston Media team: Yorktown News and The Katonah Lewisboro Times reporter, Nick Trujillo; and our Director of Client Content and Marketing, as well as our Business and Special Sections editor, Vim Wilkinson. Trujillo and Wilkinson join the show along with Brian Marschhauser, editor of Yorktown News and The Katonah Lewisboro Times, and Tom Walogorsky, editor of North Salem News and The Somers Record, to discuss what they’re currently working on and which stories they’re most excited about moving forward.

Wilkinson begins with some of her hyperlocal Special Sections and Business features, and Walogorsky gives an update on some fun events and fundraisers happening in the Somers community. Walogorsky offers his sincere condolences to the families of Dawn Herbert, Christine Camarra, and Michael Bonelli Jr. And you’ll hear about the return of North Salem’s Homecoming on September 25. Freeman gives an update on local news in Mahopac, including the passing of Howard Beyersky. Next, Trujillo touches on the American Ultimate Disk League playoffs at the Granite Knolls Sports Complex, and offers his thoughts on reintroducing Ultimate Frisbee to Yorktown. He also talks about a new tattoo parlor opening in Yorktown, “Bee Inked,” and shares the fascinating life story of owner Gianna Caranfa.

Today’s episode also includes a COVID-19 update in the Lakeland Central School District, information about Yorktown’s latest efforts to help with the climate crisis, a conversation about the affordable housing debate in Yorktown and Westchester, and a discussion about Yorktown’s upcoming Town Council election. 

Episode Highlights:

• Nick Trujillo and Vim Wilkinson join the show today, along with Brian Marschhauser, editor of Yorktown News and The Katonah Lewisboro Times, and Tom Walogorsky, editor of North Salem News and The Somers Record
• Bob Dumas, editor of Mahopac News, is currently in the hospital due to complications related to diabetes, and we wish him a speedy recovery
• Wilkinson begins with information on the Special Sections Fall Guide, including apple picking at beautiful local farms
• The hyperlocal focus of these Special Sections is top priority
• Part of Wilkinson’s role is dealing with businesses, marketing, and bringing interesting content about businesses to readers
• For example, a new baker has moved to Somers, and she is very passionate about clean eating - she will be launching a new column about having a Zero Waste kitchen
• Wilkinson and Walogorsky recently met for the first time in person after only working together remotely at a 5k fundraising event for the Somers Library Foundation
• Walogorsky offers his sincere condolences to the families of Dawn Herbert and Christine Camarra
• Somers will have a “Big Bang” Fireworks Show at Reis Park on September 18, 2021
• There will also be a “Celebrate Somers” street fair on September 25, 2021
• Several kids in North Salem started a lemonade stand to raise funds for