March 22, 2013

WESTCHESTER’S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPERS
Vol 122 Number 12
Friday, March 22, 2013
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New Rochelle Celebrates
Its 325th Anniversary
Help Plan the Eastchester
350th Anniversary Celebration
The Ward House is one of the most historic buildings in the Town of Eastchester. Located near
the junction of Eastchester, Tuckahoe and Bronxville on Post Road, it is presently owned by
Concordia College and will be featured during the 350th Celebration. Photo by Greg Baldwin.
A photo of New Rochelle’s 250th Anniversary Parade at Pershing Square in 1938.
By Dan Murphy
Throughout the year (2013), the City of New
Rochelle is celebrating the 325th anniversary of
its founding in 1688. Dating back to the Huguenots who came to New Rochelle seeking religious
freedoms, to the many different immigrants who
have come to the city over the last century and
called it home, New Rochelle has a rich tradition
of diverse cultures that have made it one of Westchester’s great cities.
The 325th Anniversary Committee, spearheaded by former New Rochelle City Council
Member Marianne Sussman, has planned a year
full of special events and activities, and banners
displaying the 325th logo can be seen throughout
the city.
During the month of April, a Timeline Exhibit following the 325 years of New Rochelle
will be on display at the New Rochelle City Hall
Rotunda Gallery.
From June 6 to 9, Mayor Noam Bramson will
welcome a mayoral delegation from LaRochelle,
France, the sister city of New Rochelle. The two
cities re-established their ties in 2006 with the Sister City Initiative, a municipal program that seeks
to build links between institutions in New Rochelle and La Rochelle through cultural, educational, youth, businesses and athletic exchanges.
Other events scheduled throughout the year
include:
June 6: Gala Dinner/Dance at Glen Island
Harbor Club
June 8: Kite Day at Davenport Park
June 9: Fatt Calfe Ceremony
July 12: Bastille Day Flag-Raising Ceremony
July 14: Bastille Day Festival
Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Parade – 325th Anniversary Float
Nov. 30: Homecoming Showcase at New
Rochelle High School
Dec. 31: Closing Ceremony at City Hall
Most beauties deny their age, but the Town
of Eastchester – a grande dame turning 350 in
2014 – will be celebrating in an undeniably spirited way.
Eastchester 350 Planning Committee CoChairs Robert Riggs, a former Bronxville Trustee, and Eastchester Town Clerk Linda Doherty
head a working steering committee comprised of
local historians, as well as representatives of historical groups, the town, and Villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe. While this committee has
initial plans underway, it agrees that the celebration’s programs and projects will be enhanced by
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Rivera Foundation Holds
Fundraiser at Olde Stone Mill
A Morning in the Life of
the Yonkers Raceway
Mariano Rivera
The Mariano Rivera Foundation will hold
a “ballpark” dinner to meet and greet baseball’s
greatest closer, New York Yankee Great Mariano Rivera, on Thursday, May 2 from 5:30 to
8:30 p.m. at the Olde Stone Mill Restaurant, 2
Scarsdale Road, Yonkers. Bill Evans of ABCTV will be the host for the evening.
Attendance at the event will support Rivera
as he helps the less fortunate, and to allow the
Mariano Rivera Foundation to reach its goal
of raising much needed proceeds to benefit the
Refuge of Hope Church.
Photo by Ed Ryan
The evening will include a ballpark menu,
autographs, special raffles, silent and live auctions and unique auction items from Rivera’s
personal collection.
The honoree for the evening will be Robert Sancho of Bronx Lebanon Hospital for his
years of community service in and around the
metropolitan area.
The cost is $200 for adults, or $75 for kids
16 and under, and admittance is limited to 150
people Reservations must be made by April 20,
by calling 914-332-4772.
Doug Rothlein rides along as trainer Don Sider checks the track at Yonkers Raceway.
By Daniel Ross
Nearly every morning, not a few hundred
yards from the Major Deegan Expressway where
vehicles file past in an uninterrupted stream, the
Yonkers Raceway is home to a more sedate sort
of traffic.
“When you get them into a rhythm you can
kind of switch off,” says trainer Dennis Laterza,
as he takes pacer Eagle Now for his morning
jog around the track – empty, save for another
driver that breezes past in the opposite direction,
the thunder of hooves clattering above the raw
March wind.
“I don’t like to do too much with them
when it’s cold like this because it hurts their
lungs. They’ll start to do more again when it gets
warmer,” he adds.
Not that Eagle Now minds his more leisurely winter regime. Now 8 and fast approaching veteran status in the harness world, his mind
is sharper than his long teeth. He slows himself
down in anticipation each time he passes the exit
– eight times for a total of 4 miles.
With around 18 of the 55 or so horses stabled permanently at the Yonkers Raceway, Laterza is the biggest trainer numerically, and he
commands the biggest staff.
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TZ Bridge Info. Redacted
As We Celebrate Sunshine Week
what’s inside
Iona-March Madness
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Grant for Pelham
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Westchester Hyperlocal
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Seniors & Health Care
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Urgent Care Opens
in Mamaroneck
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Eastchester Hoops Champs
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A rendering of the proposed new Tappan Zee Bridge.
By Dan Murphy
Rising newspapers, and most local newspapers in Westchester, received several press
releases from our elected officials celebrating
Sunshine Week. First-year Assemblyman David Buchwald announced that the Assembly
has passed his first piece of legislation, which
will limit the time in which state agencies can
appeal court decisions mandating documents
be released under the Freedom of Information
Law.
“The first bill I’ve passed in the Assembly
continues my long-standing pledge to advocate for open government,” he said. “The FOIL
process should be as simple and transparent as
possible. Government works for the people,
and our families deserve to know information
deemed public by the courts.”
Buchwald’s bill was part of an Assembly
legislative package that focuses on increasing
openness, accountability and transparency in
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PAGE 2 - EASTCHESTER RISING - Friday, March 22, 2013
Iona Prep Advances to Second
Round of ‘The Challenge’
Wolfs Lane Park Receives
$646K For Improvements
From left, Pelham Deputy Mayor Geoff Lewis, Mayor Ed Hotchkiss, State Sen. Klein, and
Trustee Suzie Marciona and Joseph Marty.
From left, Academic Adviser Deirdre Mone, players Henry Choi and Thomas Taylor, MSG
Varsity’s “The Challenge” Host Jared Cotter, team Captain Gabriel Ferrante, player Charles
Mancin, and alternates Steven Neyen and Jack Sullivan.
Iona Preparatory School has advanced to
the second round of MSG Varsity’s “The Challenge” and will take on Clarkstown South High
School on Wednesday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. on
Cablevision’s Optimum, Channel 14.
Iona Preparatory School is joined by 31
other schools from the Westchester-Hudson Valley region as they progress through the regional rounds in trying to qualify for the Tri-State
Championship Playoffs.
The team is represented by Henry Choi,
Thomas Taylor, Captain Gabriel Ferrante,
Charles Mancin and alternates Steven Neyen
and Jack Sullivan. The academic advisers are
Deirdre Mone and Darin Gillenwater.
Participating schools advance through a series of elimination rounds, with one school in
each region being crowned regional champion
and winning $2,500 for their school. The winning teams from each region go on to “The Challenge” championship where they square off in a
Tri-State Showdown. The school awarded the
title of Tri-State Champion will receive $10,000
in prize money and each student participating in
the final “Challenge” will receive $500.
For more information on “The Challenge,”
go to www.msgvarsity.com.
Wolfs Lane Park was recently awarded
more than $646,000 in capital grant funds for
improvements, announced State Sen. Jeff Klein,
Village of Pelham Mayor Ed Hotchkiss, Deputy
Mayor Geoff Lewis and Trustees Suzie Marciona and Joseph Marty last week.
Klein deemed the grant a boost for the Village of Pelham and for the community at large.
“I believe this funding will allow the park to
better serve the residents – particularly the children – of Pelham,” he said. “Parks bring communities together and the investment in Wolfs
Lane Park improvements now will give Pelham
a place of beauty, recreation and communitybuilding for many years to come.”
Hotchkiss also praised the release of grant
funds.
“With this generous grant that Sen. Klein
has provided, Pelham not only can make improvements to Wolfs Lane Park, but also offer
so much more in recreation options for the residents and visitors of Pelham,” he said. “I believe
that Wolfs Lane Park, with the improvements
made through this grant, will become a destination for local residents and visitors, alike.”
Klein secured the grant for Wolfs Lane Park
in 2009, but the funds only became available
earlier this year.
The initial phase of improvements are set
to focus on the corner of Wolfs Lane and First
Street, and Pelham Manor landscape architect
Hank White has been recruited to lead the multiphase improvement program. Among other
projects, a playground area and completion of
a bike path are expected to be part of improvements at the park.
Iona Hoops Represents Westchester in March Madness
Iona Guard and leading scorer Lamont “Momo” Jones, left, and Sean Armand, right.
The Iona men’s basketball team has made
it into the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament - better known as March Madness.
Iona is led by senior guard Lamont
“Momo” Jones, who is the Gaels’ top scorer at
23 points per game. Junior guard Sean Armand
is Iona’s second-leading scorer at 16.6 ppg.
Iona is the 15th seed in the West Region
and will play Ohio State in Dayton, Ohio, on
Friday, March 22 at 7:15 p.m.
Iona is Westchester’s representative in
March Madness, with the campus located in
New Rochelle. The residents of that cit have enjoyed a lot of basketball excitement lately, with
the New Rochelle High School boys basketball
team making it all the way to the Class AA final,
but losing to Bishop Kearney 45-39 on Sunday.
Congratulations to New Rochelle on a
great season and go Iona in March Madness!
Screening of ‘The Robe’ to
Benefit Mt. Carmel School
A red-carpet, Hollywood-style premiere
benefit screening of 20th Century Fox’s 1953
movie “The Robe,” starring Richard Burton,
Victor Mature and Jean Simmons, will take
place Monday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pelham Picture House, 175 Wolfs Lane. A buffet
reception will be held in the theater prior to the
screening.
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Friday, March 22, 2013 - EASTCHESTER RISING - PAGE 3
Steve, What Were You Thinking?
By Dan Murphy
the Assembly.
Assemblyman
Steve
This is a sad and stuKatz was busted on the New
pid event in the career of a
York State Thruway last
promising elected official.
week for possession of mariWhile his reckless behavior
juana and speeding. Accordand poor choice of driving
ing to State Police, Katz was
80 mph on the Thruway
traveling 80 miles per hour
while allegedly high on pot
at 10 a.m. March 14 when he
will not likely end his politiwas pulled over in the Town
cal career, it does damage to
of Coeymans.
any other issues, like manThe trooper who pulled
date relief and the calls for
Katz over allegedly smelled
Assembly Speaker Sheldon
marijuana inside the car,
Silver to resign, which Katz
with Katz seemingly catchhas called for.
ing an early morning buzz
Other elected officials
before heading into an Ashave been caught using
sembly session in Albany.
drugs and have survived.
A small bag of pot was
Westchester County LegisAssemblyman Steve Katz
found in Katz’s car and he
lator Gordon Burrows was
was issued violations for speeding and unlawful found in a car with cocaine in upstate New York
possession of marijuana, according to the police on the way to a skiing vacation, and he survived
report. He is scheduled to appear in Coeymans and is still in office today.
Town Court on March 28.
Both Burrows and Katz are Republicans.
Following the incident, Katz issued a state- We wonder what the calls would be from Rement that read: “In light of the unfortunate inci- publicans if a Democratic elected official were
dent that occurred, I am compelled to address it caught with drugs or using drugs. What if that
briefly. First, I will not let this incident impede elected official were an African-American or
my public service and my calls for real mandate Latino? Would the leniency be the same?
relief, a better economic climate and better serUsing drugs in the privacy of your home
vices for those in need in New York. This should is bad enough, but to do it in public and on the
not overshadow the work I have done over the highways is a far more dangerous choice that
years for the public and my constituency. I am should not be condoned.
confident that once the facts are presented this
Following is Katz’s release on mandate rewill quickly be put to rest.”
form: He has a good point, in our view, but is
Katz, who is 59 years old and has four anybody listening?
daughters, voted against legalizing marijuana in
Steve, what were you thinking?
Youth Engagement Center
Celebrates Grand Opening
From left, Rebecca Rosenberg, Zachary Gordon, Rabbi Emeritus Stephen Klein, Adam Wolfert,
Director of Youth Engagement Ivy Cohen, and Susie Barth at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for
the Youth Engagement Center at the Scarsdale Synagogues Temples Tremont and Emanu-El.
Harrison Library Ponders
‘The Art of Losing’
Where is the Mandate Relief?
By Assemblyman Steve Katz
When I was first elected in 2010, I went
to Albany with an open mind and a desire to
improve the lives of those I represent. I still
do. But one thing that I have seen over the past
two years is that Albany lies.
We have been discussing the issue of
unfunded mandates for as long as I can remember, yet every year when Albany enacts
another budget, mandate relief receives scant
attention and our municipalities and taxpayers
are left to shoulder the burden for another year.
Currently, our counties are forced to
spend 90 percent of their property tax levy
statewide on nine mandates. This is not only
unfair to our counties, but unsustainable in
the long term, as well. We’ve already seen
Syracuse, Albany and Rochester need state assistance in the form of a bailout, and Yonkers
may be the next city to require a state financial
control board.
Two years ago the governor signed a
2 percent property tax cap. This bill passed
with bipartisan support because meaning-
ful unfunded mandate relief was promised to
soon follow. This was another Albany lie, and
because of its negligence, more counties are
handcuffed and on the brink of insolvency.
Something needs to be done.
The New York State Association of Counties has put forth a proposal to tackle unfunded
mandates head-on, consisting of an outline fixing the 14 different areas that are the principal
drivers of unfunded mandates. I strongly back
this proposal and currently sponsor their plan
in the Assembly. This plan needs to be enacted
so our counties can remain solvent without
having to raise taxes.
Should the governor allow Albany to continue down this path, there are only two dire
outcomes: Either the 2 percent tax cap will become null and void, or we will see more counties teeter on the precipice of bankruptcy.
Albany needs to act now so communities
across our state don’t face further fiscal turmoil.
Assemblyman Steve Katz, R-Yorktown,
represents New York’s 99th Assembly District.
Learn New Trends in
Architecture at Library
A discussion on “Repurposing Buildings:
How Sustainable Design and Historical Preservation Meet” will be held Thursday, April 4 from 7
to 8 p.m., in the Chappaqua Library, 195 S. Greeley Ave.
Living within the bounds of nature and preserving the past are not new things, even in architecture. In this talk, architect Michael Molinelli
will discuss how these trends can work together
locally and around the globe, in the past and cur-
rently.
Molinelli is a published author based in Briarcliff Manor, practicing since 1986. His work includes universities, schools, churches, hospitals,
residences and more.
Historical preservation and sustainable design are his areas of expertise.
This program is co-sponsored by the New
Castle Historical Society, Chappaqua Library and
Chappaqua Schools Green Fair.
Priscilla Gillman
The Harrison Public Library will present “The Art of Losing,” a discussion with acclaimed author Priscilla Gilman, on Sunday,
April 14 at 2 p.m., at 2 Bruce Ave.
“The art of losing isn’t hard to master,”
writes Elizabeth Bishop in the first line of “One
Art,” her poem about loss, time, illness, aging,
death, grief, and the redemptive powers of memory and art. How do we confront and cope with
loss, whether it be the seemingly mundane misplacing of keys or the waste of precious time;
the loss of a job, a home, a time in one’s life,
good health, a beloved person, a dream or ideal?
Bishop’s poem will spark a profound and
spirited conversation about topics that matter
most.
This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided by the
Friends of the Harrison Public Library. Space is
limited and sign-up is required. Call the library
at 914-835-0324 or go to www.harrisonpl.org to
register.
WCC Hosts Financial
Education Day
Westchester
County
Solutions. Also partners in the
Executive Rob Astorino is
program are the Westchester
County Department of Senior
encouraging residents to parPrograms and Services and its
ticipate in Westchester ComLivable Communities initiamunity College’s second antive, and the Public-Private
nual Financial Education Day,
Partnership for Aging Sera free financial conference, on
vices.
Saturday, March 23 from 8:30
Presentations will be
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gateway
made by expert speakers from
Center on the college’s Valleading financial firms such
halla campus.
as Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan
The event will address a
Chase, Ameriprise Financial
wide range of issues such as
and BNC Insurance and Risk
planning for retirement, estate
Advisers. The program feaplanning, investing basics,
tures several workshop tracks
elder care, Social Security, intargeted to different demosurance, managing credit and
graphic groups.
debt, paying for college, and
The workshop track for
starting a business.
Kiran Chetry
seniors and individuals apHosted by the college’s
Center for Financial and Economic Education and proaching retirement will offer sessions on topics
the Westchester Community College Alumni As- such as estate planning, retirement planning, Social
sociation, the conference will offer participants the Security, long-term care and reverse mortgages.
chance to attend workshops presented by some of The track for veterans will include three separate
sessions on financial issues impacting veterans,
the Hudson Valley’s leading financial experts.
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. with registra- such as health benefits, job training opportunities,
tion and a continental breakfast, followed by the compensation and pensions. The track for women
keynote address at 9 a.m., featuring Kiran Chetry, will tackle sessions on money management and esformer host of CNN’s American Morning. The tate planning.
Private consultations will be available durprogram continues from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with
ing the program, and credit counselors and expeworkshops targeted to specific financial topics.
Partnering with the college to organize this rienced professionals from the Financial Planning
event is the Westchester Financial Education Alli- Association will be on hand to discuss specific
ance, which includes prominent community orga- questions in individual sessions.
For registration and schedule information, go
nizations, including the United Way of Westchester
and Putnam, the Financial Planning Association of to www.mysunywcc.org and look for “Financial
the Greater Hudson Valley, and GreenPath Debt Education Day” on the calendar.
Join us for a FREE
Fundraising Workshop!
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Susan Shiroma, Senior Librarian
Foundation Center
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
9:30am to 11:30am
White Plains Public Library
100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
Pre-registration is required for this FREE workshop.
To register, visit npccny.org/workshop.htm
or call 212-502-4191 ext. 30.
PAGE 4 - WESTCHESTER’S MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPERS - Friday, March 22, 2013
SUNY Facing a
Critical Crossroads
Phillip Smith
By Phillip H. Smith
President of United University Professions
The State University of New York system
is facing a critical crossroads: a choice between
fulfilling its mission and failing to live up to its
promise.
SUNY is the nation’s largest public higher
education system. Its mission is to provide “…
the people of New York educational services of
the highest quality, with the broadest possible
access, fully representative of all segments of
the population in a complete range of academic,
professional and vocational post-secondary programs.” The mission promises that everyone who
is academically qualified has the chance to earn
a college degree, regardless of his or her income.
It is this very mission that is in crisis.
In a four-year period, SUNY lost nearly
$700 million in state support through a series of
budget cuts. SUNY’s level of support was flat
in last year’s budget and is flat again in the one
proposed for this year, even though costs are increasing.
That loss of nearly $700 million, combined
with flat funding, has left SUNY without the
funding necessary to maintain or improve quality. That is unfair to students, who pay more in
tuition each year under a program approved by
SUNY and the state Legislature.
In effect, the state has shifted the bulk of the
responsibility for public higher education onto
Local Teen Chosen To Attend
Students Inside Albany Program
students and their families.
Today, nearly 75 percent of SUNY’s operating budget comes from tuition and fees, compared to a decade ago when 75 percent of its
budget came from the state. As more and more
funding for SUNY is coming from tuition and
fees, an even greater financial burden is being
placed on lower- and middle-income families.
The promise of access to a quality, affordable higher education is being compromised.
Programs at many SUNY campuses have been
affected, threatening academic quality and access. Many SUNY campuses have closed programs and courses and dramatically increased
class sizes. These factors combined have delayed
graduations, postponed students’ employment
earnings and increased their debts.
If SUNY’s state-operated campuses do not
get increased state support, they may be forced to
reduce programs and courses further. This would
be bad not only for students but also for local
economies. Fewer programs will eventually lead
to fewer students. Declines in student populations will decrease demand for housing in SUNY
communities, and reduce the number of students
patronizing local businesses.
The state must reinvest in SUNY to help it
grow and continue to fulfill its mission of ensuring access to eligible students.
We urge state lawmakers to amend the 201314 proposed budget and increase state support
for SUNY’s state-operated campuses by $25 million. The state must make this investment to help
SUNY keep the promise of making higher education accessible to all qualified students. It would
also shift the balance of state support back to a
more equitable share.
It is in all of our best interests to help the
thousands of SUNY students and to protect the
economic well-being of communities that house
SUNY campuses.
I urge you to visit the United University Professions’ website at www.uupuinfo.org. There,
you can send letters to your state lawmakers, asking them to amend the budget and add $25 million in state support for SUNY.
Phillip Smith is president of United University Professions, the union representing 35,000
faculty and professional staff at SUNY’s 29 stateoperated campuses.
BID’s ‘Family Day’ Concert
To Feature Greek Music
The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns has selected Edwin Lopez, a senior from
Sleepy Hollow High School, to attend the 13th
annual Students Inside Albany program, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New
York State Education Foundation, Inc.
The program will take place from April 14
to 17, and will bring approximately 60 students
from across the state to Albany to get a firsthand
education about their state government.
The event is designed to increase high
school students’ awareness of their responsibility in representative government and provide information about the tools necessary for meeting
that responsibility.
While at the conference, students will join
their peers in a hands-on learning experience
about how state government works. Students
will participate in a series of interactive lectures
on topics such as the state budget process, the
role of lobbyists in the legislative process, citizen rights to access government information, the
role of media in politics, and the move to reform
state government.
While in Albany, the students will have
an opportunity to tour the state’s Capitol. The
highlight for most students is the opportunity to
shadow their senators and their Assembly member for an afternoon, attending session on the
Chamber floor.
For more information on the League of
Women Voters of New York State Education
Foundation, Inc., or the Students Inside Albany
program, visit www.lwvny.org.
Fundraiser to Support
Dance School
The Steffi Nossen Dance Foundation will
hold its annual benefit concert, a gala fundraiser featuring the Steffi Nossen School of
Dance’s top ensembles, Saturday, April 6 at 8
p.m. at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts
Center, 735 Anderson Hill Road.
The evening allows friends, family, and
community members to show their support
for the Foundation through various sponsorship opportunities, ticket sales and a silent
auction.
Tickets range from $45 to $150, and can
be purchased at www.steffinossen.org or 914328-1900.
Cable Program Celebrates
Women’s History Month
The League of Women Voters of New Rochelle will present a cable television program
celebrating Women’s History Month on March
25 at 7 p.m. on Cablevision Channel 76.
Dr. Sheila Klatsky of the Westchester
Women’s Agenda, a nonpartisan feminist coalition which acts to affect change on issues of
concern to women, will talk about the Women’s
Summit Day she is coordinating. Klatsky will
also discuss the future challenges for the organization.
The program is produced by the League of
Women Voters of New Rochelle at the NRTV
studio in City Hall.
Serving Our Country
Army Spec. Louis Rodriguez Jr. has
graduated from basic combat training at Fort
Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Mo.
During the nine weeks of training, he
received instruction in drill and ceremony,
weapons, rifle marksmanship qualification,
bayonet combat, chemical warfare, field train-
ing and tactical exercises, marches, military
courtesy, military justice, physical fitness,
first aid, and Army history, traditions and core
values.
Rodriguez is the son of Faith Ayala of
Tuckahoe and a 2008 graduate of Salesian
High School in New Rochelle.
Conservatory Presents
Piano Recital
The Music Conservatory of Westchester will
present a “Four Plus Four” piano playoff March
22 at 6:30 p.m., at 216 Central Ave., White Plains.
World-renowned pianists Etsuko Terada and
Kikuo Watanabe of Japan will perform alongside
accomplished MCW pianists Svetlana Gorokhovich and Irena Portenko in a recital that will progress from one player to four, making eight playing
Members of the Greek American Folklore Society.
A free family concert of traditional Greek
music and dance will be presented Saturday,
March 23 at 2 p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater
of the New Rochelle Public Library.
Members of the Greek American Folklore
Society will sweep audience members to the
Aegean islands, Macedonia, central Greece
and the Peloponnese as they perform traditional dances in authentic costumes, accompanied by music of flute, clarinet and bouzouk.
A “warm-up” for Greek Independence Day on
March 25, the event is one in a year-long series
of “BID Family Days Go Global for New Rochelle’s 325th Anniversary.”
The concert is on a first-come, first-served
basis, to the capacity of the 138-seat theater,
and is made possible by the Downtown Business Improvement District in conjunction with
the library, the city school district and New
Rochelle Department of Parks and Recreation.
hands for each musical masterpiece.
The performance will feature compositions
from Wagner-Reger, Debussy-Caplet, Brahms,
Sato, Ravel and more.
The event is free but donations will be accepted.
For more information, call 914-761-3900 or
visit www.musicconservatory.org.
Community Invited to Good
Friday Tenebrae Service
The Community Church, Reformed Church
in Elmsford will hold its annual Community
Good Friday Tenebrae Service and community
luncheon March 29. The service will begin at
noon, with the luncheon to follow at 2 p.m., at 30
S. Central Ave.
Invited guest speakers and readers will share
the gospel story of the crucifixion with short
meditations, traditional hymn singing and scrip-
ture readings of “The Last Seven Words from the
Cross.” The service will be closed with an old
“Tenebrae” ritual where the altar is stripped of all
ornaments and covered in black, just as Jesus the
Christ was stripped of his life and death on a cross
of death.
The following luncheon is part of a new mission outreach initiative to attract new individuals
and families in the village.
It’s an ‘Eggs-Travaganza’
At Yonkers Stew Leonard’s
Stew Leonard’s Yonkers store will host a free
Easter egg hunt “Eggs-Travaganza” on Wednesday, March 27 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., when children will be given a map of the store and a bag
to collect eggs from costumed characters, including Clover the Cow, Cynthia Chick and Daphne
Duck, among others.
Each egg contains a prize ranging from plush
toys and bubbles to children’s DVDs and Easter
activity books. This year’s grand prize will be
a family pack of passes to Rye Playland. Every
child will also receive Easter Bunny ears to wear
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Spend Spring Break at
The Hudson River Museum
Students who participate in the Hudson River Museum’s spring break programs can choose to
make a light box to create a moving river scene. Photo courtesy of the Hudson River Museum.
Area youth are invited to celebrate spring
break at the Hudson River Museum with fun
and educational programs offered all week.
Science programs include: “Bugs on the
River” on Monday, March 25, where participants will create a stone critter paper weight;
“All About Fish” on Tuesday, March 26, where
participants will make fish with colorful scales;
“Make a Water Bug that Floats” on Wednesday, March 27; “Discover why Forests are Important to the Hudson” on Thursday, March 28,
where participants will make a forest diorama;
and “It’s Sugaring Time” on Friday, March 29,
where participants will be able to make sap
from Hudson Valley trees.
These programs are free with museum admission, or $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and
youth ages five to 16.
As another option, students may join artist Dahlia Broul for fun art projects based on
the “The Panoramic River.” Youth can make
their own light boxes to create a moving river
scene on March 27, create a panoramic pop-up
book on March 28, or make a panoramic view
of the Hudson River with help from other participants on March 29.
The cost for these programs is $10 per day
for non-members, or $5 for museum members
and includes museum admission.
Classes are limited to 25 participants, ages
nine to 16; pre-registration is required and parents can drop off their children.
All programs take place from 1 to 4 p.m.,
and all students must be accompanied by a
caregiver.
Daily planetarium shows will include
“The Sky Tonight: Incoming!” at 2 p.m., and
“Ocean of Air, Ocean of Space” at 3:30 p.m.
These are free with museum admission.
Tickets for these programs can be purchased at www.hrm.org or at the museum’s
Lobby Desk during operating hours. Advanced
purchase is strongly recommended.
The Hudson River Museum is located
at 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, and can be
reached at 914-963-4550.
New Rochelle Libraries Hold
Free Programs For Tots
The New Rochelle Public Library and the
Huguenot Children’s Library are continuing
to offer free programs for preschool children.
Drop-in participation is on a first-come, firstserved basis, made possible by the Friends of
the New Rochelle Public Library and the Partnership for the Huguenot Children’s Library,
Programs do not take place on days when
New Rochelle schools are closed for vacations.
“Let’s Make Music” with Nora Maher,
a half-hour session of fun and early socialization through music, movement and finger
games for children ages 1 to 3 years, meets every Saturday through April 27. The session at
the main library is from 10 to 10:30 a.m., with
the session at the Huguenot Children’s Library
from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
“Yoga Tots” with Susan Fried for toddlers
18 to 35 months and their parent or caregiver
meets Tuesdays, April 2 to May 28 from 9:30
to 10 a.m. at the main library, and from 10:30
to 11 a.m. at the Huguenot Children’s Library.
“3, 4, 5’s – Stories and Crafts” for children ages 3 to 5 years meets at the main library
every Monday through May 20, from 10 to
10:45 a.m.; and every Thursday through May
23, from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Parents may choose
between two sessions of “3, 4, 5’s – Stories
and Crafts” at the Huguenot Children’s Library on Thursdays, from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.,
or from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.
“Toddler Time” for 2-year-olds meets at
the main library every Friday through May 17,
from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; and at the Huguenot
Children’s Library on Wednesdays through
May 22, also from 10:30 to 11 a.m.
“Nursery Rhyme Time” for children ages
12 to 24 months meets at the main library every Friday through May 17, from 9:30 to 9:50
a.m.; and at the Huguenot Children’s Library
on Mondays, also from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m.
Rye Historical Society
Plans Three Days of Fun
Three days of creative projects have been
planned by the Rye Historical Society at the
Square House Museum for children ages 7 to
11 during spring break. Programs will be offered from Tuesday, March 26 to Thursday,
March 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 1 Purchase
St., Rye.
Crafting metal work pictures, painting
birdhouses and baking soda bread will be just
a few of the activities, and each day will have
a different theme: March 26 will be “creative
arts,” March 27 will be “home crafts,” and
March 28 will be baking.
The cost for the program is $65 for all three
days, or $25 for a single day. Children should
bring a bagged lunch, and additional snacks
will be provided. Reservations are suggested as
space is limited, and can be made by calling the
Rye Historical Society at 914-967-7588.
The Square House Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, call 914-967-7588
or visit www.ryehistory.org.
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Finally! A Decline in Tax Cert. Cases
200 Fewer Cases Filed in 2012
Tax certiorari proceedproperty types and occuings have finally stopped
pancy. Individuals who
live in a home they own
their steady incline, accan appeal their tax ascording to figures released
sessment through the
March 11 by Westchester
Small Claims Assessment
County Clerk Timothy IdoReview process, which
ni..
has a lower filing fee and
“These proceedings,
an expedited path through
known as ‘tax certs,’ repthe court system.
resent formal appeals of a
Others must proceed
commercial property tax
through the tax certiorari
assessment,” said Idoni,
route.
who accepts these filings
“A decline in 2012
in his capacity as clerk of
tax certiorari proceedthe Supreme Court. “As our
ings will hopefully be
local economy struggled,
welcome news to local
many businesses looked
County Clerk Tim Idoni
municipalities and school
at this process as a way to
districts faced with tight
take advantage of declining
budgets and declining assessment rolls,” said
property values and to save money.”
Since taking office, Idoni has seen the Idoni. “However, as each certiorari has its own
number of tax certiorari proceedings com- high or low price tag and timing of adjudicamenced in Westchester County Supreme Court tion, it may still be a few years before the overincrease from 3,288 in 2006; to 3,294 in 2007; all impact of the decline is felt.”
For more information, visit www.Westto 3,398 in 2008; to 3,683 in 2009; to 4,151 in
2010; and to 4,268 in 2011; then decrease to chesterClerk.com or call 914-995-3070. The
Westchester County Clerk’s Office is located
4,067 in 2012.
Any residents can contest the assessed at 110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White
value of their properties, but New York State Plains, and is open Monday through Friday, exlaw provides different routes depending on cluding holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Spring into the New Rochelle
Library During School Vacation
Children in pre-kindergarten through fifthgrade are invited to participate in a variety of
free programs at the New Rochelle Public Library during spring break.
The week begins with two hands-on programs celebrating the season. On Monday,
March 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., children accompanied by an adult are invited to create
crafts that are “for the birds.” The projects will
include a gift for the birds and a bird-inspired
gift for a friend, as well as birders books so families can keep track of the birds they see in New
Rochelle.
The workshop will be in the Meeting Room
on a first-come, first-served basis, with registration beginning at 10:45 a.m.
“Spring has Sprung!” will take place Tuesday, March 26 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and will involve preparations for gardening – indoors and
out. Participants will have the opportunity to
plant seeds in a variety of fun and surprising
containers, including ones that will grow into
“eggheads.”
The workshop will be in the Meeting Room
on a first-come, first-served basis, with registration beginning at 12:45 pm.
On Wednesday, March 27, two family films
will be shown on the big screen of the recently
refurbished Ossie Davis Theater. At 11 a.m., the
feature film will be “Horton Hears a Who!”
The adorably wacky plot based on a book
by Dr. Seuss involves Horton the Elephant, who
becomes a reluctant hero when he discovers
the microscopic city of Who-ville on a floating
speck of dust that no one believes exists. He embarks on a hilarious adventure to save the town
from the dangers of the jungle.
The movie stars the voices of Jim Carrey
and Steve Carell, runs 86 minutes, and is rated
G.
“The Secret World of Arrietty,” an animated adventure based on Mary Norton’s acclaimed
children’s book series “The Borrowers,” will be
shown at 2 p.m.
Residing quietly beneath the floorboards
are little people who live undetected in a secret
world to be discovered, where the smallest may
stand tallest of all. From the legendary Studio
Ghibli, the 94-minute film is rated G.
One of the library’s favorite children’s performers, Jim McClenahan, returns to the library
Thursday, March 28 at 2 p.m. for his magic and
comedy show. McClenahan’s blend of tricks and
jokes guarantees a good time, no matter how old
or young you may be!
Seating is offered first-come, first-served to
the 138-seat capacity of the Ossie Davis Theater
at the Main Library.
Will New Rochelle Make
Correct Development Choices?
By Peggy Godfrey
Last week in his State of the City address,
Mayor Noam Bramson said he felt New Rochelle should “team with businesses and plan
for the future.” In a sweeping analysis, he
claimed the Sun Belt’s attraction can’t last and
“the Northeast by contrast is built for growth.”
The choices the city makes now, in his
view, can lead the city “to our own bright future,” he said.
Missing from these comments was the
statement made by City Manager Chuck Strome,
that the developer “Good Profit,” chosen for the
Armory in the Echo Bay development area, had
failed to send the needed $50,000 to comply
with a letter of agreement. Nor was there any
mention of the way the Democratic majority on
the City Council had refused to hear a proposal
by the Save Our Armory Committee, which is
in the area of the proposed Echo Bay development.
This decision was reinforced at the next
City Council meeting on March 12. After
Good Profit was no longer under consideration, Councilman Lou Trangucci asked if the
board could hear the proposal of the Save Our
Armory Committee, which it had refused to do
previously.
Again, no permission was given.
That same night, the City of New Rochelle
held a hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Forest City Residential
proposal for Echo Bay at the current city yard
site, which includes the Armory. At the hearing there were many comments about the cost
of the school children and the lack of sufficient
retail, which would result in a project that does
not benefit the city.
While there were many business groups
mostly from outside New Rochelle and other
proponents of the project looking for jobs for
construction workers and youth at this DEIS
hearing, there was a lot of criticism of the plan.
Lorraine Pierce, secretary of the New Rochelle Citizens Reform Club, disputed statements made by Bramson about Echo Bay in his
State of the City address.
“There was no real consensus of the people who came to meetings from many different neighborhoods and neighborhood associations,” she said. “Bramson did not mention the
efforts made by many residents who pleaded
with the city to save the Armory from further
destruction. The city would not listen. Consequently the costs have now become prohibitive.
This is a sad day for New Rochelle.”
Anthony Galletta said Bramson voted
twice to terminate the New Rochelle firefighters, and was the only City Council member
this year to vote against the minimum New
Rochelle Fire Department manning in the 2013
budget. Also, when the decision was made to
remove the library from the City Charter, Galletta said Bramson voted to support this new
library tax. He supported M Square, which
couldn’t get bank funding, and his “hand
picked” Good Profit, friends and political contributors couldn’t raise the $50,000 needed for
the agreement with the city.
Joyce Furfero, co-chair of the New Rochelle Confederation of Neighborhood Associations, found Bramson’s State of the City address comments to be disingenuous.
“First, his praise of the police and fire departments is overshadowed by his vote at the
December budget meeting to cut the fire department to bare bones and jeopardize residents’
homeowners insurance policies,” said Furfero.
“Second, his lip service to collaboration with
other government entities to achieve economies
of scale from bulk buying is eclipsed by the
city’s rebuff to an invitation from the Board of
Education’s purchasing department to collaborate on purchases.
“Third, the Echo Bay Development proposal is now a shadow the 2005 plan and lacks
critical mass to provide substantive financial
support for the city, but is expected to drain
New Rochelle’s educational resources and vital
services,” she continued. “Fourth, the last thing
New Rochelle needs is transit center development. This area is already too overdeveloped
and its infrastructure strained, but Bramson
does not listen.
“Finally, the committee structure that
Bramson has used to deflect responsibility for
major developmental and fiscal issues from
him and the City Council does not really solicit independent, objective outside views,”
concluded Furfero. “Despite purported democratic selection processes, these committees are
inbred with Bramson’s own friends.”
PAGE 6 - EASTCHESTER RISING - Friday, March 22, 2013
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x::
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF TAX
::
LIENS BY PROCEEDING IN REM PURSUANT TO
::
ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX
::
LAW
:
:
BY
FORECLOSURE LIST
Schedule A
PETITION AND NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE
Index No. 1400 /13
Name
Block/Lot
Year
Blanche Colucci a/k/a
Blanche Elisa Costanza
552489 80-H-0001-25
2003 Lien
Amount (Base Plus
Interest/Penalties/Fees)
$10,251.35
2004 Lien
2005 Lien
2006 Lien
2007 Lien
$34,258.86
$35,556.41
$36,165.86
$36,330.94
2008 Lien
2009 Lien
2010 Lien
2011 Lien
2012 Lien
TOTAL LIENS
2012
County/Town
2012/2013
School Taxes
First Half
TOTAL DUE
$36,240.73
$35,287.41
$33,607.82
$32,284.73
$30,307.32
$320,291.43
$10,593.56
THE TOWN OF EASTCHESTER
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x-
The above-captioned proceeding is hereby commenced to enforce the payment of delinquent taxes or
other lawful charges which have accumulated and become liens against certain property. The parcels to
which this proceeding applies are identified on Schedule A of this Petition, which is annexed hereto and
made a part hereof. This document serves both as a Petition of Foreclosure and Notice of Foreclosure
for purposes of proceeding.
Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described
in this Petition are hereby notified that the filing of this Petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax
District of a proceeding in the Court specified in the caption above to foreclosure each of the tax liens
therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem.
Nature of proceeding: This proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to
foreclose the tax liens described in this Petition. No personal Judgment will be entered herein for such
taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof.
Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an
interest in the real property described in this Petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a
duplicate of this Petition has been filed in the office of the Enforcing Officer of the Tax District and will
remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified below as the last day for
redemption.
Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real
property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of
all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are
included in the lien against such real property, computed to and included the date of redemption. Such
payments shall be made payable to Rocco N. Cacciola, Receiver of Taxes, Town of Eastchester, 40 Mill
Road, Eastchester, New York 10709; (914) 771-3346. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person
other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax
liens affected thereby satisfied of record.
Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 15
th
Name
Block/Lot
Year
Janet and Daniel Dowe
552401 7-G-4-11
2008 Lien
2009 Lien
2010 Lien
2011 Lien
2012 Lien
TOTAL LIENS
2012
County/Town
TOTAL DUE
Name
Block/Lot
Year
Joanne McDonnell
552403 44-0005-2-E
Joanne McDonnell
552489 744-0005-2-T
2010 Lien
2011 Lien
2012 Lien
TOTAL LIENS
2012/2013
School Taxes
First Half
2007 Lien
2008 Lien
2009 Lien
2010 Lien
2011 Lien
2012 Lien
TOTAL LIENS
2012/2013
day of May,
2013.
Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of
real property described in this petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the attorney for the Tax
District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to
the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the Office of the County Clerk and served upon the
attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above-mentioned as the last day for redemption.
Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having
the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right,
title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in this Petition and a judgment in
foreclosure
may be taken by default.
Pursuant to RPTL § 1128, proof that this Petition and Notice of Foreclosure was published in two
newspapers for three nonconsecutive weeks for a two month period in accordance with RPTL § 1124(1)
shall be filed with the application for a judgment of foreclosure.
Pursuant to RPTL § 1128, proof that this Petition and Notice of Foreclosure was posted in the
Westchester County Courthouse in accordance with RPTL § 1124(4) shall be filed with the application for
a judgment of foreclosure.
Pursuant to RPTL § 1128, proof that this Petition and Notice of Foreclosure was posted in the
office of the Receiver of Taxes of the Town of Eastchester in accordance with RPTL § 1124(4) shall be
filed with the application for a judgment of foreclosure.
School Taxes
First Half
TOTAL DUE
Name
Block/Lot
Year
H & N Weber
552489 76-0007-6
2010 Lien
2011 Lien
2012 Lien
TOTAL LIENS
2012
County/Town
2012/2013
School Taxes
First Half
2010 Lien
2011 Lien
2012 Lien
TOTAL LIENS
2012
County/Town
2012/2013
School Taxes
First Half
2010 Lien
2011 Lien
2012 Lien
TOTAL LIENS
2012
County/Town
2012/2013
School Taxes
First Half
TOTAL DUE
Notice of a hearing date will be provided upon petitioner’s filing of an application for a judgment of
foreclosure.
Dated:
February 13, 2013
______________________
H & N Weber
552489 76-0007-10
TOWN OF EASTCHESTER
By:
Rocco N. Cacciola, Receiver of Taxes
H & N Weber
552489 76-0007-11
$8,809.52
$339,694.51
Amount (Base Plus
Interest/Penalties/Fees)
$9,481.01
$9,006.48
$8,785.87
$8,312.45
$7,683.40
$43,269.21
$7,536.41
$50,805.62
Amount (Base Plus
Interest/Penalties/Fees)
$737.04
$1,008.14
$961.96
$2,707.14
$306.23
$24,030.34
$14,340.19
$23,164.19
$22,553.35
$21,705.63
$20,721.07
$126,514.77
$5,818.34
$135,346.48
Amount (Base Plus
Interest/Penalties/Fees)
$28,398.94
$43,080.83
$40,442.42
$111,922.19
$14,138.03
$11,757.07
$1,132.44
$1,715.94
$1,610.19
$4,458.60
$557.57
$463.66
$1,132.44
$1,715.94
$1,610.19
$4,458.60
$557.57
$463.66
$148,776.95
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Friday, March 22, 2013 - WESTCHESTER’S MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPERS - PAGE 7
Seniors and Health Care
Sound Shore Medical Center Hot Topics in Health Care: Inpatient,
Outpatient and Losing Patience
Honors Birdie Stein and Rotary
Frank Bernabei master of ceremonies; honoree Berdie Stein; Ray Beninato, president of the Rotary Club of New Rochelle; and John Spicer, CEO and president of Sound Shore Medical Center.
The Friends of Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester held its annual Marie F. Vitt
Humanitarian Award dinner and silent auction
March 8 at Glen Island Harbour Club in New
Rochelle. Three hundred enthusiastic guests
gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of
this year’s honorees: New Rochelle resident
Birdie Stein and the Rotary Club of New Rochelle.
Stein was honored for her efforts on the
Friends board, including serving as home selection vice chair for the annual New Rochelle
House Tour.
The Rotary Club members were honored
as Community Volunteers, especially for their
direct support for SSMC’s coat drive for the
Outpatient Pediatric Clinic patients and the Diabetes Center, and an annual blood drive for the
exclusive benefit of SSMC patients – now in its
36th year. Each honoree was thanked for their
community service, dedication to Sound Shore
Medical Center and their long-standing commitment to improving the quality of life for residents of the greater Sound Shore region.
The Friends established this event to honor the legacy of Marie F. Vitt, SSMC’s former
chairman of the Board of Governors, who is
remembered for her volunteerism, spirit of philanthropy and commitment to her community
as well as Sound Shore Medical Center. Each
year the recipients of this prestigious award are
selected for their good works that exemplify the
humanitarianism and spirit of this extraordinary
woman.
For more information on the Friends of
Sound Shore Medical Center, naming opportunities and donations, call the foundation office
at 914-365-3755. For physician referrals, call
MDs-LINE at 914-637-5463, or visit www.
ssmc.org.
Myths About Social Security
By Susan Sobel
Social Security District Manager in Yonkers
Like any other successful and long-standing program or organization, there are a number
of myths surrounding Social Security. Some of
them are grounded in truth but just slightly misconstrued, while others are completely out of
line with the truth.
Let’s take a look at a few.
Myth 1: Social Security is just a retirement
program.
Social Security provides benefits to retirees, survivors and people with disabilities who
can no longer work. In fact, almost 7 million
disabled workers and nearly 2 million of their
dependents get Social Security disability benefits. Six and a half million dependents of deceased workers (including 2 million children)
get Social Security survivor’s benefits.
Myth 2: I don’t need to save because Social
Security will take care of me when I’m retired.
Social Security was never intended to be
a person’s sole income in retirement; it should
be combined with pension income and personal
savings and investments. Your Social Security
statement, available at www.socialsecurity.gov.
mystatement, is a great place to get an idea of
what to expect during retirement. You can also
use our Retirement Estimator at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.
Myth 3: If I work after I retire, I’ll be penalized.
Once you reach your full retirement age,
there is no penalty and no limit on the amount
you can earn. You can determine your full retirement age by visiting www.socialsecurity.
gov/retirecharted.
The earnings limit for workers who are
younger than “full” retirement age (age 66 for
people born in 1943 through 1954) is $15,120
in 2013. (We deduct $1 from benefits for each
$2 earned over $15,120.) The earnings limit for
people turning 66 in 2013 is $40,080. (We deduct $1 from benefits for each $3 earned over
$40,080 until the month the worker turns age
66.)
Keep in mind that if we withhold some of
your benefits due to work, we will re-compute
your monthly benefit amount when you reach
full retirement age to account for those months
that we withheld your benefit.
There is no limit on earnings for workers
who are full retirement age or older for the entire year.
Myth 4: To apply for benefits or do business with Social Security, I need to go to an office.
Not only is this false, but we encourage
you to do business with us the most convenient
and fastest way: at www.socialsecurity.gov. At
our website, you can apply for benefits, use our
retirement planner, get an estimate of your benefits, request a replacement Medicare card, and
much more.
You’ll find it all — along with answers to
your questions — at www.socialsecurity.gov.
Bone Marrow Drive Followed
By Film Screening at Purchase
SUNY Purchase College will present a
screening of the award-winning documentary
film “More to Live For,” on April 3 at 7 p.m. in
the Music Building Recital Hall, 735 Anderson
Hill Road. The event synthesizes two hallmarks
of Purchase College – performing arts and community activism – by also featuring a bone marrow donor registry drive from 4:30 to 9 p.m.
The film screening, which is open to the
public and free of charge, will be followed by
a question-and-answer session with producer
Susan Brecker. There will also be performances
by Purchase jazz musicians before and after the
film.
Before the film, attendees can sign up for
the International Bone Marrow Registry by filling out a form and taking a mouth swab.
“The core of the movie and the donor
movement lies in an essential truth,” said Susan
Brecker, co-producer (with James Chippendale)
of the film. “One individual truly can make a difference.”
Her husband, the world-famous jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker, tragically died of myelodysplastic syndrome (formerly known as preleukemia) when he was unable to find a donor
match. This inspired Susan to make the film and
to educate people about bone marrow donation
– which is a far less invasive process than most
people think.
“More to Live For” tells the story of three
men who are united by the common need for a
bone marrow donor. While showing their struggle for survival, the film demonstrates how easily people can give this precious gift of life by
registering and possibly becoming a donor.
Susan Brecker has shown the film at more
than 25 jazz and music festivals and colleges,
and has registered thousands of donors at these
events.
“The more people who are in the donor
bank, the more likely it is that matches can be
made,” she said. “In a sense, it is an insurance
policy for everyone, worldwide.”
Zumba at St. John’s Hospital
The Holistic Care Department at St. John’s
Riverside Hospital is offering five Zumba fitness
classes for $25, taught by a licensed instructor.
Classes are 30 minutes of Zumba followed by
30 minutes of toning.
Classes will be Tuesday evenings at 5 p.m.
beginning April 9, in the Cafeteria of St. John’s
Riverside Hospital, Andrus Pavilion, 967 N.
Broadway, Yonkers.
For more information, call Gail Lynch at
914-964-4837 or view the St. John’s Riverside
Hospital’s calendar of events at www.RiversideHealth.org.
By Michael LaMagna, Esq.
In order to be considered
This week I want to revisit
inpatient you must be actually
the topic of Hospital Observaadmitted to the hospital with a
tion Days. This is a poorly unphysician’s order. You are conderstood concept and one that I
sidered outpatient if you are rereceive many questions about.
ceiving emergency department
If you have Medicare, Part
services, lab tests, X-rays and
A and you are admitted as an inthe physician hasn’t written an
patient for three overnight stays,
order to admit.
on the fourth day your Skilled
In order to protect yourself,
Nursing Benefit would be acyou have a right to ask hospital
tive and if admitted to a nursing
personnel what the status of your
facility, Medicare would pay for
hospital stay is and if you don’t
up to 100 days of rehabilitation
agree, you have a right to appeal
and skilled nursing. The benefit
any adverse decision. However,
Michael LaMagna
period pays 100 percent of the
the appeal time frames are very
nursing costs for days 1 to 20,
short – in some cases 48 hours –
and there is a co-pay of $148 per day from day 21 so make sure you read all the information provided
to 100.
and take notes when talking to hospital staff.
This part is relatively uncomplicated; howThis article is provided for informational
ever, this isn’t the end of the story.
purposes only. Nothing in this article shall be conWhether you are inpatient or outpatient dur- strued as legal advice or should be relied upon as
ing your stay at the hospital is critical. Although such. Michael LaMagna is a Partner at LaMagna
you are staying overnight, that doesn’t necessarily and Associates, PC, practicing health care regumean you are an inpatient, and very often you are latory, elder /probate/disability/wills, trusts and
considered under “observation,” which is outpa- estates, Social Security and general legal practice
tient status and not counted toward the three-night in both New York and Connecticut. He was just
qualifying stay, thereby costing seniors thousands appointed to the ACO Task Force of the American
of dollars for rehabilitation that Medicare would Health Lawyers Association. Email LaMagna at
have paid for if the hospital had classified the stay [email protected], call 914-437-5955
as inpatient.
or visit www.nyandctlaw.com.
Town of Eastchester
Senior Programs and Services
The Center at Lake Isle
Monday, March 25
9:30 Line Dancing, Theresa Kover
12:30 Exercise, Linda Zeiss
1:15 Musical Memories, CDs and DVDs,
Bob Moynihan
Tuesday, March 26
8:30 Exercise, Grace Kulinski
9:30 Exercise, Patricia Marinello
10:30 Muscial Entertainment, Accordionist Ralph Caruso
12:30 Guest Speakers and Special Interest
Programs
Wednesday, March 27
9:30 Tap Dancing, Paula Tarantino
9:30 Drawing Class, Stephanie Rocker
12:00 Medicare Update, Q&A
12:30 Exercise, Evey Riccobono
12:30 Art Class, Betty Uses
12:30 Mahjong, Miriam Roschell
1:15 Musical Memories, CDs, and DVDs,
Bob Moynihan
Thursday, March 28
9:15 Country Western Dancing, Theresa
Kover
10:00 Yiddish Class
12:30 Mahjong
12:30 Pokeno and Cards
Friday, March 29
8:30 Exercise Video
9:30 Lite Exercise, Sonya Louis
1:00 Center Closes-Good Friday
The Center at Lake Isle is located at 660
White Plains Rd. at Eastchester. For more
information or transportation, call 914-3370390.
Osteoporosis Group Meets
An Osteoporosis awareness group will
meet Monday, April 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Burke
Rehabilitation Hospital, Building 4, 785 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. Dr. Steven Hindman,
an orthopedic surgeon at Greenwich Hospital,
will discuss surgeries related to osteoporosis.
For more information on this free event,
call Susan at 914-260-9339.
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Legal Notices
TAXES
TOWN OF EASTCHESTER
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
EASTCHESTER FIRE DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I HAVE THIS DAY
RECEIVED THE WARRANT TO COLLECT THE
2013
TOWN OF EASTCHESTER
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
EASTCHESTER FIRE DISTRICT
TAXES
EASTCHESTER TOWN HALL 40 MILL ROAD
OFFICE HOURS 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. – MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Lucente Wallace LLC. Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on 2/4/2013.
Office location: Westchester
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: The
LLC at 9 Jackson Avenue,
Tuckahoe NY 10707. Purpose: any lawful act.
NOTICE OF FORMATION
of PETCHESTER VETERINARY, PLLC.
Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
2/5/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to: The PLLC,
309 White Plains Road,
Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: practice of veterinary
medicine.
#6380 2/22 – 3/29
TAXES DUE
APRIL 1, 2013
Payable by April 30th without penalty
RATES OF PENALTIES:
APRIL – NONE
MAY – 2 PERCENT
JUNE & JULY – 5 PERCENT
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER – 7 PERCENT
OCTOBER – DECEMBER – 10 PERCENT
JANUARY – APRIL - 12 PERCENT
MAY – 13 PERCENT
JUNE – 14 PERCENT
List of delinquent taxes will be filed with the Westchester County
Clerk’s Office on July 1, 2014
ROCCO N. CACCIOLA, RECEIVER OF TAXES
(914) 771-3346
March 21, 2013
TOWN OF EASTCHESTER
LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Eastchester, after a
public hearing held on March 19, 2013 at the Town Hall, 40 Mill Road, Eastchester, New York at 7:00 p.m., duly adopted the following local law.
TOWN OF EASTCHESTER
LOCAL LAW NO. 1 - 2013
with regard to proposed amendments to Local Law No. 5. - 2000, the “ZONING LAW
OF THE TOWN OF EASTCHESTER”, last amended by Local Law No. 8 -2009. Following is a summary of the proposed amendments.
1.Section 2.D, Definitions, has been amended to delete definitions for Cafeteria;
Restaurant, Full Service; Restaurant, Carry-Out; Restaurant, Fast Food; and Retail Café and to add definitions for Formula Fast Food/Quick Serve Restaurant;
Formula Fast Casual/Quick Casual Restaurant; and Food Service Establishments.
2.Section 12, Special Permits, has been amended to delete special permit requirements for Restaurant, Full Service; Restaurant, Carry-Out; and Restaurant, Fast
Food; to add special permit requirements for Food Service Establishments and to modify special permit requirements for Outdoor Dining.
3.Section 13.D, Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements, has been amended
to delete parking requirements for Restaurant, Full Service; Restaurant, Carry
Out; Restaurant, Fast Food; and Cafeteria and to add parking requirements for
Food Service Establishments.
4.Schedule of Non-Residential District Regulations, Columns 2 and 4, for the DSC,
ORB, RB and GB Districts, has been amended to reflect the changes made to the
definitions and to permit Food Service Establishments and Outdoor Dining in all
of these commercial districts.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend this hearing, at which time they will be
given an opportunity to express their opinion for or against the proposed amendments.
A copy of the amendments is available in the Office of the Town Clerk.
By the Order of the Supervisor and
The Town Board of the Town of
Eastchester, New York
Linda Doherty
Town Clerk
A Morning in the Life
Continued from Page 1
In the tight confines of the stable area –
narrow buildings filled with tack boxes, bridles
hung beside doors, rakes and forks leaning
against walls, horses passing through to and
from exercise – the morning gets going before
8 a.m. each day.
In Laterza’s barn, the jobs are separated.
Grooms will clean the stalls and ready the horses
for the drivers who exercise the horses, one after
the other, after the other, after the other.
There are some, however, who wear multiple hats.
“I do everything myself,” says trainer Doug
Rothlein, who owns and trains three horses – a
face weathered by more than 60 years of training
horses in rain, wind or shine.
While training is an expensive business, the
prize money on offer at the Raceway is impressive recompense: anywhere between $12,500
and six-figure jackpots per race – a result of the
injection of cash brought about by the casino
where 8 ½ percent of the net earnings goes toward the purses on offer.
For smaller trainers like Rothlein, who cannot afford the very best bluebloods, it’s very
much a game of luck and patience as they vie for
a slice of the pie. “Everyone’s looking for that
good one,” he says.
Rothlein, however, is fortunate to own one
of those good ones. Standing patiently beside
his owner and awaiting his morning walk is
Cinderella Man, who has already made around
$200,000 in earnings. Currently on the convalescence list (“last December, he broke his coffin
bone, a small bone in his foot,” Rothlein says)
Cinderella Man will walk daily for another two
months before starting a regime of swimming
prior to returning to full work.
In comparison to thoroughbred racing,
where horses routinely race no more than seven
or eight times a year, the rate of injuries among
harness horses, who can run up to 40 times in a
year, is relatively low.
Instrumental in the low rate of injuries is the
correct track maintenance, and track superintendent Ed Ryan is the man responsible for this task
at the Yonkers Raceway. “The real issue is how
much we race,” says Ryan. “Everything goes on
the same surface.”
With 240 scheduled days of racing a year
and with training conducted in the mornings seven days a week, the pressure is on to maintain a
safe surface day in, day out.
Horsemen train in the morning, between 8
a.m. and 12:30 p.m., during which time Ryan
and his team will periodically harrow the track,
the drivers weaving their horses around the tractors. Then, between training and the races of an
evening – racing is held nightly, save for Sunday
and Wednesday – most of the important track
renovations are carried out.
“We have to check the grading of the track
and the elevations … as well as replenishing the
materials,” Ryan says. “With wear and tear, the
surface is ground down to a fine powder. And we
have to factor in the weather, snow and freezing.”
For instance, the most recent snow flurry
that blanketed New York prevented trainers from
using the track the morning prior, and Ryan and
his team were saddled with quickly removing a
few inches of snow from the track so that racing
could take place that evening.
Not that the drivers that speed past on the
Major Deegan will have noticed, their sights focused on the road ahead, mostly ignorant of their
fellow drivers that go round and round not a few
hundred yards away.
#6378 2/22 – 3/29
Westchester County Spring Co-ed
Volleyball Tourney Coming Up
Spring is in the air and that means it’s
time to register for the Westchester County
Co-ed Volleyball Tournament, to be held
Monday and Tuesday, April 8 and 9, from 7 to
11 p.m. at the Westchester County Center, 198
Central Ave., White Plains.
The tournament is open to men and
women 18 years of age and older, who are
members of organized teams, such as corporations, clubs, recreation centers or local
YMCAs. It will be played in “round robin”
format on Monday to determine the ranking
of each team, with a double-elimination tournament for the championship round on Tues-
day. The tournament will be played in two
levels of competition – recreation and power
recreation.
Awards will be given to the winning
teams and runners-up in each division.
The fee is $195 per team, with a limit of
20 teams; parking at the County Center is $5.
The deadline for registration is Wednesday,
April 3.
The Co-ed Volleyball Tournament is
sponsored by Westchester County Parks. Go
to www.westchestergov.com to download an
application, or to receive an entry form by
mail call 914-328-1542.
TZ Bridge
The problem with the governor and Coneybeare’s claims is that at no time before March
8 was any other number mentioned with the TIFIA loan other than $2 billion. There was no
mention of the possibility that New York would
get a smaller amount, or what the state would
do if it did get a lower amount. Documents obtained by “Newsday” also paint a different picture to the state’s version of events.
“Newsday” FOIL’d documents from the
U.S. Department of Transportation which show
correspondence between Washington and Albany that casts doubts about receiving a $2 billion TIFIA loan as early as September of 2012.
The documents were released by the DOT
and sent to Albany for review before going to
“Newsday.” Rising newspapers has confirmed
that some of these documents were redacted by
the state – not from Washington. We urge one
of our Westchester state elected officials – Assemblymembers Buchwald,Galef, or someone
else – ask for those documents to be uncovered.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer’s visit last
month to the current TZ bridge is another curious part of “who knew what” about the TIFIA
loan and when.
Schumer said: “The state hasn’t given us
specific plans as to what they think the tolls
will rise to. I don’t want to support a plan that
will be inadequate and then have the tolls go to
$15 or $16. I’m not saying that they will go to
that, but I want to make sure of that. We want
to make sure tolls don’t rise, and we’ve told the
governor that.”
We thought it was odd that Schumer, a
fellow Democrat, would come to Westchester
to question what the toll would be, when that
decision was in the hands of Cuomo, another
Democrat. We now believe that Schumer’s visit
was a warning that New York would not get $2
billion in TIFIA funding.
“I am pleased that the Tappan Zee will be
receiving the maximum amount possible from
the U.S. Department of Transportation for this
loan program so that the reconstruction of the
Tappan Zee can move forward while keeping
tolls affordable,” said Westchester Congresswoman Nita Lowey.
This statement confirms, in our view, that
the state should have known and shared with
the residents that they would not get $2 billion.
The high-water cost for the new toll for
the new TZ bridge was $14. That amount was
called “too high” by the governor, Sen. Schumer and others who vowed to bring it down. After the $1.5 billion TIFIA loan was announced,
estimations have the toll decreasing to between
$8 and $10, if traffic over the bridge increases
by 2 percent per year.
The actual total cost for the new TZ bridge
was also unclear until recently, with news reports having the cost at $3.1 billion or $3.9
billion; the latter amount is the now agreed-to
cost.
So we now know that the cost of a new
Tappan Zee Bridge will be $3.9 billion, and
we have a $1.5 billion TIFIA loan to pay for it.
How much the toll will be and how exactly we
will pay for the remaining $2.4 billion remains
a mystery.
These are the questions that “Newsday”
and Janine Rose have asked, and we thank them
for asking what our newspapers and many in
Westchester want answers to. And, in celebration of Sunshine Week, keep asking until we get
answers!
Continued from Page 1
state government in celebration of Sunshine
Week, a national, bipartisan effort to promote
the importance of open government and freedom of information. This was the eighth annual
Sunshine Week in the Assembly, which ran
from March 10 to 16
Assemblywoman Sandy Galef also passed
Sunshine Week legislation (part of the package of legislation mentioned above) preventing
government agencies from using copyright protections to prohibit public access to information.
“We must take steps to ensure that the public has access to as much material as possible,
which is created by the government on the public’s behalf,” she said. “This legislation is a first
step in prohibiting government agencies from
shielding certain information from public view.
These copyrights should not be claimed in circumstances in which people should be able to
view and use public records which they have
essentially paid for already as taxpayers. Unfortunately, there have been instances when state
and local governments have failed to allow the
public access to this information.”
Buchwald’s and Galef’s legislation are
good laws that help all of us get the information
we want … except when it comes to the Tappan
Zee Bridge.
Last week we thanked News 12 host Janine Rose, and “Newsday,” for their uncovering
of details concerning the financing for the new
Tappan Zee Bridge: Crucial federal Transportation Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act
program funding for the bridge will not be $2
billion, but $1.5 billion. “Newsday’s” coverage shows that the state knew about the lack of
funding months before admitting that there was
$500 million less coming from Washington.
“The Journal News” took a completely different angle on the TIFIA funding, touting the
$1.5 billion loan as the largest loan the U.S.
Department of Transportation has ever awarded
through TIFIA.
“This is another important step forward for
the new New York bridge project, one that will
help keep tolls affordable for motorists,” said
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in announcing the $1.5
billion loan on March 8. “Today’s action is also
amplified by the fact that under design build,
the selected bridge plan came in $1 billion under the expected price, maximizing the impact
of this major financial support.”
Brian Conybeare, special adviser to the
governor for the new Tappan Zee Bridge, and
former News 12 anchor, said earlier this year
at a Rockland TZ bridge public meeting that:
“The more money we get out of that TIFIA
program the lower the tolls will be.” He added
that “the state hopes to find out soon how much
money it will receive but could not provide a
date,” according to the Nyack-Piermont Patch.
Conybeare left the assumption to the public that the state had no idea what the TIFIA
loan would be.
Cuomo was also vague about how much
funding New York would get from TIFIA when
he visited SUNY Purchase to deliver his regional State of the State address two weeks ago.
“We are still seeking and haven’t gotten any
word yet. All the indications have been positive
but the process hasn’t been completed,” he said.
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Urgent Care Center Celebrates Ray Rice Greeted by Victory
Grand Opening in Mamaroneck
Rally in New Rochelle
Dr. Jason Lupow of Scarsdale checks the ears of Roshni Shah’s stuffed animal during a
Teddy Bear Clinic at the opening.
Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum welcomes MDxpress Urgent Care Center to town at
a March 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony. From left are Dr. Babak Toosi of Scarsdale; Rosenblum;
Dr. Nishant Shah of Park Ridge, N.J.; Dr. Jason Lupow of Rye Brook; Dr. Nelson Tieng of
Scarsdale; and Dr. Alan Teigman of Scarsdale.
Ray Rice at a celebration at New Rochelle City Hall in his honor.
Super Bowl Champ Ray Rice was welcomed
home to New Rochelle on March 2 with a rally
celebration on the steps of City Hall, congratulating the Baltimore Ravens running back for his
success and for being a role model to the youth in
New Rochelle.
Participating in Saturday’s victory rally were
the Youth Tackle League, New York State Champion New Rochelle High School Football Team,
National Champion High School Cheerleading
Team, the high school band, and the Boys and
Girls Club of New Rochelle, among others.
“Ray’s talent on the field is matched by his
strength of character off the field,” said Mayor
Noam Bramson. “In addition to being a great
role model for youngsters, Ray has also contributed his time and energy to countless programs in
New Rochelle. We are very proud of all that Ray
has achieved, and thrilled to celebrate the terrific
season and Super Bowl victory of our hometown
hero.”
Larry Alston of Youth Tackle League said it
makes him happy to see young boys and girls fol-
lowing Rice’s example, and doing positive things
in school and the community.
“I have been involved with New Rochelle
Youth Tackle League for 26 years,” he said. “I
remember seeing Ray when he was too young to
play football, but that did not stop him from running around the field with his football and helmet
on. On behalf of New Rochelle Youth Tackle
League, we all are very proud and happy that YTL
was able to play a positive role in Ray’s life. We
have watched him grow from a child to a man and
could not be happier with his work ethics and the
success he has had. We wish him much, much
more.”
Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle Director Quay Watkins called Rice a tremendous role
model for kids.
“He grew up in the Remington Unit and was
a member of the track and basketball teams. We
are very proud of Ray and the values he stands for,
such as consistency, hard work and chasing your
dream,” said Watkins. “He is truly an inspiration
to our kids!”
Yonkers’ Korean War Heroes:
Army Pvt. 1st Class Anthony Clemens Jr.
A new urgent care center in Mamaroneck celebrated the grand opening of its facility March 6.
“MDxpress will create a higher level of
medical care here in Westchester County,” said
the center’s founding physician, Dr. Jason Lupow.
“Urgent care centers are the future of medical
care; they greatly enhance the quality, affordability and efficiency of care for patients.”
The facility, which will be open seven days a
week including all holidays, will have top doctors
and medical assistants on staff to treat a variety of
pediatric and adult non-life- and limb-threatening
injuries and illnesses, including cuts requiring
stitches, flu, strep and sore throats, sprains, burns,
headaches, stomach aches, asthma, allergic reactions, and more.
For the greatest convenience, MDxpress
will have on-site digital x-ray and lab facilities,
as well.
In addition, the urgent care center will now
offer appointments for school, camp and sports
physicals.
MDxpress fills a niche in Westchester County that is fast becoming a trend nationwide. The
need for a medical alternative that can serve both
non-life-threatening immediate medical care and
routine medical services – to replace the high
costs and long waits associated with emergency
room visits – have given rise to walk-in urgent
care centers nationwide.
Lupow said appointments are not necessary
and patients will usually be seen within 30 minutes. All major insurances, including workers’
compensation and Medicare, will be accepted.
Located at 1030 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, MDxpress will be open from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
The center will be staffed and run by Lupow, with physician partners Dr. Babak Toosi, Dr.
Nelson Tieng, Dr. Alan Teigman and Dr. Nishant
Shah. All are board-certified emergency room
physicians at the renowned Montefiore Medical
Center in New York City.
Together, the partnering group has more than
60 years of combined emergency and urgent care
experience.
“Providing outstanding service and personalized medical care with short waiting times will
always be our number one priority,” said Lupow.
“We are very excited to bring this quality health
care and service to the people of Westchester
County.”
For appointments and information, visit
www.mdxpress.com or call 914-777-CARE
(2273).
By Andrew Tobia
Anthony J. Clemens Jr. was born in Yonkers on Aug. 28, 1930, the only son of Anthony
Clemens, a World War I veteran, and Mary Moos
Clemens. On his mother’s side, he had two uncles,
Adam (also a WWI Veteran) and John Moos.
Clemens graduated from Seton Academy and
St. Mary’s School, and he attended Gorton High
School. As a boy and young man, Clemens served
as an altar boy at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception (St. Mary’s), was a Boy Scout and was
active in the Catholic Youth Organization.
The 18-year-old Clemens enlisted in the
Army in December 1948 as a high school senior.
By January 1949, he had been called into active
service – before he had a chance to graduate. He
trained for several months before going into full
active service.
We do not know where his first assignment
was. We do know, however, that Private First Class
Anthony J. Clemens Jr., serving as an Army medic,
arrived in South Korea as part of Medical Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
on July 31, 1950, just more than one month after
the beginning of the Korean War.
Although we know little of his whereabouts
during August 1950, we can accurately infer that
Clemens saw combat action along the Pusan Pe-
rimeter, the last line of defense formed by United
Nations forces, protecting the far southeast corner
of the Korean Peninsula, marking North Korea’s
first and furthest advance into South Korea. Much
of the Pusan Perimeter followed the course of the
Naktong River, which ends in the city of Pusan.
It is virtually certain that Clemens saw combat during the First Battle of Naktong Bulge, an
area on the western portion of the Pusan Perimeter,
beginning Aug. 7. His unit, the 9th Infantry Regiment, was brought in as reinforcements for the exhausted 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division at Naktong Bulge near the City of Yongson.
We know that, after the end of the battle
Aug. 15, Clemens and the 9th were relocated to
the vicinity of the City of Miryang, just north of
Yongson, which is still in the Naktong Bulge
area. Through the end of August, Clemens and his
comrades likely had some rest – at the very least,
they saw no heavy fighting at that time. That is,
until North Korean forces launched an attack, the
Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, on Sept. 1. That
battle lasted until Sept. 15, when U.N. forces succeeded in repelling the North Koreans after two
weeks of heavy fighting.
On Sept. 9, 1950, in the middle of the Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, Clemens and the
9th Regiment were caught in heavy fire. During
the fighting, one of Clemens’ fellow soldiers was
wounded. Disregarding his own safety, Clemens
made attempts to rescue the man – moving him out
of direct enemy fire – and was himself shot and
killed. He was hardly 20 years old, having just celebrated his birthday in late August.
Clemens’ remains were returned to the U.S. in
early 1952, more than a year after his death, aboard
the ship Alamo Victory. A full military funeral was
held for him at Immaculate Conception, the same
church where he served as an altar boy, on April
24, 1952. He was laid to rest at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Yonkers.
Not long after his burial, a park and playground at the corner of Leighton and Berkeley avenues in South Yonkers was dedicated in his honor.
Clemens is the recipient of the Purple Heart,
the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service
Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea
War Service Medal.
Help Plan
“The steering committee is reaching out now to
our friends and community leaders to seek their
involvement by joining the 350th Anniversary
Celebration Committee.”
On June 24, 1664, 10 farm families received
a deed for the land they purchased and later
named Eastchester. In June 2014 – 350 years later
– the anniversary will be celebrated with historic
tours, a family festival and other commemorative
activities.
The celebration will continue throughout the
entire year.
Thus far, plans include an educational project in which students will submit research papers,
displays and paintings, and a performing arts and
a film festival focusing on topics of local history.
Eastchester, Tuckahoe and Bronxville library directors and reading enthusiasts are planning the town’s first “one book/one community”
program, which will have the entire town reading
and discussing one book with the same enthusi-
asm that some now follow the latest “Downton
Abbey” episodes, a baseball subway series or a
close political contest.
In the fall of 2014, the OSilas Gallery at
Concordia College will host an exhibition offering a narrative and visual portrait of Eastchester
residents who have left a positive legacy, epitomizing the tenets of the Eastchester Covenant
signed in 1665. The tales of these former citizens
will be accompanied by the stories of the institutions, historical landmark buildings and significant and inaugural events in the town’s history,
including the flu epidemic of 1918, World War I,
World War II, and the building of Lawrence Hospital and the Harlem Railroad.
Perhaps the most ambitious project in the
works is the research and writing of the first book
to be published on the history of Eastchester. A
hardcover volume with extensive, full-color illustrations, the publication will cover major
events in the growth of Eastchester, Tuckahoe
and Bronxville.
The book will feature topics ranging from
the Eastchester Covenant that governed the
town’s first settlers, life in the Neutral Zone during the Revolution, changes generated by the
advent of railroads, the exponential growth and
ethnic change of the Roaring 20s, and the deprivations of the Great Depression.
Chapters will also be devoted to Anne
Hutchinson, the town’s two river borders, threeand-a-half centuries of population growth, the
Civil War years, slavery and African-American
life in Eastchester before the 20th century, and
the famous 1733 election on the Eastchester
Green.
The anniversary celebration will be funded
by a newly organized tax-exempt entity named
Eastchester 350th Anniversary, Inc., which is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
For more information on celebration plans,
call Linda Doherty at 914 771-3351.
From left, Dr. Babak Toosi of Scarsdale; Dr. Nishant Shah of Park Ridge, N.J.; Dr. Nelson
Tieng of Scarsdale; Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler; Dr. Jason
Lupow of Rye Brook; and Dr. Alan Teigman of Scarsdale.
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the thoughts and suggestions of interested groups
and individuals in the community.
All residents are invited to help plan the
year-long festivities.
Those interested in participating or learning
more about the Eastchester 350th anniversary
celebration may attend a kick-off meeting April
3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Eastchester Public Library,
1385 E. Gun Hill Road, Bronx. Residents and
community organizations interested in joining
the celebration committee may choose to volunteer on one of the established sub-committees or
propose an additional project or event.
“Our town has so much to be proud of and
there are many possibilities for celebrating its
roots,” sadid County Legislator and Eastchester
Historical Society President Sheila Marcotte.
Army Pvt. 1st Class Anthony Clemens Jr.
PAGE 10 - EASTCHESTER RISING - Friday, March 22, 2013
Basketball Championship Closes Season at Eastchester Rec Dept.
The Eastchester Recreation Department girls basketball champs, the Fever in Orange and the Dream in black.
The Eastchester Recreation Department boys basketball champs gold team are the
Pacers and black team are the Spurs.
The Eastchester Recreation Department
concluded instructional basketball league Saturday, March 9 with championship games held at
the high school, in which more than 440 children
from grades four through eight participated in
both a boys and girls division.
The first event of the night was an exciting
game in the junior boys league (grades five and
six); team Michigan State beat UCLA 31 to 19.
Danny George led all scorers with 13 points
for Michigan State, while Kevin Crean added
8 points for UCLA. The score was close at the
end of the first half with Michigan State leading
19-15, but it was the Michigan State defense that
took control the second half, limiting UCLA to
just 4 points.
In the senior boys league (grades seven and
eight), the Spurs and Pacers were close at halftime, with a score of 22-18. Then in the second
half, Matt Roche and Robbie DeBenedictis lit up
the court for the Spurs, winning 40 to 23. Roche
scored 10 of his 16 points and DeBenedictis
scored 8 of his 12 points in the second half.
For the balanced Pacers, three different
players led the way with 4 points.
In the most exciting game of the night, senior girls (grades six through eight), it was team
Fever over the Dream, 27-26. The Fever was led
by Ashley Anello’s 10 points, and Skylar Capasso and Emma Gaffney chipped in with 6 points
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For the Dream, Lauren Gresia led all scorers with 11 points, and Caroline Brennan added
7 points.
The Eastchester Recreation Department boys basketball champs UCLA in gold and
Michigan State in green.
The Town of Eastchester Recreation Department thanks the Eastchester, Tuckahoe and
Bronxville school districts for the use of their
gyms for practices and games throughout the sea-
son, as well as Town Supervisor Anthony Colavita for his DJ services throughout the day. The department also thanks the parents and high-school
students who volunteered to coach this season.
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