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WESTCHESTER’S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPERS
Vol 121 Number 22
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Mama Jones Reminds Us
What Memorial Day is All About
Photo by Greg Baldwin
Friday, June 1, 2012
Judge Judy Celebrates
‘Her Mentoring Program’
Photo by Bayan Baker
White Plains Hs seniors and mentees (l to r) Diana Naulaguari, Ania Campbell, Brittany
McKenzie, Michelle Gonzalez, Yan Yun Lin, Danielle Berkman and Elizabeth Hernandez
Gold Star Mother Sandra “Mama Jones” Jones with
photos of her son, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Craig Wyche
As Westchester celebrated Memorial Day
last weekend, we sometimes forget what the
holiday is all about as we travel and enjoy the
first weekend of the summer.
Gold Star Mother Sandra Jones, affectionately known as “Mama Jones” has helped Rising newspapers, and our readers, remember
what Memorial Day is all about — to remember
those who served and died while defending our
country.
In 1983, 241 US Marines were killed in a
suicide truck bombing of a Marine barracks in
Beirut, Lebanon. Islamic Jihad claimed respon-
sibility for the bombing, which was the deadliest
single day for our Marines since the Battle of
Iwo Jima in WWII and what turned out to be the
first act of terrorism against our country. .
Mama Jones’ son, Lance Corporal Craig
Wyche, was among those lost that day. Wyche
grew up in Ossining and attended Ossining High
School, where he starred on the football team.
He was remembered in Ossining when a new
street was named after him in not long after the
incident.
Unfortunately, Wyche’s family could not
Continued on Page 9
By Dan Murphy
A wonderful program that puts together
successful women and young women from
Westchester’s high schools has had another great
year.
The Her Mentoring Program — funded by
Judge Judith Sheindlin of “Judge Judy” and Patricia Lanza of the Lanza Family Foundation,
developed by Judge Sheindlin’s daughter, Nicole
Sheindlin, and administered by the county’s Office for Women and the Women’s Research and
Education Fund — celebrated the graduation
of the current class of mentees last week at the
Larchmont Shore Club.
Judge Judy hosted the graduation lunch and
Continued on Page 10
Girls Scout Cadets
Mentor Junior Girl Scouts
Chabad Hebrew School
Girl Scout Cadets from Troop 2813 from
Yorktown recently met with Junior Girl Scouts
from Troop 2325 from Lakeland at Panera
Bread in Yorktown Heights to discuss ways
for the junior scouts to earn their Silver Award
and what the Cadets scouts did to prepare for
From the youngest class of Chabad Hebrew School are Dani (Danielle Molloy)
and Chava (Eve Doran) on the last day of Hebrew School with their Alef Champ
graduation medals, balloons and awards
See story on Page 2
We Need a ‘Grand Bargain’
in Washington and White Plains
By Dan Murphy
Last summer, Americans witnessed government gridlock in Washington, DC. The President and republicans in Congress were unable to
come to an agreement on a higher debt ceiling,
resulting in gridlock and the U.S. losing its AAA
credit rating.
Although an agreement was reached to
raise the debt ceiling later that year, there was
no agreement to cut spending or raise taxes, both
of which are needed to solve our yearly trilliondollar deficits and our $15 trillion (and counting) Federal Debt.
A “Grand Bargain” between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner,
which would have cut the deficit by $4 trillion
over 10 years, was close to happening, but never
did.
Here in Westchester, county government
is working, but with strained relations between
Republican County Executive Rob Astorino and
County Board democrats, led by Chairman Ken
Jenkins. Both sides have been debating the critical issue of county government: how much can
the county afford to spend and how much can be
cut before the lives of Westchester residents are
seriously impacted?
One issue that has garnished a lot of news
has been the proposal by the Astorino Administration to reduce the county subsidy for low
income residents to pay for child care. The proposal would increase the family contribution
from 25 percent of the total cost to 35 percent.
This would result in an increase to low income
families of about $1,400 per year, or about $30
per week. For a family earning $30,000, $30 per
week is significant.
Democrats on the County Board have argued that the Board of Legislators needs to
vote on the increase in child care contributions
and that Astorino agreed to fund the child care
program, as is, during last year’s budget agreement.
Astorino argues that there is not enough
funding for the program in this year’s budget to
keep the family subsidy at 25 percent.
“Action is needed now or the programs will
run out of money,” said Westchester Department of Social Services Commissioner Kevin
Continued on Page 8
their community bridging ceremony.
Both troops are from Girl Scouts Heart of
the Hudson. The meeting was another opportunity for girl scouts to pass along their stories
of scouting and how they have helped their
community at the same time.
Hebrew Hospital Home Honors
Volunteer of the Year
HHH Volunteer of the Year Mary Newman
This week is National Nursing Home
Week, a week to celebrate all the staff, residents, family members and volunteers who
make a positive difference in the lives of nursing home residents throughout the nation. It is
a celebration, because these people make the
lives of residents a true journey — they ensure
that every day is an enjoyable one that will
bring smiles and happiness.
Mary Newman, 86, was honored at Hebrew Hospital Home (HHH) of Westchester’s
Fifth Annual Volunteer Luncheon for being
a loyal and dedicated volunteer at HHH, a
skilled nursing facility in Westchester County.
Her husband, a retired White Plains Policeman, was a resident at the home until he passed
away and, since then, Mary has been loyal to
the residents — she comes at least once a week
and is on call in case her help is needed.
“I love what I do,” said Newman, who has
lived in White Plains her whole life. “I help
feed the residents, bring them down for Mass
and sometimes just sit and speak with them.
I fit right in. I feel so comfortable here. Everyone is so willing to help and cares for the
residents and it’s so important.
“I know how scary of a process moving
one’s family member into a home is. I went
through it myself with my husband when he
got sick. He was a large man and I couldn’t
take care of him by myself. Once we got here,
we knew it was the best choice and the best
place to be.”
Continued on Page 4
PAGE 2 - eastchester RISING - Friday, June 1, 2012
JCC Dance Students Perform
at Atria Senior Residence
GACC’s 41st Poetry Contest
Front row (l to r): Eliana Neill, Deviki Arora, Madhavi Shashank, Anika Agarwal
and Marjorie Mir; back row (l to r): Maryann McCarra-Fitzpatrick, Johanna Ramm,
Lauren Tannenbaum and Gillian Lynn Katz
Front row (l to r): Eliana Neill, Deviki Arora, Madhavi Shashank, Anika Agarwal
and Marjorie Mir; back row (l to r): Maryann McCarra-Fitzpatrick, Johanna Ramm,
Lauren Tannenbaum and Gillian Lynn Katz
Fourteen JCC Community Outreach dancers from the JCC of Mid-Westchester’s Dance
School in Scarsdale performed selections in Tap,
Ballet and Hip Hop for residents at the Atria on
the Hudson senior residence in Ossining on
Monday, May 21.
JCC of Mid-Westchester Dance School students (pictured above, l to r) Elena Rubin of Pelham, Julia Dietz of Hastings, Alyssa Josselsohn
and Laura Baruch of Scarsdale danced the Four
Swans variation from “Swan Lake.”
The Jewish Community Center of MidWestchester, a proud beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York, is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the community by
providing cultural, social, educational and recreational/fitness programs, human services and
Jewish identity-building opportunities to people
of all ages and backgrounds.
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Chabad Hebrew School
The Greenburgh Arts and Culture Committee (GACC) recently announced the results of its 41st annual poetry competition at
a Greenburgh Town Hall reception. During
the event, 12 winners and 25 finalists read
their selected poems to an audience of family
members, friends and poetry lovers.
In the Adult category, first place ($100)
went to Howard Sage for “Gray Sweater
Wave.” Second place ($50) went to Gillian
Lynn Katz of Scarsdale for “Midnight.” Third
place ($25) went to Maryann McCarra-Fitzpatrick of Peekskill for “The Coach Painter.”
In the Student Category (ages 13 to 18),
first place ($100) went to Emily Yankowitz
of Scarsdale for “They Stand for Equality.”
Second place ($50) went to Johanna Ramm
of Hastings for “The Steady State Theory.”
Third place ($25) went to Ann Kamerman of
Bedford Hills for “Here I Am.”
In the Juvenile Category (ages 11 and
12), first place ($50) went to Lauren Tannenbaum of Briarcliff Manor for “Fifth Grade.”
Second place ($25) went to Anika Agarwal of
Scarsdale for “Astrologer.” Third place ($15)
went to Khanan Ben-Dan for “Burning.”
In the Juvenile Category (ages 6 to 10),
first place ($50) went to Madhavi Shashank of
Scarsdale for “Seventeen Ways of Looking at
Wonder.” Second place ($25) went to Eliana
Neill of Croton-on-Hudson for “Before I Ate
My Bread.” Third place ($15) went to Deviki
Arora of Scarsdale for “Secrecy.”
Final Judge for the 2012 contest was
Westchester poet Kathleen Ossip, author of
“The Cold War” (recently named as one of
Publishers Weekly’s 100 best books of 2011),
“The Search Engine (selected by Derek Walcott for the American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize) and “Cinephrastics,” a
chapbook of movie poems.
She teaches at The New School in New
York City, where she was a founding editor of
LIT, and is the poetry editor of Women’s Studies Quarterly. She has received a fellowship
in poetry from the New York Foundation for
the Arts, as well as grants from Bread Loaf,
the Ragdale Foundation, and Yaddo.
Let the Poets Speak, an anthology of the
prize-winning entries from the 2012 contest,
will be available for purchase in early fall
2012. For more information about the reception, anthology or next years poetry contest,
contact Greenburgh Director of Arts & Culture Sarah Bracey White at 914-682-1574.
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celebrated the end of a very successful year
with awards, games and performances.
Different color balloons and medallions
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Hebrew reading level which they attained
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FRIdAy, JuNE 1, 2012 - WEstchEstER’s MOst INFLuENtIAL NEWsPAPERs - PAGE 3
From the Desk of the DA:
Westchester Intelligence
Center 4 Year Anniversary
This year marks the
nications and regularly
fourth anniversary of the
assists police departments
Westchester Intelligence
by providing needed inCenter (WIC), an essenformation quickly. WIC
tial and cost-effective
analysts recently used mocollaboration among lobile phone data to support
cal, state and federal law
the search for a suspect
enforcement agencies that
who was wanted in conwork here in Westchester
nection with the stabbing
County.
of his ex-girlfriend. The
WIC serves as a clearsuspect was arrested as he
inghouse for information,
was attempting to leave
both intelligence from pothe area.
lice sources and data from
WIC’s work also
a wide range of online
enhances
coordination
sources. At WIC, analysts
among law enforcement
Westchester DA Janet DiFiore
and law enforcement ofagencies. Last year, a WIC
ficers track crime trends
analyst supporting a child
and assist in solving individual cases. With 42 pornography investigation discovered that
local police departments and numerous state two different law enforcement agencies were
and federal agencies, this coordinated sharing conducting concurrent investigations. WIC
of information is essential and, as Westchester notified both agencies, allowing coordination
County’s chief law enforcement officer, I of efforts, and the FBI arrested the suspect.
made the creation of WIC a top priority when
In another instance, a WIC analyst identiI became District Attorney.
fied the connection between two separate inWIC analysts have access to extensive vestigations, one of which involved a suspect
online resources that an individual police de- seeking to ship weapons-related contraband to
partment, because of its size or budget, might a high risk nation. WIC hosts monthly meetnot be able to access. With these resources, ings where I meet with police commissioners
WIC analysts conduct a wide range of support and chiefs from various departments to share
activities for partner agencies, including de- information on countywide crime trends and
veloping and enhancing evidence and leads in coordinate our efforts on public safety issues.
a case and assisting detectives in locating susWIC analysts work in partnership with
pects by identifying locations to which they agencies including the Joint Terrorism Task
may have a connection.
Force, the Drug Enforcement AdministraBy analyzing financial or electronic com- tion, the United States Marshals Service, the
munications data, WIC analysts have uncov- Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau
ered previously unreported criminal activity. of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the United
In real time, WIC researchers have refuted or States Secret Service, the New York State Poverified information offered by suspects in in- lice and the Westchester County Department
terrogations.
of Public Safety.
In 2011, WIC partner agencies were
The Westchester County Department of
given information on patterns of ATM skim- Public Safety provides resources and personming (the illegal placement of a camera and nel to the WIC. As a NY/NJ High Intensity
card-reading device to record bank card Drug Trafficking Awareness (HIDTA) supand pin numbers as they are punched in by ported regional intelligence center, WIC recard owners) that had occurred outside of ceives federal funding to assist in its work.
Westchester. This information allowed WIC
The WIC continues to be an extremely
partners to respond quickly with a task force valuable and cost-effective resource, assistto share information among law enforcement ing local police departments and identifying
agencies when ATM skimming was reported crime trends as we work together to protect
in Westchester County. The work of the task and keep Westchester residents safe.
force led to more than half a dozen arrests reTo read more about the WIC and the
lated to ATM skimming.
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GRAND OPENING
Supermarkets Coming and Going
and ‘Lunch with the Mayor’
Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont
By harrison Mayor Ron Belmont
I am excited to announce the opening of a
new establishment, coming soon, to downtown
Harrison.
DiCicco’s Food Market will be opening at
7 Halstead Ave., the current location of Food
City. Although it is sad to see a long established
business like Food City close its doors on June
3, I look forward to visiting DiCicco’s when it
opens in a few months. The store has a great
track record in neighboring municipalities and
is known for its friendly atmosphere. A company like DiCicco’s will do a lot to help revitalize
our downtown business district. This is wonderful news for Harrison and I welcome them with
open arms.
On Sunday, May 20, I had the pleasure
of tasting delicious samples of our local chefs’
specialties at the Friends of the Public Library
fundraiser, “A Taste of Harrison.” It was a beautiful day and more than 100 people came out to
support this very worthwhile event. All the proceeds will be used by The Friends of the Public
Library, a non-profit organization, to support the
Harrison Public Library.
Thank you to all who attended and special
thanks to all the contributing restaurants, as well
as to Ronnie Capasso for driving the van, allowing for safe and swift transportation to the participating venues.
A new opportunity for Harrison residents,
to ask questions and voice their concerns, will
be underway soon. Each Friday (with the exception of the last Friday of each month) I will
be having lunch between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.
at different restaurants in Harrison, and would
like to sit down with residents to discuss any issues that may be important for the Town Board
to consider.
“Lunch with the Mayor” venues will change
from week to week and an advanced schedule
will appear in the Mayor’s Column, as well as
on the Town Scroll. Please feel free to come and
meet with me to discuss any questions you may
have.
Our first “Lunch with the Mayor” event will
be on Friday, June 1 at Al Dente Italian Trattoria,
located at 60 Halstead Ave. All residents of the
Town of Harrison are encouraged to attend.
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New Immigration Law Hits Home
Marrisa Senteno
By John Gitlitz
“When I came to Mamaroneck, things were
much worse. Now they are a lot better. Immigrants are part of the fabric of our community.
They have jobs, their children go to school here.
They go to the library. That is what creates a
safe community, not just for the immigrants but
for all of us. But a new federal law called ‘Secure Communities’ threatens to take that away.
It treats immigrants as ‘others.’ It makes them
feel isolated and fearful and it weakens our community.”
This is what Marrisa Senteno, worker coordinator for the Hispanic Resource Center, told
the Local Summit on May 15 at the Nautilus
Diner on a panel on the local impact of new immigration laws. She was joined on the panel by
Vanessa Merton, professor of law at Pace University and director of their Immigration Justice
Law Clinic, and by Detective Sandra DiRuzza
of the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.
Merton pointed out that today was a special
day because, on May 15, the law changed. The
federal government mandated that the “Secure
Communities” or “S-Com” law come into effect
in New York State, despite its having been previously rejected by Governor Cuomo.
Ostensibly, according to Merton, the law
purports to provide for no more than sharing
information between local, state and federal
agencies. When someone is taken into custody,
now his or her fingerprints and other identifying
data are shared with Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), the federal agency charged
with enforcing immigration law. The official
aim is to identify the felons among those who
are present in the country illegally so that they
can be deported.
However, Merton said, the law is unlikely
to accomplish its stated aims. It is not that easy
to determine status. For those caught up in the
process — and one can be caught up for something as minor as a traffic violation — the consequences can be severe, harming immigrants
both undocumented and documented; even
citizens, their families and the communities in
which they live.
People detained under S-Com do not enjoy the protections many of us take for granted.
They are not entitled to counsel and between 60
and 70 percent lack the representation of an attorney. They are rarely eligible for bond. Once
detained, they can be sent almost anywhere in
the United States, often to distant, privately run
detention centers where conditions are poor.
Senteno and Merton both emphasized that
the ensuing insecurity makes immigrants fearful
of taking problems to the police, a fact which
leaves them vulnerable to all kinds of exploitation.
Vanessa Merton
According to Senteno, “Workers come to
us who have been robbed of their wages. They
come from every single sector, not just day laborers and domestics. The problem is huge.”
DiRuzza said that, when she deals with domestic violence, fear is a big issue. Part of what
she does is reach out to those involved, particularly victims.
“Reaching out is necessary to build a relationship,” said DiRuzza. “Often, the victims are
unaware of the law, find dealing with authorities daunting and are fearful of seeking help. We
want to keep our communities safe. We want the
victims to come forward and we know they are
fearful.”
Ann Spindel, who teaches English as a Second Language at the Don Bosco Center in Port
Chester, asked what happens to children whose
parents have been deported. Seteno noted that
“The problem is closer than we realize.” One in
four children in the United States today has a
parent at risk of removal. Some 50,000 children
have been transferred into foster care after their
parents have been deported. Five thousand have
been adopted because their immigrant parents
lost rights to their children.
Many in the audience inquired what we can
do. Merton pointed to the New York Dream Act,
which would make graduates of New York high
schools eligible for Tuition Assistance (TAP):
“The New York State Dream Act came close
to passage this year in Albany. It won’t create
a path to citizenship but it would be a powerful
symbol. Maybe we can get it next year.”
Others asked how our schools could contribute. Merton replied, “Teach everyone, immigrants and non-immigrants, about the real history of American immigration.” She had earlier
told the story of a client, detained as being illegally present, who turned out to be a citizen, a
fact of which he was unaware. “In the 1930s, the
United States forcibly evicted to Mexico over a
million persons. Many of those removed were
actually citizens, who had never lived in Mexico, and their descendants are citizens — even if
they, and we, don’t know it.”
Merton also added a cautionary note. “Tell
immigrant kids that no matter how frustrated
and tempted, don’t use fake documents. It’s the
one thing that won’t be forgiven. Even if the
law changes, it will still make you deportable.
Our whole immigration system is complex, convoluted, unworkable and cruel. It needs to be
‘Katrina’d,’ dismantled and rebuilt entirely.”
The Local Summit, which hosted the meeting, is an informal community council that tries
to make the community a better place to live for
everyone. Its regular monthly meetings are held
at 7:45 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month at
the Nautilus Diner on the Post Road in Mamaroneck.
Serving Our Country
Army National Guard Promotions
Major General Patrick A. Murphy, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announced
the promotion of members of the New York Army
National Guard in recognition of their capabilities
for additional responsibility and leadership.
Jaime Burgos from Irvington, serving with
the 442nd Military Police Company, is promoted
to the rank of Sergeant.
Jonathan Altieri from Ossining, serving
with the Company A, 101st Signal Battalion, is
promoted to the rank of Specialist.
Stephen Kim from Harrison, serving with
the Company A, 2-108th Infantry, is promoted to
the rank of Sergeant.
Esther Viteri from Port Chester, serving
with the Company B (Maintenance), 427th Brigade Support Battalion, is promoted to the rank of
Private First Class.
Franli Santiago from Elmsford, serving with
the Company B, 2-108th Infantry, is promoted to
the rank of Private First Class.
Andrew Brink from North Salem, serving
with the Company B, 2-108th Infantry, is promoted to the rank of Specialist.
Kevin Glassberg from Yonkers, serving with
the Company B, 2-108th Infantry, is promoted to
the rank of Specialist.
Eric Mayarodriguez from Elmsford, serving with the Company B, 2-108th Infantry, is promoted to the rank of Specialist.
Mark Agard from Mount Vernon, serving
with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 369th Sustainment Brigade, is promoted to the
rank of Sergeant First Class.
Kenneth Bozier from New Rochelle, serving with the Headquarters and Support Company,
42nd Infantry Division, is promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel.
Army National Guard promotions are based
on overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential.
These promotions additionally recognize the
best qualified Soldiers and attract and retain the
highest caliber Citizen Soldiers for a career in the
New York Army National Guard.
Colonial Day at St. Paul’s Church
Colonial era crafts, music, games and toys,
dancing, cooking and military demonstrations
are featured in the Colonial Day event at St.
Paul’s Church National Historic Site.
The program includes an exploration of
“Death Heads and Soul Effigies: Symbolism on
Colonial Gravestones” by art historian John Zelinski and a talk about the early settlement of
the colonial town at St. Paul’s, which was established in 1664.
Visitors also tour the Church tower, leading
to the 1758 bronze bell, and the colonial section
of the St. Paul’s cemetery as well as enjoy a recital on the historic Erben pipe organ.
The Colonial Day event will be held on Saturday, June 9 from 12 to 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s,
located at 897 South Columbus Ave. in Mt. Vernon. Parking and admission are free and light
refreshments served.
For more information, call 914-667-4116
or visit NPS.gov/sapa.
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Latimer’s Environmental
Bill Passes Assembly
The bill adding fundbeen reduced from $255
ing to New York State’s
million to $134 million.
Environmental
ProtecNew revenues are needed
tion Fund, sponsored by
support the many imporAssemblyman
George
tant projects that protect
Latimer, passed the State
New York’s families and
Assembly recently by a
our shared environment.
vote of 111-0 — a unaniSome of those programs
mous, bi-partisan eninclude protecting natural
dorsement of Latimer’s
resources and commulegislation which ensures
nity character, eliminata separate funding stream
ing solid waste, keeping
for essential environmenfamily farms working and
tal projects statewide, inpreventing pollution and
cluding flood mitigation
invasive species.
Assemblyman George Latimer
projects for ravaged areas.
New York State colEnvironmental Advocates of New York, lects about $115 million from unclaimed
the top statewide environmental group that bottle deposits on an annual basis. These revmonitors state legislation, identified the bill enues would be phased in over four years,
as a “Super Bill,” one of the highest priority starting in State Fiscal Year 2013-14. Also,
among all proposed legislation. The bill would the bill specifies that this new revenue would
provide a net increase in resources allocated not replace the traditional source of funding
to the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) for the EPF but would supplement the current
used to fund major environmental projects funding source. This bill would not amend the
statewide. It would phase unclaimed deposits mechanism that collects the unclaimed deposcollected by the state through the Returnable its in the current bottle bill law.
Beverage Container Law from the General
Latimer indicated that the revenues genFund into the EPF over four years.
erated by bottle deposit law, which keeps
Latimer co-sponsors the bill with Re- communities cleaner and encourages recypublican Senator Mark Grisanti and credited cling, should be used to benefit state programs
environmental activist and lawyer J. Henry to protect our air, land and water. The bill
Neale of Scarsdale for bringing the concept awaits Senate passage before submission to
into consideration: “This proves, once again, the Governor’s office. Latimer has long been
the value of citizen advocacy in taking a good a staunch supporter of the environment, and
idea and giving it the attention it deserves.”
has often received top scores from EnvironIn describing the bill, Environmental Ad- mental Advocates for his positions and votes.
vocates noted that, since 2003, approximately Naming this bill a “Super Bill” helped make
$500 million in New York State funds has it a top priority for environmental groups and
been swept from the EPF for General Fund more likely to pass the legislature and become
relief; since 2008, the EPF appropriation has law.
Bedford Audubon Society
Events in June
Science in Action: Call List
Put your name on a call list to come and
watch Bedford Audubon Naturalist Tait Johansson and his team band birds for the nationwide
Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship
(MAPS) study, now in its fourth year.
Bird banding takes place approximately every 10 days from June 1 to early August in the
Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. The walk to the banding site is muddy. Level of difficulty: moderatestrenuous.
For more information or to register, contact
Johansson at 914-232-1999 or tjohansson@bed
fordaudubon.org or visit BedfordAudubon.org.
Field Trip to Bashakill Marsh
and Shawangunk Grassland NWR
Join Bedford Audubon Naturalist Tait Johansson on Tuesday, June 5 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Depart from Bylane Farm, located at 35
Todd Rd. in Katonah at 6 a.m., return at 6 p.m.
Bashakill Marsh is a unique birding area
which supports breeding wetland-dependent species (such as Virginia Rail, Sora and Common
Moorhen), bitterns, cuckoos and a large array
of songbirds. The nearby Shawangunk Grassland NWR has breeding Bobolink, Grasshopper
Sparrow and Upland Sandpiper. Bring lunch and
snacks. Level of difficulty: moderate.
Jeanne Pollock at 914-519-7801 or jpollock@
bedfordaudubon.org or visit BedfordAudubon.
org.
Marty McGuire Scholarship Award
Gabrielle Froehlich, a junior at Fox Lane
High School in Bedford, is being awarded $500
to support her research on Japanese Stilt Grass
and Phragmites.
Michael Rosenthal, a senior at John Jay
High School in Katonah, is being awarded $500
to support his research on identifying Canada
geese nests and managing the non-native breeding population.
The presentation of the Marty McGuire
Scholarship Awards will be held on Wednesday,
June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Katonah Memorial
House, located at 71 Bedford Rd.
For more information, visit BedfordAudu
bon.org.
Conservation of Birds of Old Fields
and Young Forests
Join the Bedford Audubon Society on
Wednesday, June 13 at 7:45 p.m. at Katonah Memorial House, located at 71 Bedford Rd. in Katonah, for a special presentation, “Conservation of
Birds of Old Fields and Young Forests,” by Dr.
Robert Askins.
Forests have been the focus of most conservation efforts in the northeastern United States.
Less attention has been directed at open habitats,
but these areas have a disproportionate number
of declining and endangered species. In New
England and New York, many of the bird species
that have shown persistent, long-term decreases
in abundance are associated with shrublands and
grasslands.
Shrubland species such as Brown Thrasher,
White-eyed Vireo, Blue-winged Warbler and Yellow-breasted Chat are primarily found on abandoned farmland or in forests that are recovering
from a major disturbance. They have declined
as open habitat areas in the region have been replaced with forest.
Is this a conservation problem or a “return
to normal” in a historically forested landscape?
Where did these species live before people
cleared the forest for farming? How can we sustain their populations as open habitats continue to
disappear? All of these issues will be addressed
in his presentation.
Askins is the Katherine Blunt Professor of
Biology at Connecticut College, where he teaches
courses in ecology, animal behavior, conservation
biology and ornithology. His research focuses on
the ecology and conservation of migratory birds
in both their northern breeding areas and tropical
wintering areas.
For more information, visit BedfordAudu
bon.org.
Field Trip to Old Field Preserve, Waccabuc
Join Bedford Audubon Naturalist Tait Johansson for this follow-up trip to the June 13
lecture by Dr. Robert Askins on shrubland birds.
A variety of shrubland bird species breed in this
100-acre preserve, including Blue-winged Warbler, Field Sparrow and Indigo Bunting.
The trip will be held on Saturday, June 16
from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Depart Bylane Farm, located at 35 Todd Rd. in Katonah, at 7 a.m. Level
of difficulty: easy-moderate.
org.
Butterflies & Dragonflies
Join Bedford Audubon Naturalist Tait Johansson on this walk in the meadows of Bylane
Farm, located at 35 Todd Rd. in Katonah, will
whet your appetite to learn more about these
fascinating, flying gems in preparation for the
Butterfly Workshops (July 7, 14 and 28) and the
Dragonfly Workshop (August 11).
The walk will be held on Saturday, June 16
from 2 to 4 p.m. Level of difficulty: easy-moderate.
org.
Father’s Day Bird-Feeder Building Workshop
Join Steve Robbins on Sunday, June 17 from
9 to 11 a.m. at Bylane Farm, located at 35 Todd
Rd. in Katonah, for this special Father’s Day program.
For children and their parents or grandparents. A wonderful way to start out Father’s Day!
Our knowledgeable leader will be at hand to help
construct the feeders. There is a $15 fee to cover
cost of materials.
For more information or to register, due by
June 8, call 914-232-1999 or visit BedfordAudu
bon.org.
Hebrew Hospital Home
whom live in Danbury.
Thank you, Mary, for your dedicated service to the residents of HHH! You inspire us to
always be better and set a wonderful example
for young volunteers. Residents appreciate
you and staff loves you! Thank you, again, and
happy National Nursing Home Week to you!
For more information, visit HebrewHospi
talHome.org.
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Before becoming a volunteer at HHH,
Newman used to be a foster mother at
Westchester Adoption for about five years: “I
always need to care for someone, otherwise
I’ll get bored!” She has seven beautiful grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, all of
Friday, June 1, 2012 - WESTCHESTER’S MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPERS - PAGE 5
Seniors and Health Care
Hot Topics in Health Care
By Michael LaMagna, Esq.
• Advise a patient of their
When you are admitted to a
right to withdraw or deny conhospital, there are new standards
sent at any time;
that hospitals must abide by re• Respect the rights of a
garding your visitation rights.
same-sex partner as a patient repIn the past, hospitals would
resentative to make decisions on
generally limit visitors to imbehalf of his or her partner with
mediate family members, which
respect to visitation if the patient
potentially excluded and discouris incapacitated; and
aged friends, domestic partners or
• Inform patient representaeven office pals from visiting. In
tives of their rights to serve as the
addition, the hospital would also
support person for an incapacilimit their discussions of surrotated same-sex partner.
gate decision making to immediIf you find yourself in a
ate family members as well.
hospital and they do not abide
Michael LaMagna
However, in a little-noticed
by your wishes regarding visitachange in policy, President Bation or whom you appoint as a
rack Obama mandated that hospitals notify patients decision maker and you feel that your rights have
of their right to decide who visits. This now has be- been violated, you can report the violation to that
come a condition of participation in Medicare and hospital’s quality assurance committee, your local
Medicaid programs and part of a hospital’s reac- department of health or to JCAHO directly.
creditation by the Joint Commission (JCAHO).
This article is intended to be used for inforWhat can you expect when you are staying in mational purposes; nothing in this article should
a hospital as an in-patient:
be construed as legal advice or be relied upon as
• A hospital is now required to notify and such. Michael LaMagna is a partner at Timins &
explain to all patients their right to choose who LaMagna who specializes in health care, social
may visit them, regardless whether the visitor is security, Medicaid, disability benefits and more.
a family member, a spouse, a domestic partner or He was recently appointed to the ACO Task force
another type of visitor. These changes also protect of the American Health Lawyers Association. For
the rights of hospital patients to choose a represen- more information, call him at 914-819-0663, etative to act on their behalf. Hospitals must give mail him at mlamagna@tlla woffices.com or visit
deference to patient’s wishes concerning their rep- NYandCTLaw.com.
resentatives;
Town of Eastchester
Senior Programs and Services
The Center at Lake Isle
Monday, June 4
9:00 Bus trip, Wildwood Feast
9:30 Line Dancing, Theresa Kover
12:30 Exercise, Sonya Lewis
1:00 Early Bird Swim Registration
1:15 Musical Memories, CDs and DVDs,
Bob Moynihan
Tuesday, June 5
8:30 Exercise, Grace Kulinski
10:30 Blood Pressure Screening, Barbara
O’Hagan
9:30 Exercise, Patricia Marinello
12:15 Bingo, Bring a Friend!
12:15 Guest Speakers & Special Interest Programs
Wednesday, June 6
9:30 Tap Dancing, Paula Tarantino
9:30 Drawing, Stephanie Rocker
12:00 Grace Katz, Medicare Update, Questions and Answers
12:30 Mahjong, Miriam Roschell
12:30 Exercise, Evey Riccobono
12:30 Art Class, Betty Uses
12:30 Music/Drama, Walter Lindstrom
12:30 Musical Memories, CDs and DVDs,
Bob Moynihan
Thursday, June 7
9:15 Country Western Dancing, Theresa
Kover
10:00 Yiddish Class
1 2:30 Join Carlos & Shiela LAT’N Dance
Class
12:30 Mahjong
12:30 Pokeno & Cards
Friday, June 8
8:30 Exercise Video
9:30 Lite Exercise, Sonya Lewis
11:00 Gilda Press, Information and Conversations
12:30 1st of 4 week Civil War Series, Paul
Gettler, Film Clips & Discussion
12:30 Bridge and Cards
1:00 Early Bird Registration
The Center at Lake Isle is located at 660
White Plains Rd. in Eastchester. For more information or transportation, call 914-337-0390.
The Garth Road Center
Wednesday, June 6
11:30 Hot Lunch Available, Reservations Required
12:45 “The Presidents Vie Film” with Paul
Gettler
2:00 Exercise with Rowena
Friday, June 8
11:30 Exercise with Julie Rosen
12:30 Pizza Party
1:30 Entertainment “The Mala Waldron
Duo”
The Garth Road Center is located at 235
Garth Rd. in Scarsdale. For more information, call
914-771-3340.
Social Security Column:
Questions and Answers
By Susan Sobel, Social Security District
Manager in Yonkers
Question:
Is it true that a person can own a home and
still be eligible for Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) benefits?
Answer:
Yes. A person who owns a home and lives
in that home can be eligible for SSI benefits. Although there is an asset limit for people to qualify
for SSI, some things don’t count toward that limit,
such as a house, a vehicle and some funds set aside
for burial expenses. To learn more about SSI and
the eligibility requirements, browse our booklet,
Supplemental Security Income, at SocialSecurity.
gov/pubs/11000.html.
Question:
I know you need to have limited resources to
receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but
what is considered a “resource”?
Answer:
Resources are things you own that you can
use for support. They include cash, real estate, personal belongings, bank accounts, stocks and bonds.
To be eligible for SSI, a person must have $2,000
or less in countable resources. (A married couple
must have $3,000 or less in countable resources.)
Not all of your resources count toward the SSI
resource limit. For example:
• The home you live in and the land it’s on do
not count;
• Your personal effects and household goods
do not count;
• Life insurance policies may not count, depending on their value;
• Your car usually does not count;
• Burial plots for you and members of your
immediate family do not count; and
• Up to $1,500 in burial funds for you and up
to $1,500 in burial funds for your spouse may not
count.
If you are blind or have a disability, some
items may not count if you plan to use them to
work or earn extra income.
You may also wish to read our material on
“resources” in the booklet, Understanding SSI, at
SocialSecurity.gov/ssi/text-understanding-ssi.htm.
Aromatherapy Workshop at
St. John’s Riverside Hospital
St. John’s Riverside Hospital’s Institute for
Health, Education and Research and the Department of Holistic Care are offering an Aromatherapy Workshop.
The workshop will be on Monday, June 11
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This workshop will
introduce you to the safe and therapeutic use of
essential oils (aromatherapy). There will be seven
specific oils taught, including how and when to use
them and when to avoid their use.
Aromatherapy research shows that it can be
useful to reduce pain, anxiety, insomnia and stress.
It can also reduce agitation and nausea. The instructor will be Director of Holistic Care Gayle
Newshan, PhD, NP, a certified aromatherapist.
Pre-registration is required. The cost of this
workshop is $75, $50 for students and seniors.
Class will be held at St. John’s Riverside Hospital’s
Andrus Pavilion, located at 967 North Broadway.
Gayle Newshan 914-964-7396 or gnewshan@riv
ersidehealth.org.
8 New Practices Join CWPW
The network of regional Children’s and
Women’s Physicians of Westchester (CWPW)
medical offices continues to grow with the addition of eight new medical practices, bringing
the total number of CWPW affiliated practices
to 34, announced CWPW President Leonard
Newman, MD.
Children’s & Women’s Physicians of
Westchester (CWPW) is one of the largest pediatric medical practices in the region, consisting of more than 215 skilled physicians who
provide a wide-reaching system of primarycare and specialty-care services in both the inpatient and out-patient settings.
“Children’s & Women’s Physicians of
Westchester is committed to providing compre-
hensive inpatient and outpatient care to infants,
children and adolescents throughout the greater
New York Metropolitan area, extending from
New York City, throughout the Hudson Valley
and into parts of Connecticut,” said Newman.
“Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex pediatric illnesses and we are pleased to welcome the eight
new affiliate medical practices into our CWPW
family.”
The new CWPW medical practices include
Gastrointestinal and Hepotabiliary Consultants
and Nephrology Associates of Westchester,
both located in Valhalla.
For more information, visit CWPW.org.
National Health Survey
Underway in Westchester
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the most comprehensive survey of the health and nutritional
status of the U.S. population, got underway in
Westchester County beginning on May 23.
What is the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey? It is a unique program that
monitors the health and nutritional status of the
U.S. Population, a tool to assess the fitness level
of U.S. children and adolescents, a valuable resource for developing effective health policies
and programs and an opportunity to gain information about one’s health.
Each year, residents in 15 counties across
the nation have the chance to participate in the
latest NHANES, conducted by the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
“NHANES serves as the nation’s ‘health
check-up,’ going into communities to get health
information throughout the country,” said CDC
Director Thomas Frieden. “The survey is a
unique resource for health information and,
without it, we would lack important knowledge
about major health conditions.”
Public health officials, legislators and physicians use the information gathered in NHANES
to develop sound health policies, direct and design health programs and services and expand
the health knowledge for the nation. NHANES
captures data to identify and address health issues that will help everyone maintain independence and good health. In addition, national ref-
erences are produced and standardized growth
charts are created for pediatricians across the
country using NHANES data.
This year, NHANES will embark on a new
effort to increase attention to the importance
of health related fitness in youth in the United
States. This youth survey, called the National
Youth Fitness Survey (NYFS), will provide additional information with which to evaluate the
health and weight of children and adolescents.
Given the epidemic levels of childhood obesity
throughout the nation, results from this national
survey are extremely important.
Individuals selected for the NHANES program represent the U.S. population of all races/
ethnicities and all ages. Respondents first participate in a health interview conducted in the
respondent’s home followed by a health examination that takes place in one of three mobile
examination centers.
No medical care is provided directly in the
mobile examination center but a report on physical findings is given to each participant, along
with an explanation from survey medical staff.
The various tests and procedures depend upon
the age of the participant. All information collected in the surveys is kept strictly confidential
and privacy is protected by public law.
Residents will have an invitation-only opportunity to participate in either the NHANES
or the NYFS. Individuals who agree to participate will receive compensation for their time
and travel expenses.
Since its founding by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1888, Saint
Joseph’s Medical Center has been meeting the health care needs of Yonkers and
surrounding communities. Located in Southwest Yonkers, Saint Joseph's Medical
Center consists of a 194-bed acute care teaching hospital and a 200-bed nursing
home and features comprehensive out-patient programs. It is also a sponsor of lowincome senior housing for frail elderly.
In response to new developments in medicine and the needs of the community,
Saint Joseph’s has grown dramatically over the years into a modern, progressive
medical center.
Today, Saint Joseph’s offers:
s An expanded Ambulatory Surgery Center
s On-site 64 slice spiral CT Scanner and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
s Dedicated hospital-based Inpatient Renal Dialysis Services
s A Hospital-based Nursing Home
s One of the busiest Emergency Services in Westchester County
s A Designated Stroke Center
s Comprehensive Mental Health Services
s A Family Health Center to provide affordable primary care
s Oncology Services
s Geriatrics Services and 165 units of Senior Housing
s A State-of-the-art Department of Surgery for ambulatory, laser and laparoscopic
surgery, micro-neurosurgery for back and neck compression pain, and Holmium
laser and lithotripsy for treating kidney stones
s Pain Management
s The only accredited Family Medicine Residency Program in Westchester
s Highly advanced diagnostic services, including Cardiology, Radiology and Laboratories, as well as a full range of rehabilitative therapies
s Women’s Health Services, including accredited low-dose mammography
s Patient Representatives and Pastoral Care for spiritual and emotional support
For more information, call 914-378-7000
or visit www.saintjosephs.org.
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center
127 South Broadway s Yonkers, New York 10701
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Notice of formation of 48 Carlton Street LLC. Arts. of Org.
filed with the Secy of State of
NY (SSNY) on 1/18/12. NY
office location: Westchester
County. SSNY designated
agent upon whom process
against LLC may be served.
SSNY shall mail process
against the LLC to B. Salazar, 140 Drake Avenue, New
Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose of LLC: to engage in
any lawful act or activity.
Notice of formation of KOGNITO INTERACTIVE LLC.
Arts. Of Org. filed with the
Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY)
on 3/8/2012. Office location:
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
The street address is: 58
MILLBROOK ROAD, BEDFORD, NY 10506. 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, 58
MILLBROOK ROAD, BEDFORD, NY 10506. Purpose:
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with the Sect’y of State of
NY (SSNY) on 03/29/12. Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: 2037 Breton Ct, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. .
SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to Caroline’s
Essential Laser & Skin Care,
LLC, 2037 Breton Ct, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.
Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of Gondolin Advisors LLC Arts. Of
Org. filed with the Sect’y
of State of NY (SSNY) on
3/26/2012. Office location:
Westchester County. The
street address is: 844 Gramatan Ave, Mt. Vernon, NY
10552. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process served to: Gondolin Advisors LLC, 844 Gramatan Ave, Mt. Vernon, NY
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SSNY design. Agent of LLC
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Notice of formation of Devine
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April 12, 2012. Office location: Westchester, New York.
The street address is: 31
South Eckar #2S. SSNY has
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Avenue, Ste. 1008, New
York, NY 10001. Registered
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Company. Arts. Of Org. filed
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NY (SSNY) on May 8, 2012.
Office location: Westchester
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is: 40 Clinton Street, Pleasantville, NY 10570. SSNY
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Pleasantville, NY 10570.
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Off Loc.:Westchester Co.
LLC C/O, Midora Corp, 146
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Operations Research Analyst
(NY Power Authority - White Plains,
NY) – Apply comp. modeling & optimizing
methods to provide decision support analysis for
planning major engineering projects. Use quantitative methods to evaluate progress, analyze
performance, create detailed work plans and
schedules. 38 hrs/wk., Bachelors in Engineering
+ 5 yrs. exp. in offered position or as Management Analyst req. Email resume to: [email protected]
EARN MONEY IN REAL ESTATE
WITH KELLER WILLIAMS — Exciting
opportunities for Eastchester residents with
the USA’s fastest growing real estate company.
Learn more about licensing classes, part and
full-time ways of working and earning. Come
to our Career Night on Thursday, June 7, from
5:30 to 6:30 pm, at 760 White Plains Road, Eastchester. Call Donna at 914-819-7927 to register.
KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY GROUP.
Take notice that in accordance with
N.J.S.A 39:10 A-8 ET.Seq Application has been
made to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Trenton, N.J. to receive title papers authorizing the sale of: 1969 Cadillac F9256461. Objections, if any, should be made immediately in
writing to special title section/abandoned vehicle
unit, P.O. Box 017, Trenton, N.J. 08666-0017.
Tri-Phi Training Programs: Running Coach, Writing Coach, Canine Fitness. 508965-3467, www.Tri-Phi.com.
Affordable Recording Studio
for your Music and Videos. All styles. Record
your demo songs and videos. 914-513-0075.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE: PART-TIME
SALES OPPORTUNITY Promote renewable
energy at Westchester storefront tables and event
booths. Excellent paid training, flexible hours &
locations. Earn $500-$1000/week! Apply now
212.710.2657 [email protected]
ANTIQUES • ART • COLLECTIBES Most
cash paid for paintings, antiques, furniture, silver,
sculpture, jewelry, books, cameras, records, instruments, coins, watches, gold, comics, sports cards,
etc. Please call Aaron at 914-654-1683.
Autonomy Preparation through
daily encounters. Debriefing, revisioning, inner
concepts. First session free. Singles preferred. 718994-2657.
Pregnant, scared, need help? Licensed
agency offers free confidential counseling, financial assistance, guidance, opened/closed adoption,
choice of loving, pre-approved families. Call Joy:
866-922-3578.
www.ForeverFamiliesThroughAdoption.org.
ADOPTION: DEVOTED FAMILY promises to cherish your childunconditionally. Financially secure, expenses paid. Your child isalready
loved in our hearts! Susan/Patrick 1-877-266-9087.
www.susanandpatrickadopt.com
ADOPT: A happy couple promise your newborn a life of love, laughter,security and large extended family. Expenses paid. Please call Brianand
Jennifer. 888.262.0237
ADOPT: A happy couple promise your newborn a life of love, laughter,security and large extended family. Expenses paid. Please call Brianand
Jennifer. 888.262.0237
SULLIVAN COUNTY REAL PROPERTY
TAX FORECLOSURE AUCTION. 300+/-Properties June 20 + 21 @ 10AM. At SCCC, Liberty,
NY. 800-243-0061 AAR & HAR, Inc. Brochure:
www.NYSAuctions.com
DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE $1000
GROCERY COUPONS. National Animal Welfare Foundation. Support NO KILL Shelters. Help
Homeless Pets.Free Towing, TAX DEDUCTIBLE,
NON-RUNNERS Accepted 1-888-333-3848
HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR
SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc,for
straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame
repairs at1-800-OLD-BARN. www.woodfordbros.
com. “Not applicable in Queenscounty”
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Friday, June 1, 2012 - WESTCHESTER’S MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPERS - PAGE 7
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Assessor for the Town of Eastchester,
Westchester County, New York has completed the tentative assessment roll of the
real property for the year 2012 and that a copy has been left at the office of the Town
Clerk, Town Hall, 40 Mill Road, Eastchester, New York, where the same may be seen
and examined daily except Saturdays and Sundays, between the hours of 9:00 AM
and 3:00 PM by any persons interested therein, until the third Tuesday, June 19,
2012.
The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on May
1, 2012, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law
and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a
permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The
validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested
only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the TOWN
OF EASTCHESTER, in the County of Westchester, New York, is not authorized to
expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as
of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an
action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days
after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in
violation of the provisions of the constitution.
THE ASSESSOR WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE WITH THE ASSESSMENT ROLL:
Saturday
June 2
from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Monday
June 4
from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Tuesday
June 5
from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Thursday
June 7
from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 to 3:00 PM
& 6:00 to 8:00 PM
THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW WILL MEET IN THE COMMUNITY
ROOM OF TOWN HALL ON:
Tuesday
June 19
from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 6:30 to 8:30 PM
To receive protests and to hear and examine all complaints in relation to any and all
assessments on the application of any person conceiving himself aggrieved.
The said roll is the official roll for the following taxes, for the year 2013, County, Town
and School Taxes, Union Free School Districts Nos. 1 & 2, the Bronx Valley & the
Hutchinson Valley Sewer Assessments.
Forms upon which complaints may be made and a publication containing the procedures for contesting an assessment can be obtained at the office of the Town
Assessor.
The equalization rate is .0148.
Todd Huttunen
Assessor
Town of Eastchester
#2102 6/1
DATED:June 1, 2012
Eastchester, New York
LINDA DOHERTY
Town Clerk
Town of Eastchester, New York
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF EASTCHESTER, NEW YORK, ADOPTED
MAY 1, 2012, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A DUMP TRUCK, STATING
THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $180,000, APPROPRIATING
SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $180,000
BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION.
Object or purpose:
to acquire a dump truck for use in and for the Town
Amount of obligations
to be issued:
$180,000
Period of probable
usefulness:
fifteen (15) years
LEGAL NOTICE
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF EASTCHESTER
DATED:June 1, 2012
LINDA DOHERTY
Town Clerk
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF EASTCHESTER, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MAY 1, 2012, AUTHORIZING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS SIDEWALKS AND CURBS IN SAID TOWN, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM
COST THEREOF IS $250,000; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR;
AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $250,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID
TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION.
Object or purpose:
and for the Town
to reconstruct various sidewalks and curbs in
to be issued:
$250,000
Period of probable
usefulness:
ten (10) years
A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for
public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Town Clerk, Town
Hall, 40 Mill Road, Eastchester, New York.
Dated:
May 1, 2012
Dated:May 1, 2012
#2105 6/1
LEGAL NOTICE
DATED:June 1, 2012
LINDA DOHERTY
Town Clerk
OND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF EASTCHESTER, NEW YORK, ADOPTED
B
MAY 1, 2012, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A PICK-UP TRUCK, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $35,000, APPROPRIATING
SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $35,000
BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION.
Object or purpose:
to acquire a pick-up truck for use in and for the Town
to be issued:
$35,000
Period of probable
usefulness:
fifteen (15) years
Dated: May 1, 2012
#2103 6/1
#2106 6/1
LEGAL NOTICE
DATED:June 1, 2012
LINDA DOHERTY
Town Clerk
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF EASTCHESTER, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MAY 1, 2012, AUTHORIZING THE RESURFACING OF VARIOUS STREETS
IN SAID TOWN, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS
$500,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION.
Object or purpose:
to resurface various streets in and for the Town
to be issued:
$500,000
Period of probable
usefulness:
ten (10) years
Dated:
May 1, 2012
#2104 6/1
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Sing We Enchanted Performs
‘Night at the Opera’ Benefit
On Friday, June 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Bronxville Women’s Club, located at 135 Midland Ave. in Bronxville, Sing We Enchanted, an
a cappella vocal ensemble, will perform a benefit concert, “A Night at the Opera.”
This benefit concert features members from
the Locrian String Quartet, pianist Gary Norden and the Sing We Enchanted ensemble. The
evening’s program opens with Henry Purcell’s
“Chaconne in g minor,” played by the Locrian
String Quartet, alongside wine and cheese accompaniment. The audience will then hear an
hour of entertaining opera arias and choruses by
Handel, Mozart, Purcell and others, followed by
Viennese desserts and coffee.
Sing We Enchanted, now in its 18th season,
has performed a cappella concerts in many venues across the tri-state area. Sing We Enchanted
typically presents thematic programs of Renaissance repertoire, American classics and holiday
selections and often performs “concerts for
causes.” Whatever the program, Sing We Enchanted is committed to entertaining audiences
with new and old a cappella musical works that
are not widely performed.
Featured Instrumentalists include violinists
Clare Detko and Heather Vogel, violist Dan Panner, cellist Michael Finckel and Norden. Sing
We Enchanted includes mezzo sopranos Artistic
Director Ellen Macdonald and Randi Alberino,
sopranos Nancee Adams-Taylor, Kate Ashby,
Lauren Palazolo, Miran Robarts and Laurie
Thomashow, tenors Alex Gonzales, Radoslav
Lesay, Joel Pattison and Joe Redd, baritones
Erik-Peter Mortensen and Will Robinson, bass
Spencer Smith and contralto Linnea Johnson.
Tickets are $45 per adult — $25 for students, teachers or senior citizens — and will be
available at the door. For more information or to
reserve seating, call 914-610-6701.
New Rochelle Public Library
New York Cabaret Unlimited
Greenburgh Nature Center Event
On Wednesday, June 13 at 7 p.m., certified
arborist and award-winning author William Bryant
will present “Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth.”
In the presentation — based on his book of
the same title, in turn based on the documentary
film “Dirt! The Movie” — Bryant will discuss “the
most mysterious place on Earth.” The presentation
is free.
Greenburgh Nature Center is located at 99
Dromore Rd. in Scarsdale. For more information,
call 914-723-3470 or visit GreenburghNatureCen
ter.org.
Oscar, Grammy and Emmy Award
Winner Paul Williams Visits Emelin
Paul Williams will be the special guest at
the Emelin’s film extra program ,which will
present the documentary “Paul Williams Still
Alive” on Sunday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
are $15.
Williams is an Oscar, Grammy and Golden
Globe winning Hall of Fame songwriter. “We’ve
Only Just Begun,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,”
“You and Me Against the World,” “An Old Fashioned Love Song,” “I Won’t Last a Day Without
You” and “Let Me Be The One” are among his
timeless standards.
“Paul Williams Still Alive” is both a rollicking pop-culture flashback, filled with great tele-
vision and performance clips, and the humorous
journey of an awkward documentarian and his
reluctant subject. Yet it ultimately evolves into
the touching tale of a man who has made peace
with the beast of fame and celebrity.
His songs have been recorded by such diverse musical icons as Elvis Presley, Frank
Sinatra, Willie Nelson, Ella Fitzgerald, David
Bowie, Ray Charles, R.E.M., Tony Bennett,
Sarah Vaughn, Johnny Mathis, Luther Vandross
and Kermit the Frog.
Emelin Theatre is located at 153 Library
Ln. in Mamaroneck. For more information or
tickets, call 914-698-0098 or visit Emelin.org.
CNR Grad School Announces New
Masters in Marriage & Family Therapy
A new Masters Degree program in Marriage
and Family Therapy will be offered by The College of New Rochelle (CNR) Graduate School
starting this fall.
The program is designed specifically to
meet the professional education requirements for
licensure in New York State as a marriage and
family therapist. Upon successful completion
of the NYS license examination, graduates may
find employment in mental health clinics, community agencies and private practice.
This masters program has a flexible schedule offering students the opportunity to attend
college year-round (during fall, spring and summer sessions), thereby allowing degrees to be
earned in less than two years.
The Graduate School Master’s Degree in
Marriage and Family Therapy is a 45-credit program designed to prepare students to become
professionals in providing therapy to couples
and families of diverse backgrounds, ages and
needs.
According to CNR Graduate School Dean
Dr. Marie Ribarich, the new Master’s Degree in
Marriage and Family Therapy provides students
with a variety of courses and rich practicum experiences in which to develop their therapeutic
skills and their professional expertise.
Applications now are being accepted. For
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Director of Graduate Admissions at mramos@
cnr.edu or visit CNR.edu.
Need a ‘Grand Bargain’
the child care center serves.
They are hard working parents who need
child care in order to go to work Monday to Friday. Some will have difficulty paying the extra
$30 to $50 per week in additional day care costs.
And as a member of the board, I do not want the
parents to pay more.
But as a homeowner and taxpayer in
Westchester, I do not want to pay any more
property taxes for county government — period.
With a $1.5 billion county budget, incoming
revenues are not the problem.
More than 4,000 county employees do
not pay a penny of their health insurance costs,
which means county government, and the taxpayers, pay $23,000 per year for a family plan
for a county employee.
Most of us who work in the private sector,
and Astorino, understand that most private employees pay 25, 50 or even 100 percent of their
health insurance costs. To ask the taxpayers to
pay for 100 percent of county employee’s health
insurance is both unfair and fiscally impossible.
Services like Child Care end up getting cut because too large of a portion of our tax dollars go
to salaries and benefits of employees.
A Grand Bargain could be reached that
would have democrats on the county board
agree to force union county employees to pay
10 percent, or more, of their health insurance
premiums. In exchange, Astorino would agree
to keep the child care subsidy as is and would
agree to fund other items, including the many
capital projects that are currently in dispute.
Could this happen? Yes. Should it happen?
Yes. Will it happen? Not likely.
The reason is more about politics than governing. We see dysfunctional politics in Washington, D.C., all the time — we can do better
here in Westchester.
McGuire. “The process to change the family
contribution level will take about 60 to 90 days;
the sooner we get the higher contribution levels,
the better chance we have to maintain the program for the full year.”
Astorino vetoed legislation that would require board approval for the change: “In what
has become an unfortunate and familiar pattern,
your Honorable Board once again overreaches
and attempts to exert power and control, without
the requisite legal authority.”
The larger issue is how much Westchester
County can afford to pay low income families
for child care. Astorino, as seen through his actions, believes that county government and its
taxpayers needs a larger subsidy. Democrats on
the County Board, who pushed through a property tax reduction of two percent in this year’s
county budget, do not agree and oppose any cuts
to the county’s safety net.
After two years of cutting county government and keeping county property tax increases
at zero percent, Astorino is proposing painful
cuts to spending, including the child care subsidies and eliminating a county bus line in Port
Chester.
But after making the easier cuts in years
one and two, Astorino’s hands are tied on cutting the real portion of the county, or any local
government or school district, budget — salaries, pensions and health insurance costs.
And here is where a “Grand Bargain” between Astorino and Jenkins could come into
play.
This reporter serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Peter’s Child Care Center in Yonkers. I have met the children and families that
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The New Rochelle Public Library (NRPL) is
located at 1 Library Plaza in New Rochelle. All
events are free, unless otherwise noted. For more
information or to register, when applicable, call
914-632-7878 or visit www.nrpl.org.
“Sing Your Heart Out”
NRPL will host a “Sing Your Heart Out” culmination concert on Saturday, June 2 at 1:30 p.m.
in the Ossie Davis Theater.
The free performance will feature ensemble
and choral numbers by students who have been
attending “Sing Your Heart Out” voice lessons
at the library over the past several months. The
students, 55 years and older, have discovered
their voices and performance talents under the
guidance of Artist-in-Residence Eric Jennings,
a popular performer and lecturer in the southern
Westchester area. Jennings will accompany the
vocalists on the piano.
This program has been made possible by the
Friends of the NRPL. Donations will be accepted
at the door.
Friends’ Book Sale
The Friends of the NRPL will hold their
monthly book sale on Friday and Saturday, June
8 and 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lobby. The
popular sale will include many books suitable for
summer reading and gift-giving.
The executive board of Friends of the NRPL
coordinates the mini book sales with the assistance of other Friends’ volunteers. Money realized from book sales are used to underwrite the
Library’s extensive public programs.
The Friends of the NRPL bookstore is open
every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. and Saturday from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Handel And His Singers”
“Handel and His Singers,” a classical concert, will be presented on Saturday, June 9 at 3
p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater.
Tenor Richard Slade, music director of The
Sound Shore Chorale, will present an introduction
to the Divas and Divos of 18th century England
— the singers for whom Handel wrote his leading
roles. An array of accomplished soloists, as well
as pianist Diane Guernsey, will join Slade for this
dazzling program.
Slade is a versatile artist, equally at home on
concert and operatic stages. As a member of The
Western Wind, America’s pre-eminent a cappella
vocal ensemble, he tours extensively. As conductor, he is the Music Director of The Sound Shore
Chorale and the First Unitarian Society in Hastings. Mr. Slade received his BA from Yale University and his Masters in Music from New England
Conservatory and was an apprentice with the Des
Moines, Sarasota and Maine Opera companies.
A donation of $2 is suggested at the door.
The concert is made possible by the Friends of
the NRPL.
New York Cabaret Performs
Music of Johnny Mercer
The songs of Johnny Mercer will be performed by the stellar ensemble of New York Cabaret Unlimited on Sunday, June 10 from 3 to 4
p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater.
Under the direction of Walter Levine, the
group of four vocalists, a bass player, a piano accompanist and a narrator will present their fullystaged show, “Here’s Johnny!” The program includes such favorites as “Hooray for Hollywood,”
“Blues in the Night,” “Jeepers Creepers,” “Old
Black Magic” and “Moon River.”
New York Cabaret Unlimited features vocalists Rebecca Axelrod, Michael Abrams, Michael
Fisher and Gary Skidmore, with Linda Levine
(narrator), Levine (director and pianist) and Geoff
Morrow (bassist). Levine has been the musical
director and accompanist for many shows with
Chappaqua Drama Group, Pleasantville Music
Theater (PMT), Fort Hill Players, ACT, Irvington
Town Hall Theater, Yorktown Theater, AST and
the Abingdon Operatic Society in England.
Seating will be on a first-come, first-served
to the capacity of the 145-seat Ossie Davis Theater. A donation of $2 is suggested at the door.
The program is made possible by the Friends of
NRPL.
RHS Announces Annual Gala Benefit
at Historic Knapp House Archives
The Rye Historical Society (RHS) will host
its annual gala benefit on Saturday, June 2 from
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at its historic Knapp House
Archives (c. 1670).
Co-chairs Jacqueline Jenkins and Luana
Murno have planned a memorable evening of
hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, live music by the
Joe Fitzgerald Trio and live and silent auctions
featuring unique and distinctive items.
This year, RHS is honoring two of its own,
Pamela and Eugene McGuire, for their dedicated and tireless efforts in bringing Rye’s history
to life. Gene, a past President of the RHS Board
of Trustees, has been the driving force behind
the annual Historic Walking tours since 2004.
His wife, Pam, is the current Secretary of
the Board of Trustees and has spearheaded the
research and design of permanent signs that will
constitute the Walk Rye History project being
installed this summer. The evening will also
honor the corporate and individual sponsors of
those beautiful and informative signs.
RHS is a non-profit organization dedicated
to preserving and celebrating Rye’s rich historical heritage. In addition to the Knapp House Archives, the Society operates the Square House
Museum (c. 1730), offering tours, educational
programs and changing exhibits. The Square
House is open Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Knapp House Archives is located at 265
Rye Beach Ave. in Rye. Ticket prices for this
year’s benefit event start at $150 per person
at the Sponsor level. For more information or
reservations, call 914-967-7588 or visit RyeHis
tory.org.
Summer Food Service Program
The Boys & Girls Club of Northern
Westchester (BGCNW) announced its participation in the Summer Food Service Program
(SNFP).
Meals will be provided to all children 18
years and under without charge. Acceptance and
participation requirements for the program and all
activities are the same for all regardless of race,
color, national origin, gender, age or disability,
and there will be no discrimination in the course
of the meal service.
Meals will be provided at BGCNW, located at
351 Main St. in Mt. Kisco, between 12 and 1 p.m.
Snacks will be provided between 3 and 4 p.m.
For more information, call 914-666-8069 or
visit GBCNW.com.
Friday, June 1, 2012 - eastchester RISING - PAGE 9
500-Mile Kayakers
Land in Westchester
In the white kayak are Richard Harpham (rear) and quest Ian King of the Scottish Sun;
in the yellow kayak are Glenn Charles (rear) and Gershwin Hotel owner Suzanne Trembly
Clockwise from top left: Craig Wyche on prom night at Ossining High School;
Lance Corporal Wyche, fresh out of basic training; Wyche in his official Marine picture;
and Mama Jones in the 80s
Mama Jones Reminds Us
celebrate his memorial and Mama Jones arranged for another ceremony, held in Ossining
this Memorial Day.
Here’s Mama Jones’ touching story, in her
own words:
“My name is Sandra D. Jones, the proud
mother of the late Lance Corporal Craig L.
Wyche — sunrise, February 22, 1964; sunset,
October 23, 1983. There is an honor planned
for my son. The honor is set for May 28 in the
town of Ossining, with a street naming planned.
Craig’s entire family of brothers and sisters,
aunties and uncles and cousins will attend.
“This day is about Craig, and I sit up alone
late at night remembering how it happened, as
people all over this country who lost one of our
241 Marines on that day. Now all I have left are
his pictures and medals and awards, and my
memories.
“Craig was my third son, a football and basketball player and a wrestler. He loved music,
too. He loved his sisters and brothers, and my
mom.
“He went to school in Queens for a short
period, then back to Ossining High, where he
finished and graduated in 1982. While in school
in Queens he played ball, too. He was good.
His first nephew followed in his footsteps and
played ball as well.
“Craig’s first nephew, my oldest grandson,
told me that the reason he went into service was
because he looked up to his Uncle Craig for
what he did, and how he was a hero in his eyes.
Craig loved to be around his brothers and sisters,
around his family. This, for me, is such a bright
and warm feeling, yet a lonely one, too, knowing that it is because he is not here.
“There is a lonely hole in my heart. He was
a proud service man, earned his rank with praise
from the commander, who sent me his papers to
show that Craig was worthy of the rank. Looking through these papers I smile knowing that he
was proud of him.
“I have all my letters and cards from him.
My son was killed in his sleep, no way out, along
with most of his buddies. So, on May 28, that
hole will not close, but my family and I will remember Craig. My heart will smile for my son,
who made us proud. The last time I saw Craig, I
held him and laughed with him. It was after boot
camp the week of mother’s day, and he told me,
‘Mom, don’t say bye, I’ll be back before long.’
“He had plans like all of us do. He planned
to marry a young lady from a family we all knew
and liked. I loved my son and not a day goes by
that something doesn’t come to mind to make
me smile or, sometimes, to cry. Thank you to
my lady friends of the Gold Star Mothers, and
all my dear Beirut families, who have my back
when I need you.
“This day keeps Craig alive for me and
helps some who never knew him remember that
his sacrifice can never be forgotten. I want to
bring him out to the forefront once again.”
Before Mama Jones was visited by a Marine at her door, she watched TV, as all of us
did that day, and realized that her son was gone:
“I peeked over the staircase and looked at the
TV and saw the crater of the barracks,” she recalled.
Craig Wyche is buried at the National
Cemetery in Farmingdale, Long Island. He was
awarded the Purple Heart.
Thank you, Mama Jones, for your touching story and, more importantly, thanks to your
son for his service to our country. We will never
forget him.
L to r: Charles, King, Harpham, Deputy County Executive Kevin J. Plunkett,
Westchester Tourism & Film Director Natasha Caputo and I Love New York’s Markly Wilson
Council President Chuck Lesnick, Charles, King, Harpham and Plunkett
Photos by Donna Davis
British adventurers Richard Harpham and
Glenn Charles were welcomed with open arms
on the Yonkers Riverfront last weekend.
The two kayakers took a 500-mile trek
from Niagara Falls to the Statue of Liberty and
made a stop in Yonkers, where they were welcomed by members of the Yonkers Paddling and
Rowing Club, Beczak Environmental Education
Center and city and county officials.
Known as the “New York State’s Spare
Seat Kayak Expedition,” New York State’s Division of Tourism — I LOVE NEW YORK —
invited these world-renowned kayakers to make
the trek.
Beczak Executive Director Cliff Schneider
introduced the Jammin’ Divas, who performed
a song about the Hudson River. Deputy County
Executive Kevin J. Plunkett welcomed the kayaker’s to Westchester on behalf of County Executive Robert P. Astorino. Yonkers City Council
President Chuck Lesnick gave an official welcome to Yonkers.
Harpham and Charles took the weekend
resting, camping on the Beczak grounds. Like
kids in a candy store, they couldn’t wait to get
some of the Yonkers Kayaking Club’s historic
kayaks into the water.
For more information, including the blog
Harpham and Charles kept of the trek, as well as
photos, visit TheSpareSeat.com.
‘Iron Horse’ to the Adirondacks and 1000 Acres Ranch Resort
With gas prices rising each week, there’s
an alternate way to enjoy a getaway vacation
weekend in the Adirondacks.
For the first time in decades, visitors can
take the “Iron Horse” to get to the horses…
the horses of 1000 Acres Ranch Resort in the
Adirondacks. The new Saratoga and North
Creek Railway has established daily train service, Thursdays through Mondays, from New
York City and Saratoga Springs to 1000 Acres
Ranch, the famous Adirondack resort located
alongside the Hudson River.
The new rail service, recently refurbished,
operates from Saratoga Springs to North Creek
and has a station on site
at 1000 Acres for passengers to board in either direction. Departures from
Saratoga Springs include
the special Adirondack
Weekend Getaway service.
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Amtrak’s
train, The Adirondack,
departs New York City
at 8:15 a.m., arriving in
Saratoga Springs before
noon, and journeys north
on the Saratoga and North
Creek route to 1000 Acres
for an arrival at 1:41 p.m.
Westchester
residents
may board Amtrak trains
at both Yonkers and
Croton-Harmon stations;
local service on MetroNorth’s Hudson Line provides connecting rail to
both Amtrak stations for
numerous Westchester locations, such as Hastings,
Dobbs Ferry, Irvington,
Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Ossining, Cortlandt and Peekskill.
The train route takes in scenic vistas along
the lower Hudson River, including West Point,
historic mansions and homesteads and a wide
variety of architecturally impressive bridges.
The Upper Hudson route, north of Saratoga,
covers pristine lands within the Adirondack
Park, together making for a unique and enjoyable trip even before arriving at the resort.
1000 Acres Ranch Resort offers ranch
guests an extensive horseback riding program,
led by experienced wranglers, over beautiful trails winding through the foothills of the
Adirondack Mountains; water sports, including canoeing and kayaking on the adjacent
and pristine Hudson River; delicious meals
with homemade breads and pies, served three
times daily in a family style format, along with
weekly Western style barbeques; comfortable
accommodations with rustic charm and all the
modern conveniences; outdoor and indoor pool
and Jacuzzi; tennis, softball and basketball and
volleyball courts; and other amenities.
“Our family has hosted guests from everywhere over the last 50 plus years,” said
1000 Acres Owner and Operator Jack Arehart.
“We’re excited about the new train service,
which brings you right to our front door and
will bring a new generation of guests to experience our country hospitality.”
1000 Acres is also a short ride from Lake
George Village, with the many and varied entertainment options available; numerous shopping outlet stores; and lake excursions.
For more information on schedules and
rates for the Saratoga and North Creek Railway, call 877-726-7245 or visit SNCRR.com
or call 877-726-7245. For more information on
1000 Acres Ranch Resort, call 518-696-2444
or visit 1000Acres.com.
PAGE 10 - eastchester RISING - Friday, June 1, 2012
‘Her Mentoring Program’
Mount Vernon HS seniors and
mentees (l to r) Yovani Moreno,
Chanel Thomas, Kenisha Lowery,
Danielle Grant, Shaneille Phillips
and Ala Lockhart
Her Honor Judge Judith Sheindlin (left)
and her daughter, Nicole Sheindlin
Right: Flower Bar President Nancy White (left) and
her mentee, Mamaroneck HS senior Sandra Mendez
Photos by Bayan Baker
Mamaroneck HS seniors and mentees (l to r) Brianna White, Gina Landi,
Vanessa Alicia Menendez, Tiffany Chan and Sandra Mendez
congratulated the Westchester women, who received hands on work experience and guidance
about succeeding in the work place from their local professional women mentors.
“I like to think that this program gives each
of our mentees an opportunity, that little extra
wonderful beginning, so that they can be the hero
of their own story,” said Judge Judy.
County Executive Robert P. Astorino praised
the program, saying, “I saw first-hand how great
this program is, as we had a mentee work in
the county’s Communications Office this year.
Through this program, young women get real
on-the-job training. Programs such as this inspire
and the county’s Office for Women is pleased to
continue to provide support for Judge Judy’s initiative.”
Mentees have been working weekly with
their mentors since last October, gaining work
experience and valuable lessons in female leadership. Work experience was supplemented with
monthly workshops on such things as budgeting
money, business attire, honesty and integrity, well
being, dining etiquette, social responsibility and
advocacy. Life skills workshops were underwritten by Merrill Lynch, Bloomingdales, MasterCard, Dr. Ann Engelland, the Ritz Carlton, Judith
Re, College of Westchester and Pace University
School of Law.
Class of 2012 Mentees and Mentors
• Aliza Alexander and Westchester Department of Social Services Deputy Commissioner
Rosa Boone
• Tiffany Chan and Siren Boutique Owner
Maria DiLeonardi and Manager Jamie Levine
• Joseline Cuateco and Hispanic Resource
Center Community Education Manager Evelyn
Garcia
• Barri Symone Epps and St. John’s Nursery
School Director Catherine Bucci and Mamaroneck High School Social Worker Helene Fremdner
• Jazmine Danyelle Gaddis and Ninth Judicial District Supervising Judge of Family Courts
Judge Kathie E. Davidson
• Stephanie Katz and Etcetera Clothing Company Sales Managers Colette Rodbell and Melissa
Schoen
• Gina Landi and Sweet Teez Candy Shoppe
Co-Owner Maria Garzona
• Liliana Mendoza and Creative Enterprises
Owner Maria Diaz
• Sandra Menendez and The Flower Bar
President Nancy White
• Vanessa Alicia Menendez and Mamaroneck
Artist’s Guild Chair of Small Works and former
Co-President Myra Hafetz
• Gabbriela Monroy and Hispanic Resource
Center Executive Director Zoe Colon
• Brianna White and Chocolations Owner
Maria Valente
• Danielle Grant and Westchester Department of Health Division of Community Health
Deputy Commissioner Cheryl Archbald
• Ala Lockhart and ArtsWestchester Programs and Policy Deputy Director Joanne Mongelli
• Kenisha Lowery and Rainbeau Ridge Farm
Farm Director Lauren Satterfield
• Yovani Moreno and MasterCard Worldwide Franchise Development Business Leader
Caroline Van Ryn
• Shaneille Phillips and Heartsong Executive
director Marion Anderson
• Chanel Thomas and Westchester Office of
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Director
Tracey Mitchell
• Imelda Cruz Avellan and Westchester Deputy Communications Director Donna Greene
• Shaneequa Bennett and Women’s Enterprise Development Center Executive Director
Anne Janiak
Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Director
Tracey Mitchell (left) and her mentee, Mount Vernon HS senior,
future Columbia University student, Chanel Thomas
• Jowanna Jenkins and IBM Software
Group Business Development Executive Renee
Fleuranges-Valdes
• Lailaa Surita and Family Ties Westchester
Site Manager Bert Littlejohn
• Rachelle Campos and Operation PROM
Founder and Executive Director Noel D’Allacco
• Thalia Garcia and Blue Door Association
Director Arle Sklar-Weinstein
• Francesca Messina and Sullivan Architecture Architect Elisa Volpati
• Cynthia Munoz and Westchester Family
Court Judge in Yonkers Judge Janet C. Malone
• Virginia Nunez Quezada and Stew Leonard’s Yonkers HR Specialist Christie Verschoor
• Catherine Ramirez and Beczak Environmental Education Center Director of Education
and Outreach Victoria Garufi
• Michelle Ramos and Yonkers Partners in
Education Executive Director Wendy Nadel
• Jazmil Genao Sosa and Pace Women’s Justice Center Family Court Legal Program Yonkers
Site Supervisor Elizabeth Best
• Melissa Vazquez and Greyston Foundation
Director of Community Gardens Luz Moreno Ca-
sanova
• Ashley Williams and theONswitch Founder
and CEO Nancy Shenker
• Lila Abanto and Cathy’s Biscotti Owner
Cathy Shauber
• Brittany McKenzie and YWCA of White
Plains and Central Westchester Child Care Center
Director Carol Robinson
• Michelle Gonzalez and Westchester Office
for Women Spanish Speaking Program Specialist
Martha Anderson
• Diana Naulaguari and White Plains Hospital Center Critical Care Unit Registered Nurse
Katherine Palacico
• Danielle Berkman and Pace Law School
Professor of Law Leslie Garfield
• Ania Campbell and White Plains Hospital
Center Maternal Newborn Nursing Registered
Nurse Pamela Coleman
• Elizabeth Hernandez and E-Administrative
Services Owner Jane Corcoran
• Yan Yun Lin and Westchester Department
of Social Services Policy and Training Academy
Child Welfare Program Child Welfare Manager
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