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Manhattanville plans change in bus service schedule sured at 0.21, and the legal limit is 0.08. She is being charged with aggravated DUI and firstThe Manhattanville College degree vehicular manslaughter. administration is leaning toward “In regard to safety, this is adjusting its shuttle bus service, the best decision the school can following elevated outrage from make,” said Falon Kirby, a sethe student body about the safe- nior at the college. “Students ty of its current schedule. won’t feel stranded or lost [in On Nov. 10, Michael Geisler, White Plains], and will know the college’s president, con- that, no matter what the hour, firmed that the administration they will return to Manhattanhas begun discussing retracting ville College safely.” last year’s controversial deciAs part of a new school polsion to alter the bus service icy implemented last year, the schedule, according to Touch- college altered the schedule for stone, the school’s newspaper. the Valiant Express bus, addNovember 25, 2016 | Vol. 4,“I Number | www.mamaroneckreview.com think we’re48 willing to bring ing four early morning runs to back the bus starting in the transport students to and from spring term,” he said. White Plains Monday through The interest in altering the Friday in place of the last two school’s bus service comes in weekend runs. the wake of last month’s death “I love the [late] bus comof Robby Schartner, a 21-year- ing back to campus,” said Jess old junior at the college who Cowle, a junior at the college. was killed by Emma Fox, of “I think it’s a great way for stuRye, while returning to cam- dents to get home from a night pus after a night out in White out.” Plains. J.J. Pryor, a spokeswoman As of September 2015, the for the college, previously told college decided to cut the last the Review that the adminiscampus bus route on Fridays tration enacted the change in and Saturdays, which typical- the Valiant Express, which was ly returned to campus by 3:30 once dubbed as the “drunk bus,” a.m. As a result, the bus, the in order to comply with the Valiant Express, makes its final Drug Free Schools and Comreturn to campus at 1:30 a.m. munities Act of 1986. She said On Oct. 9, Schartner had that an institution could potenbeen walking along Westches- tially be penalized if the college ter Avenue in White Plains is aware of on- or off-campus November 25, 2016 when | Vol.he4,was Number struck by48 Fox,| www.ryecityreview.com 24, conduct that encourages drinkA post on Rodier’s campaign who was under the influence at ing and does nothing to prevent Facebook page said he was the time of the incident. At the such abuse. But while the school adminequally disappointed to lose the time, police reported that Fox race but heartened that it was so had a blood alcohol content of istration plans to reverse course three times the legal limit in closely contested. MANHATTANVILLE continued on page 11 New York state; Fox was mea-Reporting by Corey Stockton
By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer
Have a TASTE On Nov. 7, Cerebral Palsy of Westchester sponsored a food and wine tasting event at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in West Harrison. The event featured more than 25 of the area’s top restaurants and beverage providers. For more, see page 6. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
Hundreds of absentee ballots confirm Dionisio’s slim victory Almost two weeks after Election Day, the Westchester County Board of Elections has finished counting the nearly 800 absentee ballots in Harrison. Republican candidate Rich Dionisio will remain the winner of the race for town councilman, but the additional ballots brought an even tighter margin to an already close race. The county Board of Elections, BOE, counted 10,030 Election Day votes, ruling unofficially in favor of Dionisio over his Democratic opponent, Chris Rodier, by 136 votes.
According to BOE Commissioner Reginald Lafayette, the most recent unofficial vote count, which included the absentee ballots, makes Dionisio the winner by just 83 votes. By that count, the election was decided by less than 1 percent margin. Dionisio captured 5,203 votes—48 percent of the electorate—to Rodier’s 5,120—47.3 percent. Incumbent Councilman Joe Stout, a Democrat, whose seat was in play also ran in the general election on the Conserva-
tive line—although he did not actively campaign after losing a Democratic primary to Rodier— got 4.6 percent of the vote, about 500 votes overall, including absentee ballots. Dionisio said he was initially concerned that his victory could be at stake due to the quantity of absentee ballots. “It pretty much went the way of the whole election,” he told the Review on Tuesday. He added that he was relieved to have an answer, regardless of how close the margin was.