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October 7, 2016 | Vol. 4, Number 41 | www.mamaroneckreview.com

CRC gets new leadership By JAMES PERO Staff Writer

BLACK HATS BACK Gabe Ajram sheds a tackle during Rye Neck’s Oct. 1 game against Haldane. The Panthers topped the Blue Devils 38-21 to earn their first win of the season. For story, see page 15. Photo/Mike Smith

Town of Mamaroneck lauded by state for green initiatives By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Going green has earned the town of Mamaroneck a pat on the back after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation designated the town as a leader of green initiatives statewide. “We all have a role to play

in reducing energy use and the greenhouse gasses that contribute to climate change,” said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. “I applaud Mamaroneck’s commitment to energy use in government operations.” For the supervisor of the town, Nancy Seligson, a Democrat, sustainability has been a goal since day one in office.

“We’ve wanted to be a leader in environmental initiatives for a long time,” Seligson said. “So we started looking at all projects and programs to make them more sustainable.” According to Seligson, among the major initiatives that have earned Mamaroneck the statewide distinction is a recent round of renovations to the

town’s ice rink which were contracted under the state’s energy performance contract program. “We knew we had to renovate the ice rink no matter what,” Seligson said. “Why don’t we look to make it green and make it cost less?” The program, Seligson said, GREEN continued on page 8

With the exit of Milan Bhatt, the former of executive director of Mamaroneck’s Community Resource Center—a local nonprofit providing assistance to immigrant families in the area—a shift toward new faces and a more collaborative structure will begin. While Bhatt’s decision to leave the center last month to take the helm as assistant deputy commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor left a vacancy in the center’s leadership, according to Jirandy Martinez—now coexecutive director of the local nonprofit—the vacancy could work to the group’s benefit. “We have two executive directors and a deputy director, we’ve never done that before,” Martinez said. “It’s going to make our work more collaborative.” The Community Resource Center, located on 134 Center Ave. in Mamaroneck, provides a myriad of services to primarily Hispanic and Latino immigrants navigating the job market in addition to providing social work to 3,500 adults and children in the region. According to the last available U.S. Census information from 2014, Hispanics or Latinos comprise 18 percent of the village’s population, making it an outlier amongst most other

municipalities in the Westchester County. According to Martinez, between her and her colleagues Gail Vidales and Janet Rolon— co-executive director and deputy director, respectively—all three have worked with the center before, with a collective 20 years of experience between them. This familiarity with both one another and the center, which was founded in 1998, will be a strength going forward, Martinez explained. Faces aren’t the only thing new with the center, according to Rolon. With new leadership, she told the Review, also comes new possibilities. “We need stronger advocacy for low-wage workers that are exploited,” said Rolon, who is transitioning from an administrative role to a more hands-on one in the worker’s center. To advance that goal, Rolon explained, she plans to forge better relations with leaders— both religious and governmental—across Westchester County. Despite the new dynamic, the goal of the center and its new leadership, according to Martinez, remains the same. “Our mission is still ensuring that immigrants be treated with respect,” she told the Review. “While we have new leadership, those are the things that we advocate for every day.” CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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Future of Seaside Johnnies restaurant now uncertain

Members of the Rye Town Park Commission are uncertain if they will accept a proposal from Seaside Johnnies owner John Ambrose, pictured, to manage the park’s restaurant space, following a number of complaints from area residents. Photo/Andrew Dapolite

By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer The Rye Town Park Commission is considering reopening a new request for proposals to oversee and manage the park’s restaurant and snack and concession stands, according to commission members. During the latest park commission meeting on Sept. 20, park commission officials were set to accept a proposal from Seaside Johnnies, the current restaurant tenant at the park, to contiunue to manage the park’s restaurant; however, after receiving a number of concerning emails from residents who felt that they were not thoroughly involved in choosing a new operator, the commission did not reach a conclusion and tabled the resolution. “We shouldn’t do anything too quickly,” said Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican and member of the commission. “We may end up in the same situation that we are in today, but at least we would have gone through the process more efficiently.” Initially, two restaurant proposals were submitted to the park commission following a request for proposals, RFP, sent out in late June; but Angelo Liberatore, an operating partner of the Fort Pond Bay Company— which operates Half Moon and Harvest on Hudson in Westchester County, and East by Northeast and The Stone Lion Inn in Montauk—announced his withdrawal to the park commission on Aug. 15, citing the proposal’s time frame as too short to prepare for the 2017 season.

While the current license agreement with John Ambrose and Sam Chernin, the owners of Seaside Johnnies, which overlooks Oakland Beach and the Long Island Sound—it is open seasonally from April until September—expires at the end of 2016, the park commission is facing a possible restaurant vacancy, as it has not yet reached a deal with Ambrose to either extend its current agreement, or enter into a new one. According to Rye Town Attorney Paul Noto, the park commission rejected a Seaside Johnnies license extension once in 2014 and again in 2015. The operators of Seaside Johnnies, who first opened the restaurant in Rye Town Park in 2000, are seeking a 10-year license to continue managing the restaurant, and are proposing to expand on their current restaurant theme, while adding a tropical twist. With proposed refurnishing for the beachfront snack bar and main restaurant, the proposal also includes updates to equipment. In total, the construction cost is estimated at $1 million, according to the proposal. Despite the risk of the restaurant going vacant in 2017, Killian said that the commission is not certain that it will reach a deal with Ambrose. “I feel strongly that we should hire a restaurant consultant to help us generate more options,” she said. According to Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman, a Democrat and president of the commission, the park, which already struggles to break even financially each year, will lose approximately $100,000 if the

restaurant does not reopen next year. “The commission apparently desires that a new [RFP] be issued and that a consultant be retained for that purpose, but there is just no resolution for that at the present time,” he said. Killian and Zuckerman both said that if a restaurant vacancy occurs, the commission would possibly entertain temporary food trucks; however, Zuckerman said that food trucks could present a number of issues, including the location of the trucks. “People won’t leave the beach to walk to the parking lot,” he said. The Rye Town Park Commission—which consists of representatives from the city and town of Rye, and the villages of Port Chester, Rye Brook and the Rye Neck section of the village of Mamaroneck—is responsible for setting policy at the park and governing it’s operations. The park has been around since the early 1900s and includes pavilions, a beach, a duck pond and service facilities; it’s located at 95 Dearborn Ave., off of Forest Avenue in the city of Rye. Rye City Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican and member of the park commission, declined to comment about the future of Seaside Johnnies, but noted that he and Killian are “on the same page.” The park commission will have until Oct. 7, after press time, to make a decision on whether or not to accept Ambrose’s proposal. Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla and Ambrose could not be reached for comment, as of press time. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

Westchester senior dance and talent show Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino invites senior citizens to showcase their talents and dance the afternoon away at the annual Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Admission and parking are free. “Seniors are a vibrant part of our county and enjoy staying active through health and wellness events,” Astorino said. “So if you are a senior and you want to enjoy an afternoon of socializing, entertainment and dancing on Oct. 19, the Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show is for you. Hope you can make it.” All local seniors age 60 and over who have a special talent that they would like to share are

welcome to be part of the talent show, which will kick off the day at 11 a.m. Singers, dancers, instrumentalists, group performers, magicians and seniors with unusual acts are welcome. Registration is required for the talent show. To sign up, please call 813-6300. A box lunch will be available at noon, which will include a chicken salad sandwich, salad, cookie and juice. The suggested lunch contribution is $4. The concession stand will be open; no outside food may be brought into the County Center. From 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., seniors can dance to the sounds of Stolen Moments Entertainment, who play the oldies, big band, Latin, salsa and more. The event will also include group and line

dances, ballroom dancing and dance instructions for salsa and merengue. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. The event is open to all Westchester County senior citizens age 60 and older. The Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show is sponsored by Westchester County’s departments of Parks, Recreation and Conservation and Senior Programs and Services, as well as the Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services. The County Center is located at 198 Central Ave. in White Plains. The County Center is served by the Westchester County Bee-Line bus system. Go to seniorcitizens.westchestergov. com or call 813-6300 to learn more. (Submitted)

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What’s going on... Mamaroneck Public Library

Visit mamaronecklibrary.org for more information on library hours and programs. The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

Off the Hook! Coat Drive Through Friday, Nov. 4. Help keep our neighbors warm this winter by donating new and gently used coats of all sizes, as well as children’s boots, hats and mittens. Donations will benefit Hope Community Services, Mamaroneck Child Development Center, the New Rochelle Boys and Girls Club, and the New Rochelle CAP. Please bring your donations to the drop box inside the front lobby of the Mamaroneck Public Library, located at 136 Prospect Ave. in Mamaroneck.

All ages story and craft hour On Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon in the Children’s Room. No registration required. There will be stories will appeal to all ages of kids and their caregivers, and a craft simple enough for the little kids and creative enough for the big kids.

Bilingual Storytime/Hora del cuenta bilingüe On Mondays at 10:30 a.m., excluding Nov. 14. A drop-in Spanish/English storytime for children ages 6 months to 7 years old with siblings and caregivers. Los lunes a las diez y media de la mañana, excluyendo el 14 de noviembre. Una hora del cuento en español y inglés para niños de los 6 meses a 7 años con hermanos y cuidadores/as.

Free SAT/ACT math prep and homework help On Mondays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for middle and high school-aged teens. Former high school math teacher Lynne Prior will be on hand to answer any questions in the Mamaroneck Teen Library on the lower level. The schedule follows that of the Mamaroneck school district, so if there is no school, there is no tutor.

Do You Need Health Insurance? Make an appointment for a one-on-one information session with a Westchester County health department navigator, who will be in the library’s Tech Room on Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Representatives will answer questions about health insurance-related topics, including essential plans, Medicaid, Child Health Plus and health coverage for business owners’ employees. Clients should be prepared with their Social Security numbers, documents for legal immigrants, birth dates,

employer and income information and insurance policy numbers. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call the Westchester County Department of Health at 813-5192. Appointments are available in English and in Spanish.

Book Sale Room volunteers needed The Mamaroneck Public Library has a wonderful Book Sale Room, thanks to the generosity of patrons who donate their slightly used books, DVDs and music CDs. The room is open daily during library hours and all materials can be purchased at very affordable prices. The library is currently looking for volunteers to help organize the Book Sale Room and keep it tidy. Tasks include putting all books in order on the shelves and weeding out the materials that are not selling. Books are organized by author and genre. Those who love books and have a knack for organizing should consider volunteering for a few hours per week. Funds raised from the book sales help the library buy extra copies of popular books and materials. For more information on volunteering, call 698-1250..

Larchmont Public Library Visit larchmontlibrary.org for more information on library hours and programs. The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

Saturday Sahaja Meditation On Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon. in the Michael P. Coords Activity Room. No registration required. Imagine being able to awaken your spiritual energy and to experience and enjoy the many benefits of meditation almost immediately. You will feel calmer, more relaxed and better focused every time you meditate. Try it for free and see. The Oct. 22 session will feature live music.

Chair Yoga with Vincenza Madonia On Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Village Center; on Oct. 25 in the Michael P. Coords Activity Room. No registration required. Join certified yoga instructor, Vincenza Madonia, for these five sessions of chair yoga. Chair yoga consists of arm, leg and head movements, as well as twisting your torso, that are done while seated in a chair. There are also standing movements that use a chair for support. These sessions also include learning breathing exercises that are incorporated into each yoga position. Chair yoga is a terrific way to maintain fitness of your body and mind through very low-impact exercises.

English Conversation Group On Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Village Center; on Oct. 25 in the Michael P. Coords Activity Room. Online registration required. Intermediate speakers of English will improve their speaking and comprehension skills in this free series of interactive sessions with Janice Towers, a New York state certified ESL teacher.

Stories and Crafts: Ghosts On Thursday, Oct. 13 from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For ages 5 to 7. Online registration required. BOO! It’s almost Halloween, time for some ghost

stories. Make your own goofy ghost decoration to hang up.

Village of Larchmont news Down to Earth Farmers Market On Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Dec. 17. The farmers market is located at the Metro-North parking deck off Chatsworth Ave. Peruse produce, meat, seafood, baked goods, specialty foods and much more through the summer and fall and support local farmers and businesses.

The Woman’s Club of Larchmont American Home Luncheon The annual American Home Luncheon of the Woman’s Club of Larchmont will be held on Friday, Oct. 21 at noon. Following the luncheon at 1:30 p.m., the program “Behind the Scenes at a National Convention” will be presented. Noreen Lark, seven-time Emmy Award winner and producer at WPIX-TV news in New York, will share her bird’s eye view as producer of the WPIX-TV coverage of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Lark will speak of the political process as it played out at a historic moment in U.S. history. For luncheon reservations, $20 per person, please contact Margaret Merigliano at 235-1570 before Sunday, Oct. 16, or pay $25 at the door. The program is free and both the luncheon and program are open to the public. Events will take place in the Carhart Room of the Larchmont Avenue Church, located at 60 Forest Park Ave. in Larchmont.

Village of Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce Spooktacular 2016 The 2016 Spooktacular is just around the corner. Ghosts and goblins will be in the village of Mamaroneck on Sunday, Oct. 23. Every year, the Spooktacular gets bigger and better, so bring your kids to the village of Mamaroneck business district to take part in the all of the festivities. The day will begin with a Mamaroneck tradition, Halloween window decorating. Register at Robert’s, located at 342 Mamaroneck Ave., at 10:30 a.m. Please bring your own paints, crayons, etc. After decorating the windows, at noon, the costume parade for kids and pets will assemble at Halstead and Mamaroneck avenues. Participants will parade down to Harbor Island Park, to the Kid’s Korner, where arts and crafts, pumpkins, cupcake decorating and much more will begin at 1 p.m. The muchanticipated Haunted House will be in the Harbor Island pavilion from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., where you will be haunted by the ghosts, terrified by the goblins and you might even recognize a corpse or two. For more information, to volunteer (community service hours will be awarded), or make a donation for the 2016 Spooktacular, please call the Chamber of Commerce office at 698-4400 or email chamber10543@optonline.net. The event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the village of Mamaroneck. Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send all items to news@hometwn.com.

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Letters to the Editor

Parking meters in the village of Mamaroneck

On George Latimer’s re-election campaign

To the Editor, I wish to follow up on the Review’s Sept. 30 article regarding parking meters in the village of Mamaroneck. My position is simple: As a member of the Board of Trustees, I look forward to reviewing the recommendations of the Parking Advisory Committee, PAC, and hearing public input on these recommendations. As a trustee, I initiated and supported the formation of the volunteer, nonpartisan PAC in June 2015 to advise the village board on parking issues in the central business district. I sought to depoliticize the controversy that had erupted when the board moved to implement recommendations from our parking consultant to install multi-space meters on Mamaroneck Avenue. According to the article, the Parking Advisory Committee’s chair informed the reporter that the committee will recommend the installation of single-space meters on Mamaroneck Avenue. There is no question that single-space meters are more convenient than multi-space meters. My question to residents will be whether the additional cost is worth the convenience. Preliminary financial analysis by village staff indicates that the cost of single-space meters will be $2 million more than the multi-space alternative over a projected seven-year life. My personal preferences will not dictate my position on which meters the village should install. It will be up to residents to review the alternatives and guide the village board on how to consider the trade-off between convenience and cost. If residents decide to choose multi-space meters from a cost perspective, the village can and will address the poor user experience of the current multi-space model.

To the Editor, I am happy to see that George Latimer is running a positive re-election campaign for the New York state Senate this fall. As a Republican, I have received numerous mailings launched against him, all of them negative; but they don't register with people, regardless of political party affiliation, who know George personally and what he has done in office. Additionally, we are all really of nasty attacks in politics. George can hold his head high for being a decent and hardworking guy. That is why we like him and one of the reasons he gets such support on Election Day.

Leon Potok, Trustee, village of Mamaroneck

Irwin Lefkowitz, Rye

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The Soul Ryeders charity organization will adorn the city of Rye, and the village of Rye Brook and the Rye Neck area, with symbolic pink ribbons throughout the month of October to show support for community members fighting breast cancer. The Rye-based cancer support organization will begin decorating the community with pink ribbons the morning of Oct. 1 to kick off its third annual breast cancer awareness campaign, “TieTheTownPink,” following approval by the Rye City Council on Sept. 14 and the Rye Town Park Commission on Sept. 20. Last year, volunteers tied more than 750 pink ribbons throughout the community, with help from city merchants that

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displayed ribbons in their stores. Soul Ryeder volunteers also delivered and tied more than 360 ribbons in private homes in and near Rye. “We are hoping to increase those numbers this year, because this is a fundraising campaign and it’s a way for Soul Ryeders to increase funding for current programs and to expand on new ones,” said Lisa Dominici Faries, co-founder and co-chairwoman of the initiative. “Volunteer efforts like TieTheTownPink allows Soul Ryeders to expand cancer support services in the community.” According to Faries, what makes the initiative so successful are the amount of volunteers that deliver the ribbons; more than 100 of them. “In a community like ours, people are going to see the ribbons and are going

to want to participate,” she said. The breast cancer awareness group started as a small team of women that participated in the annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, according to Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican. Sandy Samberg, a co-founder and member of the organization’s board of directors, started the group after experiencing her first Avon walk in 2006, in which she walked in memory of a friend, Clayton Byrne, who had recently succumbed to breast cancer, and in honor of another, Dawn Ewing, who had just been diagnosed. “Soul Ryeders is just an amazing organization and I think that what they’ve managed to accomplish since they’ve been in Rye is unbelievable, not only from the awareness that they bring to [the] community, but the spirit

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Local breast cancer awareness organization, Soul Ryeders, will decorate the city of Rye with pink ribbons beginning on Oct. 1 for its annual awareness campaign, “TieTheTownPink.”

they bring as well,” said Councilwoman Danielle Tagger-Epstein, a Democrat. “Their work really speaks to this community, as everyone has been touched or will be touched by breast cancer in some way.” TieTheTownPink, which was founded by Faries and Susan Janart four years ago, is sponsored by more than 50 local organizations including Wine at Five, Hudson Paul Salon, Citibank, RowAmerica Rye, Women’s Association of Rye Presbyterian and the city of Rye

Fire Department. Soul Ryeders has raised as much as $2 million for cancer support and services since the group started in 2007. Ribbons can be purchased for $25 at soulriders.org/pink or directly by emailing tiethetownpink@gmail.com, and can be tied around trees, mailboxes, benches and front doors. All proceeds will benefit Soul Ryeders’ local cancer related programs and services. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

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The TieTheTownPink campaign was formed four years ago by Rye residents Susan Janart and Lisa Dominici Faries. Photos courtesy Soul Ryeders

Last year, Soul Ryeder volunteers tied more than 1,100 ribbons throughout Rye.

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Harrison haunted house supports wounded veteran By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer The Consigliere family will commence their annual haunted house on Halloween, Oct. 31 to seek donations to support a wounded war veteran that suffered traumatic injuries in Afghanistan. Following approval by the Town Council on Sept. 15, the

Harrison-based family was granted permission to temporarily close down a partial section of Webster Avenue, between the corners of Ellsworth Avenue and Post Place, for their third annual haunted house. Three years ago, the Consigliere family started the event as a way to support veteran, Cpl. Joshua Hotaling, 29, who on May 13, 2011, while serving as

After suffering tragic injuries as a marine in Afghanistan, California native Joshua Hotaling has received continued support from his close friend, a former marine and Harrison police officer, Rocky Consigliere, and the entire Consigliere family with an annual haunted house that raises money for Hotaling.

a Marine in Sangin, Afghanistan, was injured by an improvised explosive device, IED, bomb, which left him with traumatic amputations of his legs and several hand-related injuries. Hotaling served alongside close friend and Harrison police officer, Rocky Consigliere, one of the founding members of the family’s haunted house. “The most rewarding thing for me is to be able to tell Josh’s story,” said Rocky Consigliere. “He made such a sacrifice at a young age, and unfortunately his life was changed forever. For me, it’s important to do this every year to raise money so he can have a bit of a decent lifestyle.” The haunted house, which is currently being built by several members of the Consigliere family, will feature six volunteer actors from the Rye Neck High School drama program, a number of individuals from the Consigliere family and friends of the family. Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican, said, “People are always giving back to the commu-

Volunteers from the Rye Neck High School drama program, the Consiglieres and friends of the family will serve as actors in the haunted house. Photos courtesy Dan Consigliere

nity and it’s what makes Harrison a great place to live.” According to Dan Consigliere, a cousin of Rocky Consigliere who also organizes the event, the family raised $6,000

for Hotaling during last year’s event. “Last year, it got bigger and more people started paying attention, so we decided to advertise it,” he said. “This year, we’re making it even bigger with

more costumes and actors.” While the event currently does not have any local sponsorship from organizations within the community, Dan Consigliere mentioned that the family, which does not charge individuals to enjoy the haunted house, hopes that members of the community donate whatever they can to support the wounded veteran. “We strongly recommend donations for the cause,” he said. “We don’t want any credit either. We just want to show veterans that we care.” Dan Consigliere also mentioned that he hopes this year’s outcome will lead to a possible expansion of the event for next year, in which they can raise money for more veterans. “As the years go on, we’d like to expand support not just to one single veteran, but for many other veterans too, as a little way of thanking them for putting their lives on the line year in and year out.” The haunted house will be open between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 at 86 Webster Ave., as of press time. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

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simplified the project from an administrative standpoint by allowing the town to use one contractor for all services, like plumbing, electrical and engineering, instead of different contractors for each facet. More importantly, however, Seligson explained that it also guaranteed reductions in cost to all of the contract work being provided in addition to improvements in eco-friendliness. “The best part is that the contractor comes in and assesses all the buildings and proposes renovations that include environmental savings,” Seligson

said. “They’re guaranteeing. And if you don’t get those savings by the end of the year, you get the difference back.” While an overall figure of how much such initiatives will save the town aren’t fully calculated, Seligson said that initial projections for installing LED lights alone—which use far less energy than their incandescent kin—are set to save the town $100,000. Over the past several years, the town has enacted several initiatives just like those seen at the ice rink; from assessing their greenhouse gas consumption, to installing solar panels, and even a program that now

uses vegetable oil from local restaurants to run the town’s sanitation trucks. At the end of the day, while cost savings abound for municipalities looking to make their communities greener—thanks in part to myriad of state and federal subsidies—Seligson hasn’t lost sight of the most important result. “We know that climate change is happening…. A community like ours could be very vulnerable since we’re on the waterfront,” she said. “We need to try to develop the effort from a local standpoint.” CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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With dozens of programs striving to make the town of Mamaroneck more eco-friendly, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has given the town the special distinction as one of the state’s nine climate smart communities. Pictured are Kelly Turturro, regional director for the DEC, left, and Mamaroneck Town Supervisor Nancy Seligson. Photo courtesy town of Mamaroneck

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October 2016

Planning ahead... SUNDAY

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Bullying Prevention Month SAT tests

Rosh Hashanah

Mamaroneck and Rye Neck schools closed

Larchmont Board of Trustees work session 7 p.m., Village Hall

VOM Tree Committee meeting 7:30 p.m., Regatta Conference Room

Larchmont Planning Board meeting 8 p.m., Village Center

Humane Society 8th annual Dog Walk 10 a.m., Harbor Island Park

Rosh Hashanah

Columbus Day, government offices and schools closed

Mamaroneck PTA Council meeting 9:15 a.m. VOM Board of Trustees work session 5:30 p.m., Courtroom Larchmont Board of Trustees meeting 7:30 p.m., Village Hall

VOM Board of Trustees meeting 5:30 p.m., Courtroom

Halloween

Mamaroneck Avenue School Halloween Parade 1:45 p.m.

VOM Board of Trustees work session 5:30 p.m., Courtroom

VOM Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 p.m., Courtroom

LMCTV teen summer filmmaking screenings 7 p.m., MHS TV studio

TOM board meeting 5 p.m., Town Center

VOM Board of Architectural Review meeting 7:30 p.m., Courtroom

Yom Kippur

VOM Deer Ad Hoc Committee 7:30 p.m., Harbor Island Park World Mental Health Day

Mamaroneck High School Homecoming Week

VOM Ethics Board meeting 7:30 p.m., Regatta Conference Room

Mamaroneck and Rye Neck schools closed VOM Planning Board meeting 7 p.m., Courtroom VOM Council of the Arts 7 p.m., Regatta Conference Room

Mamaroneck school board study session 7 p.m., MHS Library Classroom

Rye Neck Senior Day

VOM Budget Committee meeting 7:30 p.m., Regatta Conference Room

Rye Neck Board of Education meeting 7 p.m., MS/HS Library

VOM Committee for the Environment 7:30 p.m., Courtroom

Mamaroneck school board meeting 7 p.m., Tiered Classroom VOM Flood Mitigation Committee 7:30 p.m., Regatta Conference Room

TOM board meeting 5 p.m., Town Center

VOM Board of Trustees meeting 7:30 p.m., Courtroom

Rye Neck homecoming games

VOM Board of Traffic Commissioners 7:30 p.m., Courtroom

VOM Board of Architectural Review meeting 7:30 p.m., Courtroom

Larchmont Rag-A-Muffin Parade 1 p.m., Larchmont and Palmer avenues

VOM Harbor & Coastal Zone Management Commission 7:30 p.m., Courtroom

TOM budget meeting 5 p.m., Town Center VOM Planning Board meeting 7 p.m., Courtroom Larchmont Board of Architectural Review 8 p.m., Village Hall

Rye Neck High School drama production 7:30 p.m.

VOM Recreation and Parks Commission 7 p.m., Harbor Island Park

Mamaroneck Schools Foundation Fall Event 6:30 p.m.

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Mamaroneck & Larchmont Home Sales Listings provided by the office of Westchester County Clerk Timothy C. Idoni Photos courtesy Zillow.com, Trulia.com, Hotpads.com, Spotproperty.com & Maps.google.com

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5 Sheldrake Avenue, Larchmont $1,130,000 Sale Date: 7/20/16

6 Rockwood Drive, Larchmont $1,595,000 Sale Date: 7/14/16

9 Wagon Wheel Road, Mamaroneck $1,070,000 Sale Date: 7/12/16

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28 Homer Avenue, Larchmont $1,100,000 Sale Date: 7/5/16

32 Pryer Lane, Larchmont $4,181,500 Sale Date: 7/13/16

34 Echo Lane, Larchmont $1,175,000 Sale Date: 7/8/16

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46 Lansdowne Drive, Larchmont $1,285,000 Sale Date: 7/5/16

77 Briarcliff Road, Larchmont $950,000 Sale Date: 7/14/16

88 West Garden Road, Larchmont $1,075,000 Sale Date: 7/7/16

91 West Brookside Drive, Larchmont $1,160,000 Sale Date: 7/8/16

117 Rockland Avenue, Larchmont $1,170,000 Sale Date: 7/11/16

125 Murray Avenue, Larchmont $951,000 Sale Date: 7/12/16

128 East Garden Road, Larchmont $1,525,000 Sale Date: 7/8/16

162 Murray Avenue, Larchmont $1,080,000 Sale Date: 7/1/16

246 Rockingstone Avenue, Larchmont $1,764,000 Sale Date: 7/14/16

340 Orienta Avenue, Mamaroneck $1,249,000 7/18/16

616 Seney Avenue, Mamaroneck $1,601,255 Sale Date: 7/14/16

710 Forest Avenue, Larchmont $815,000 Sale Date: 7/7/16

735 Bleeker Avenue, Mamaroneck $2,399,000 Sale Date: 7/14/16

759 Forest Avenue, Larchmont $897,000 Sale Date: 7/13/16

826 Harmon Drive, Mamaroneck $727,000 Sale Date: 7/18/16

1079 Orienta Avenue, Mamaroneck $2,800,000 Sale Date: 7/19/16

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3 a.m. tweets from history RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy

@Mummified_Tut Crooked Cleopatra is an eating machine. Check out before and after hieroglyphics. #HungryHungryHippo @Mummified_Tut Crooked Cleo says she’ll help the slaves. Who built your palace, lady? @Mummified_Tut Cracked Cleopatra is a disaster. Her needle is 1,000 times too big to use. BAD JUDGEMENT! @Mummified_Tut Cracked Cleopatra didn’t just make a DEAL with ISIS. She made a TEMPLE for ISIS. She has lost ALL credibility. @Mummified_Tut OpatraCare “choice” a total LIE. You don’t get to pick your healer. If you get bitten by an asp, you die. #Crazy! @Mummified_Tut Crooked Cleo’s husband slept with his grape-peeling girl. He is the WORST abuser of women in ancient history! @Mummified_Tut Bird, bird, eye, throne, owl! @Mummified_Tut Crooked Cleopatra is 100% controlled by Rome. BAD LEADERSHIP @Mummified_Tut An extremely credible source has called my office and told me that Crooked Cleo was born in Mesopotamia. * @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler spent a fortune designing the swastika and it turns out to be an old Hindu thing. #SAD @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Who thinks he’s going to take over the world but can’t even spell “furor” right? @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler’s chances of winning are nil. He has no STRENGTH or STAMINA. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler looks exhausted. Eva should dump him.

@WINSTONChurchill_WWII Hitler didn’t WIN Poland, he STOLE it. Nobody likes him. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Who’s been hitting the strudel at 3 a.m.? Battle of the Bulge starts at home, Hitty. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler spent billions of Reichsmarks on posters against me. Of course, a billion Reichsmarks isn’t much! @WINSTONChurchill_WWII HH a leader? More like a lederhosen. #UNQUALIFIED @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Heil, heil, heil. That’s not leadership, that’s aerobics. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Ever notice HH never smiles? I wonder if he has teeth. He is the WORST madman ever! @WINSTONChurchill_WWII How can Horrible Hitler beat the Allies when he can’t even figure out how to shave his upper lip? @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler did an absolutely terrible job of invading Russia. It is a TOTAL DISASTER. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Hitler wasn’t even born in Germany. * @Sigmund123 Goofy Jung is the WORST psychoanalyst in Vienna. His patients are all getting crazier. @Sigmund123 Jung has got to be one of the dumbest interpreters of subconscious symbolism ever. Analyze this! : ( @Sigmund123 Jung is as dumb as a rock. That’s not a universal archetype, just true. Major lightweight with linzer torte for brains. * @realAlbertEinstein Madame Curie is a loose cannon in the lab. No one has WORSE JUDGMENT—except her poor husband. @realAlbertEinstein Maybe Kooky Madame Curie should spend a little less time with isotopes and a little more at the hairdresser.

@realAlbertEinstein Be careful, Kooky Curie! Your fans are more excited about relativity than radioactivity! @realAlbertEinstein Just another dud lady scientist. #SAD @realAlbertEinstein Kooky Curie is very weak on quantum theory, which is what the people want. Her career is dead. @realAlbertEinstein Kooky Curie hasn’t created a single bomb in her whole life. Unless you count her hairstyle. @realAlbertEinstein She does not have the RIGHT TEMPERAMENT to revolutionize science. @realAlbertEinstein Kooky Curie is a failed scientist. That glow is her burning out. @realAlbertEinstein She lacks fission. * @LEONARDO-in-da-hood Michelangelo is a joke. He’s in the pocket of the Medicis. @LEONARDO-in-da-hood He will never MAKE FIRENZE GREAT AGAIN! @LEONARDO-in-da-hood What a lightweight. Mediocre Mikey has to make his sculptures big and naked to get attention. #PATHETIC @LEONARDO-in-da-hood I’ve seen paint-by-numbers better than Mikey’s latest Moses. He should go home and relax. @LEONARDO-in-da-hood If you’ve got a block of marble, keep it away from Mediocre Mikey or he’ll chisel it into a lawn ornament. @LEONARDO-in-da-hood Interesting how my commissions go up whenever Mikey unveils another painting. @LEONARDO-in-da-hood Mediocre Mikey just doesn’t get it. No one wants to see Mary mourning her Son. #TACKY @LEONARDO-in-da-hood LIES! I never tried to get the Sistine job! @LEONARDO-in-da-hood I wouldn’t hire Mediocre Mikey to paint my garage. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

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Replace smoke alarms every 10 years The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, FASNY, is clanging the alarm with the message, “Don’t wait—check the date!”—the 2016 theme of the annual Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9–15—promoting the importance of replacing smoke alarms every 10 years. “Functioning smoke alarms reduce by half the risk of dying in a home fire, so it is extremely important to make sure they’re working properly,” said FASNY President Kenneth Pienkowski. Pienkowski noted that families utilizing a 10-year-life smoke alarm in the home can remove a potentially high-danger component of human error from the reliability of alarms. Statistics show that three out of five U.S. home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working alarms. Homes with battery-disabled smoke alarms or alarms that have outlasted their full functionality put people at increased risk in the event of a home fire. Beginning Jan. 1, 2017 in New York state, the sale of smoke-detecting devices powered by removable, replaceable batteries will be prohibited. Instead, retailers will be able to sell only smoke-detecting devices with a power source that isn't removable and lasts at least a decade. Increased availability of extended-life batteries and new

tamper-resistant smoke detectors is expected to help individuals and families better protect themselves and their loved ones. Existing devices already in homes will be allowed to remain there until they stop functioning, and smoke detectors with replaceable batteries will continue to be on sale in the state throughout 2016. New York state law requires that all homes and businesses must have working smoke detectors. Smoke detectors with a 10-year lifespan are already on the market; most are powered by lithium batteries, not a traditional 9-volt. FASNY, along with the approximately 110,000 volunteer firefighters in New York state and safety advocates nationwide, is joining forces during Fire Prevention Week to remind residents to take the following precautions: Smoke alarms: replace every 10 years. • A smoke alarm’s age can be determined by looking on the back or side of the smoke alarm, where the date of manufacture can be found. • Smoke alarms should be replaced 10 years from that date (not the date of purchase or installation). Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old—or sooner if they don’t respond properly.

Batteries: test monthly, replace yearly. • Smoke alarms should be tested monthly, and batteries should be replaced when they begin to chirp, signaling that they’re running low. Two-thirds of fire deaths occur in homes with no or nonfunctioning smoke alarms. • Have at least one smoke alarm on every floor, including the basement and in every bedroom and outside each sleeping area. • Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record, with the president of the United States signing a proclamation declaring a national observance during that week every year since 1925. NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week since 1922. For more information on smoke alarms and this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, visit firepreventionweek.org. Founded in 1872, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York represents the interests of the approximately 110,000 volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel in the state. For more information, visit fasny.com. (Submitted)

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SPORTS

A disappointing farewell LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

Last Thursday, I trekked down to the Bronx to watch David Ortiz, my favorite major league player, in his final game against the New York Yankees. But through the touching pregame ceremony, and the feeling of watching him on the field for the last time, I couldn’t shake the feeling that, as much as I would miss Big Papi, it wouldn’t be half as much as I missed the feeling of going to games at the old Yankee Stadium. Don’t get me wrong. The new stadium, which opened its doors in 2009, is beautiful. State-of-the-art facilities, huge video scoreboards, a number of higher-end dining options; it’s everything a fan should want in a venue. But it’s just not the same. Even for a Boston fan, head-

ing into the House that Ruth Built was always exhilarating. The cramped, winding corridors, the smell of stale beer that hung around the place, that moment when you first laid your eyes on the roof’s famous façade as you made your way out from the bowels of the stadium? There was a certain charm to the old place. And a big part of that charm— for lack of a better word—came from the sort of Yankee fans who used to populate the place. It used to be a badge of honor to wear my Red Sox finery to 153rd Street. I knew that once I set foot inside the cathedral of baseball, I’d have a whole lot of things flying at me—mostly taunts, but also the occasional half-eaten pretzel—as I headed into enemy territory to take my seat. I can still remember the way the entire stadium shook during the 2004 ALCS when Pedro Martinez took the mound in Game 2, and the Yankee faithful showered him with a chorus of

“Who’s your daddy?” chants. Thursday night’s scene, however, was a far cry from that. Of course, a lot of that has to do with the Yankees’ disappointing play this year. After an August surge, the Yanks struggled down the stretch and came into the game with the Red Sox barely clinging to their playoff hopes; they would be mathematically eliminated before the game was over. The result was that I missed out on what could have been a tremendous experience, watching a stadium full of Yankee fans raining boos on the Red Sox slugger until potentially offering him a begrudging round of applause on his exit. As it stood, the stadium was about half empty, with at least half of the fans in attendance decked out in Sox gear. A few old-school holdouts tried to whip the Bombers fans into an anti-Red Sox frenzy, but they just didn’t have it in them to muster up the same level of en-

On Sept. 29, Sports Editor Mike Smith went to Yankee Stadium to bid adieu to Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. Smith, like many fans, misses the aura of the old Yankee Stadium. Photo/Mike Smith

mity for the Red Sox that was commonplace just 10 short years ago. But even if the building and the atmosphere will never be the quite same, there is some hope that one day, we might see something approximating the good old days of this rivalry.

On my way out of the stadium after the game, an older Yankee fan—no doubt inspired by more than a few of the stadium’s $12 beers—told me, in no uncertain terms, that the Red Sox stunk. Honestly, it warmed my heart. I walked up to him with a smile on my face, wished his

team the best of luck in the playoffs, and headed on out the door. Maybe there’s still a lit of the old Bronx still alive; we just need to make Yankee Stadium great again.

Follow Mike on Twitter @LiveMike_Sports

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Rye Neck blitzes Blue Devils FOOTBALL

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Game Notes: • Quarterback Gabe Ajram rushed for 67 yards and four touchdowns • Four Rye Neck players ran for more than 50 yards • Rye Neck will take on Bronxville (2-2) next week Pedro Peter Cueto stiff-arms a Blue Devils defender. Photos/Mike Smith

By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor Over the first three games of the 2016 campaign, extending drives has been something of a struggle for the Rye Neck football team. On Oct. 1, however, the Panthers’ offense kicked into

Gabe Ajram sheds a Haldane tackler on Oct. 1. Ajram rushed for four touchdowns in Rye Neck’s win.

Nick D’Errico comes down with an interception against the Blue Devils. D’Errico had 11 tackles and a rushing touchdown on the afternoon.

high gear against Haldane, downing the Blue Devils 38-21 to earn their first win of the season. For Rye Neck, the offensive outburst could signal a change in the team’s fortunes, as they prepare to take on rival Bronxville this weekend. The Panthers scored five of their six touchdowns in the first 24 minutes on Saturday, jumping out to a 31-15 halftime lead. According to quarterback Gabe Ajram, who led with four rushing scores, Rye Neck came into the Haldane game focused on keeping possession of the ball, something that worked out well for the Panthers on Saturday. Four Rye Neck players rushed for more than 50 yards on Saturday, including Ajram (67), Pedro Peter Cueto (77), Nick D’Errico (84) and Ben Galerne (95). “We were taking it away from ourselves, we weren’t finishing,” Ajram said. “So we worked day and night to get rid of those mental errors this week.” Rye Neck’s defense, which surrendered 15 first half points to the Blue Devils, clamped down on Haldane in the second half, limiting quarterback Brandon Twoguns’ production (183 passing yards, two touchdowns) after the intermission. Linebacker D’Errico, who led the team with 11 tackles, nabbed an interception and also forced a fumble, said that halftime adjust-

Ryan O’Rourke breaks up a Haldane pass.

ments were key to slowing down the Blue Devils’ passing attack. “Coach [Nick Ianello] really woke us up, he gave us a good talk,” D’Errico said. “We just came together to hold them.” Following the victory, Rye Neck honored its senior players in a postgame ceremony, and D’Errico, one of the Panthers’ 11 seniors, said the celebration was even sweeter because of the win. “It feels good to come out and make our fans happy,” he said. “We had a bit of a rough start, but it’s good to get back on

our feet again.” The Panthers (1-3) will look to continue their winning ways on Oct. 8, when they travel to Bronxville to take on the Broncos (2-2). Bronxville is coming off a onesided 39-7 loss to Dobbs Ferry, and Rye Neck is hoping that their momentum will carry over for the showdown with their league foes. “We plan on watching a lot of film,” D’Errico said. “We’re going to prepare like we always do, and we’re going to come out to play.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com

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