April 8, 2016

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April 8, 2016 | Vol. 4, Number 15 | www.mamaroneckreview.com

Close shave Hayden Cohen throws a strike during Mamaroneck’s 7-6 season-opening win over Eastchester.

The Tigers are eager to defend their state title crown in 2016.

For more, see page18.

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County Playland review deadline extended to late April

By JAMES PERO Staff Writer An agreement between Westchester County and the management company Standard Amusements to transfer management of Rye Playland will spill over into late April as the Board of Legislators works to whittle down the deal’s $58 million in county-funded capital projects.

A newly proposed deal by members of the county Board of Legislators, according to board Chairman Michael Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Demo-

crat, would suggest a new price tag of $30 million in countyfunded infrastructure projects, cutting the former proposal by nearly half.

As part of an amended agreement struck between Standard and Republican County Executive Rob Astorino’s administration, which was reached in late February, Standard is also planning to invest $30 million of its own money into making necessary improvements to the park.

Ned McCormack, spokesperson for Astorino’s administration, said that the new pro-

posed dollar amount isn’t set in stone, but will be part of an ongoing conversation with the Board of Legislators and Standard.

“The negotiations are between Standard and the board,” McCormack said. “If they come up with a number that’s less than $58 million then that’s between them.”

According to Kaplowitz, the proposed $30 million in county-funded projects for the park represents a much more feasible split between the two partners.

“We showed that a 30/30

[split] is the sweetest spot,” Kaplotwitz said in reference to both partners putting in $30 million. “It’s a significant investment but it reduces our financial cost quite a bit.”

Kaplowitz added that through 2027, the deal with Standard will ensure that the county spends $4 million less than they would if there weren’t a deal agreed upon.

Additionally, proposed legislation—which will be voted on by the Board of Legislators after press time—aims to extend PLAYLAND continued on page 9

Larchmont board denies second moratorium appeal

By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Another appeal from a developer looking to skirt the rules of Larchmont’s moratorium on residential development hit a brick wall after the village board stood its ground on what is now a second blocked project.

According to new Mayor Lorraine Walsh, a Democrat, the project in question—located on 15 Thompson Place—does not meet the standards required to bypass the village’s current moratorium on demolitions and subdivisions.

The board’s unanimous rejection of the appeal marks the most recent denial after developers of a controversial project aimed at demolishing a historic home on 40 Ocean Ave. was also blocked by the village board.

Currently, according to former Mayor Anne McAndrews, a Democrat, Cuddy & Feder, the law firm representing the project on 40 Ocean Ave., has already filed a formal notice of complaint.

However, a similar suit against the village will not be forthcoming, according to Paul Noto, the attorney representing the owners of 15 Thompson Place.

“We’re disappointed, but not shocked,” said Noto about the board’s decision to deny the appeal.

Noto added that not only would a lawsuit against the vil-

lage fail to be “cost-effective” for his client, but the project in question will likely continue as soon as the moratorium has expired.

Since January, proposed tear downs in Larchmont have been on hold until the village board— in tandem with its zoning and planning officials—retool site plan laws that they believe are endangering the village’s historic character. The building moratorium, which went into effect earlier this year, is not set to expire until July.

According to Noto, however, the Thompson Place project aims to keep the lot as a singlefamily residence; parameters that the attorney feels won’t affect his client’s project once any new zoning laws are passed.

“We can hit the ground running as soon as the moratorium is lifted,” he said.

Conversely, the controversy over 40 Ocean Ave. stems from the developer’s desire to subdivide the property and construct multiple homes and village officials’ intention to halt that process. Fervor over the project proved to be the impetus for the Board of Trustees’ decision to enact a moratorium, after concerned residents flocked to public hearings to show their support for a temporary ban.

According to Walsh, while the process of developing new zoning laws has been an arduous one on board members and

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Village budget in line with tax cap so far

By KiLEY STEvENS Staff Writer The village of Mamaroneck has created a tentative budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, totaling $34.8 million, a 2.66 percent increase from the current year’s budget. The budget also complies with the property tax levy limit set by New York state.

“This is not only a tax cap, it’s a budget crunch,” Village Manager Richard Slingerland said.

“It’s ridiculously low this year.”

The proposed tax levy increase is 0.327 percent, which is currently under the levy cap of 0.328 percent, by a projected amount of $68. After the assessment of full values from both the town of Mamaroneck and town of Rye, which took on the role of assessing the village, the tax rate has been recalculated from $6.43 to $6.05 per $1,000 of assessed full value.

Slingerland estimates tax revenues to be approximately $24.2 million, while the estimated non-property tax reve-

nues equal $10 million.

According to Slingerland, there are no proposed layoffs for village employees written in to the tentative budget. Two new full-time positions were created in the Recreation Department to replace and eliminate the seasonal positions of beach manager and assistant beach manager.

There are no raises proposed for village employees, either, although the police union contract is expired, which the village manager said still has to be negotiated. He added that the village Board of Trustees has to discuss the police contract and figure out how it will be applied to in a future budget.

Capital projects that have been identified in the tentative budget add up to approximately $17 million. Of those projects, Slingerland cited a new sewer vacuum, $250,000; a sanitation truck, $220,000; two new salt plows, $200,000; and a new excavator, $175,000.

Slingerland said that keeping the budget under the tax cap was a difficult task.

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Total Budget............$34.8M Tax levy increase ... 0.327% Two full-time positions created in the Recreation Department However, he said that planned reductions of two major expenses helped to make it possible.

The first expense was paying off a new fire ladder truck that the village had purchased, and the other proposal that is before the village board of adopting a sewer fund, which would be an additional charge on a household’s water bill commercial too? based on consumption.

If approved, Slingerland said the average cost per household would be approximately an additional $80 per year. This sewer fund will take the money from the tax bill and add it to the water bill.

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Fund helps local students achieve college dreams For high school seniors, the start of spring means the arrival of college acceptance letters, but for many students, it also signifies the arrival of their financial aid packages.

According to Marcia Burkett, financial aid advisor at Mamaroneck High School, “For these students, it’s often not choosing which college they would like to attend, but which one provides the best financial aid.”

As anyone who has sent a child to college in the past few years knows, tuition costs have risen dramatically.

However, Burkett adds, “There has not been a commensurate increase in sources or amounts of aid. I will sit with students and their families and help them understand and analyze the various aid packages they receive. While many colleges try to do their best to help

families finance their students’ educations, unfortunately they do not offer the funds to cover their full needs. I help look for other resources to fill the gap.

The Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund is the single largest resource I have for families.”

The Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund, SAF, was founded in 1937 by the Mamaroneck-Larchmont Parent Teacher Council to help local students afford college.

According to SAF president, Amy Guenzl, “Many people think SAF is a Mamaroneck High School scholarship, but we are a separate organization.

We rely on contributions from community members to provide need-based scholarships to seniors at Mamaroneck High School. We award scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $4,600 per year for two years. Last

year, more than 10 percent of the MHS class of 2015 received an SAF scholarship.”

Guenzl adds, “In the next few weeks, the SAF board will be reviewing scholarship applications and meeting with applicants. The number and dollar amount of scholarships we can provide is based solely on how much money we have raised

by April 30. Currently, we are about $50,000 short of what we had last year. In order to provide the MHS class of 2016 with the same level of aid we provided to last year’s class, we need the community’s support.

We urge those interested in donating to visit our website, MLSAF.org. In addition to information on our organization, the website features video profiles of past scholarship recipients telling their stories and what SAF scholarships have meant to them.” (Submitted)

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What’s going on...

Mamaroneck Public Library

Free math study help On Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Teen Room on the lower level. Arithmetic got you down?

Need some help with homework or maybe just a refresher? Former high school math teacher Lynne Prior will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about middle and high school math.

Bilingual Storytime/Hora del cuento bilingüe On Wednesday, April 13 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Community Room on the lower level. A drop-in Spanish/English storytime for all ages. El miércoles, abril 13 desde las 4 p.m. hasta las 5 p.m. en el Community Room. Únase con nosotros una hora de cuentos español y inglés que consiste en historias, canciones y artesanías para niños/as con un/a cuidador/a.

Information session: ‘Do You Need Health Insurance?’

Make an appointment for a one-on-one in-

formation session with a Westchester County health department navigator, who will be in the library’s Tech Room on Wednesdays from 5 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.

Larchmont Public Library The library will be closed for construction until the summer of 2016. Existing shelves will be moved to the Village Center and the Burchell Children’s Room will remain open. For more information about the library’s relocation, call the Reference Desk at 834-2281 ext. 3, email larchmontlibrary@wlsmail.org or visit larchmontlibrary.org.

Saturday Sahaja Meditation Every Saturday in April at 11 a.m. Imagine being able to awaken your spiritual energy and to experience and enjoy the many benefits of meditation almost immediately. Sahaja Meditation, while sharing many of the fundamentals of traditional meditation techniques, is unique because of how

quickly it can help you achieve self-awareness. It is even possible to attain self-realization almost right away. Many people who practice Sahaja Meditation actually had a physical experience in their very first session. Whether you have a physical experience your first time or not, you will feel calmer, more relaxed and better focused every time you meditate. Try it for free and see.

Kenise Barnes Fine Arts Art Exhibition: ‘Idyllglaze’ Kenise Barnes Fine Arts presents “Idyllglaze,” a new exhibition opening on Saturday, April 9. The exhibition features a collection of oil paintings by David Konigsberg. This will be the artist’s fourth solo show in the gallery since 2007. The show is themed to welcome spring and embody renewal.

The exhibition’s opening reception will be held on April 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., and is free and open to the public. The gallery is located at 1947 Palmer Ave. in Larchmont, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or by appointment. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit kbfa.com or call 834-8077.

Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Second annual 5K Bunny Hop Join the town for its second annual 5K Bunny Hop and 1-mile Lil Bunny Hop on Sunday, April 10. The run/walk will begin and end at Memorial Park on Myrtle Boulevard. Registration is now open through the Recreation Office. For more information, call 381-7865.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church Indoor farmers market The indoor Mamaroneck farmers market is open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, located at 168 W. Boston Post Road. The market will run until April 16. Mamaroneck’s staple farmers market goods will return, including local produce, fresh fish, pasture-raised meat, eggs, artisanal breads, baked goods, pickles, prepared foods to go and savory yogurt. Several new vendors will join in 2016 as well, including GoGo Pops, Natural Contents Kitchen and The Cheese Guy. For more information or a full list of markets and vendors, visit DowntoEarthMarkets.com.

Community events Grow It Green Expo On Sunday April 10 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Larchmont Temple, located at 75 Larchmont Ave. in Larchmont, will host the Grow It Green Expo. This is free and open to the public. The expo includes a keynote address by Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial and workshops presented

by The Sheldrake Environmental Center, Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, Greenburgh Nature Center, Rye Sustainability Committee and Green Jay Landscaping. Homeowners and landscape professionals can learn how to create beautiful landscapes with native plants, mulch-mowing, capturing rain water, edible gardens and heirloom seeds, all without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

St. John’s Episcopal Church Refugee resettlement speaker event Audience members are welcome to attend a speaker event on refugee resettlement held on Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, located at 4 Fountain Square in Larchmont.

Speaker and Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services, IRIS, Executive Director Chris George will explain what refugee resettlement means, how it works, the role that agencies like IRIS, a refugee resettlement agency located in New Haven, Connecticut, play. Since its inception in 1982, IRIS has welcomed more than 5,000 refugees and anticipates working with 420 refugees in 2016, providing help with housing, employment, healthcare, education, daily English classes, cultural orientation and legal assistance. The event is free and open to the public.

Light refreshments will be served.

LMCTV Teen Summer Filmmaking Workshops Geared for young people ages 13 and up, LMCTV’s summer filmmaking workshops are an opportunity to learn hands-on video and filmmaking skills. With scriptwriting, cinematography, computer video editing and more, participants will write, shoot, direct, act in and edit their own movie. Each workshop is held Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for three weeks at LMCTV’s Studio 2, located at 145 Library Lane in Mamaroneck.

Workshop I runs from July 5 to July 22 (no class on July 4) and Workshop II from July 25 to Aug. 12. Led by independent filmmaker and LMCTV staff member Dena Schumacher, the workshop is in its 16th year. Open enrollment starts now. Space is limited, so please visit lmctv.org or call Matt Sullivan at 381-2002 ext. 202 to sign up today.

Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce A Taste of Mamaroneck Wine Trail It is, once again, time to raise your glass on Sunday, May 1 in the village of Mamaroneck as the Chamber of Commerce hosts the 10th annual A Taste of Mamaroneck Wine Trail. Back by popular demand, this much anticipated event invites you to climb aboard the trolley and ride along to the many village restaurants for a taste of wine and a sample of their most delectable foods. Mamaroneck offers a variety of cuisines from around the world. For only $50, you can enjoy the tastes of many cultures with your family, friends and neighbors. Registration for the event will begin at 12:30 p.m. at Harbor Island Park and the trolley will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-registration is strongly recommended.

To have your name added to the paid guest list in advance, visit mamaroneckchamberofcommerce. org to pay with a credit card; mail your check to Mamaroneck Chamber, 430 Center Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543; or contact the chamber at 6984400 or chamber10543@optonline.net.

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Larchmont amends outdoor dining policy

By SUZY BERKOwiTZ Editorial Assistant The village of Larchmont Board of Trustees recently amended a portion of the village code that regulates eating establishments’ construction and usage of sidewalks. The amendment, which was approved during the board meeting held on Tuesday, March 15, changed the village code to read that outdoor dining spaces occupied by eating establishments will now be measured in square feet instead of an amount of tables and chairs.

The amendment also designated a code enforcement officer, rather than the formerly appointed Building Department, to regulate and periodically inspect the usage of this outdoor dining space.

According to former Mayor Ann McAndrews, making this amendment was a necessary step in the process of enhancing the outdoor dining experience.

“This amendment will improve pedestrian passage and it will enhance a restaurant’s ability to use a public space,” McAndrews told the Review. “We

The Village of Larchmont Board of Trustees recently amended the village code so that outdoor dining spaces will now be measured in square feet instead of an amount of tables and chairs. The code change comes with positives and negatives, according to Antonio Velazquaz of Chat 19. Photo courtesy chat19.net

looked to our neighboring communities and tried to modernize our statutes to reflect the needs of our environment.”

Village Administrator Justin Datino said that the amendment, which was made in an attempt to clean up an antiquated code, will now allow restaurants to use their allotted outdoor dining space for decorative items, such as sandwich signs or potted plants. The code allowing for outdoor dining was originally adopted in 2002.

Datino said that restaurants will still be required to maintain the minimum standard distance between their outdoor dining area

and the edge of the sidewalk to ensure handicapped pedestrians and baby strollers have ample room to move, and the outdoor dining area, which is technically considered village property, will remain covered under each restaurant’s insurance in case of an emergency.

Restaurants will still have to apply for outdoor dining space on an annual basis, however, the application process has been slightly altered because of the new amendment. The process will entail submitting a photograph of the proposed dining space, along with a sketch of the space drawn

at a scale.

David Masliah, owner of Encore Bistro Francais, located on Chatsworth Avenue in the village, said he doesn’t predict the amendment to affect his business much.

“I know what I’d like to place outside, so the amendment won’t change a thing,” he said.

Masliah said that although he will now have to pay a bit more for an outdoor dining permit, having the freedom to place different decorations in his outdoor dining space will modernize a customer’s experience at the restaurant.

Antonio Velazquaz, general manager of Chat 19, also located on Chatsworth Avenue, said that the amendment comes with both positive and negative components. He said not being required a certain amount of tables and chairs will allow the restaurant more flexibility when catering to parties of different sizes, but having to reapply for a permit is slightly concerning.

“We’ve been using the space outside of the CVS next door for years, and we now have to renew our written permission from them in order to reapply for a permit,” Velazquaz said. “If we’re not able to use their space anymore, it

While the recently amended village code has generated both concern and excitement, David Masliah, owner of Encore Bistro Francais, says he does not believe the amendment will affect his business.

Photo courtesy encore-bistro.com

won’t be good for our business.”

Each application for outdoor dining, once approved, will last a full calendar year. Fees for requested space will tentatively cost $100 for less than 40 square feet, and will cost $2.50 per square foot for any space over 40

square feet. A formal adoption of the fees and charges was approved by the Board of Trustees on Monday, April 4, and will take effect once all annual permits have expired on April 30.

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Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and Democratic candidate for president, made a campaign stop at SUNY Purchase on Thursday, March 31, approximately two and a half weeks before the state’s primary election.

The campaign chose to host the rally in the intimate Repertory Theatre of the school’s Performing Arts Center, which seats no more than 500 people.

The bleachers were lined with Clinton supporters, eagerly waiting to hear her speak, and occasionally reciting chants led by campaign staffers.

One of those was Rebecca Liebson, of White Plains, a SUNY Stony Brook student who came home to hear Clinton speak. Liebson supports Clinton’s campaign so strongly that she started an on-campus group called Stony Brook Students for Hillary.

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Liebson said after “doing her research,” she concluded that Clinton’s policies aligned most closely with her own beliefs, and her pragmatism makes Clinton a more attractive candidate than her primary opponent, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont.

“I’m also from New York and saw Hillary in action as a senator, so that definitely gave me a good opinion of her,” Liebson said.

Before Clinton arrived on stage, opening remarks were given by Reggie Lafayette, chairman of the Westchester County Democratic Party.

“This is the most important election of our time,” Lafayette said. “I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to say ‘Madame President.’”

Clinton took the stage at about 1:30 p.m., after being introduced by U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a Democrat.

Clinton, who has resided in

Chappaqua for the past 16 years, made sure to highlight her ties to Westchester County in her speech.

“Westchester is more than a county to me, it’s more of a community,” Clinton said. “[Living here] has been the most welcoming experience I can imagine.”

Clinton also mentioned some of her favorite spots in Chappaqua, like Lange’s Deli and Crabtree’s Kittle House.

Not everyone in the theater was a Clinton supporter, however.

Konrad Wainright, a SUNY Purchase student and outspoken supporter of the Sanders campaign, remarked on a discrepancy he perceived, wherein Purchase students were told to sit or stand in spots of the theater that were out of camera shot, as opposed to older attendees, who were strategically placed directly behind Clinton’s podium.

And approximately 10 min-

A group of Purchase students protest the Clinton rally just outside of the Performing Arts Center. During Clinton’s speech, Bernie Sanders supporters interrupted her by shouting “If she wins, we lose” in unison and walking out of the theater. Photo/Suzy Berkowitz

utes into her speech, a number of Purchase students situated in the back of the theater, out of camera view, shouted, “If she wins, we lose,” and walked out of the theater.

“Oh, I know, the Bernie people came to say that,” Clinton responded, who went on to say that she had gained 9 million votes during the primaries so far, which is 1 million more votes than Republican candidate Donald Trump, and 2.5 million more than Sanders.

Clinton then continued her speech, taking the opportunity to criticize Sanders, who hosted his own campaign rally the same day in St. Mary’s Park in the South Bronx, for making promises that she believes cannot be kept. Among those she mentioned were offering free college tuition at public universities and enacting single-payer universal health care, as opposed to just amending the Affordable Care Act. “Look, you may not be supporting me, but I’m supporting you,” Clinton said, in response to the students who staged a walkout during the rally. “I just wish we could talk and listen to each other.”

Just outside the Performing Arts Center, a crowd of predominantly Purchase students lined up with anti-Clinton signs, chanting “Feel the Bern,” “Free Palestine” and “Black Lives Matter.”

According to Wainright and several other students who participated in the disruption and subsequent walkout, they left the theater voluntarily to join the rest of the protestors outside, as opposed to being escorted out by the event organizers or security.

Madeline Moran, who was one of the protesters that disrupted

Clinton’s speech, said, “I feel that it’s important to show the Democratic Party that we are not going to stand for Hillary, and we’re not just here to support just any Democratic president because we need real progress to be made.”

Mae Williams, a 71-year-old Yonkers resident and a Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus member, said that, despite her support for Clinton, she thinks the passionate response to the rally is a sign of positive political change.

“It’s awesome to see the interest of all the people coming out here today, and that they’re taking [the election] seriously,” Williams said. “People have realized that they got to vote, no matter if it’s Hillary or Bernie.”

A representative from the Clinton campaign said that they believe the event went well.

“We’re thrilled with the turnout today, and with the support for Hillary Clinton all across New York,” said Harrell Kirstein, the communications director for the Clinton campaign.

“She has a lot of friends here, and they’ve been coming out to welcome her back to campaigning ahead of the primary.”

Kirstein declined to comment on the disruption by Sanders supporters.

It’s not expected that any other campaign will host a rally at the college, but SUNY Purchase President Tom Schwarz said in an email issued to the student body and faculty prior to Clinton’s rally that it should not be construed as an endorsement by the school, and that if any other candidate had approached them and asked to rent space for an event, the school would afford them the same opportunity.

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applicants alike, current conditions aren’t grounds for an appeal.

“A slow planning process is not out of the ordinary for a project with some of the

concerns that this property brings to light,” Walsh said. “I don’t believe that a slow planning process rises to the level of hardship [required to grant an appeal].”

Village Attorney James Staudt and Village Administra-

tor Justin Datino were expected to draft a resolution making the denial of the appeal final.

The board was also expected to sign the resolution on Friday, April 8, after press time.

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The village of Larchmont Board of Trustees held firm on its residential building moratorium, denying an appeal from a second property owner this week. File photo

Tread Lightly! to be named Association of the Month USALLIANCE Financial is enthusiastic to announce that Tread Lightly! will be their Association of the Month in April.

Members and the general public are invited to the USALLIANCE branch located at 555 Boston Post Road in Port Chester to see some of Tread Lightly!’s photography and learn more about the positive change the organization makes in outdoor recreation.

Tread Lightly! became one of USALLIANCE’s partner associations in late 2015. This means that Tread Lightly! members are now a part of the USALLIANCE field of membership.

The organizations are working together to develop a cohesive member onboarding experience

to support this new endeavor.

“We’re thrilled to have Tread Lightly! on board,” said Kris VanBeek, president and CEO of USALLIANCE. “We’re looking forward to providing Tread Lightly! members with the banking services they need to live life fully, whether they’re in a city or on a trail.”

“As we explore this new partnership, we’re excited about the new opportunities that will be made available to both Tread Lightly! and USALLIANCE members,” added Jerrica Archibald, communications manager at Tread Lightly!

Tread Lightly! is a national nonprofit organization with a mission to promote responsible recreation through ethics educa-

tion and stewardship programs.

Tread Lightly!’s educational message, along with its unique training and restoration initiatives, are strategically designed to instill an ethic of responsibility in outdoor enthusiasts and the industries that serve them. The program is long-term in scope with a goal to balance the needs of the people who enjoy outdoor recreation with the need to maintain a healthy environment.

Tread Lightly!’s award-winning materials, programs and services are solutions to some of the nation’s most pressing recreation issues. Individuals and businesses can commit to Tread Lightly! and protect outdoor access by becoming a member at treadlightly.org. (Submitted)

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State cuts gap elimination, boosts school coffers With the termination of the 2009 Gap Elimination Adjustment, GEA, school districts statewide will now receive the full percentage of state aid. The GEA was imposed as a measure

to help the state close a 2010 budget gap. It diverted a percentage of state aid away from school districts and into state coffers.

But it was only supposed to be a temporary fix for the state, yet

it continued to reduced funding to school districts for years. The restoration of aid previously lost due to the GEA, however, is not retroactive.

-Reporting by Sarah Varney

Bronxville Union Free School District

Eastchester Union Free School District

• 2015-2016 state aid: $2.3M • 2016-2017 state aid: $2.4M*

• 2016-2017 state aid: $6.6M*

Total aid withheld since 2009: $1.1M

Total aid withheld since 2009: $3.2M

Harrison Central School District

Mamaroneck Union Free District

• 2015-2016 state aid: $3.7M

• 2015-2016 state aid: $7.06M

• 2016-2017 state aid: $4.2M*

• 2016-2017 state aid: $7.1M*

Total aid withheld since 2009: $4.1M

Total aid withheld since 2009: $3.8M

• 2015-2016 state aid: $5.8M

City School District of New Rochelle

Rye City School District

• 2015-2016 state aid: $39.8M

• 2015-2016 state aid: $3.4M

• 2016-2017 state aid: $42.9M*

• 2016-2017 state aid: $3.5M*

Total aid withheld since 2009: $25.4M

Total aid withheld since 2009: $3.3M

Tuckahoe Union Free School District

Edgemont Union Free School District

• 2015-2016 state aid: $2.6M

• 2015-2016 state aid: $3.6M

• 2016-2017 state aid: $2.9M*

• 2016-2017 state aid: $4.0M*

Total aid withheld since 2009: $1.5M

Total aid withheld since 2009: $2.4M

*Totals are approximate

Bob Marrone returns to WVOX on live morning show In a move that makes sense for all kinds of reasons, Bob Marrone has returned to WVOX 1460 AM, where he first made a name for himself in morning drive radio. He took over the “Good Morning Westchester” program, which airs Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

“Mornings with Bob Marrone” is Westchester County’s local morning talk on WVOX 1460 AM with relevant news and interviews driven by listeners and callers. It is live, local and informative radio, so much more than just traffic and weather.

The first show on Feb. 29 was a homecoming filled with old friends, new voices and lots of fun. Indeed, New Rochelle has always been Marrone’s home base in Westchester County, where he now resides and serves as the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. Most recently, he broadcast “Mornings with Bob Marrone” at WFAS-AM until the station

changed its format at the end of January. There, he built upon his reputation as a knowledgeable, warm and at times irreverently funny morning host.

The show on WVOX will continue to offer the broad variety of guests and topics that you expect. From Westchester to the White House, from Vietnam to New Rochelle, it will feature those who make the news and those who need their stories told. Of course, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties will be Marrone’s primary focus as the show deals with issues important to the communities such as flood mitigation, education and infrastructure.

Marrone will continue to provide public service elements, such as traditional efforts to highlight and help organizations dedicated to mental illness and those associated with curing ALS and other diseases. Lastly, he will continue to welcome allcomers, whether they be callers or local bloggers.

Marrone looks forward to

bringing together the listeners and callers of WVOX. The station is also planning ways to keep the conversation going as the news day proceeds. Most importantly, it will be nice to for Marrone to come home to the “Americas Great Community Radio Station,” 1460 WVOX. Marrone’s achievements include two New York State Broadcaster Association awards: one for best news in New York state, the other for best public affairs program. He also was given the Habitat for Humanity’s media coverage award for his work on the 2007 floods which devastated areas of Westchester. The YMCA recognized him with its 2009 Strong Communities award for his efforts to get out from behind his microphone and involve himself in the community. He also received a citation from the United States Army for his annual holiday troop calls events during which he conference-called soldiers deployed in war regions with their loved ones. (Submitted)

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Traffic discussion underway for hospital site

By ANGELA JORDAN Staff Writer The prospective developer of the long-defunct United Hospital site in Port Chester is ready to present the final chapter of their environmental impact statement to the village Board of Trustees.

There was a workshop held on April 6, after press time, to discuss the traffic impact of the large-scale development project proposed by Starwood Capital Group.

Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla, a Democrat, described the traffic impact section as the most complicated and “probably the most important” aspect of the environmental review of the project. In addition to Boston Post Road, which serves as a major artery for both Port Chester and Rye, portions of I-95 and I-287 would likely also be affected by the development that borders the city of Rye. “The traffic is really going to make or break what’s possible on that site,” Pilla told the Review.

“We have to take a hard look at everything.”

To combat fears over the potential for excessive traffic, Rye hired Philip Grealy, of Maser Consulting P.A., to review the environmental impact statement submitted by Starwood.

His 20-page review is available on the city’s website, and includes analyses of major areas of traffic-related concern, recommendations for Starwood, and potential ideas for traffic mitigation.

The vacant structure, located at 99 High St. in Port Chester, just off of Boston Post Road, closed its doors as a hospital in 2005, and was then subsequently bought by Starwood, an investment firm based in Greenwich,

The Port Chester Board of Trustees held a workshop on April 6, after press time, to discuss traffic mitigation in relation to the United Hospital redevelopment project. Traffic is the final chapter of the environmental impact statement to be completed for the project. File photo

Connecticut, in 2006 for $28 million with plans to repurpose the 15-acre site.

The firm wants to create a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly complex with 730 residential units, 90,000 square feet of retail space, 217,000 square feet of office space and a 138-room hotel.

The estimated cost of the project is $300 million.

Starwood is currently seeking approval from Port Chester to allow for the amount of residential units proposed. Of the 730 residential spaces proposed, 500 apartments would cater to young professionals in hopes of attracting them to the village, and 230 of them would be age-restricted housing reserved for people over the age of 55.

In the meantime, Pilla said that Port Chester has also been working closely with the New

York State Department of Transportation on making accommodations for the affected portions of I-95 and I-287, which ultimately fall under the authority of the state agency.

Rye City Councilwoman Emily Hurd, a Democrat, said that the developers have not adequately addressed concerns that Rye residents might have about potential traffic issues in previous drafts of the traffic section, and added that pedestrian safety along Boston Post Road is also an issue.

“My goal is to stay on top of it, and continue raising the issues that affect the city of Rye. Since [the site] is bordering us, I feel strongly that our concerns should be heard and addressed,” Hurd said.

CONTACT: angela@hometwn.com

She’s not crazy, her name just rhymes with it. Read Lenore Skenazy’s column every week in the Review.

A past contributor to the Daily News and the New York Sun, Skenazy has also appeared on “The Daily Show,” been profiled in the New Yorker and even had her own reality TV show, “World’s Worst Mom.”

PLAYLAND from page 1

the current agreement’s March 31 deadline until April 29, effectively prolonging Standard’s option to walk away from the deal.

According to Kaplowitz, Standard has showed a willingness to negotiate with the county. “They’ve shown quite a bit of flexibility so far,” he said.

The latest extension of the deadline comes after a string of alterations to an agreement originally struck between Standard and Astorino in June 2015 to transfer over management and operations of the park to the private company.

While the initial agreement proposed only $22.5 million in county-funded capital projects to the ailing 88-year-old amusement park, an amended agreement introduced in February 2016 nearly tripled that amount.

Since the newly amended agreement was introduced, back-

lash from members of the county board—who claim that the terms of the new agreement are too burdensome on taxpayers—have put a pause on the deal’s finalization until it’s fully vetted.

According to county administration and legislative officials, projects like a $20 million effort to restore the park’s

colonnades will be at the forefront of the discussion.

“Nothing is off the table right now,” Kaplowitz said.

County legislators Catherine Parker and Ken Jenkins could not be reached for comment as of press time.

CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

At a glance A new proposal from the Westchester County Board of Legislators puts the county’s share of Playland capital projects at $30 million.

According to board Chairman Michael Kaplowitz, the proposed deal will save the county millions of dollars over the next two decades.

To negotiate terms of the proposed agreement, the county board will extend the previous deadline of March 31 to April 29, effectively prolonging Standard’s option to walk away.

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County considers Islamophobia resolution

By SiBYLLA ChiPAZiwA Editorial Assistant With Islam once again thrust into the spotlight due to the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels and San Bernardino, California, the climate of fear has worsened and discrimination against Muslims has been on the rise nationwide.

This discrimination has spurred members of the Westchester Coalition against Islamophobia, WCAI—a local, grassroots organization consisting of both Muslim and non-Muslim members that focuses on public policy and civil rights—to alert county lawmakers to the hate and rhetoric that Muslims face and urge them to have something in place to ensure not just the safety of followers of Islam, but of all county residents, no matter their background.

WCAI came about in August 2012 in response, among other things, to Pamela Geller and her American Freedom Defense Initiative’s Islamophobic ads that could be seen on Metro-North platforms.

On March 29, the Public Safety and Social Services Committee of the county Board of Legislators discussed a drafted, proposed Islamophobia resolution co-sponsored by county legislators Alfreda Williams, a Greenburgh Democrat, and Ben Boykin, a White Plains Democrat. The meeting, which was jointly held with the county’s Minority Affairs Task Force, heard testimony from WCAI members on the need for such a resolution.

“Ever since 9/11 actually, there have been indications that this is something that needs to be dealt with,” Williams said.

The draft resolution states that threats posed by Islamophobia are threats against the “American values of religious freedom and cultural diversity” in the county and the U.S., and that a commitment to ensuring the safety and civil rights of both Muslim and non-Muslim residents should be reaffirmed. The draft also calls for the Westchester community to stand with Muslim residents against all forms of Islamophobia.

Priscilla Read, president of WCAI, mentioned recent legislation in Syracuse and Albany that stands with Muslim residents against Islamophobia, and that the recent surge in violence against Muslims—though not seen in Westchester—is a deep concern.

One such concern is how Islamophobia could affect Muslim children in the future.

Nada Khaliseh, a mother of three who teaches Islam, spoke of children in her classes telling her stories of being harassed at school. “Telling a kid that he’s a terrorist constantly—because that’s what they hear in the media—is really not pleasant at all and it’s going to affect them somehow,” she said. “I really worry about that…. It may be as a joke, but it does hurt. It does have consequences.”

Dr. Yasser Alsafadi, a board member of the Upper Westchester Muslim Society, based in Thornwood, shared what his community has faced, especially over the last six months. He said that mothers and children are afraid to go out alone, even to go

Members of the Westchester Coalition against Islamophobia have contacted county lawmakers to propose a resolution to combat the discrimination of Muslim residents. Pictured is the Westchester Muslim Center in Mount Vernon, New York. Photo courtesy WestchesterMuslim.org

shopping. Children have been harassed and bullied at school, and many face verbal harassment in public and at work.

“The tragedy is that our community feels unempowered, they feel weak and discouraged… but they don’t report [incidents] to the authorities,” Alsafadi said.

The FBI’s latest hate crime statistics show that during 2014, religious bias made up almost 19 percent of reported crimes, and while anti-Semitism bears the brunt of discrimination at

almost 57 percent, Islamophobia was just over 16 percent.

Alsafadi added that people are still afraid despite knowing how to report hate crimes, especially due to recent comments made by Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Khaliseh said that the media does not help decrease Islamophobia, either.

Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Democrat and member of the Public Safety and Social Services Committee,

said the discourse on Islam has been “disappointing, to say the least.”

“We need to fight for this,” he said. “This is not something that comes easy… and perhaps that when it’s tougher, it’s more valuable.”

Ned McCormack, communications director for the county executive’s office, said that the administration cannot comment on the resolution until it’s been finalized.

CONTACT: sibylla@hometwn.com

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Federal court tosses out Hampshire lawsuit

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES OF THE MAMARONECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Mamaroneck Union Free School District, Westchester County, Mamaroneck, New York, will be held in the Tiered Classroom at Mamaroneck High School at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 for the presentation of the budget document.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and Election of the Mamaroneck Union Free School District, Westchester County, Mamaroneck, New York, will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, for the purpose of voting upon: Adoption of the budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year; and 2 — Election of Two members of the Board of Education for full three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2019, to succeed Nancy Pierson and James Needham.

The vote will be taken between the hours of 7 o’clock a.m. to 9 o’clock p.m. in each of the four election districts at the following places: 1 — Central Election District: The voting place of this Election District shall be the Central School, Palmer Avenue, Larchmont New York.

2 — Mamaroneck Avenue Election District: The voting place of this Election District shall be the Mamaroneck Avenue School, Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck, New York.

3 — Chatsworth Avenue Election District: The voting place of this Election District shall be the Chatsworth Avenue School, Larchmont, New York.

4 — Murray Avenue Election District: The voting place of this Election District shall be the Murray Avenue School, Murray Avenue, Larchmont, New York.

A qualified voter shall vote at the place herein above designated within the School District and Election District in which such qualified voter resides. Voting machines will be used to record the vote.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of preparing a register for each election district, the members of the Board of Registration shall meet at Mamaroneck High School, 1000 W. Boston Post Road, on the following day and for the indicated hours: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Superintendent’s Office from 7:00 -10:00 a.m.

Conference Room N101 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration shall meet during the Annual Meeting and Election at the election districts (each elementary school) for the purpose of preparing a register for meetings or elections to be held subsequent to such Annual Meeting or Election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that immediately upon the completion of the register so prepared by members of the Board of Registration, and not later than five days prior to Tuesday, May 17, 2016, the register shall be filed in the District Clerk’s office and thereafter shall be open to inspection by any qualified voter of the school district between the hours of 9 o’clock a.m. and 4 o’clock p.m. on each day up to and including Monday, May 16, 2016, except Sundays and also available for inspection on Saturday, May 14, 2016, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person who shall be registered with the Board of Registration of the school district, and who has voted in 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015 in a School District election, or who shall be registered to vote in general elections, shall be entitled to vote at said election without re-registering with the School District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for office of member of the Board of Education must be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 1000 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York, between the hours of 9 o’clock a.m. and 5 o’clock p.m. not later than thirty days preceding the date of election of members, to wit, April 18, 2016, and shall be subscribed by not less than 25 qualified voters of the district.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters at this Annual Election and a statement of estimated expenses for the ensuing year will be completed and copies made available at each schoolhouse in the district in which a school is maintained, from 9 o’clock a.m. to 3 o’clock p.m. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen days immediately preceding said Annual Election, to wit, May 3, 2016 to May 17, 2016, inclusive, and also on said Annual Election Day. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any and all further propositions to be placed upon the voting machines shall be by petition filed in the Office of the District Clerk not later than thirty days preceding the day of election, to wit, April 18, 2016, and shall be subscribed by not less than 64 qualified district voters.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the said office of the clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sundays and also available for inspection on Saturday, May 14, 2016, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website By order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION Joanne Rice, District Clerk

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After years of litigation, a $55 million lawsuit filed by Hampshire Country Club against the village of Mamaroneck has been thrown out of federal court. A new iteration of the project, however, continues to move forward. File photo

By JAMES PERO Staff Writer After two years of deliberation, a $55 million lawsuit filed by Hampshire Country Club against the village of Mamaroneck has been thrown out of federal court, leaving plans for a 121-unit development in shambles.

While part of the suit will still be heard in New York state District Court, Mayor Norman Rosenblum, a Republican, is hopeful for a similar outcome.

The original lawsuit, which was filed in August 2014, alleged that the village engaged in “unlawful, discriminatory, capricious, a vexatious conduct” after the village Board of Trustees voted unanimously to reject the club’s request to rezone its property for the units.

The board’s decision centered on 4 acres of land encompassed in Hampshire’s proposed project that is zoned for marine recreation; a designation that forbids the construction of residential buildings.

As a result, the court ruled that the club did not have a right to force the village to legislate in favor of its project.

“I find it very rewarding that the federal court decided in the favor of Mamaroneck,” said Rosenblum, who was among those board members that voted against the project in 2014.

Mamaroneck’s elected officials haven’t been the only group decrying the project, however.

Residents, who lobbied against the project prior to its first rejection in 2014, also feel vindicated by the March 25 ruling.

Celia Felsher, a Mamaroneck resident and president of the village’s Coastal Environment Coalition, which has been involved in lobbying against the project since its inception, also feels justified.

“Everybody who knows how the law works knew that it was a ridiculous claim,” she said.

But while the first iteration of the project may be on its last legs after years of litigation and community pushback, a new version of the project is still under review by the village Planning Board.

The new project, which was introduced in June 2015, calls for 105 units—as opposed to the original 121—which would be split up between 44 single-family residences and 61 townhouses.

These residences, according to Rosenblum, are proposed to split between two separate buildings as opposed to the original proposal which would house them in a five-story tower.

While the current iteration of the project complies more closely with current zoning laws, according to Felsher, she and others in the community are still concerned with the proposal’s environmental impact.

“There are massive concerns,” Felsher said in regard to the project’s impact on the environment.

Among them, she explained, is its impact on flooding. According to Felsher, since Hampshire, at 1107 Cove Road, is located within a flood plain, much of the ground will have to be raised to mitigate flood risk as a result of FEMA standards.

When the land is regraded, Felsher worries that flood waters may pour over into surrounding communities, like the one she lives in on Eagle Knolls Road.

Additionally, she told the Review, there could be concerns with the project’s impact on sewer infrastructure as well as traffic.

Before the project is approved, however, it must be reviewed by the Planning Board and then the village’s Harbor and Coastal Zone Management Commission, HCZMC, which carries out environmental review for developments in waterfront areas.

According to Village Planner Bob Galvin, Hampshire is currently in the process of submitting all of the necessary documentation for a draft environmental impact statement.

Although there is no specific timeline, Galvin told the Review that the process “is a very lengthy one,” and could take several years to complete.

A representative for Hampshire Country Club could not be reached for comment as of press time.

CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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Hello, it’s Adele… again RHYMeS eS WitH cRaZY ZY Lenore Skenazy

Walk into the grocery and there she is. Shop for shoes, she’s shopping by your side.

Need to cross a lobby? Drive to Jersey? Drink yourself into a stupor? My God—she’s there, too.

In the hotel, the car, the seedy bar’s seedy bathroom, seeping through the pipes. She’s everywhere, always ready to start a conversation: “Hello. It’s me.”

Of course it is. It always is.

It’s Adele.

Now I know there must be some people—okay, several—who can’t get enough of Adele. Her “Hello” video on YouTube has, well, lemme check—more than 1.3 billion views so far. Not bad.

But I was relieved to learn that it’s not just me who is on the other side (as it were) of Adele-mania.

“The only reason she’s popular is because Amy Winehouse is dead,” is how lifestyle blogger Amanda Lauren put it, rather bluntly, in a phone interview. “I hate Adele.”

Google those three little words and you will find a tsunami of similar sentiments, some laced with the kind of venom usually reserved for presidential frontrunners. “On behalf of the British nation, I apologize,” wrote one guy. “I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE!” wrote another.

A bit more thoughtfully, one blogger wrote, “Every Adele

song... is so damn formulaic, it’s unbelievable. I can’t imagine any kind of emotional process that went on during the recording of any Adele song other than, ‘Hey, remember that one song I wrote with the four sad piano chords and I belted the song title in the chorus? Let’s try that again.’”

He’s anti-Adele for artistic reasons. But others are simply staggering under Adele Overload.

“Today I heard it”—we know what song “it” is—”in four different places,” Yvonne Lederer, a marketing director in Westport, sighed. “She’s an entertaining singer, but enough! I just feel like everywhere I’m going she wants me to be really upset about a past lover, and I’m not going to go there.”

Ah, but where else can you go? Adele is harder to escape than Mister Softee, and shares a certain stickiness. In a desperate attempt to pare the Adele quotient down in her life, Lederer and her friends have actually stopped using the word “hello.”

Now, instead, they say, “’Sup?” Explains Lederer: “We’re protesting.”

This can be an act of psychological self-preservation.

When poet Erica Gerald Mason took her Toyota to the dealership for some warrantyrequired work, she had just settled into the waiting room, when you-know-who started singing in the background. The mechanic walked in and she

practically burst into tears.

“This can’t be good news!” she cried. “You’re going to tell me you have to rebuild my engine, right?” He looked at her quizzically. Uh, no. He’d just come out to say... hello. “He asked me why I had that reaction and I said, ‘Someone Like You’ is playing right now. This is not a song for good times. This is the song you hear when you need a new transmission. Play something else.”

The problem is that that “something else” is likely to be another song by Adele. She’s not just popular, she has redefined popularity. “Hello” was played almost 5 million times in just its first 24 hours on Spotify.

(Take that, Taylor.) Her album “25” sold 8 million units last year—more than any other album since 2011.

And I think you know whose album that was.

So now I’m taking my cue from my pal Hannah Pazderka, whose family has turned Adelemania into a game: “Whenever we’re out shopping and Adele starts playing, it means we’ve probably been there long enough, so someone invokes the ‘Adele rule’ and we have to leave.”

That one trick means spending less, eating less and actually heading out into the day, where it’s probably not nearly as gray and rainy as you thought it was.

Hello to the outside.

CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

Astorino announces county park boat launch Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino recently announced that the county’s three public boat launch areas, located at George’s Island Park in Montrose, Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson and Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, opened for the season on Friday, April 1.

“With warmer temperatures finally here, boaters will be eager to hit the water in the coming weeks,” Astorino said. “And, in Westchester, we are so fortunate to have access to two great bodies of water, with the picturesque Long Island Sound on our eastern border and the majestic Hudson River on the west.”

George’s Island Park in Montrose, which provides access to the Hudson River, is available for boats up to 21 feet in length.

A Westchester County Park Pass is not required. Launching fees for car-top-carried boats are $5 with a park pass and $15 without the pass. Fees for trailer-carried boats are $15 with a park pass and $25 without the pass. Season permits are available to park

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino

pass holders only for $100, plus a $5 daily parking fee from May through September. The ramp is open 8 a.m. to dusk, seven days a week. For more information, call 737-7530.

Croton Point Park also provides access to the Hudson River via the beach, which can accommodate canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and sailboards.

No motorized vehicles may be launched at the park. The daily fee is $5 with a county park pass, and $10 without the pass.

Boats may be launched from 8 a.m. to dusk, seven days a week.

For more information, call 862-5290.

Glen Island provides access to Long Island Sound and can accommodate boats up to 21 feet in length. A county park pass is required to use this ramp. Car-topcarried boats pay $5, and trailercarried boats pay $15. Season permits are available to park pass holders only for $100, plus a $5 daily parking fee from May through September. The ramp is open from 6 a.m. to dusk, seven days a week. For more information, call 813-6720.

Playland Park in Rye also provides access to Long Island Sound. Beginning Saturday, May 7, car-top-carried boats may be launched through September. For more information, call 813-7010.

Inflatable boats or similar apparatus may not be launched at any county park area. Call the park ahead of your visit with any questions about boat launching.

For information about how to obtain a Westchester County resident Park Pass, visit parks. westchestergov.com or call 864PARK. (Submitted)

BCW announces Business Hall of Fame winners The Business Council of Westchester recently announced the winners of its prestigious Business Hall of Fame Awards.

The winners will be honored at the 2016 Business Hall of Fame Awards Dinner on Tuesday, April 19 at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle.

The winners in their respective categories are: • Corporate Citizenship: Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Michael Israel, president and CEO, to accept the award.

• Entrepreneurial Success: Steiner Sports in New Rochelle. Brandon Steiner, founder and CEO, to accept the award.

• Small Business Success: The Westchester Bank in White Plains.

John Tolomer, president and CEO, to accept the award.

• Women in Business Success: Wendy Wollner, founder and president, Balancing Life’s Issues Inc.,

to accept the award.

• Family-Owned Business: The College of Westchester in White Plains. Mary Beth Del Balzo, president, to accept the award.

• Chairman’s Recognition Award: N. Dain’s Sons Co. Inc. in Peekskill. Jeffrey Dain, president, to accept the award.

“We are delighted to have such a distinguished and diverse roster of honorees for this year’s Business Hall of Fame. Selecting the winners for this presti-

gious award is never easy and this year was no different. The quality of this year’s nominees was truly outstanding,” said BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon.

“The Business Hall of Fame is a celebration business success as well as the vitality and dynamism of Westchester’s economy.”

For more information about sponsorship opportunities for the Business Hall of Fame Awards dinner, call 948-2110 or visit thebcw.org. (Submitted)

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Pricing out the everyman game in the Bronx are no longer allowed to print tickets at liVe MiKe home, the Yanks have decreed, Mike Smith in a move that’s as much about protecting the bottom line as it is There’s been no shortage of about reaffirming the class strucsurprising sports stories over ture currently in place at the new the last few weeks. Between stadium. the thrilling finish to Monday Basically, what the new polinight’s NCAA Men’s Basketball cy ensures is that folks who buy Championship Game, the damp, their tickets on the resale marfreezing weather that postponed ket are forced to jump through several games on MLB’s Open- extra hoops to get their hands ing Day, and the collective me- on physical tickets they’ve purdia freakout over Matt Harvey’s chased through StubHub, or esBladdergate; let’s just say it’s chew the popular online vendor been an interesting time to be altogether and buy their tickets following sports. directly from the Yankees inBut about as shocking as house reseller. death, paying taxes or the fact that Rest assured, the Yankees will another Marvel movie is (proba- not be selling those bourgie box bly) hitting theaters near you this seats to Joe Schmoe for $25. In Friday, is the New York Yankees’ late February, Yankees COO ongoing quest to make baseball Lonn Trost summed up the Yaninaccessible to the average fan. kees’ feelings on the common In February, the Yankees man with a telling quote. unveiled a new ticket policy “It’s not that we don’t want that dealt a major blow to bar- that fan to sell it, but that fan is gain shoppers and baseball fans sitting there having paid a subalike. Those hoping to catch a stantial amount of money for a

ticket and [another] fan picks it up for a buck-and-a-half and sits there, and it’s frustrating to the purchaser of the full amount,” Trost said. “And quite frankly, the fan may be someone who has never sat in a premium location.

So that’s a frustration to our existing fan base.”

And there you have it. Some people, Trost argued, just aren’t “good” enough to sit near the city’s movers and shakers.

Since its opening in 2009, I’ve pulled no punches on my thoughts about the new Yankee Stadium. The sterile mall-like atmosphere, the moat that separates the Yankees’ “Legends Seats” from the common rabble, all of it flies in the face of our national pastime, which was once supposed to be a place where the people of high society could mingle with the unwashed masses, eat a hot dog dripping with mustard, down a few suds and hurl coarse insults at Baltimore’s cleanup hitter.

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Earlier this year, the New York Yankees unveiled a new ticket policy aimed at cornering the resale market. Sports Editor Mike Smith hopes that you rich people enjoy your half-empty stadium. Photo courtesy Groupe Canam

seems, is more in line with turning the stadium into a place where the best and brightest can peck at foie gras and discuss oil futures while offering polite applause when something on the field of play catches their eye.

The baseball season kicked off on April 3, and while that fills me with the same joy and optimism I feel every spring, I don’t think I’ll be headed down to 161st Street to see the Bombers play any time soon.

Don’t get me wrong though, I’m not protesting anything. On a sports editors’ salary, I just probably couldn’t afford it.

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Tigers hold on against Eagles BASEBALL

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Game Notes: • Tuesday’s game was one of just six Section I games played on the day • Hayden Cohen picked up the win for Mamaroneck; Sachin Nambiar recorded the save • Eastchester had the tying run in scoring position when the final out was recorded

By MiKE SMiTh Sports Editor The temperature may have been hovering just above freezing on Tuesday, April 5, but two local powers turned up the heat on the baseball diamond when Eastchester traveled to Mamaroneck for an early-season contest. Although the Eagles were able to rally late, their comeback bid fell just short, as the defending Class AA state champions held on for a 7-6 victory.

On a day that saw nearly half of the Section I baseball games on the docket canceled due to poor field conditions and low temperatures, both teams found themselves struggling against the elements as the frigid air and occasional gust of wind made playing the field difficult at times for both teams. But once the first pitch was thrown, Mamaroneck senior Peter Matt said the team’s focus was less on the weather and more on the task at hand.

7-3, but they weren’t sure if they had done enough to put away an Eastchester team that came into the season as one of the top ballclubs in Class A. And after a few defensive miscues and a two-run double by Eastchester leftfielder Nick Scalise, the Eagles found themselves with the tying run in scoring position. Mamaroneck reliever Sachin Nambiar found his rhythm, however, and fanned the final batter to nail down the save.

“We knew that Eastchester has a great, longtime coach [in Dom Cecere] and that they’ve got a couple of really, really good players,” Matt said. “They were going to keep pushing… we had to put the pedal to the metal the whole way if we wanted to win this game.”

According to Tiger coach Mike Chiapparelli, the Tigers’ play in the Section I opener demonstrated that while Mamaroneck is poised to defend its crown Eastchester’s Nick Scalise takes a cut against this year, there is certainly room Mamaroneck. The Eagles would lose a close one to the Tigers. Photos/Mike Smith for improvement.

“We were a little sloppy Sachin Nambiar delivers a strike against Eastchester.

Nambiar survived some rocky play in the field to record the save.

Peter Matt strokes a fourth-inning triple against Eastchester on April 5. Matt and the Tigers survived a late rally to top the Eagles 7-6.

defensively, there were a few balls we should have caught, but “It was a bit we also made some great plays,” scary coming out today, we he said. “We’re going to need to didn’t know if we were even work on it in practice, but I think going to play,” the Tigers’ we have the ability there.” captain said. “But we know The Tigers will have to wait that every time we take the before fine-tuning their defense field, we have to do our best in practice, however, as the team to stay loose and try to win faces a back-to-back with a the game.”

Wednesday, April 6 showdown The cold didn’t affect against a good North Rockland Matt at the plate, however, team, after press time. as the slugger gave Ma“We’re expecting a tough maroneck an early 3-1 game, to say the least. [The Red lead with a two-run Raiders] have a lot of returners triple in the fourth and they’re going to come out inning. By the firing,” Matt said. time the seventh Eastchester will be back in inning rolled action on Friday, April 8 against around, the Nyack.

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Mark Adamo chases down an Eastchester runner.

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Rye Neck retooled for 2016 BASEBALL

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Game Notes: • Christian Cefaloni racked up six strikeouts in four innings • Rye Neck returns seven starters in 2016 • The Panthers will rely on senior captains in the infield

By MiKE SMiTh Sports Editor On Thursday, March 31, the Rye Neck Panthers began their 2016 campaign on a positive note, drubbing Woodlands 16-0 in the season opener. With a solid crew of returning players and

an experienced pitching staff, the Panthers are hoping to make big strides this year, as they look to make a playoff push.

Christian Cefaloni led the way for Rye Neck against the Falcons, firing four innings of one-hit baseball and notching 6 Ks in a four-inning, mercy-rule shortened game. According to head coach Joe Carlucci, although the Panthers’ one-sided opener wasn’t terribly revealing, it did showcase some of Rye Neck’s strengths.

“Christian threw a lot of good strikes for us and looked a lot better than he did in our preseason scrimmage,” Carlucci said. “Defensively, we made the plays, and at the plate, we put the ball in play.”

The Panthers, who underwent a major rebuild in 2015, now have plenty of experience at the varsity level, returning seven starters from last year’s squad.

Carlucci said early in the season,

that comfort level manifested itself in both game and practice scenarios.

“It’s been a big help so far, especially in the first couple weeks of practice, because these guys know what to expect,” he said.

“We’re not starting from scratch this year, so that definitely makes life a lot easier.”

Cefaloni and Connor Liguori, who both logged innings last season, are slated to lead the pitching staff, and Carlucci has been impressed with the strides that both have made.

“They were our two best pitchers last year, and they’ve both gotten bigger and stronger,” he said. “They’re throwing with more velocity this year, and I think they’ll make a big difference.”

The pitching staff should also benefit from the play of the Panthers’ three senior captains in the infield. Shortstop Ben Weinstock, second baseman Chris Colangelo and first baseman Frank Capparelli should provide Rye Neck with a veteran presence in the middle of the lineup and also make l i f e easier for the pitching staff with their defensive play.

“It allows our pitchers to go out and attack the hitters, they don’t have to worry about striking everyone out,” Carlucci said. “And that’s going to help them go deep in games.”

After their second game of the season was rained out on April 2, the Panthers are back in action this week with games against non-league foes Pleasantville, Solomon Schechter and Yonkers Montessori Academy, after press time.

Leftfielder Corey Parker connects with the ball against Woodlands. Photos/Bobby Begun

Although initial returns have been positive, Carlucci said the Panthers need to keep focused if they hope to make a deep postseason push.

“The two biggest things we talked about in the offseason are catching the ball, not giving teams extra outs and putting it in play,” he said. “It’s going to take 21 outs to beat us and we want to make them make the plays.”

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Christian Cefaloni throws a pitch against Woodlands on March 31. Cefaloni allowed just one hit in four innings of work.

Corey Parker crosses the plate for one of Rye Neck’s 16 runs against Woodlands. The Panthers are 1-0 on the year.

Owen Nahelsky swings the bat on March 31.

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