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May 6, 2016 | Vol. 4, Number 19 | www.mamaroneckreview.com
County board votes to cede control of Rye Playland By JAMES PERO Staff Writer
The popular Taste of Mamaroneck Wine Trail held its 10th annual event on Sunday, May 1. Participants willing to brave the inclement weather had the opportunity to ride a trolley and sample drinks and cuisine from many of the shops along the trail. For more, see page 6. Photo/Kiley Stevens
Mamaroneck Ave. could see meter fee increases, expanded hours By Kiley Stevens Staff Writer The village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees recently began discussing the possibility of increasing both parking meter rates and expanding meter times on Mamaroneck Avenue. The discussion comes from a recommendation made by the village Ad Hoc Parking Committee to the board, which is based on a 2014 study done by Walker Parking Consultants. According to Village Manager Richard Slingerland, the committee suggested that the board
increase the hours meters run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and that the rates increase from 75 cents per hour to $1 per hour. A memo written by the ad hoc committee to the village board indicates that other streets and parking lot rates would remain the same. Slingerland said that in a village board work session held on May 2, the board decided to involve the Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce before making any final decisions. Maria DeRose, chairwoman of the committee, told the Review that the main purpose of increasing the meter time is to pro-
mote turnover on Mamaroneck Avenue. “We want people to come to the avenue and to stay as long as they want,” she said. “But we want everyone to have a fair chance at doing this.” DeRose added that because meter rates and times would remain the same in parking lots and other village streets, patrons of the avenue could park in those lots, only pay until 6 p.m., and park for as long as they’d like, while simultaneously freeing up parking spaces on the avenue for more restaurant patrons and shoppers.
But Justin Zeytoonian, coowner of the Smokehouse Tailgate Grill, located on Mamaroneck Avenue, told the Review that he believes there should be better signage to direct patrons to the parking lots that are already available before extending the meter times on the avenue. “Nobody knows about the parking lots in the back,” said Zeytoonian, adding that at a restaurant, the owners want their patrons to be able to stay and hang out during the dinner hours. As far as the increase in meter METER continued on page 8
A roller coaster ride between the management company Standard Amusements and Westchester County came to a close on Monday night after the county Board of Legislators voted overwhelmingly to move forward with a 30-year agreement transferring control of Rye Playland. “I cannot be more thankful to County Executive [Rob] Astorino and the Westchester Board of Legislators for their vote of confidence,” said co-founder of Standard Amusements Nicholas Singer, who sat in the audience as the votes were cast. “This is a wonderful day for Westchester.” On May 2, the Board of Legislators approved the agreement—which has undergone several transformations since its introduction in June 2015— committing the county and its taxpayers to $32 million in capital improvements for the ailing amusement park. The final vote passed by a margin of 13-4. While many legislators from both sides of the political aisle accepted the agreement, touting its pragmatism, Democratic legislators Catherine Parker of Rye, Ken Jenkins of Yonkers, Catherine Borgia of Ossining and Alfreda Williams of White Plains outright rejected it. “When you have a partner, that means you’re sharing in the risk, and sharing in the reward,” Jenkins said at Monday’s meet-
ing. “But if we want to sit here and try to suggest this is a partnership arrangement; our partner is putting up $5 million in four months, we’re putting up $32 million, tonight… I don’t know what you call that.” The ratified agreement will see Standard expand on its initial investment of $5 million, which will go toward new rides, and eventually invest another $27 million of its own money into the park over the course of a 5-year period. For now, the county will continue to co-manage the park with Standard, and according to county administration officials, the company will take over full control of the park’s management after 50 percent of the county’s agreed to capital investments have been made. Tentatively, the administration has set a date for transition for Nov. 1, 2018. According to the agreement, when the county has expended 50 percent of the $32 million in proposed capital projects, they will also begin sharing 8 percent of Standard’s profits; a number that will incrementally rise to 12 percent by the deal’s end. Projects outlined in the deal include rehabilitation of the park’s shoreline, infrastructure and new rides. Some members of the Democratic caucus have repeatedly warned against the agreement’s lack of profit sharing throughout playland continued on page 5
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LWRP update close to be finalized
Despite an extension pushing the deadline for an updated waterfront development document into June, the village of Mamaroneck’s Harbor and Coastal Zone Management Commission says that the process is nearing completion. File photo
By JAMES PERO Staff Writer A lengthy process updating the village of Mamaroneck’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, LWRP, will slide into the summer after the village’s costal management board was granted an extension by the Board of Trustees. According to Cindy Goldstein, the chairwoman of the village Harbor and Coastal Zone Management Commission, the extension, which will last until June 30, will help the local body iron out any kinks left in the update. “[The process] is more finetuning,” Goldstein said. “It’s taking longer than we had hoped.” The LWRP, which is being redrafted by the coastal management board, with the help of a technician from the Department of State—the organization responsible for approving the new document—is nearing completion, she said. Goldstein said that the process’s completion still depends on the revisions requested by the state department, however. Among the major changes, according to Clark Neuringer, another member of the coastal management board, will be to refine the language and bring the document into the 21st century. “[We’re] making the 1984
version with contemporary standards,” said Neuringer, adding that language on environmental concerns such as dredging will be clarified. Keeping the document— which both Goldstein and Neuringer acknowledge is still remarkably applicable in 2016— in line with its original intentions has been a major goal of the commission. “This document has served this community well for over 30 years,” Neuringer said. The process of updating the village’s LWRP has run into several roadblocks since it was started in 2010, including adamant concerns from residents worried that an original process that put outside consultants in control of the update butted against state and local policy. A previous draft of the LWRP drawn partially by hired consultants, according to Neuringer, would have altered the role of the village’s coastal management board, potentially lessening their influence on coastal development. “Members of the community and HCZMC fought after we saw some of the proposals coming forth,” he said. Additionally, according to Goldstein, the coastal management board has grappled with new regulations from New York state that have broadened the
scope of what an LWRP encompasses. “New York state updated its policies dealing with the Long Island Sound region,” she said. “Now 44 policies are synthesized into 13 polices, but with well over 100 sub-policies.” Even outside of these new policies, however, Goldstein said that the village’s situation is uniquely challenging, because although the LWRP is meant to guide development of waterfront property, the vast majority of the village falls under that definition. “We have marine flooding, we have toxic waste sites,” Goldstein said. “The cookie cutter approach didn’t work for us. The LWRP applies to basically our whole land mass.” Goldstein hopes that when the LWRP—which hasn’t been updated since its inception in 1984—is complete, it will help the village traverse an evolving world of development. “It will help the village of Mamaroneck navigate its future, dealing with environment, and most importantly, flooding,” she said. According to Village Manager Richard Slingerland, the LWRP will be resubmitted to the Board of Trustees, who will then send it off to the Department of State for its final review. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
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What’s going on... Mamaroneck Public Library
an indoor campout. Activities will include camp stories told in a tent, followed by s’mores making. A free ticket is required for this program. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 3:30 p.m. on the day of the program.
Battle of the Books meeting
Bilingual Storytime/Hora del cuento bilingüe On Wednesday, May 11 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Community Room on the lower level. A dropin Spanish/English storytime for all ages. El miércoles, mayo 11 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 information 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
Children in grades 4 to 6 are welcome to the library on Friday, May 13 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. for a Battle of the Books competition meeting. The competition is trivia-based and is open to all kids living in Westchester County. This is the last meeting for those interested in participating in the competition before closed meetings and practices begin. During this meeting, information discussed during the general meeting will be reviewed and all questions will be answered. Summer meeting dates will also be discussed.
Children of all ages are welcome to the library on Saturday, May 14 from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for this activity. Adults are required to attend with their children. The program will include stories about trucks, trains and planes, followed by a free play with cars and trucks. A free ticket is required for this program. Tickets are available on a firstcome, first-served basis beginning at 10:30 a.m. on the day of the program.
Planting Time in Ryder’s Garden Drop in anytime on Saturday, May 14 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to help begin to grow the first vegetable garden in Ryder’s Garden. Plant with Giovanni Green, from the organization Break Bread not Hearts. Participants will be planting and watering tomatoes, basil, kale and other vegetables. The garden will be used all summer for a food literacy and cooking program series for children. This program is open to children of all age and their caretaker. Registration is not necessary.
Relay for Life
Full STEAM Ahead: Ball Science Children ages 3 and 4 are welcome to the library on Tuesday, May 10 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. for ball science. The program will be held in Ryder’s Garden, weather permitting. Learn what is in a ball and why it bounces during this program. A free ticket is required for this program. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 3 p.m. on the day of the program.
Stories and Crafts: Camp Out! Children ages 5 to 7 are welcome to the library on Thursday, May 12 from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. for
Emelin Theatre
The first Relay for Life of Mamaroneck/Larchmont will be held at Harbor Island Park on Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. Relay for Life is an organized, overnight community fundraising walk in which teams camp out and take turns walking or running around the track. Each team is asked to have at least one participant on the track at all times. The philosophy behind doing this is that cancer never sleeps. We’re coming together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost and fight back against this disease. The public is invited to come for this family-friendly event. There will be tons of food, games, entertainment and crafts, along with emotionally powerful ceremonies to honor anyone who has been touched by cancer. Your donations are much appreciated. To learn more, make a donation or start/join a team, please visit relayforlife.org/MamaroneckNY.
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,
Mamaroneck Artists Guild ‘On Point’ exhibition See the sensitive and extraordinarily realistic drawings of Carol Gromer at Mamaroneck Artists Guild, located at 126 Larchmont Ave. in Larchmont, through Saturday, May 21. Gromer uses the different values of light to depict her subjects realistically while conveying strong emotions. She works predominately with graphite and charcoal, but often infuses color using Conté crayons and colored pencils. Her drawings include subjects like still life, landscape, figures and ballet themes. The gallery is open from Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission to the gallery is free.
Westchester Sandbox Theatre Summer at the Sandbox
Things That Go Storytime!
Community events
Although the main library is under renovation, the library is open and operating from the Larchmont Village Center, located directly behind the main library building. For information about the library’s renovation, call 834-2281 ext. 3 or visit larchmontlibrary.org. The library will be closed on Sunday, May 8 for Mother’s Day.
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.
Janeane Garofalo comedy show Actress and comedian Janeane Garofalo has been an American institution since she burst onto the scene in 1992, and helped redefine what standup comedy could be. She will be performing at The Emelin Theatre, located at 153 Library Lane in Mamaroneck on Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The loveable comic is animated, quick, and tosses out absurd asides while barreling through her routine. Tickets to the show cost $45 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 698-0098 or email boxoffice@ emelin.org.
Spring 2016 Film Club Those passionate about film are welcome to join The Emelin Theatre’s spring 2016 film club, meeting on Wednesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. Six independent films will be screened and then discussed with Film Club curator Dan Nuxoll and guests involved in the creation of the film. Members are invited to a complimentary wine and cheese event before the screening. For more information or to purchase tickets to the remaining screenings, call 698-0098 or email boxoffice@emelin.org.
A comprehensive performing arts experience for campers ages 7 to 13, Westchester Sandbox Theatre’s summer day camp inspires creativity and builds confidence while honing skills in creative writing, acting, singing and dance. Each camp session centers around the creation of an original oneact musical that the campers help write, stage and design. The camp session concludes with a performance of this original work for friends and family on the final day of the session. Also included are fun, outdoor activities that celebrate the summer and the sunshine. Past excursions have included trips to Rye Beach, the Intrepid in New York City, the Bronx Zoo and the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut. Don’t miss your chance to spend your summer at the Sandbox. The first session is $900 and runs from Tuesday, July 5 through Friday, July 22. The second session is $600 and runs from Monday, July 25 through Friday, Aug. 5. The camp runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Westchester Sandbox Theatre is located at 931 E. Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. For more information, call 6300804 or visit wstshows.com. 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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deliberations, however. “If Standard wants to have a good public-private partnership with the county, they should go back and think about what they could offer,” Parker told the Review last week. A former, more expensive iteration of the agreement, which was introduced in March, would have put taxpayers on the line for $58 million in proposed capital projects, with the inclusion of costly projects for the park’s colonnades and tower, totaling $20 million. Critical renovations to the park’s historic pool were also removed from the current agreement after costs to improve the structure soared to an estimated $10 million. The agreement struck between the county and Standard comes after years of negotiations between the administration of Republican County Executive Rob Astorino and various private partners. As one of his goals upon taking elected office in 2010, Astorino set out to alter the future of Playland, sending out a request for proposals to reinvent the park for the 21st
Co-founder of the management company Standard Amusements, Nick Singer, left, spent time at Playland as a child, and will now help direct the future of the park. Photos/Andrew Dapolite
century that same year. Previously, in 2014, a proposed agreement between the county administration and Ryebased nonprofit Sustainable Playland Inc., Astorino’s preferred choice, was shot down after pushback from Rye residents who decried the agreement’s addition of an 82,000-square-foot field house in the park’s parking
lot which abutted a residential neighborhood. Now, however, Astorino’s administration is confident that the newest deal will benefit both taxpayers and the 88-year-old amusement park’s future. “We started with a blank piece of paper for how to save Playland six years ago,” Astorino, a Republican, said in a
County Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat who has been vocal about her disapproval of the agreement, was one of four Democrats to vote against the 30-year deal on Monday night in White Plains.
released statement following ratification of the agreement with Standard. “Now we are taking a historic step forward. The capi-
tal, the operator and the vision are in place to protect both taxpayers and the Dragon Coaster for years to come.”
Playland will open for the season on Saturday, May 7. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
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wine trail By KILEY STEVENS Staff Writer
Patrons of the village of Mamaroneck hit the dusty trail on Sunday, May 1 for the 10th annual Taste of Mamaroneck Wine Trail, an event held by the Chamber of Commerce to promote local businesses. The trail included 19 stops along and around Mamaroneck Avenue, where participants sampled different wines and signature dishes. According to the chamber’s administrator, Pam Moran, despite the day’s cool and rainy weather, the event brought out approximately 300 people. “Considering the weather, it was very well-attended and we did not have bad reviews of any of the trolley stops,” Moran said. She added that approximately 200 people preregistered for the event, while another 100 or so showed up at Harbor Island Park to register the day of. A large crowd gathered near the park’s entrance at 12:30 p.m. to wait for the trolley to take them along the trail, where the Chamber of Commerce passed out wristbands and complimentary
Smoked brisket served atop a cheddar cornbread and garnished with pickled jalapeño was one of the Smokehouse Tailgate Grill’s featured dishes during the 10th annual Mamaroneck Wine Trail.
umbrellas to the half-soaked patrons standing in the rain. Once on the trolley, people shook out their umbrellas and got warm as they headed toward the wine trail. Clare Santora, of Pelham, told the Review that this was her fifth time attending the wine trail. “There are all different types of food, and you get to try many different types of things,” she said. Santora added that normally, she and her friends walk from stop to stop, but because of the rain, they decided to take the trolley for the first time. Although the event is a great way to spend a day with friends, it
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Tony Cables, center, a server at Smokehouse Tailgate Grill on Mamaroneck Avenue, serves wine and jokes with patrons at last week’s 10th annual Mamaroneck Wine Trail event.
also benefits restaurateurs in Mamaroneck. Richie Becker, owner of 360 American Grille on Mamaroneck Avenue, said that his restaurant has been participating in the wine trail since the restaurant’s opening four years ago. “We get some of our best customers from [the wine trail] every year,” said Becker, adding that he loves the event. For the day’s event, his restaurant showcased dishes of Brussels sprouts with gorgonzola, smoked brisket and a southwestern salad: a mix of lettuce, black beans, roasted corn, cheese, peppers, onions and cranberries with a cranberry blush vinaigrette. “[The event] brings people in to see the friendly village of Mamaroneck,” Becker said. He added that hopefully, the event introduces people to the many restaurants on Mamaroneck Avenue, and brings them back again in the future. Jim Mulcahy, of Larchmont, said that this kind of event is exactly how merchants get more customers. “They’re displaying their wares for us, obviously so that we will come back again,” he said. Mulcahy has been a professional in the produce business for more than 40 years, and has been attending the wine trail for the last five years with a large group of friends whom he has known for nearly 50 years. “We’re still hanging tough,” he laughed. His crew of people was the liveliest of the bunch, filling the small entryway of the Smokehouse Tailgate Grill, a
The Taste of Mamaroneck Wine Trail, which took place on Sunday, May 1, allowed participants to try wine and food at 19 different restaurants and shops in the village. Photos/Kiley Stevens
new restaurant on Mamaroneck Avenue. The Smokehouse, as it is known colloquially, made its debut on the wine trail this year. Co-owner of the restaurant, Mike Hofer, told the Review that in New Rochelle, where
their other storefront is located, there aren’t as many community events like the wine trail. “Events like these are one of the reasons we wanted to open in Mamaroneck,” Hofer said. CONTACT: kiley@hometwn.com
A look inside the trolley, which bused patrons from Harbor Island Park to 19 different stops along the trail.
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Central creates outside classroom for Earth Week
Sammy, 5, takes a break from foraging for trash along the rocky section of Central’s grounds. Ivy in the same area made it harder to find smaller pieces of trash.
First-grader Eilana, 6, plants pansies along the walkway at Central School as part of the school’s Earth Week celebration. Photos/Sarah Varney
Central School celebrated Earth Week, Monday, April 18 to Friday, April 22, with a weeklong project aimed at beautifying the grounds and creating an outside classroom for the school’s 498
students. The goal was to turn an unused space into a useful area, according to second-year Principal Joanne Hindley. New tables with sun umbrellas will allow teachers to use the area for class-
es. “This courtyard had been little used because of the heat in May and June,” she said. In addition to planting flowers, parent volunteers, including Danielle Morgan and Katy
One Central student’s father gamely pitched in to finish assembling the tables that will be used for a new outdoor classroom. The tables will be fitted with umbrellas to block the sun in the courtyard.
Romita, oversaw the installation of a new irrigation system for the vegetable garden. The new system was funded by a Whole
Foods grant and donations from the Central PTA and the Mamaroneck Schools Foundation. Each year, the Central Elementa-
ry School PTA provides $2,000 for planting materials for the annual vegetable garden. -Reporting by Sarah Varney
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Larchmont Historical Society learns about Lions
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From left, Lynne Crowley, member of the Larchmont Historical Society, Peggy Rao, Jag Rao and Jack Coughlin of the Larchmont Lions, and founder of the Coughlin Insurance Services of Larchmont look through the Larchmont Lions Scrapbook to prepare for the village’s 125th anniversary celebrations.
The village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees is discussing the possibility of increasing parking meter rates and expanding hours of operation on Mamaroneck Avenue. File photo
Jack Coughlin, a 70-year member of the Larchmont Lions, sat down with Lynne Crowley of the Larchmont Historical Society to provide a first-person perspective on The Larchmont Lions History in the community. The history lesson was part of the Larchmont Lions 90th anniversary year as well as Larchmont’s 125th anniversary celebrations. Coughlin is the founder of Coughlin Insurance Services of Larchmont. The Larchmont Lions have been an active part of the Larchmont community since 1926. His review of his 70 years
as a Lion filled in the names and stories behind the pictures and memorabilia in the Larchmont Lions Scrapbook, which has been donated to the Larchmont Historical Society for its use during the Larchmont 125th anniversary celebration year. The review included the Lions’ special sendoff of local WWII soldiers, the founding and support of “Blind Joe’s” newsstand on Chatsworth Avenue, and its many local events at The Larchmont Shore Club, which served as its home for decades. For nearly all of its 70 years, the Larchmont Lions has sup-
ported eye health initiatives and care for the blind. It is currently rolling out its “May Larchmont Lions Eye Health” campaign. The campaign kicked off at the Larchmont Farmers Market on Saturday, April 23. It included eyeglass recycling, eye tests of preschoolers, appearances by Guide Dogs for the Blind, blind and eyesight impaired materials for the Larchmont Public Library and preparation of the Visions Center On Blindness Summer Camp for the Blind. For more information on the club, visit larchmontlionsclub. org. (Submitted)
rates goes, DeRose said that $1 per hour is pretty standard in most municipalities. Currently, the village charges 25 cents for
20 minutes of parking. DeRose called the increase in time and rate “a fair compromise.” The Chamber of Commerce
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Purchase to host summer appraisal camp Have you ever wondered if you could turn your hobby into a career? If you have a hobby you are passionate about, you may have wondered how you might be able to spend more time with your hobby and less time at work. Or maybe you are one of those lucky people whose hobby is actually an adjunct to your job, but you have not taken steps to monetize the hobby into a part of your business so you can do both at the same time. “Who is going to hire someone who loves to study the decorative and/or fine arts?” you may ask yourself. That is the question I asked myself when I, Alison Ho, marketing and communications coordinator at the American Society of Appraisers, was a real estate professional and my hobby was antiques. When I finally decided to segue into a new career, I looked to appraising antiques and decorative arts.
So I know from experience, it is possible to change careers and/or turn a hobby into a career. But you do have to get some formal training. Enter the American Society of Appraisers. ASA is a worldrenowned and respected international organization devoted to the appraisal profession. As the oldest and only major appraisal organization representing all appraisal specialists, ASA is devoted to providing the highest possible standards in all areas of ethics, professionalism, education and designation criteria. The society has allowed me to grow as an appraiser and has given me many opportunities and outlets, from program development to speaking engagements, teaching assignments, appraisal assignments and peer contacts. ASA offers not only the full Appraisal Studies Program, but also an Appraisal
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Summer Camp, which is a boot camp for fast-tracking one’s education, perfect for those looking to actually make a career move, expand a current career by monetizing knowledge, or just get a feel for appraising to see if a career move is the right one for them. The fifth annual Summer Appraisal Camp takes place from June 3 through June 19 at Purchase College. This accelerated summer program enables students to earn your Purchase College Appraisal Studies Certificate in just a little more than two weeks. Sometimes, all you need for success is the right connection, the right education and a choice of educational opportunities. Learn more about becoming a personal property appraiser by visiting ASA online at appraisers.org or calling 800-272-8258. (Submitted)
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Community Resource Center to launch capital campaign Village resident holds walk to honor late mother By SIBYLLA CHIPAZIWA Editorial Assistant
The Community Resource Center, located at 134 Center Ave. in the village of Mamaroneck, is preparing to launch a capital campaign to help pay off the building’s mortgage and improve its services. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
By SIBYLLA CHIPAZIWA Editorial Assistant The Community Resource Center is preparing to launch a capital campaign to help pay for its home on 134 Center Ave. in the village of Mamaroneck. The money raised will go toward paying off the building’s mortgage, according to Liz Liscio, the capital campaign chairwoman, who added that the campaign could last at least a full year. “[The center] is going to get together a narrative about the history of how we came to purchase this building and what it’s meant for the community,” Liscio said ahead of the campaign’s launch. The Community Resource Center, CRC, plans to have a soft launch to kick off the campaign around the end of May, with a shift to a higher gear in the fall. Formerly known as the Hispanic Resource Center, the 17-year-old organization’s aim was to take on a new identity in order to better serve the communities of Mamaroneck and Larchmont upon moving to its new location in September last year.
The Center Avenue building was purchased with monies raised from individual donations. “We do have a mortgage that we’re trying to pay off now, as well as raise a rainy-day fund,” Liscio said. Liscio added that the campaign is happening almost a year after the CRC moved into the Center Avenue building because of how much work relocating has entailed. “We always knew we wanted to do a capital campaign, but given all the other things we had to do, there just wasn’t time; now’s the time to do it,” she said. Liscio made it clear that this campaign is not due to a recently expired U.S. Department of Justice grant. “That’s the way the federal government does it,” she said. “They fund you for two years, and then they donate funds to somebody else. Our two-year program ran beautifully—it was our domestic violence program—but [the funding] is over.” Earlier this year, the CRC entered a grant partnership with the National Domestic Worker Alliance, which works to provide labor protections for
domestic workers. Liscio said that going from a tenant to a building owner involves getting insurance, and that at the time of the move, the CRC was en route to hiring a new executive director. Also, the CRC could only raise half of the money—around $375,000— needed to buy the building, hence the mortgage to pay for the $750,000 location. Milan Bhatt, the executive director of the CRC, previously told the Review that the organization’s goal is to “integrate the immigrant community.” Hispanics make up nearly 24 percent of the village of Mamaroneck’s population, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The CRC’s programming includes a domestic violence program called Voz y Vida; social and human services; a worker center that fights for low-wage immigrant work rights; and free youth development programs for ages 2 through 18. The nonprofit was recently accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals to provide legal services for immigrants.
Gabrielle Hamilton, a Mamaroneck resident, is a Help 4 HD International Inc. volunteer who has been involved with advocacy and volunteering for Huntington’s disease for a long time. She decided to organize a walk in memory of her mother Jackie, who was afflicted with the disease. “I’ve been growing up at-risk, so it’s been a huge presence my entire life. My earliest memory [of the disease] is visiting my grandmother in a nursing home,” she said. Hamilton’s grandmother Doris and aunt Penny have also passed away from Huntington’s disease, HD, and her uncle is currently fighting the disease. HD is a rare, fatal, hereditary brain disorder that causes nerve cells in the brain to deteriorate, impacting people physically, emotionally and cognitively. HD’s symptoms have been described as “having ALS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s—all at the same time,” and can include personality changes, paranoia, forgetfulness and chorea, a neurological disorder characterized by jerky involuntary movements. There is no cure, and HD can affect those from all walks of life, with symptoms varying from person to person. It has been dubbed “the quintessential family disease,” as every child of a parent who carries the faulty gene has a 50/50 chance of eventually developing HD. There is a genetic test that can tell someone if they will develop the disease or not. Approximately 30,000 Americans are symptomatic, and more than 200,000 at-risk
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Gabrielle Hamilton’s mother, Jackie. Hamilton organized Jackie’s Walk 4 HD on Sunday, May 1, an event to raise funds for Huntington’s disease in memory of her mother who passed away from it. Photos/Clyde Hamilton
of inheriting it, according to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, HDSA. When she was in graduate school, Hamilton, now 37, was president of the New York chapter of HDSA. She has written a book for her son, “Lilco & His Mommy” published in 2008, to help parents talk to their children about illness, particularly HD. She also has a column called Ask Gaby on The Huntington’s Post, a website that provides informative reporting on HD and is linked to Help 4 HD International Inc. The idea for Jackie’s Walk 4 HD came about last year in March. “I just started thinking that I’d like to do something, finally, where I could raise money,” Hamilton said. The walk, which took place on Sunday, May 1 in Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, aims to raise money for Help 4 HD International Inc. and two centers: Northwell Health, formerly known as North Shore/LIJ, a clinic that specializes in HD care on Long Island; and Columbia University Medical Center’s HDSA Center for Excellence. “There’s a lot of research right now in HD because they have found out what exactly causes it,” Hamilton said, adding that the funds raised will benefit anyone at any stage of HD. According to Hamilton, the walk was a success despite the weather. The event started off with a musical duet, followed by speeches from representatives from Northwell and Columbia University Medical Center. The Rye Neck
acappella group performed before participants warmed up for the walk. At the end of Jackie’s Walk, there was a raffle—which raised $827—followed by more local entertainment. Hamilton was able to spread awareness for Jackie’s Walk, thanks to support and sponsorship from local businesses and Rye Neck High School, which her son attends. “When I spoke to his cross-country coach about HD, she gave him a platform to talk to his teammates about it,” Hamilton said. As rare as HD is, Hamilton’s son found out that a teammate also has HD in her family. “This little disease that nobody knows about, it’s right there in a team of 15—two people who have HD in their family,” she said. Hamilton also said that even while she was promoting Jackie’s Walk on Mamaroneck Avenue in the village of Mamaroneck, she discovered that her own optician had a client with HD who also lived in the area. “There’s been three other examples like that in my community,” Hamilton said, mentioning a woman at a supermarket who said that her sister had just been diagnosed with the rare disease. Jackie’s Walk 4 HD has a fundraising website that will remain open until early June. As of press time, more than $8,100 has been raised. Visit firstgiving. com/help4hd/jackie-hamiltonwalk-4-hd to donate and for more information. CONTACT: sibylla@hometwn.com
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Mamaroneck cleans up for the summer
One of the many small groups that branched out to help make Mamaroneck’s coastline, parks and waterways a cleaner and safer environment look ready to clean up. Photos/Bobby Begun
The eighth annual Clean and Green Day in the village of Mamaroneck at Harbor Island Park took place on Saturday, April 30.
Annie and Curtis Merrill of Pack 2 Webelos remove unwanted debris at last Saturday’s Clean and Green Day at Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck.
Volunteers were fitted with gloves and bags to clean up the village’s coastline and parks.
Cub Scout Troop Pack 2 and adult volunteers have their hands full of debris collected during the winter months. This much needed event has been growing in popularity.
A view of Stephen E. Johnston Beach in Harbor Island Park at the village’s annual Clean and Green Day.
Volunteers fill their bags to help clear the way for a cleaner beach for the summer.
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legal notice 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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Index No. 59747/2015 Date filed: June 3, 2015 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Premises being foreclosed: 243 Madison Street, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 ACTION TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE ON PROPERTY SITUATED IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation, Plaintiff, -againstGary L. White, and all the heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of the aforesaid defendants at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, except as herein stated, Washington Mutual Bank, FA, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance-Tax Compliance Division-C.O.-ATC and Internal Revenue ServiceUnited States of America, Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of the Summons exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. In case of your failure to appear, or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in this Complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Mary H. Smith, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered Mar. 1, 2016 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Westchester County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a mortgage recorded in said Clerk’s office on March 11, 2008 in Control #480630043, covering premises known as 243 Madison Street, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 a/k/a Section 8, Block 832, Lot 234.1. Plaintiff designates WESTCHESTER County as the place for trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: March 28, 2016 Carle Place, New York Mojdeh Malekan, Esq. Stein, Wiener & Roth, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff One Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place, New York 11514 (516)-742-1212 66428/ROUNDPT
Harrison cancels commercial trash pickup By ANGELA JORDAN Staff Writer The town/village of Harrison has canceled its commercial garbage and recycling program. But some residents, due to a technicality, will also feel the effects of the change. The town’s reasoning behind the cancellation is that it costs too much money for the Department of Public Works to continue picking up trash that exceeds two 48-gallon pails per unit. “It’s a costly program and we just can’t afford to do it anymore; the trucks, manpower, it’s just too much,” Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican, said. “We have to make decisions that are not very popular sometimes.” Maintaining the program currently costs the town $1 million per year, and the fees only add up to $250,000 per year in revenue,
leading to a $750,000 net loss. Anthony Robinson, the commissioner of public works, has said during previous town board meetings that in order to keep the program going, the DPW would have to implement a rate hike so high that it would exceed the costs incurred by the affected locations for hiring a private carter. Robinson added that the cost of a municipality collecting trash is “substantially higher” than the costs of a private sanitation business, which commercial properties will be forced to hire now. According to the town code, commercial properties in Harrison not only include businesses, churches and schools, but also any residential property that consists of four or more family units. Harrison House Condominium, located at 70 West St., is one of the complexes set to be affected.
Ron Bakay, the board president of the condos, told the town board that the 52 condominium owners who make up the complex pay the town and county taxes as residential owners, and are not actually businesses, despite the “commercial” classification. “This is not a good situation,” Bakay said. “And it’s going to cost a lot of people in this town a lot of money over time.” Bakay said now that the town’s decision is final, and commercial trash pickup will end after July 1, their condo manager is looking into multiple private carting services to find the best offer they can get. “Now we’re going to have to raise common charges, which we try our best to keep as low as possible,” he said. “We have several fixed income owners and I don’t think this is fair.” Contact: angela@hometwn.com
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A step into the shoebox philosopher’s shoes RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy
Most people moving to the Upper West Side in New York City neither expect to live in a mansion with a pool in the back, nor are looking to live in an apartment the size of a 2001 Honda Accord. However, that’s exactly what Felice Cohen did for four years. Although she recently moved two avenues away into the relative luxury of a 490-square-foot studio—“There’s tons of space!”— she squeezed everything she learned about appreciating the small things into a new book, “90 Lessons for Living Large in 90 Square Feet (...or More).” “I wanted to leave my fulltime crazy busy job,” says Cohen, now 45, explaining her micro-housing decision. “And I wanted to finish writing my first book, ‘What Papa Told Me.’ It’s about my grandfather, a Holocaust survivor.” She also wanted enough time to travel, ride her bike and play tennis. (Who doesn’t?) The catch was: She didn’t want to leave the city to do it. She didn’t even want to leave Manhattan. That’s exactly the kind of creative soul former Mayor Michael Bloomberg was thinking of when he announced a complex of mini-apartments ranging from 260 to 360 square feet to be built in the East 20s. He proudly touted the fact that these would let regular folks find affordable homes for a mere $2,000 to $3,000 a month. That’s a billionaire for you. Cohen’s apartment measured just 12 feet by 7.5 feet, but the tab for her prime location between Lincoln Center and Central Park was $700 a month, which meant she didn’t have to work full time to afford it. “My father was a bankruptcy attorney,” Cohen said in a phone interview. She grew up knowing not to spend what she didn’t have. She also took note of her grandmother’s trajectory, going from a 13-room house, to a twobedroom condo, to a nursing home room. “When she died, all her possessions fit into one cardboard box,” said Cohen. Surely there was a lesson there on how little we truly need. But it took even Cohen a little
while to absorb that lesson. Before she moved into the Hondasized space, she packed up 77 boxes and put them into storage. So what was her tiny place like? It’s possible you’ve actually seen it. A video “tour” of Cohen’s apartment has garnered more than 11 million views on YouTube. In it, you see that she doesn’t have a kitchen, but she does have a fridge, a hot pot and a toaster oven. She’s got a loft bed, of course—in New York, when you need space, the only place to go is up. And she’s got a desk, a comfy reading chair, and a bathroom that looks completely normal (to a New Yorker). Come to think of it, my husband and I lived in about 400 square feet for a few years and it didn’t seem nutty either. Which is precisely Cohen’s point: “We can all live without half of what we own. We have closets full of clothes we barely wear. We save something for ‘just in case,’ and just in case never comes. People will say, ‘I want to save this in case I lose weight.’ I say by the time that fits again, it’s going to be out of style.” The solution? Edit, edit, edit. It should come as no surprise that Cohen’s other job is a professional organizer. If you can’t
afford her $150 an hour services, she’s got a couple of great suggestions: Go through just one section at a time—your kitchen cabinets, sock collection, whatever. Set a timer for 20 or 30 minutes, so you don’t feel overwhelmed. And remember, you don’t have to toss the things you love. Give them to a friend or a charity. What you’re getting rid of may end up helping someone else. In the end, Cohen got rid of her tiny apartment only because she was evicted. It doesn’t get more Manhattan than that. That’s when her grandfather stepped in. “He said, ‘Enough already! Buy a place! You lived in a shoebox to write about my life. Now make sure you buy some good furniture and enjoy your life.’” He gave her a down payment for the new studio. By the time Cohen moved in, she had gotten rid of those 77 boxes in storage. It’s likely most of us could get rid of whatever we’re storing, too. “It’s about living large on your own terms,” summed up Cohen. “Not being stressed to pay bills for stuff you don’t even use.” Maybe freedom’s just another word for nothing left to store. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com
Steps to prevent heart disease Want to prevent a heart attack? Take a walk and eat an apple. According to the American Heart Association, AHA, 80 percent of heart disease and stroke cases can be prevented with lifestyle changes, like walking and eating healthier. The AHA is encouraging Americans to focus on seven simple lifestyle changes to lower risk for heart disease and improve overall health. More than one in three adults have some form of cardiovascular disease. About 80 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American men and women. Even children are at a higher risk for obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes because of poor lifestyle habits. “While treatment and research advances in cardiac care can save a great many lives, significant movement on the needle has to come on the prevention side,” said Dr. Patrick Thomas, chief of cardiology at Hudson Valley Hospital Center and AHA board president in Putnam County. “There are simple things everyone can do to lower their risk of the No. 1 and No. 5 killers— heart disease and stroke.” Get active. “Exercise is the single most important thing you can do to improve your overall health. The goal is at least 30 minutes of brisk exercise daily,” said Thomas, who gets up early to run on the treadmill before work. “Along with gaining strength and stamina, exercising regularly can lower blood pressure, keep body weight and blood sugar under control and increase your HDL, the ‘good’ cholesterol.” You don’t have to join a gym or run in a 5K. Start small by incorporating physical activity into your daily routine like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking at the farthest end of the parking lot or using half of your lunch break to take a brisk walk. Keep blood pressure and cholesterol in check. High levels of LDL, the “bad” cholesterol, can clog your arteries, increasing your risk of heart
attack and stroke. HDL helps clean out that bad cholesterol from the arteries. Improve your cholesterol by exercising regularly and limiting saturated fat and cholesterol. One in three Americans have high blood pressure, which can increase risk for stroke, the No. 5 killer. Get your blood pressure checked routinely since it has no outward symptoms. Reducing sodium, losing weight and exercising can help manage blood pressure, as well as blood pressure-lowering medicines. Eat healthier. “For most meals, half your plate should be fruits and vegetables,” Thomas said. “Limit empty-calorie foods like soft drinks and junk food.” The AHA also recommends consuming fish twice a week, like salmon, and eating more whole grains. Enjoy low-fat yogurt for breakfast and fruit for dessert or snacks. Lose weight. More than 60 percent of Americans are overweight or obese. The AHA recommends starting by knowing your healthy weight range and daily calorie goals, and aim to get there in small increments. You can shed 24 pounds a year by dropping just 2 pounds a month, and losing as few as 10 pounds decreases your heart disease risk. Use an online calorie calculator to know how many calories you should consume to maintain a healthy weight. Then start enjoying plenty of fiber and nutri-
ent rich fruits and vegetables, adding lean proteins and whole grains. Add in exercise while reducing the calories you take in for sensible weight loss. Reduce blood sugar. Diabetes can quadruple your risk of heart disease or stroke. Manage or prevent diabetes by eating healthy foods, controlling your weight, exercising and taking medication prescribed your doctor. Stop smoking. With one in five deaths caused by smoking, going smoke-free can help prevent not only heart disease and stroke, but also cancer and chronic lung disease. Visit nysmokefree.com for resources. Visit mylifecheck.org for more information and a free heart health action plan and visit heart.org for more lifesaving information, recipes and tips to live a longer, stronger, healthier life. The American Heart Association is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke— America’s No. 1 and No. 5 killers. AHA team with millions of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. To learn more or to get involved, call 1-800-AHA-USA1, visit heart.org or call any of its offices around the country. (Submitted)
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Pinstripe panic LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
Look, I get it. It’s still early. But for you Yankee fans out there, if the panic bells aren’t going off yet, I imagine the alarm is primed and poised to erupt sooner rather than later. Over the weekend, the hapless Yanks traveled up to Boston to take on the surging Red Sox, and suffice it to say, things did not go well. The Sox swept the Bombers in three straight games, culminating in a Sunday night slugfest that saw New York’s inability to protect a lead to an 8-7 Red Sox victory. But as giddy as I am about the Red Sox’s play this early in the season—at 15-10 they are in first place in the American League East—I’m far more excited about the Yankees’ struggles throughout the first month of the season. Right now, the cellar-dwelling
Yankees are 8-15, and for the first time in a long time, they have the chance to be a legitimately miserable ballclub all season long. And I couldn’t be happier. Since I’ve been following baseball, bad Yankee teams have been few and far between. Sure, fans have had their complaints about the club over the last few years, but 85-win seasons are more a mark of mediocrity than anything else. I’m talking about bad, here. The kind of label reserved for those early 1990s Stump Merril-led teams that featured historic players such as Kevin Maas and Matt Nokes. Since the Yanks started winning championships again in the mid-90s, lack of success has been a relative term. Of course the team would suffer through a down year here and there, but the situation never felt dire. When things went south, they’d simply outspend everyone else to bring in top free agents in an attempt to turn things around.
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But now, it appears as though the organization is taking a different approach. They seem content to simply wait out the bad contracts, like the ones they gave to Mark Texiera, CC Sabathia and Alex Rodriguez (who, coincidentally, is one of the few guys in pinstripes who is actually producing), get a little bit younger and rebuild for the future. It’s a solid plan, but not one that many fans—who are forced to pay exorbitant prices to see a game at the sterile mall they call Yankee Stadium—have the patience for. Monday saw incensed fans calling in to WFAN to call for the various heads of Brian Cashman, Joe Girardi, and much-maligned third baseman Chase Headley. If George was still around, they say, changes would be coming and heads would roll. But here’s the thing; in the long run, it makes sense for the Yankees’ brass to play it safe. The paradigm of success in the
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MLB is shifting. Teams like the Royals—who have long been the laughingstock of the AL Central—are suddenly the darlings of the baseball cognoscenti, whereas the Yankee model of overpaying for aging homerun hitters now seems antiquated.
So while I may be enjoying what looks like a terrible year for the Yankees, a 70-win season might ultimately be the best thing for the ballclub. It would serve to reinforce the idea that the Yankees need to rethink their general philosophy and catch up
with the rest of baseball. And I bet they’ll do it too—at least until they offer Bryce Harper $1.5 billion in 2017. Old habits die hard.
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Rye Neck Panthers stay hot SOFTBALL
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Game Notes: •O livia Dunne had 16 strikeouts against Edgemont and now has more than 100 strikeouts on the season
•T he Panthers are currently 10-1 on the year
• Rye Neck will host a round robin-style tournament on Saturday, May 7
By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor Despite graduating a handful of key players last spring, it appears as though the Rye Neck softball team hasn’t lost a step in 2016. Over the course of their first 11 games, the Panthers are off to a blistering start, posting a 10-1 record and establishing themselves as the top team in Class B. Last week, Rye Neck was able to outlast reigning Class C champion Tuckahoe in a thrilling 10-inning contest before rolling over Edgemont and Irvington to keep their winning streak alive. The Panthers came away with a 2-1 win against the Tucka-
hoe Tigers on Tuesday, April 26, thanks to a walk-off hit by Jackie DeCicco, as Rye Neck ace Olivia Dunne and Tuckahoe hurler Cassie McGrath squared off in an epic pitchers’ duel that ended with a combined 34 strikeouts (Dunne had 20) compiled by the two standouts. According to Rye Neck coach Joan Spedafino, the win against Tuckahoe helped to reinvigorate the squad, which went on to win its next two games 11-1 and 6-0. The Panthers have now won five straight games since their 19-4 loss to Ardsley on April 18. “We didn’t play our best in the Ardsley game, but the Tuckahoe game was great,” Spedafino said. “That’s the kind of game that you really want to reflect on at the end of the season.” Much of Rye Neck’s success this season has been due in large part to the emergence of Dunne,
Mary Cintron makes a backhanded stab on April 28.
who fanned 16 Edgemont batters on Thursday, April 28 to eclipse the 100-strikeout mark this year. Spedafino said that Dunne was eager to step into the role this year and showed promise as soon as the team began winter workouts. “She worked all fall, she didn’t play volleyball, and the first time we got together in January, I was amazed at her strength,” the coach said. “I knew she worked really
hard and she’s done a great job for us.” When she isn’t recording strikeouts, Dunne has been able to rely upon a young infield group that has gelled nicely thus far. “I’m pleased with the way we’ve adjusted,” Spedafino said. “We lost five seniors from last year, we’ve got a brand new infield and they’ve really come together.” The Panthers will look to
continue their winning streak this week, but will face a good test from Class A Mamaroneck on Friday, May 6, after press time, before hosting Pelham and Saunders in a round-robin tournament the following day. “We’re just going to try to do what we’ve been doing all year,” Spedafino said. “That means playing good defense and getting good pitching.” Contact: sports@hometwn.com
A Rye Neck batter hits the ball against Edgemont at Rye Neck High School. The Panthers topped the visitors 11-1.
Rye Neck’s first baseman covers the bag on a bunt.
Olivia Dunne throws a pitch against Edgemont on April 28. Dunne has already racked up more than 100 strikeouts in 2016. Photos/Mike Smith
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