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Out of this world On May 9, visitors of all ages observed the Transit of Mercury from the Playland Boardwalk in Rye. The astrological event, in which the planet Mercury passes between Earth and the sun, occurs roughly 13 times per century. For story, see page 13. Contributed photo
Former leaf composting site may get park treatment By JAMES PERO Staff Writer One man’s trash could become another man’s treasure, as village of Mamaroneck officials move to repurpose a former leaf composting site into a public park space. According to Village Manager Richard Slingerland, though the property has already been fully remediated from its former use as a leaf composting site, there are limits to what the village can do. Because of its classification as a hazardous site by the New York state Department of Envi-
ronmental Conservation, DEC, the village is prohibited from building any structures on the central part of the 7-acre property due to concerns about a “capped” area that may still contain toxic waste. Slingerland said the site— which was always villageowned—was the subject of a large-scale remediation about 30 years ago after hazardous chemicals were illegally dumped onto the grounds that were intended for leaf composting. The cost, he estimates, was around $4 million, 75 percent of which was paid for by the state. The concern, according to
Slingerland, is that any large structure created there may puncture a capped area—which was sealed off following the site’s remediation—and create an environmental hazard. Now, the village Board of Trustees, in tandem with the Recreation Department, Planning Board and Committee for the Environment, will mull over a number of different uses for the site. Among them, according to a recent memo from the village manager, are a dog park, public trails and pathways, ball fields and various other recreational uses.
Before the village can begin repurposing the site, however, it must be approved for use by the DEC’s brownfields division, a segment that regulates the transformation of sites that contain hazardous materials. According to Slingerland, the village is currently assessing proposals from three engineering firms to assess the site and verify whether or not it’s fit for public use. Slingerland said he hopes that the process of approving a firm and assessing the site will begin before the end of the month. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
$133M school budget passes, endorsees win seats By SARAH VARNEY Education Reporter Unofficial election results for the Mamaroneck Union Free School District budget and Board of Education trustees are in: the budget passed easily and the two candidates endorsed by the Committee for the Selection of Mamaroneck School Board Nominees will take their seats on June 30. The $133 million budget passed overwhelmingly with 1,037 votes in support of the budget and just 197 against. The budget will fund the addition of one elementary teacher, an expanded dual language program at the Mamaroneck Avenue School and the introduction of an eighth-grade exploring music course at Hommocks Middle School. Sari Winter and Rina Beder will replace James Needham and Nancy Pierson on the board. Most trustees on the board serve one or two three-year terms. Winter received 1,001 votes, Beder got 958, and outside candidate Michael Rosenbaum received 314 votes. Rosenbaum congratulated both Beder and Winter on their victories although he did imply that the endorsement of the selection committee provided an advantage that wasn’t available to him. “It just doesn’t seem democratic to me,” he said. He pointed out that the 24-member committee, which has been picking candidates since 1946
was unlikely to have a number of Hispanic members relative to the number of community members of Hispanic descent in the district. But he added, “Both winners are qualified and I congratulate them.” This election marked the first time a school board race in Mamaroneck had been contested since 2012. Rosenbaum’s decision to enter the race was based on issues and his general perception that the Board of Education was exhibiting little leadership. The decision whether or not to allow an onsite medical center at Mamaroneck Avenue School was one example of a lack of leadership, he said. In addition, he saw the board’s decision to OK a budget that included reductions in funding for the summertime Co-op Camp as parsimonious. Winter and her husband have three children. Two of them are enrolled at Murray Avenue School and a third will start kindergarten in the fall. Her family has lived in the district for six years. Before the move to Mamaroneck, Winter taught English at area schools including the LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in New York City. Beder has two sons, one of whom graduated from Mamaroneck High School a year ago and another who will graduate budget continued on page 8
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Various recreation, boating fees to get rate hike
To bolster village revenue, a slew of new recreation fees are set to increase by 2017. File photo
Some village fees are slated for a hike after the village Board of Trustees voted by a 3-1 margin to increase various mandatory costs associated with its recreation program. Among the fees seeing the biggest increase will be both resident and non-resident costs for docking boats at Mamaroneck’s harbor, which are set to jump 5 percent. According to a memo provided by the village, the resolution will specifically raise annual payments for users of Mamaroneck’s 23-, 24- and 25-foot s-float docks—docks that are
named for their shape and used to accommodate larger boats— by as much as $127. Although the majority of the board voted in favor of raising recreation fees, village Trustee Louis Santoro, a Republican and liaison to the Recreation and Parks Commission, accounted for the only vote in opposition. “It’s not fair to seniors and residents,” Santoro said, citing the fact that docking fees were raised by 5 percent for both groups. “They’re unhappy about it. We’ll get a petition going and get some letters from
these people.” Despite passage of the fee hikes, according to Santoro, they won’t actually go into effect until 2017. Also among the increases was a 2 percent increase on parking fees, camp fees and registration fees for softball teams, which Santoro said are among the highest in the county. According to Village Manager Richard Slingerland, the money gained from the increased fees will merely offset rising inflation. -Reporting by James Pero
HUD monitor recommends suing Harrison By COREY STOCKTON Staff Writer In his third biennial report, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development monitor James Johnson suggested that the U.S. Department of Justice take legal action against seven municipalities, including the town/village of Harrison. As a result of a 2009 settlement with HUD, Westchester County must develop 750 affordable housing units in 31 predominantly white communities, including Harrison, by the end of 2016. Johnson’s report, released on April 29, concluded that the county had reached all of its annual benchmarks and is in compliance with the settlement, but listed seven municipalities whose zonings were considered exclusionary.
Johnson reported that these municipalities had zoning restrictions, lack of development incentives and an overall lack of progress in meeting the region’s affordable housing needs. In turn, the monitor suggested that the Justice Department pursue litigation against these communities. Westchester County Legislator David Gelfarb, a Rye Brook Republican who represents Harrison, said the monitor’s recommendation to file charges against a municipality was without legal merit. “The settlement, in the first place, never contemplated the [Department of Justice] suing individual towns,” he said. “Harrison has no obligations under the settlement because Harrison never signed the settlement.” Gelfarb added that while the settlement mandates details such
as how many units may be considered rentals or may be designated for seniors by age restriction, it does not specify how many units must be developed in each of the 31 municipalities. However, since Harrison is yet to make any inroads on the affordable housing front, the county recently stepped in. In September 2015, the county purchased a two-bedroom condo unit on West Street in Harrison to convert into an affordable housing unit. The county bought the unit for $296,355, and is listing it for $175,000. Harrison officials contend that The Avalon development planned near the Harrison Metro-North station is expected to deem 20 percent of its 143 units as affordable housing upon completion of the project. CONTACT: corey@hometwn.com
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What’s going on... Mamaroneck Public Library
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.
Satruday Sahaja Meditation
Visit mamaronecklibrary.org for more information on these and other events and programs.
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 Although the main library is under renovation,
On Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Village Center, there will be a meditation session. Sahaja meditation is unique because of how quickly it can help participants reach self-awareness. Participants will feel more calm, relaxed and focused. This program is free and open to the public, and registration is not required.
Chair yoga with Vincenza Madonia Certified yoga instructor Vincenza Madonia will run a chair yoga program on Tuesday, May 24 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Village Center. Chair yoga will consist of leg and head movements and torso twisting, all done while seated in a chair. This program is free and open to the public, and registration is not required.
Community events Relay for Life 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 during 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.
and have a picnic. Food will also be available. If it rains, the concert will be held in the McLain Auditorium. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 for students. For more information or to purchase tickets to the concert, WestchesterChorale.org or call 237-9546.
Mamaroneck Historical Society Bicentennial Jubliee and Historical Exposition
Spring has been waiting for you. Please join the second family-friendly Neighborhood Tree Walk on Saturday, May 21 at 2 p.m., sponsored by the town of Mamaroneck. Come find out why the town is so fortunate to have many wonderful trees and discover the treasured Sheldrake River Trail. You will never look at trees quite the same way again. Sheldrake Environmental Center’s naturalist Jenny Geer will lead the interactive walk. Meet at the stone wall on Rockland Avenue near the trail. The event is free. For any questions or to RSVP, please contact the Sheldrake Environmental Center at 834-1443 or email jgeer@sheldrakecenter.org.
The Village of Mamaroneck and the Mamaroneck Historical Society will be holding an 1816 School House Bicentennial Jubilee & Historical Exposition on Sunday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 1816 School House, located in Harbor Island Park on Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. The event will feature a guided tour of the School House, a tented exposition of old Mamaroneck, an antique fire truck, a World War II Jeep, souvenirs, entertainment and snacks. The first 200 visitors to the School House will receive a free souvenir booklet containing an account of education in early Mamaroneck and the story of the 1816 School House. Those interested in volunteering for or sponsoring the event are welcome to email Mike Tripicco, Chairman of the Jubilee Committee at mat521@ optonline.net.
Woman’s Club of Mamaroneck
Larchmont Club Softball
Tag Sale
All players ages 18 to 70 are welcome to join the Larchmont newcomers club softball team for a community softball game every Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Flint baseball field next to Hommocks Ice Rink. Participants should bring a baseball glove. For more information, email Organizer--rjhellman@verizon.net.
Neighborhood Tree Walk
The Woman’s Club of Mamaroneck will be hosting a tag sale fundraiser on Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at this historic clubhouse, located on 504 Cortlandt Ave. in Mamaroneck. Sale items include gently used household and personal items, jewelry, antiques, collectibles, and books. Proceeds will benefit the Woman’s Club of Mamaroneck, a nonprofit organization committed to promoting the welfare of the community in civic, legislative, educational, philanthropic, moral and cultural matters. Street parking is available in front of the clubhouse. In the event of rain, the sale will be postponed to Sunday, May 22.
The Westchester Chorale Concert The Westchester Chorale will be performing a concert on Sunday, June 5 at 4 p.m. at Larchmont Avenue Church, located at 60 Forest Park Ave. in Larchmont. The concert’s repertoire includes two 21st century Masses: Carol Barnett’s The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass and Bob Chilcott’s A Little Jazz Mass. Backup music will be provided by bluegrass and jazz ensembles, showcasing Larchmont’s own David Brandom Quartet. Tickets cost $25 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit WestchesterChorale.org or call 237-9546.
The Refugee Project at Mamaroneck High School Songs for Syria concert The Refugee Project at Mamaroneck High School is hosting a benefit rock concert, Song for Syria, on Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. Weather permitting, the concert will be held outdoors on the baseball field, so bring a blanket, some friends
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. 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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Mamaroneck student researchers showcase abstracts On May 16, students in the Mamaroneck High School Original Science Research, OSR, program presented abstracts of their findings with triptych posters at
the 21st annual evening event. Seventy students in grades 10 through 12 exhibited summaries of their research. The three-year research pro-
Sophomore Rebecca Marcus did her three years of research on the effects of the broad spectrum antimicrobial agent found in hand soaps, toothpaste, fabrics and plastics. Her work concentrated on the wider effect of Triclosan runoff and how it affects interrelated species, in this case mosquito larvae and dragonfly nymphs.
gram begins in 10th grade, with a year spent learning the parameters of original scientific research, followed by pinpointing a student’s interest in a particular topic and the possibilities of inquiry in a certain aspect. Students in the program largely find mentors on their own. For example, senior Gabriel Tungendstein found his mentor while researching the topic of borderline personality disorder on his own. He discovered that differentiating between those who have the disorder and those who are just exhibiting the disorder’s symptoms is difficult. His research determined that while some of the negative behavior demonstrated by young adults can seem like BPD, depending on behavior as a sole marker can be tricky. He focused on that area and worked with Dr. Eric Fertuck at City College of New York, interviewing subjects and organizing results. According to Tungendstein, he contacted Fertuck after he saw his name in an article he read during the research phase of the OSR program. High school sophomore Re-
Gabriel Tugendstein, a senior, worked with his mentor Dr. Eric Fertuck at City College of New York on a project to differentiate troubled teens from young people with similar behaviors who turned out to be afflicted with borderline personality disorder, a psychiatric diagnosis. He will attend Rice University in the fall. Photos/Sarah Varney
becca Marcus is researching how the chemical Triclosan affects the hunting behavior of young dragonflies as they prey on mosquito larvae. Her hypothesis is that exposure to the chemical via runoff changes the dragon-
flies’ hunting strategies. “I was interested in looking at species relationships and how species interconnections get interfered with [by pollutants],” she said. Her project took third place in the environmental sci-
ence category at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, a first for countywide sophomores. Marcus plans to pursue a career in animal science research. -Reporting by Sarah Varney
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By SIBYLLA CHIPAZIWA Editorial Assistant As you approach the restaurant on Abendorth Avenue in Port Chester, you may catch the scent of the sea coming from where the Byram River empties into the Long Island Sound. Its handsome brick building bears navy blue signage with its name: Saltaire. Open for about seven months now, the location has become a renowned foodie favorite in the village’s continued expansion of its restaurant scene, As you enter, right above you is a roof painted the same navy blue; the last remnant of the Willet House, a popular steakhouse that closed in 2014. To your right, you find the dining room with its high ceiling, low chandeliers that take you back in time, and vintage maps of various regions known for their seafood. To your left is the bar room, with a brick wall, tin ceiling, high chairs and vintage photos of fishermen. Let’s not forget the fresh oyster
bar right at the bar’s edge, with an in-house shucker that will deftly scoop out whichever of the 12 varieties you prefer; just tilt your head back and slurp. Seafood, local produce and meats are delivered every weekday from New York City markets—all seasonal, sustainable, farm-raised and never frozen—with the menu printed in-house daily to feature only the best quality ingredients, simply prepared. There is no middle man; no phone calls to purveyors or wholesalers. Quality is of the utmost importance to both the owner, Les Barnes, and the executive chef, Bobby Will. If a fish doesn’t work out, it will be replaced on the menu the next day. “Frozen fish is a four-letter word,” says Barnes, a city of Rye resident. He knows seafood, having frequented fish markets since he was just 5. “I grew up in the fish and restaurant business; going to the Fulton Fish Market with my dad at 4 in the morning,” he adds.
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The main dining room features vintage chandeliers and maps from various regions known for their seafood.
Barnes is also the owner of London Lennie’s, a seafood restaurant named after his father that has been serving patrons for more than 50 years in Queens. He took over the family business when he was just 23 years old after earning a degree in hospitality management. Barnes’ next step was set to be an oyster shack, until the Willet House space became available, that is. “Port Chester is a fairly popular restaurant town today, and it just made sense,” he says about the decision to create Saltaire. Where the name comes from makes sense, too. “There was an oyster I used to buy out of Canada called Salt Aire [from Prince Edward Island]; it reads like the salt air of the ocean, but [the restaurant name] is one word,” Barnes says. “It has a nice ocean feel to it.” Saltaire focuses on seasonal seafood and produce, not on a particular cuisine, according to Will, a Greenwich, Connecticut resident. Thanks to the young chef’s skills in the kitchen—he attended the Culinary Institute of America—and his knowledge of seafood from growing up on the Atlantic coast of Ipswich, Massachusetts, it seemed like fate when he met Barnes following a call from a recruiter while backpacking in Eastern Europe. “I literally got off the plane
from Turkey and in eight hours, was talking to Les over coffee in Tarry Market about the opportunity,” Will says. “It didn’t feel like an interview; it felt more like a discussion of what we liked and didn’t like… things just fell into place. “Fish has been a big part of my life—not just as a chef, but my overall life,” Will says, adding that his background has a great influence on how he deals with fish, particularly preferring to buy fish whole and butchering it himself. The idea is to see which ingredients complement the quality of the seafood, “what gives each dish its own characteristics and personality,” he says, adding that Saltaire is a “sea-and-farm-to-table restaurant with global inspiration.” One example is mussels with a Thai carrot and coconut broth, enhanced with grilled lime, white sesame and cilantro; a dish Will learned upon traveling to Thailand and learning how to make fresh
curry paste from scratch. Not your taste? There’s something for everyone, from steak lovers to kids, like the carbonara generously laced with fresh lobster that is still sweet to the taste, and a dessert featuring pie crust-flavored pop rocks for the tart at heart. “We want people to… feel like they can have a romantic date, but also come in on a Sunday with their family,” the executive chef says. “Les understands the idea that quality and the guests’ experience is the most important factor.” CONTACT: sibylla@hometwn.com
SALTAIRE OYSTER BAR AND FISH HOUSE 55 Abendroth Ave., Port Chester, NY 10573 939-2425 saltaireoysterbar.com
Saltaire’s lobster carbonara, considered a house specialty, is laced with bacon, sundried tomatoes and generous lobster chucks that are still sweet and tender. Photo/Sibylla Chipaziwa
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Sari Winter, left, and Rina Beder will begin new terms as members of the Board of Education starting June 30. They beat out Michael Rosenbaum, a third, non-endorsed candidate. Photo/Sarah Varney
from the high school next month. “I’m very excited. Between the two of us we cover the whole spectrum,” Winter said, also referring to Beder. “I have the younger ones and you’ve just been through the whole process.”
Robin Nichinsky, a former Board of Education member who served three terms for a nine-year total, was among those in Superintendent Dr. Robert Shaps’ office foyer awaiting the election results. “It’s always wonderful to see energetic
people coming onto the board,” Nichinsky said. Shaps jokingly said to the pair of newly elected board trustees, “You have no idea what you’re in for.” CONTACT: sarah@hometwn.com
Charlie is a gorgeous 2 1/2-year-old male tabby. He is great with other cats and would be happiest in a home with a young cat like himself who loves to play. He would also do best with school-aged children. He is neutered, up to date with all vaccinations, microchipped and ready to join your household. The adoption donation for Charlie is $80. To meet him, contact Larchmont Pet Rescue at 835-3332 or visit the Harrison Kitty Cottage during an open house and see his posting on NY-PetRescue.org. (Submitted)
About two months ago, six applications were submitted as requests for qualifications in regard to the management of Rye Town Park over the course of 20 years. Some commission members have now expressed interest in regrouping and starting over. File photo
By ANGELA JORDAN Staff Writer With an inability to come to a consensus and concerns over potential conflicts of interest, it seems the plan to seek out new management for Rye Town Park and Oakland Beach is going to fall by the wayside. The Rye Town Park Commission is still deliberating on the request for qualifications, RFQ, applications that were submitted almost two months ago, but the process likely won’t carry on much longer with some members of the park’s governing commission disagreeing on how to move forward. The Rye Town Park Commission is a six-member committee of representatives from the town of Rye, the villages of Port Chester and Rye Brook, the city of Rye, and the Rye Neck section of the village of Mamaroneck, which establishes policies and regulations for Rye Town Park, a 62-acre park located at 95 Dearborn Ave. in the city. The park is a shared asset between the city and town of Rye. In regard to the official status of the RFQ selection process, Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman, a Democrat, said it is still ongoing. “We are going to set up a work session or discussion to review the various submissions, and determine if any of them are worth pursuing,” Zucker-
man said. “Several members [of the commission] felt it would be unfair to dismiss some of the submissions without going over them and reviewing them first.” Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla, a Democrat, told the Review that the RFQ process has been “very broad and open-ended.” “We didn’t get input [on the management of the park] from constituents first,” Pilla said, referring to the RFQ sent out in January. “We put the cart before the horse.” Pilla suggested doing a request for proposals for the restaurant, which overlooks Oakland Beach, instead, since Seaside Johnnie’s lease, the current tenant, is up at the end of the year. Following that, Pilla mentioned then completing a master plan of the park with input from residents of the town and city of Rye before sending out another solicitation for new management of the park. Rye City Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican, also said that the committee should begin by putting out an RFP strictly for the restaurant, and then take more time to figure out management for the overall park. “It doesn’t seem like the responses we got are responses that we can work [with], except for the city of Rye’s response and perhaps Seaside Johnnie’s because they are already there,” Sack said.
However, the responses to the RFQ have led Sack and Zuckerman to clash on more than one occasion over potential conflicts. Sack is the mayor of the city of Rye, which submitted its own proposal for the park, while Zuckerman works as a legislative aid for the Westchester County Board of Legislators, which just approved an agreement with Standard Amusements for the right to manage Playland; United Parks, the managing company for Standard, also submitted a proposal to manage Rye Town Park. In total, there were six responses to the RFQ for the park submitted by a March 18 deadline, including one from Seaside Johnnies, who is exclusively interested in continuing to run the restaurant and snack bar/concession stands that they already operate, in addition to potentially managing the parking lot. The other applicants are all private developers. They include Biederman Redevelopment Ventures, which is known for redeveloping Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan; Caspi Development, which owns several properties in Westchester and New York City; and Southwest Capital, whose founder Salvatore Gizzo owned and managed the Surf Club, a catering hall in New Rochelle, between 1992 and 2013. -with reporting by Christian Falcone
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STEM-tastic draws 2,000 building buffs By SARAH VARNEY Education Reporter On Saturday, May 14, the STEM Alliance of LarchmontMamaroneck held its STEMtastic 2016 event at the Hommocks Middle School, featuring a panoply of opportunities for kids to build with everything from wooden blocks to computer coding. This is the third year of the event and Mamaroneck Union Free School District board member Jill Bock estimated more than 2,000 people in attendance at the daylong event. The STEM—science, technology, engineering and math—focused exhibits provided a social outlet for kids who generally tinker by themselves. “Building can be a very solitary experience for children. These events bring together kids who might not usually seek out others,” Bock said. STEM-tastic 2016 kicked off with a keynote speech by Bob Partington, a Brooklyn-based engineer and inventor with an arts background, who gave his 10 rules of invention, which included tips on not getting hurt and measuring once, cutting twice. -Reporting by Sarah Varney
From left, Murray Avenue School friends Daniela, 9, Anna, 8, and Kate, 9, build a wooden tower taller than 4 feet. The trio also built a tower at last year’s STEM-tastic event. Photos/Sarah Varney
Julia, 5, and sister Vivian, 4, gently pet Kirk, an albino ring-necked dove from the Weinberg Nature Center.
In the Marble Challenge area, Jessica, 8, and Zack, 13, create a marble run using various plastic pieces, paper tower tubes, a storage container and plenty of duct tape.
Miguel Ianus-Valdivia, 14, sits at the Mamaroneck High School Engineering Club booth after setting up the club’s entry for the Chain Reaction Challenge.
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Sitting down with the swami next door RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy
When he was 19, Richard Slavin, a nice Jewish boy from the suburbs of Chicago, went backpacking in Europe for two months. “Hey,” I told him. “I have a son about to do the same thing.” “But,” Slavin added with a twinkle, “I never came back!” With that, he gave a hearty laugh, as jolly a sound as the ice cream man’s bell. Pure joy. He could laugh now—he was laughing now, in a conference room in Midtown for a book tour, because at 60-something and bald, he is no longer the wandering hippie he was in 1970. In fact, he is no longer even Richard Slavin. Today he is Radhanhath Swami, leader of the Hare Krishnas. The swami was dressed in coral-colored robes and a coral sweatshirt that he took off in the warm corporate office. His assistant jumped up to fold it for him, but the swami—spiritual leader to millions—nonchalantly did it himself. This is not a guy who lives a Kardashian life. He’s a monk. He sleeps on the floor. He rises at 4 every morning for chanting and meditation, and breakfast isn’t until 9! So how does a suburban American kid end up living in India, leading a congregation that feeds 300,000 impoverished kids a day, along with running a hospital, an orphanage, a handful of eco-villages and about a dozen schools for the very poor? The swami smiled and raised his eyebrows as I asked. He looked as surprised as me.
And by the way, in between all these India duties, the swami travels the world to lecture everywhere from Google to Harvard on things like spirituality and stress. “I have to admit to them that swamis have as much stress as them,” he chuckled. “It’s just a matter of how you deal with it.” The journey from footloose teen to spiritual leader is what his first book, “The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami,” was about. It was a bestseller. His latest book, “The Journey Within: Exploring the Path of Bhakti,” is about the spiritual lessons learned along the way. The lessons did not come easily. After he landed in Europe, Slavin hitchhiked across the continent in search of truth. “I was going to cathedrals and synagogues to study, because I really believed in the unity of all religions,” he recalls. He studied Islam in Turkey and Iran. By the time he got to India to study the religions there, he “became a very serious ascetic. I would never sleep inside any building, because I considered that too luxurious. So I slept under trees, or in caves.” Now, readers, here I must confess something: This man grew up one suburb way from me. He went to my rival high school and is just about 10 years older. When we discussed our favorite childhood haunts, he gleefully recalled the local pancake house and summers on Lake Michigan, though, “As a swami, I can’t tell you what we used to do when we’d sneak onto the beach.” Another laugh. The point is, he comes from a background very familiar to me.
But most of us did not go off and sleep in caves. How on earth did his parents react? When he finally returned to America for the first time, he says, “It was a culture shock for me and a culture shock for them. My father and brother came to meet me at the airport. The only luggage I had was a begging bowl. They didn’t know what to think. But we adjusted to each other in a very sweet and wonderful way.” That’s probably because the swami was not the caricature that many of us had or even still have of the Hare Krishnas—lost souls in loose robes chanting in the streets and offering flowers, cult members. “In every religion, there’s wacky people,” the swami said matter-of-factly. Because the Hare Krishna religion was first established in America in 1966, right around the time of the counter-culture, the two got entwined in the public mind. Lost souls did join. So what? Hare Krishna is not an American fad. It’s an ancient Indian religion that says we are all one— humans, animals, all of us who seek sustenance here on earth. And when we chant the name of Krisha—God—we get closer and closer to realizing that connectedness. That doesn’t sound any dippier than going to church or temple. And if it makes people ready to build schools, respect nature and provide for the very poor, more power to it—and the former Richard Slavin. (But if my son is reading this, please note: Do not stay away for 40 years!) CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com
Faith leaders address youth sentencings Dear Gov. Cuomo, Majority Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie, As faith leaders from many backgrounds, traditions and beliefs, we write to you united by our great concern for the future of children in our communities. Too many are being swept up into the adult criminal justice system and getting trapped in a cycle of poverty and crime. We all know children who have faced down difficult circumstances and rebuilt their lives. But the lack of age-appropriate interventions for 16- and 17-year olds in the adult system, as well as the heightened exposure they face to violence and abuse, is making it difficult and in many cases impossible for even the most intelligent and capable teens to become productive and successful members of our communities. As a state, New York is failing these children. Today, we humbly ask you to raise the age at which children are automatically charged as adults. Currently, New York is one of
two states where youth as young as 16 automatically end up in adult courts, jails and prisons. Passing the raise of the age proposal will enhance public safety and offer youth age-appropriate interventions (including, when necessary, incarceration). In 2013, nearly 34,000 16and 17-year olds were arrested and faced prosecution in the adult system—the vast majority for non-violent crimes.We should be better than that. Adult prisons do not focus on rehabilitation, and are not designed to meet the needs of children. National studies show that young people confined in adult facilities are much more likely to face traumatic physical and sexual violence than those in juvenile facilities. This lack of age-appropriate intervention and increased exposure to violence also leads to higher rates of recidivism and, as a result, higher costs for the
Respectfully, J. Bruce Baker, pastor, All Souls Parish/Presbyterian Church, Port Chester; Bob Berson, Ethical Culture Society of Northern Westchester; Rabbi Jonathan Blake, Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale; Rabbi Jeff Brown, Scarsdale Synagogue; Rabbi Aaron Brusso, Bet Torah, Mount Kisco; J. Cooper Conway, priest in charge, St Paul’s on the Hill Episcopal Church & Trinity Episcopal Church, Ossining; The Rev. Doris K. Dalton, Memorial United Methodist Church of White Plains; The Rev. Noelle Damico, Member United Church of Christ Metro Association; The Rev. Dr. Susan G. De George, Stated Clerk Hudson River Presbytery; The Rev. Dr. Gawain de Leeuw, OA, Rector St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, White Plains; The Rev Joyce Dugger, Protestant chaplain, Hofstra University; Wayne Francis, lead pastor, Authentic Church, White Plains; The Rev. Dr. Steven Meredith Garmon, Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation, White Plains; The Rev. Jeffrey A. Geary, White Plains Presbyterian Church; Rabbi David Greenberg, Temple Sharaay Tefila, Bedford; The Rev. Susan C. Harriss, Christ’s (Episcopal) Church, Rye ; The Rev. Sarah E. Henkel, White Plains Presbyterian Church; Rabbi Julie Hilton Danan, Pleasantville Community Synagogue; The Rev. Dr. David R. Holder, founder and senior pastor; Ministers Gregory Adegbola, Dierdra Clark,
justice system as a whole. Our current law sets young people up to become re-offenders: research has shown that young people who go through the adult system are much more likely to reoffend than those in the juvenile system. From a public safety perspective, raising the age is about being both smart on crime and tough on crime—an approach that numerous law enforcement officials from around the state have endorsed. By creating a path to more positive outcomes for more children, raising the age would lead to crime reductions and help foster safer, more livable streets throughout the state. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. We are ready to stand by you and move forward with this important policy change. It goes without saying that all New Yorkers will be better off under this approach.
Gregory Millings, Marlon Simpkins, Alex Smith, Sherin Swift, John Udochi, New York Covenant Church, New Rochelle; Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe, Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, Chappaqua; Jone Johnson Lewis, clergy leader, Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture and Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture; Rabbi Chaim Marder, Hebrew Institute of White Plains; Rabbi Shira Milgrom, Congregation Kol Ami, White Plains; The Rev. Darren M. Morton, Ed. D., Macedonia Baptist Church, Mount Vernon; The Rev. Dorothy Muller, Hudson River Presbytery; Pastor Jim O’Hanlon, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Rye Brook; The Rev. Dr. Lillian F. Reynolds, minister for Community Based Programs, Grace Baptist Church, Mount Vernon; The Rev. Dr. Bonnie Rosborough, Briarcliff Congregational Church Apostle A.S. Rose Upon this Rock Ministries Inc., Mount Vernon; The Rev. Erwin Lee Trollinger Jr., Baptist Church, White Plains; The Rev. Dr. Verlin D. Williams, Union Baptist Church, White Plains; Dr. Edward O. Williamson, pastor-teacher, Bethel Baptist Church, White Plains; The Rev. Claire Woodley, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Mohegan Lake; Perry Wootten, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Ossining; Bart Worden, clergy leader, Ethical Culture Society of Westchester; The Rev. Dr. Robert E. Young, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Peekskill. (Submitted)
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Mercury Transit makes way for total solar eclipse SUNSPOT MERCURY
Appearing as a small dot in relation to the sun, the Transit of Mercury is only viewable using specialized telescopes and occurs roughly 13 times per century.
By ANDREW DAPOLITE Contributor For the first time in nearly a decade, the planet Mercury passed between Earth and the sun on Monday, May 9, allowing people from across the globe to view our solar system’s smallest
planet from further than 50 million miles away. And while the excitement around the celestial event was palpable throughout North America and Europe, prime viewing locations for the phenomenon known as the Transit of Mercury, according to
Passers-by gaze up at the sun using solar eclipse glasses. The next total solar eclipse in the United States will occur on Aug. 21, 2017.
A young girl observes the planet Mercury’s trip across the sun on May 9. On average, Mercury is positioned 48 million miles away from Earth.
Charles Fulco, a NASA solar system ambassador, there are even more impressive celestial events to look forward to. Last year, Fulco left his post as a science teacher and planetarium director at Port Chester Middle School in order to promote one of the most significant astronomical occurrences ever observed from planet Earth: a total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, fully blocking the sun from our earthly viewpoint. Last seen coast to coast in the United States in 1918, the phenomenon will be viewable on Aug. 21, 2017. Based on its latitude, New York state will experience only a partial solar eclipse, but nonetheless, it will be a significant sight to see. Fulco, an avid astronomer and science consultant with Westchester roots, was accepted by NASA as part of an outreach program. He is currently in the process of traveling along the 2017 solar eclipse’s path of totality—12 states between Oregon and South Carolina—meeting with school superintendents and teachers to explain the oncein-a-lifetime event. “Don’t keep the kids inside,” Fulco said. “Seeing the stars come out in the middle of the daytime and seeing the moon shadow coming at you at 2,000 mph, it’s amazing.” So far, Fulco has traveled through nine out of 12 states, also showing teachers the best methods for students to safely look at the sun. On May 9, as a precursor to the solar eclipse, Fulco provided views of the Transit of Mercury from the Playland Boardwalk in Rye. Equipped with specialized telescopes and solar eclipse glasses, onlookers witnessed the more common celestial event. The Transit of Mercury occurs roughly 13 times per century, however during the last occurrence in 2006, rain clouds blocked the sight. “I wasn’t sure if people would care, but the wow factor was through the roof [on Monday],” Fulco told the Review. “People were in such disbelief. I explained to some the mathematics of [the transit] but I told people to just appreciate it. You’re not going to see it again for a while.” According to Fulco, what
On Aug. 21, 2017, the United States will witness a total solar eclipse from the Pacific to Atlantic coasts for the first time since 1918. The vantage point on Earth where the eclipse can be seen is known as the path of totality, approximately 200 miles wide. Photo courtesy eclipse2017.org
people find most interesting is how small Mercury really is in relation to the sun. “The transit gives you a nice scale of our solar system and how fast Mercury moves,” he said. However, “fast” in astronomical terms is relative, as it took approximately seven hours for Mercury to cross the sun from our earthly vantage point. Fulco spent five hours on
the boardwalk with enthusiasts ranging from pre-kindergarteners to senior citizens, with the majority of stargazers from the local area. “I was very happy that the people from Rye were so excited and so inquisitive,” Fulco said. “To see a 4-year-old girl so interested, rattling off facts about the solar system was amazing.” Throughout the summer, Ful-
co will resume his travels to the remaining states along the solar eclipse’s path of totality for what he expects will be a thrilling event next year. “A total eclipse is the coolest thing you will ever see in your life,” Fulco said. “I’ve been to four continents chasing these things, so to have one happen in my own country is like the backyard for me.”
Charles Fulco, a NASA solar system ambassador and science consultant, provides views of the Transit of Mercury last Monday from the Playland boardwalk in Rye, utilizing specialized solar telescopes. Contributed photos
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A day at the old ballpark LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
At 31 years old, I’ve come to the realization that I’m not a spring chicken anymore. That being said, I wouldn’t call myself “old,” unless I was comparing myself to the crowd at Governor’s Ball. On Sunday, however, I felt every bit the geriatric ward resident at the place I was most afraid of it happening: the baseball field. For the last 10 years, my buddies and I have spent most of our weekends in the spring and summer lacing up our cleats to compete in one of New York City’s adult baseball leagues. In that time, I’ve seen us grow from a team filled with young, post-college upstarts into a ballclub stacked with wizened vets who get by on guile more than athleticism. But Sunday, man, did we look old.
We’ve gotten off to a good start this year. We came into the weekend 9-2, fresh from beating a couple of hurlers who spent the last few years pitching in the minor leagues. But this weekend, we squared off against the kryptonite of just about anyone over 25 years old: teenagers. I knew we were in trouble as soon as we got to the field. We straggled into the park about 45 minutes before game time, which is about as much time as we normally need to stretch and cajole our aching joints into something resembling baseball shape. But our opponents, average age 18, had been there for over an hour, playing a pickup game before we were set to play a double header. They spryly bounced around the turf, chattering loudly, whipping the ball around the infield. It was way too much energy for someone my age to see that early in the morning. The game played out pretty predictably: they just never let up.
Every time they got on base, they’d take another, forcing our catcher—who’s squatted behind the plate for 95 percent of the 2,100 innings we’ve played in the last decade—to throw over and over again with a labrum he hasn’t had since 2012. Even when we took the lead, nothing could dampen their enthusiasm. They simply put together good at-bat after good atbat, tiring out our aged pitching staff, myself included, until they ended up coming out on top in both games. But our humiliation on the field was nothing compared to the way we felt afterward. On Monday, I was too sore to tie my shoes. Our catcher said he was typing left-handed at work, as the pain in his shoulder had his throwing arm dangling uselessly at his desk. Our first baseman, whose balky hamstrings once again became an issue during a rundown play, worked from home, as he was unwilling—or unable—to get off his
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On Sunday, Sports Editor Mike Smith’s baseball team lost a tough double header to a bunch of teenagers. This week, Smith is really feeling his age. Photo courtesy Mike Smith
couch in the morning. We’d been beaten by better teams, but never by teams who simply “out-youthed” us. It was a sobering moment, indeed. But the great thing about playing once a week is that old
guys like us have plenty of time to recover. The next time we play these whippersnappers will be in June. We’ll know their tendencies, remember what they did last weekend and hopefully use our minds to strike a winning blow
for all the geezers out there. Or maybe we’ll just get lucky and they’ll all be at Randall’s Island, grooving to Kanye.
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Panthers fall in outbracket game LACROSSE
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Game Notes: • Rye Neck goalie April Zhang made nine stops against Lourdes • The Panthers held a two-goal lead for much of the first half • This was Rye Neck’s second straight appearance in the sectional tournament By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Tuesday, May 17, Rye Neck’s lacrosse season came to an end with a hard-fought 10-8 loss to Lourdes in the Class C outbracket round. Although the Panthers’ defeat brings with it a sense of change in the program, head coach Amanda Heyde believes that Rye Neck’s stock will continue to rise.
Jasmine Reyes gets tripped up by a Lourdes defender.
Coming into Tuesday’s game, Heyde knew the No. 15 Panthers would face a stiff challenge from their visitors. Although Lourdes came into the showdown with few wins to its name, the Warriors’ difficult regular season campaign meant that the No. 16 seed would be prepared for the game. “Lourdes had a really challenging schedule, they had good games with some strong schools
Kayla Casas looks for an open teammate against the Warriors. Despite a strong first half, Rye Neck fell in the Class C outbracket game 10-8.
and our league was a bit weaker,” Heyde said. “But our girls came out to play today.” Heyde’s club got off to a quick start, holding onto a slim lead for much of the first half. The head coach credits the Panthers’ athleticism and transition game for carrying Rye Neck through the opening minutes. But when the Warriors began to control the time of possession and rally, it was up to the Panther defense—and goalie April Zhang, who made nine saves on the day—to keep them in the game. “We were winning the draw and able to fast break down to the goal,” Heyde said. “But when they started to win draws, it was the defense that really held us together.” It looked as though Lourdes would head into halftime 6-5 before a last second penalty gave the Warriors one last shot with no time remaining. Lourdes converted to build a two-goal lead, but Heyde was pleased with the way her team didn’t let the goal dash its hopes. “In any other game, maybe that would have happened,” she said. “But they came out and played for the entire 50 minutes, they never got down.” While they came out strong in the second half, however, Rye Neck simply couldn’t close the gap. Kathleen DaSilva finished with three goals, and Kayla Casas had two goals in the loss. While the Warriors advanced to take on top-seeded Albertus Magnus on Wednesday, May 18, after press time, the loss gave Heyde and the Panthers time to take stock of the season.
Jessica Gottlieb barrels towards the net on May 17 against Lourdes. Gottlieb had a goal and an assist in Rye Neck’s 10-8 loss.
Although Rye Neck will graduate a senior class that was instrumental in building the Panthers’ program from the ground up three years ago, Heyde remains confident that the lacrosse team is in good hands.
“This senior class is special; they started the program and established a great foundation and set the bar high for everyone to follow,” the head coach said. “But we’ve got girls now who have the experience of playing in
Anne Masciopinto plays defense near midfield. Photos/Mike Smith
two sectional games, we’re going to have a few big additions from the JV level, and hopefully the girls will remember this game and use that in the future.” Contact: sports@hometwn.com
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