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2 trustees still advocate for multi-space meters By JAMES PERO Staff Writer

Mamaroneck’s Connor LeBlanc dribbles down the sideline against New Rochelle on Oct. 8. LeBlanc and the Tigers overcame a 1-0 deficit to beat New Rochelle in the rain. For story, see page 19. Photo/Mike Smith

Latimer, Killian Senate race below expected financing levels By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Shattering early campaign perceptions, challenger for New York State senate Julie Killian, a Republican, has fallen well short of expected fundraising levels, according to a recent round of campaign finance disclosures.

Data from the New York state Board of Elections shows that Killian’s fundraising efforts continue to trail her opponent George Latimer, a Democrat and two-time incumbent, $278,000 to Latimer’s $312,000. Already, Democrats have seized the opportunity to use Killian’s unexpectedly low

fundraising efforts as an indictment on her campaign. According to Democratic strategist Jake Dilemani, a consultant for Mercury, a firm that advises officials on the national, state and local levels, Killian is falling well below the levels needed to win the race. “Her lackluster fundraising

makes it clear that she has failed to gain the support and confidence of Westchester voters,” Dilemani said. However, spokeswoman for Killian’s campaign, Jessica Proud, who pointed out that Killian’s campaign has outpaced FINANCING continued on page 8

Despite an imminent recommendation in favor of singlespace meters from the village parking committee, a minority of trustees continue to lobby for multi-space alternatives. While the chairwoman of the village’s Ad Hoc Parking Committee, Maria DeRose, who is also running as a Republican for a seat on the village board, told the Review last week that the committee would soon recommend single-space meters following a pilot program on Mamaroneck Avenue, trustees Leon Potok and David Finch, both Democrats, continue to advocate further consideration of their multi-space counterparts. “If we install multi-space meters on [Mamaroneck Avenue] tomorrow, the amount of revenue we would capture is persuasive,” Finch said. “And a year from now people would be fine with it.” While both Democrats argue that the multi-space meters could save the village $2 million over the next seven years—due in part to their easier levels of maintenance and ability to hold more money— residents have consistently derided them for their lack of user-friendliness. In January, a poll conducted by the committee saw

overwhelming support for single-space meters. Additionally, Trustee Ilissa Miller, a Democrat, has gone against her Democratic village board colleagues and expressed support for the use of singe-space meters on Mamaroneck Avenue. “If it were up to me, I’d abandon multi-space meters on [Mamaroneck Avenue] completely,” she said, adding that she will support whatever the committee recommends. The choice between multispace and singe-space meters has proven divisive throughout the past two years. In 2014, $114,000 worth of multi-space meters were never installed on the avenue after residents criticized the devices’ need for automatic license plate reading technology that would have to be used by police while monitoring parking. Many of those meters are now currently installed in parking lots adjacent to Mamaroneck Avenue. According to Finch, despite backlash and the recommendation from the committee, he will vote based on what his Democratic constituents prefer. “I’ll go with what the team decides,” he told the Review. In a statement released last week, Potok, who is running METERS continued on page 9

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Manhattanville student killed by drunk driver By COREY STOCKTON and FRANCO FINO Staff Writers A Manhattanville College student was struck and killed by a car in White Plains while he was walking back to campus early Sunday morning, on Oct. 9. At about 5 a.m., White Plains police responded to a call at the corner of Westchester Avenue and Anderson Hill Road. Robert Schartner, of Fishkill, a 21-yearold student from Manhattanville College, had been hit by a car and died from injuries sustained upon impact. Emma Fox, of Rye, who had been driving the car, has been charged with an aggravated DWI and first-degree vehicular manslaughter. Police reported that Fox, 24, had been intoxicated; her blood alcohol content was measured at 0.21; the legal limit in New York state is 0.08. Fox’s 2012 Nissan Sentra was impounded by police after being located several blocks away from the accident, and remained there well into Sunday afternoon. White Plains police Lt. Eric Fischer said the Police Department was still investigating whether Fox called the police herself to report the incident and where she had been driving from. He declined to comment further when asked additional questions by the Review. Following the arrest, police viewed several hours of security

Robert Schartner, 21, a student of Manhattanville College, was struck and killed by an allegedly drunk driver during the early morning hours on Oct. 9. Photo courtesy Manhattanville College

footage at the Pub— a bar located in Rye—to establish a timeline of Fox’s whereabouts, and how much she had been drinking on Saturday night, according to a source. Robert Wolf, a spokesman for the Westchester County district attorney’s office, confirmed that the district attorney’s office is prosecuting the case, but declined to comment on the investigation. According to a source, Fox was recently treated in a rehabilitation clinic for substance abuse problems. Schartner, a junior, was entering his third season with the Valiant men’s lacrosse program this year. “We are all in shock and we extend our prayers and con-

dolences to his family members and friends,” said college President Michael Geisler in an email sent to Manhattanville students, faculty and staff. “The level of Robert's commitment to his team could never come into question; whatever he was asked to do, he did with a smile on his face.” The funeral mass was held for Schartner at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye on Oct. 12. “Robby had a contagious smile, one that you couldn’t help but catch,” said Falon Kirby, a Manhattanville senior and friend of Schartner’s. “He was an amazing friend, student, athlete, and an overall great person. Manhattanville isn’t going to be the same without him, but the community will come together to help one another to keep smiling just as he would have wanted us to. He is so dearly missed and will forever be in our hearts.” Fox is being held on $100,000 bail in the Westchester County jail and is due back in court on Oct. 17. She appeared in court on Oct. 11 where she was said to be distraught. It has also been reported that Fox has been placed on suicide watch. Stephen Lewis, Fox’s attorney, and Rye Police Commissioner Michael Corcoran could not be reached for comment, as of press time. CONTACT: corey@hometwn.com; franco@hometwn.com

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What’s going on... Mamaroneck Public Library

Visit mamaronecklibrary.org for more information on library hours and programs.

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

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

Downsizing and Updating: Demystifying the Trend On Saturday, Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Community Room. If you’re considering selling your home and finding a more carefree, liberating life, then you should attend this free seminar. It’s been designed precisely for you. The library has brought together a panel of industry experts who will provide valuable advice and helpful tips. Refreshments will be served. No registration is required.

Bringing up Healthy Children in the 21st Century On Monday, Oct. 24 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Parents will learn the research related to otitis media (ear infections), colds, sore throats, asthma, colic and other childhood illnesses, and the studies that show the ineffectiveness of medicine and pharmaceutical treatment. Participants will discuss the growing evidence that antibiotic overuse and the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics actually damages a child’s health. Presented by Optimal Health Chiropractic.

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

M&M Theater Presents: ‘Constellations’

On Sunday, Oct. 16 from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the Village Center. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. Join the library for an afternoon of theater: the M&M production of the smash Broadway hit “Constellations,” directed by Larry Schneider. This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny.

Digestion: The Key to Your Optimal Health On Monday, Oct. 17 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Michael P. Coords Activity Room. No registration required. This seminar will discuss how you are what you eat. What is normal digestion? Gas and bloating: what can we do about it? The importance of stomach acid Antacid medication: serious side effects and how to get out of its dependence. What are enzymes and how we can use them to improve digestion. Together with his wife, Dr. Michiko Izumi, Dr. Hiro Izumi maintains his practice at Izumi Wellness in Harrison. Sponsored by the Larchmont Lions Club and FarmEats Inc.

The Places We Come From: The Stories We Tell On Tuesdays, Oct. 18 and 25, and Nov. 1, 15, 22 and 29 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Online registration is required. A reception will be held on Dec. 6. “The Places We Come From: The Stories We Tell” will be a reading, discussion and writing seminar that raises questions about how the worlds that we come from—place and time, history and memory, family and culture—shape our own identities and the stories we tell about ourselves and others. The seminar promises to engage the participants in reading as a writer. To read as a writer is to “experiment with the dangers and difficulties of words.” Participants will keep a writer’s notebook for their own experiments with reading and writing a variety of texts. The scholar/facilitator will be Judith Pearl Summerfield, professor emerita of English at Queens College, The City University of New York. Summerfield, a longtime Larchmont resident, is a scholar/teacher of literature, composition, rhetoric and narrative studies. Her new book, “A Man Comes from Someplace: Stories, History, Memory from a Lost Time,” will serve as the springboard for the seminar. This program is made possible by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.

toward a healthier and greener lifestyle. The Gourmand Award-winning author and “Spice Chronicles” blogger offers time-strapped home cooks a realistic way to cook healthfully and sustainably. She presents family-friendly recipes that marry the spices of India with the four seasons of an American backyard.

Larchmont Village Center Small Business & Economic Development Forum On Thursday, Oct. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., state Assemblyman Steve Otis and the Women’s Enterprise Development Center will hold their annual Small Business & Economic Development Forum at the Larchmont Village Center, located at 119 Larchmont Ave. This year’s forum will focus on e-commerce, with practical strategies to “tap the internet,” using e-commerce tools to expand your business. Jennifer Shaheen, president of the Technology Therapy Group, will be the keynote speaker. Her interactive presentation will cover key aspects of the e-commerce marketplace, from the expectations of online buyers and the best e-commerce platforms for small businesses to social media marketing and fulfillment strategies. At the conclusion of her program, attendees will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives of various government agencies and private organizations serving the needs of small business entrepreneurs. To register for this free forum, please email Debra Lagapa of Otis’ office, lagapad@nyassembly.gov, or Maria Guardado of WEDC, mguardado@westchester.org.

The Woman’s Club of Larchmont American Home Luncheon

Indian Cooking with Rinku Bhattacharya

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

On Thursday, Oct. 20 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Village Center. Online registration is required. Taking a real-life approach to cooking seasonally and locally, Rinku Bhattacharya shows how even a small degree of consciousness goes a long way

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Letters to the Editor

Donald Trump is a creep

George Latimer is above dirty politics To the Editor, George Latimer has served Larchmont and Mamaroneck brilliantly for many years. In one fell swoop, his opponent—in a constant barrage of negative mailings—would have us believe she’s a better choice for our communities. Not a chance. George has helped pass legislation allowing for the town of Mamaroneck and the village of Mamaroneck to govern their own parking rules by the train stations. He has secured money for public projects such as with the Larchmont library and the field at Mamaroneck High School. He fought while in county government for help for sewer project upgrades, and he responded when Ward Avenue residents needed help. He has been present as part of our communities, attending all manner of events from The Summit, to interfaith gatherings, to grieving with us at 9/11 ceremonies. He works with our local chambers of commerce, with our fire departments, our veterans’ posts and senior centers regularly. He has held “Coffee and Conversation” sessions at The Nautilus for well over a decade, with other elected officials, to speak directly with the people of our communities. He is intelligent and articulate, yet very normal and down to earth. Even for those who are on the other side of an issue, or in the other political party, they genuinely like George, the warmth of his personality and his sense of humor. So along comes his opponent, and for her ambitious reasons, she determines it is OK to conduct a character assassination of this man we have come to know and love. It is a terrible thing to watch. Is this barrage of attacks what will determine who our state senator should be for the next two years? I urge all my Larchmont and Mamaroneck friends: Stand by this man who has stood by us time and again. Keep George Latimer as our senator, and tell the other side we simply won’t tolerate dirty attack politics in place of reason, experience and hard work. Fran Snedeker, Larchmont

To the Editor, The following is an open letter to Donald Trump. I come from a family of all boys. I went to an all-boys high school. I work in an industry that is 99 percent male. I have been in many locker rooms. Real men do not talk about sexually assaulting women in a joking manner, nor do they tolerate any jerk who would. Real men respect our daughters, our wives, our girlfriends, our sisters, our nieces and our mothers. How dare you try to put your scummy behavior on the backs of all American men. You are a creep, who isn’t worthy to visit the White House, much less sit in the Oval Office. Tom Murphy, Councilman, town of Mamaroneck

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Victor Tafur STATUS: Challenger AGE: 53 OCCUPATION: Attorney; adjunct environmental law professor at Bard College; co-director of the United Nations Environmental Diplomacy Program at Pace University Law School YEARS IN VILLAGE: 12 POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Registered Democrat COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Mamaroneck Coastal Environment Coalition, a non-formal citizen working group affiliated with the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program; Save the Sound in Mamaroneck ONE THING THE AVERAGE VOTER DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU: When I was young, I used to play the guitar, but it started to fade away. I think I’m going to start picking that up again, but in the meantime, I kayak and paddleboard

Columnist Lenore Skenazy

Q. Why did you decide to run for elected office? A. I attended some Board of Trustees meetings that were divisive and on flood mitigation and I realized that the process was more about getting information out. My runningmates and I fully support the flood mitigation process. Because I understand the process, I began attending some of the Flood Mitigation Committee meetings to get involved as an interested citizen. I was concerned with environmental issues overall and that led me to talk to people, and for my consideration to run. It was a very legitimate interest in coming forward and contributing to this process in developmental issues. Q. What is the overall platform that you plan to run on? A. Three items: sensible development to preserve the quality of life in our neighborhood, environmental sustainability and community involvement. The boards and commissions are doing their jobs to come forward with recommendations, but it

is the Board of Trustees’ responsibility to do outreach and find more information for the community. Nothing changes in the village year to year. It’s about finetuning discussions and getting on the right track. We all want a village that has a better quality of life. Q. Village Democrats have often decried a mayor who has, in their opinion, overstepped his boundaries. Do you feel Democrats’ power has been usurped by Republican Mayor Norman Rosenblum? A. I think the mayor’s position is important in this village. I recognize the position, and villages and towns do have to give recognition to that position. I believe it should be respected. I think this perception of fighting or battling with the mayor has to end. I will strongly advocate ending the perception of that relationship. The mayor is similar to a chairman of a board. He will guide the meetings and represent. I support anything that will make the board a better board. The village needs to step out of making this so personal

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Maria DeRose STATUS: Challenger AGE: 49 OCCUPATION: Operations manager for International Bio Solutions company YEARS IN VILLAGE: 49 POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Republican COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Chairwoman of Mamaroneck’s Ad Hoc Parking Committee, past president of the Mamaroneck Women’s Club ONE THING THE AVERAGE VOTER DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I’m going to vote my conscience. I think that people just assume that if you’re a part of a party, you firmly believe in what that party stands for, and even though I am a registered Republican, there are quite a few things that I disagree with.

Q. Why did you decide to run for elected office? A. I was asked to run. There’s a lot going on in the village, there are a lot of issues. Parking has become a major issue which it really shouldn’t be—it’s parking. We need to change things in this village; we need to modernize; we need to work to be environmentally friendly; we need to try and find common ground on everything. I want to do this because I want to help fix the problems we’ve got and make the village a great place to live for everybody. Q. What is the overall platform that you plan to run on? A. Our issues are basically parking, flooding, building; just trying to coordinate everything in a way that’s good for everybody. We can’t just alienate one group. We have to find a common ground. You can’t have someone come in and say ‘I want to build on

this piece of property,’ and flat-out say ‘No you can’t,’ and you also can’t say ‘Yeah, build whatever you want.’ We need to start with the basics, we need to get flooding under control and we need to really work on the parking because, bottom line, if you make it hard for people to come here and park, people aren’t going to come here anymore. Q. The board hasn’t had a Republican majority since 2009. Why do you think the party has struggled to regain a board majority and how do you plan to address those failures? A. At a local level, it really shouldn’t be a party majority. Anyone who has seen or attended a meeting has seen that it’s one vote. Leon Potok is the leader, and everyone else will just say ‘OK.’ It’s gotten to that point where someone is telling them what to do and it has to change. When [Democrats] were first elected, I believe Andreas

because it’s not helping us in any way. Q. Village politics have shown a tendency to become divisive over the past several years. Do you consider this division a problem? And, if so, how would you plan to address it? A. It is one of the reasons behind my running, trying to end that division. I would like to do that by getting people on the board to look at the larger policy issues, and staying away from personal characterizations of people. We need respectful and thoughtful board work. I think the next board has to make a commitment and come out clearly in favor of working collaboratively. Q. Between August and September the village saw five overdoses as a result of opiate abuse. If elected, how would you address a growing opioid epidemic and its effects on the village? A. It’s a very serious topic. I commend the mayor for taking the initiative. We are going down a serious path and it TAFUR continued on next page

Bermudez Hallstrom was on the ticket, and he served for two years and he was wonderful as trustee. He made the fatal mistake of voting his conscience, and two years ago when Dave Finch was on the ticket, Bermudez Hallstrom wasn’t asked to run because he voted what was best for the village and not what [the party] wanted. That’s my fear with this election—same show, different puppets. Q. Current Mayor Norman Rosenblum, a Republican, has been criticized for being pro-development. Do you feel that such claims are warranted and how would you balance development with eco-friendliness in the village? A. That’s the thing; you have to find the balance. People need to use their property. People who are in this village don’t want to leave this village if they don’t have to. So DeROSE continued on next page

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certainly has to be a priority. I appreciate the mayor and everyone involved taking the lead on this. We won’t forget that. The problem is felt by everyone throughout the country and we cannot sleep on it. Q. Do you feel the village is being overdeveloped? If so, how would you balance increasing development in the village with its often detrimental effects on flooding and the environment? A. We certainly can’t stop interest in redeveloping. The village wants to make strides, especially if there is an older building that needs to be improved. There are candid opportunities for development, but they have to be done properly. DeROSE from previous page

if you have a small house, and your family starts expanding, and you want to add an addition, you should be able to. I don’t think the claims

Q. The company Sheldrake Station Development is planning to build 100 rental units at a distressed property on Waverly Avenue, and will work together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to alleviate any potential difficulties that may arise with the site’s elevation. Are you concerned about possible flooding and sewage runoff issues that could arise post-construction of the Sheldrake development? A. This is still in the early stages, but I think that project will need to be reviewed very carefully because it is certainly an area that has already suffered. The property is subject to flooding and is next to an industrial area, and there are environmental concerns that need to be addressed. It needs to be looked at properly so that residents in the new units and [against Rosenblum] are warranted, I think [he] is a reasonable guy…. If he sees a project, he’ll take it on its merits. If someone says to him, ‘I see what you’re seeing but maybe the project should

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neighboring areas are heard. Q. A $75 million flood mitigation plan from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently undergoing analysis for congressional approval. As part of the proposal, some residents would be required to cede portions of their land through easements. How would you help balance the project’s needs with the wishes of residents, if elected? A. The village needs to work very closely and hard to minimize the amount of easements and property taking. The village has to also be there to continue to inform. Those affected deserve special attention. It’s not a perfect solution because people’s properties are affected, but at the same time there is a benefit for them and the village as a whole.” -Reporting by Franco Fino

be tweaked,’ he’s open-minded enough to work with them. Q. Village politics have shown a tendency to become divisive over the past several years. Do you consider this division a problem? And, if so,

how would you plan to address it? A. It’s a huge problem. It seems that the majority of the board now just votes for what they want and they don’t take into consideration everyone else’s opinion. They appoint people to boards and have them vote the way they want them to and the village can’t run that way. We are a wonderful village made up of great residents and many wonderful business owners. Everyone needs to be listened to. Q. Between August and September the village saw five overdoses as a result of opiate abuse. If elected, how would you address a growing opioid epidemic and its effects on the village? A. The village is going to do whatever it can and, and I’m going to make sure we do whatever we can. We really can’t arrest this problem away. It’s a disease; it’s an addiction. You wouldn’t throw someone who has cancer in jail. We need to do whatev-

er we can to get it off of our streets. The Police Department is wonderful, they’re working on it. We’re working on stepping up our education, the police all have Narcan, and god forbid that situation does occur. Q. The company Sheldrake Station Development is planning to build 100 rental units at a distressed property on Waverly Avenue, and will work together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to alleviate any potential difficulties that may arise with the site’s elevation. Are you concerned about possible flooding and sewage runoff issues that could arise post-construction of the Sheldrake development? A. Of course I’m concerned. I’m not against development, but it has to be responsible development. Any type of project in this village has to fit the character of the neighborhood. Waverly Avenue is mostly industrial so I don’t know about putting residences there, but if it’s going to be done, it has to be done responsibly. We need

to make sure that developers have clear guidelines of what they can do and what they need to provide. Q. A $75 million flood mitigation plan from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently undergoing analysis for congressional approval. As part of the proposal, some residents would be required to cede portions of their land through easements. How would you help balance the project’s needs with the wishes of residents, if elected? A. We don’t know exactly how many people this is going to affect since the project is in its preliminary stages. You have to look at it piece by piece, home by home. People shouldn’t have to lose their property, and if they do, it should be for a really, really good reason. I don’t want somebody who doesn’t experience flooding now to actually lose property and experience flooding, that wouldn’t help anyone. It has to be on an individual basis. -Reporting by James Pero

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Latimer in funds raised since July, said that the campaign continues to meet all of their expected hurdles. “We feel good about our [funds],” Proud said. “We will have all the resources we need to run the competitive race we need and to win.” Despite the disparity, Killian’s campaign will still enjoy a distinct advantage in overall resources, due to $288,000 in loans coming out of Killian’s own pocket—funds which have allowed Killian to outspend her opponent by a margin of 4-1. According to a finance disclosure report released last week, Killian has already outspent Latimer $477,000 to $106,000 since July. While the majority of Killian’s expenditures have been focused on TV ads and consulting fees—totals which add up to about $313,000 and $77,000 respectively, and constitute more than 80 percent of the campaign’s overall expenditures—the bulk of Latimer’s expenses have gone toward miscellaneous items; most notably, food, travel, totaling approximately $5,000, as well as two expenses of $30,000 in total for consulting.While expectations leaned toward a big money

Recent financial disclosures show a state Senate race between Julie Killian, a Republican, and incumbent George Latimer, a Democrat, falling well short of expected expenditures. File photos

race, so far this year’s campaign has fallen well short of a 2012 race in which record amounts of money were funneled toward a singular state Senate seat. That year, Republican challenger Bob Cohen, who ran a contentious campaign against Latimer, then a state Assemblyman, spent more than $4 million alone, with the Senate race totaling nearly $5 million, a record in state politics at the time, by its close in November. Latimer, who defeated Cohen to win the Senate seat, was one of only three victors statewide who did not spend more money than their opponent that year. According to Latimer, this year, the expectation was to again be significantly outspent by his opponent. “We were outspent in 2012 and I knew we were going to be outspent in 2014,” Latimer said. “We’ll be outspent [again] but we won’t be outworked.” Finance has consistently been one of the biggest talking points from early on with Latimer painting Killian as the big money candidate and cham-

pioning his larger number of small donations. Briefly, on Oct. 6 during the candidates’ first major voter forums in the town of Bedford, Killian took her own crack at Latimer’s use of money, briefly targeting him and other longtime politicians for using campaign funds for what she characterizes as frivolous expenses like food and gas; expenses of which there are dozens of in Latimer’s most recent disclosure. According to Killian, whose current disclosure shows just $21,000 left in the bank, her campaign will continue to raise money throughout the next month and up until Election Day on Nov. 8. “I’m really happy with the response to my candidacy,” Killian said. “I will continue to raise more money because that’s what it takes to get your name out there.” The next disclosure will take place on Oct. 28, 11 days prior to Election Day. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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

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

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Opinion-Editorial

METERS from page 1

The 20th anniversary of Charles Campbell’s death By CLIFFORD JACKSON Oct. 3 was the 20th anniversary of the murder of Charles Campbell in Dobbs Ferry by former New York City police officer Richard Diguglielmo. I remember this racially charged lynching by Diguglielmo and his father over a parking space at the Venice Deli. An acquaintance of mine lived right up the street from where this happened and heard the yelling and screaming and then the gunshots by this police officer, ending the life of 37-year-old Charles “Chazz” Campbell. Campbell had parked his vehicle in front of the deli in order to get pizza across the street. The elder Diguglielmo came out

in an aggressive tone and said, “You can’t park here.” Campbell said he was leaving shortly and an argument ensued where Richard Diguglielmo came out and they started to attack Campbell, calling him a “n- - - - - ” in the process. They were beating on Campbell when Campbell went to get a baseball bat from the trunk of his car in order to defend himself. This police officer got his gun and shot Campbell several times, killing him. From November 1996 until May 1997, I went every Saturday, along with many others, to demonstrate against this racist and violent act that unfortunately has been the modus operandi of many white police officers when dealing with black

men and men of color. I went to two of the court proceedings in White Plains, where I met Al Sharpton. Jeanine Pirro prosecuted the case against Digugliemo and he was found guilty of “murder with depraved indifference” and sentenced to 20 years in prison. I had a chance to talk to Campbell’s fiancée at the time, Vanessa Maldonaldo, William Campbell, his brother, and meet the parents of Anthony Baez and see the pain and anguish that this type of unjustified killing brings to the family of the victims. Clifford Jackson is a resident of Larchmont. The views expressed are his own.

School bond fails by narrow vote in Rye Neck

for re-election this year, said, “My personal preferences will not dictate my position on which meters the village should install.” Currently, there are a confirmed three members of the board who would not vote for multi-space meters, giving single-space meters a simple majority. A poll which tested various

By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer On Oct. 6, voters of the Rye Neck school district narrowly rejected a $35.5 million bond for districtwide construction. The final tally was 263 in favor of the bond proposal to 280 votes against it, according to Veronica Sessler, the district clerk. “I was a little surprised by the outcome,” said April Tunno, president of the PTSA’s Executive Committee. “I knew it would be close, and that it was a lot of money, but I ultimately thought that residents would vote in favor of the bond.” The $35.5 million borrowing plan would have tackled districtwide roof replacement and repairs, with a total of $6 million specifically allocated to replacing roofs at the Daniel Warren and F.E. Bellows elementary schools, and the joint Rye Neck Middle School and High School facility. The middle school and high school would have also received new equipment and furnishings, renovation work to convert science rooms into classrooms, eight general classroom expansions, and upgraded seating in the auditorium for a total cost of $13.9 million. Reconstruction plans would have also included a number of improvements to the school’s gymnasium, in-

A debate over which meter should replace antiquated coin-operated machines on Mamaroneck Avenue has seen advocates for multi-space in the clear minority. File photos

types and brands of meters for three months recently concluded, but according to Village Manager Richard Slingerland, the data has not yet been compiled fully as of press time. The test collected data on three different brands of singlespace meters, including some that used sensor technology to judge when a space is empty and

consequently reset the metered time, in addition to one brand of multi-space meters. The parking committee plans to issue their recommendation to the Board of Trustees on which meters to install in November. Potok could not be reached for comment as of press time. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

Voters in the Rye Neck Union Free School District rejected a bond that would have included $35.5 million in improvements to schools districtwide. File photo

cluding a new set of bleachers and lighting upgrades. Additional renovations would have taken place in Daniel Warren’s main offices, library and nurse’s office, as well as updated equipment and furnishings, and two new additional classrooms for a cost of $3.6 million. The F.E. Bellows School would have received an estimated $6.1 million in improvements toward the library, cafeteria and the expansion of four classrooms, as well as renovations to the cafeteria’s kitchen, updated equipment and furnishings, and new lighting and plumbing systems. For residents in the town of Rye, with a home assessed at the average value of $700,000, the school district would have borrowed a starting amount of $42 dollars a year in 2017-

18, increasing to an additional $462 dollars by 2020-21, and decreasing to $352 a year by 2022-23. For residents in the city of Rye, with a home assessed at the average value of $1.6 million, the school district would have borrowed a starting amount of $96 dollars a year in 2017-18, increasing to an additional $1,056 by 2020-21, and decreasing to $800 a year by 2022-23. The school district was expected to receive 13.6 percent, nearly $5 million, in state aid toward the overall project work. The superintendent of the Rye Neck School District, Peter Mustich, and the assistant superintendent for business and finance, Kimberly Bucci, could not be reached for comment, as of press time. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com\

Trustee David Finch, a Democrat, citing cost-effectiveness, said that despite public backlash and a recommendation from the parking committee, multi-space meters would still suit Mamaroneck Avenue best.

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Village unveils ‘Free’ art project As part of an arts initiative in the village of Mamaroneck, a mural was unveiled on the corner of Mamaroneck and Center avenues last week. Artist Piero Manrique joined representatives from the village of Mamaroneck and the

Mamaroneck Arts Council to unveil his painted public street mural “Free” on Friday, Oct. 7. Manrique has created works throughout the United States. In conjunction with the village’s “Arts Live” initiative to bring artwork to Mamaroneck,

Manrique chose to create an image of a hawk in flight which he entitled “Free,” a striking portrait featuring large abstract sections which express the tremendous energy and spirit of this mythic figure. -Review staff

Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum, far left, and artist Piero Manrique, center, pose in front of the mural “Free.” Manrique unveiled his work on Friday, Oct. 7.

Piero Manrique is all smiles as he stands next to his mural “Free.”

“Free” is the latest addition to the village of Mamaroneck Arts Council’s “Arts Live” initiative to create major works of art throughout the community. Piero Manrique’s can be seen at the corner of Mamaroneck and Center avenues. Photos/Bobby Begun

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WBT presents

‘Saturday Night Fever’

Jacob Tischler as Tony Manero, the star of Westchester Broadway Theatre’s production of “Satruday Night Fever.”

Dust off your hip-hugging flares, your platform shoes and warm up your disco dance moves! “Saturday Night Fever” is one of the most loved dance stories of all time. A stage version of the extraordinarily successful movie, it is a jampacked, dance-crazed, fuelinjected show at the Westchester Broadway Theatre through Nov. 27, and again from Dec. 29 to Jan. 29, 2017. Based on Nik Cohn's 1975 New York Magazine article “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night” and Norman Wexler's 1977 screenplay it inspired, it focuses on Tony Manero, a Brooklyn youth whose weekend is spent at the

local discotheque. His very ordinary life is transformed when he steps on to the dance floor There he luxuriates in the admiration of the crowd and a growing relationship with Stephanie Mangano, and can temporarily forget the realities of his life, including a dead-end job in a paint store and his gang of deadbeat friends. Packed with more than 20 legendary hits from The Bee Gees, including the classics “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “Jive Talking,” “You Should Be Dancing” and “How Deep is Your Love.” Directed by WBT favorite, Richard Stafford, and the musical director is Ryan

Edward Wise. The production stars are Jacob Tischler as Tony Manero; Alexandra Matteo as Stephanie Mangano; Gianna Yanelli as Annette; Chris Collins-Pisano as Bobby C.; Pat McRoberts as Monty; Raynor Rubel as Gus; Joe Moeller as Double J.; Chris Hlinka as Joey; Sandy Rosenberg as Flo Manero; and Ray DeMattis as Frank Manero. Isabella D’Erasmo and Hannah Moore will alternate as Linda Manero. Featuring Anthony Alvino, Josh Bates, Lauren Dalal, Michelle Dawson, Christopher DeAngelis, Walter Filmore IV, Brian Lego, Joe Moeller, Natalie Perez-Duel, Frankie Paparone, Kristyn Pope, Audrey Tesserot and Charity Van Tassel. Set and costume design by Michael Bottari and Ronald Case; lighting design is by Andrew Gmoser; sound design is by Jonathan Hatton and Mark Zuckerman; Steve Loftus is the technical director. Wig and hair design by Gerard Kelly. The production stage manager is Victor Lukas, and properties are by Grumpy Props. Lisa Tiso is the associate producer. Stafford (director/choreographer) returns to WBT, having directed and choreographed “Show Boat,” “Mary Poppins,” “The Wizard Of Oz,” “Guys & Dolls,” “Fiddler On The Roof,” “CanCan,” “George M!,” “Hairspray,” “Singin’ In The Rain,” “A Wonderful Life,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Gypsy,” “The Full Monty” and “Cats” in past seasons. On Broadway, Stafford was the choreographer for “In My Life” (Music Box Theatre), the associate chore-

Jacob Tischler, Tony Manero, and Alexandra Matteo, Stephanie Mangano, show off their chemistry on stage.

ographer for “Aspects of Love” (Broadhurst Theatre), and the dance supervisor for “Cats” (Winter Garden Theatre). OffBroadway credits include choreography for “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” (St. Clements). Internationally, he was director/choreographer for “The Full Monty,” “Joseph...Dreamcoat” (Mexico City), choreographer for “Jesus Christ Superstar” (Mexico City), “Evita” (Sydney), “Cats” (Mexico City, Buenos Aires) and director/ choreographer for “Cats” (Copenhagen, Sao Paulo, Rio). His national tours include “Cats” (director/ choreographer), “My Fair Lady” (choreogra-

pher), “Joseph...Dreamcoat” (choreographer) and numerous Regional Theatre Productions. For reservations, call 5922222 or visit BroadwayTheatre.com. For group reservations, with discounts for groups of 20 or more, call 592-2225. For luxury boxes for private parties of six to 22, call 5928730. Enjoy dining and theatre in an elegant private box. Additional features include an expanded dinner menu, hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, a private powder room, and reserved parking. Show times: Wednesday and Thursday, and some Friday matinees: lunch at 11:30

a.m., show at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings: dinner at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees: lunch at noon, show at 1:30 p.m.; Sunday evenings: dinner at 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Ticket prices for dinner and show range between $56 and $84 plus tax, depending on the performances chosen. Beverage service and gratuities are not included in the ticket price. Discounts are available for children, students and senior citizens at selected performances. Also check the website for ongoing special offers. For more information, visit BroadwayTheatre.com. (Submitted)

The “Saturday Night Fever” cast performs a hit by The Bee Gees. Photos/John Vecchiolla

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The New Agenda: Fighting sexual assaults By SIBYLLA CHIPAZIWA Editorial Assistant Many parents have sent their children to college just before fall, and soon some may be heading back home for alumni and homecoming events and Thanksgiving. There will be plenty to talk about—at dinner tables, or when you see a friend at the supermarket with kids also coming home for the holidays— and some topics may be harder than others. Sexual assault on college campuses has been in the news for years, with the spotlight growing brighter due to social media and more victims—including young women—reporting incidents and sharing their experiences. One in five women and one in 16 men are victims of sexual assault on college campuses nationwide. Also, male victims are less likely to report their assaults, mostly due to embarrassment. Fifty-five percent of witnesses do nothing to help. About eight years ago, Mamaroneck residents Amy Siskind and Karen Gerringer were two of 30 women nationwide who came together to form The New Agenda, a nonprofit organization that seeks to bring about systemic change to improve the lives of girls and women nationwide. Siskind and Gerringer are the nonprofit’s president and vice president, respectively. “When Hillary [Clinton] dropped out of the race [in 2008], there was a group of women at the time who were really upset at the way she was depicted in the media and the double standard; that was the genesis of why we started the group,” Siskind said. The New Agenda has four main goals: safety, opportunity, unity and leadership. The nonprofit also has a foundation, which focuses on teen dating violence and campus sexual assault. The New Agenda focuses on the opportunity and leadership aspects for women by doing events, especially for millennial women in college and beyond. The New Agenda is hosting the second annual SToPP 5K to end sexual assaults on college campuses at Iona College in New Rochelle on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. to bring attention, start a conversation, SToPP—

Mamaroneck residents and co-founders of The New Agenda, president Amy Siskind, left, and Karen Gerringer, right, pose with Ann Shin, an award winning film director, at an event for National Girlfriends Networking Day in June. The New Agenda is a nonprofit that aims to bring about systemic change to improve the lives of women and girls nationwide. Photo courtesy Amy Siskind

Stop. Think. Protect Peers—and encourage bystander intervention. Proceeds from the SToPP 5K will go toward making more educational videos for The New Agenda. In fact, last year’s video, “Gray Matters,” was made by a young woman who graduated from Mamaroneck High School, MHS, and is part of the nonprofit’s leadership council. The video has been used at freshman orientations, and even MHS seniors are now shown such videos before graduation as part of the curriculum. “Iona is just a great location for the tri-state area, and they also seemed really excited about hosting,” Siskind said, adding that she recently spoke to 100 Iona students and their openness and awareness of sexual assault confirmed her choice in holding the 5K there. “College students today are very aware that it’s an issue.” Brock Turner’s name was brought up, the latest case that has received much media attention. Turner, who was a studentathlete at Stanford University, was convicted of three counts of felony sexual assault when he raped an intoxicated and unconscious woman. He was caught by two students who intervened when they realized the state the victim was in. Turner only spent three months in jail. “It seems like it’s an issue that is starting to get attention, but so many people are afraid to talk about it,” said Siskind, who has a daughter in college and a son in high school. “But every year when my friends sent their kids off to school, I say to

them, ‘You’ll see me at the gym and tell me your daughter’s best friend from high school was raped in college,’ or ‘My daughter knows someone who was drugged and raped.’” “Fifty percent of high school boys graduating don’t know that sex with an incapacitated woman is rape,” Siskind said, adding that one big part of the problem is parents not talking to their sons to not take advantage of someone sexually, therefore the media is doing the educating, and poorly. “The laws are changing, so if you’re not [talking to your son] for the right reasons, do it so that your son doesn’t get expelled and become the next Brock Turner.” Last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, signed legislation to fight sexual assault on college campuses statewide, which includes a uniform definition of affirmative consent, to help remove any ambiguity. The U.S. Department of Education is currently investigating 195 postsecondary institutions nationwide for sexual violence, as of June of this year. New York state has 27 colleges and universities on the list, including a SUNY Purchase College case from early 2015. “It’s such an important cause; if you have kids, you’re going to be sending them to college at some point,” Siskind said. “We have to change the culture.” To learn more about The New Agenda and to sign up for the SToPP 5K at Iona, visit thenewagenda.net and stopp5k.org. CONTACT: sibylla@hometwn.com

New MHS app helps with student schedules Navigating the daily changes in the Mamaroneck High School schedule has been a feat for all students, let alone each year for the hundreds of incoming freshmen who are unfamiliar with the school building and trying to make it to class on time. But now, with a new app developed by one of MHS’ very own, this jigsaw of a schedule is likely to be easier to manage. “I am happy that I have developed something that helps others,” says MHS senior Harrison Crandall, who originally got working on developing the app last November in Swift, the program language for apps on iOS, as a way to help himself stay organized and on time. “When I began showing the app to a few people, they said ‘Oh that’s cool, I can use it too,’ and then word started to spread.” Crandall took computer science with Mr. Jadav as his elective for the past three years, starting with Exploring Computer Science, Introduction to Java Programming and eventu-

ally Advanced Placement Computer Science. He completed the app in March and then spent the following months refining it and working to make it available through the iOS App Store. On Sept. 6, the first day of school, after Version 1.1 was published, Crandall was finally able to sit back and watch his app being put to use. “I am still getting people stopping me in the halls, thanking me for MHS Schedule,” he adds. Within the first week of school, Crandall noted that there had been 750 downloads of the app. When he informed the district’s grades 6-12 Instructional Technology coach, Mike Sammartano, about this, Sammartano immediately added the app to the school district’s AirWatch App Catalogue and obtained 2,000 licenses for the student iPads so that every student at the high school is now able to easily install it. “I found my inspiration for the app when I was logging on every day to the Mamaroneck

schools website to find out when my classes ended. The schedule can get very confusing, so this definitely helps,” Crandall said. Once a student has installed the app, they simply enter their schedule and let MHS Schedule do the rest. App features include displays of the current day, the day’s schedule, and time left until the current period ends. Crandall credits his fellow MHS computer science peers as being valuable to his app development, saying they helped give him feedback along the way. For instance, a recently added feature on the app contains an arrow that enables one to view the next day’s schedule, as well as the current day—the result of another student’s suggestion. And what might parents expect to see from this app? “Fewer UTs on the attendance record,” Crandall says. UT, of course, stands for unexcused tardy. (Submitted)

WIN to hold Sports Marketing Leadership panel Women in Innovation, WIN, had a successful inaugural event at MasterCard on June 22 with more than 160 women participating in a networking session followed by an engaging panel on Women in Media Innovation led by MasterCard SVP Elisa Romm. WIN, a networking group for women working in innovative careers across any industry, will hold its second event, a panel discussion on Women in Sports Marketing Leadership, again at MasterCard, 2000 Purchase St. in Purchase, on Thursday, Oct. 27. The panel will begin at 7 p.m. with time for networking after the Q&A session. The event, co­ hosted by the MasterCard Women’s Leadership Network, will tap into leading executives for

insights on the latest marketing innovations and career management tips. Panelists for the one­ hour session include: • Maripi Jalandon, executive vice president, US Marketing Global Products and Solutions • Nicole Kankam, managing director, Marketing at the United States Tennis Association • Kim McConnie, senior director, Sports for Pepsico Beverages North America • Shenan Reed, president of Digital, North America MEC • Michelle Wilson, chief revenue and marketing officer, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Co­-founded by Grace Fedele and Suzanna Keith, Women in Innovation is a community focused organization dedicated to elevating women in Westchester

and Fairfield counties who are pushing the boundaries of innovation and accelerating the pace of change across a range of industries. In hopes of empowering women in innovation and educating women with the latest innovation and technology trends, WIN will host events that feature top speakers and great networking opportunities. Expand your innovative boundaries and stay at the forefront of change by attending Women in Innovation’s panel discussion at MasterCard on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Sign up at meetup. com/Women-in-Innovation/ events/230372795. For more information, contact Suzanna Keith at skconcepts @hotmail.com or 925­ -0753. (Submitted)

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Anne Hutchinson: From Boston to Rhode Island By RICHARD FORLIANO Columnist At the end of June, I was preparing to take a brief hiatus from writing this column on local history. My intention was to do more research for future columns that would resume in September. I had previously written four extensive articles with a colleague on Anne Hutchinson that can be read on the website of the Eastchester Historical Society. Also on that same website, there is a YouTube video clip in which a talented actress brings Hutchinson back to life, commenting on the injustice of her trial. I thought that the full story of Hutchinson had been told. I would now be free to explore other topics about Eastchester’s fascinating history. As I was preparing for a quiet, solitary summer of researching and writing, I received a phone call from a direct descendant of Hutchinson that would force me to reassess certain assumptions about this woman, arguably America’s first founding mother. Descendants of Anne Hutchinson were planning a five-day, three-state road trip tracing the travels of Hutchinson and her family during their nine-year stay in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Westchester County, then part of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands. My wife and I journeyed up to Boston and began a most interesting experience. At the 15 stops on the road trip, we met more 150 direct descendants of Hutchinson, heard some of the leading academics from Harvard, Cornell and other prestigious universities comment on her true legacy, and by the end of the trip came to realize that her real accomplishments were much greater that the cartoonish version in which she is portrayed in American history textbooks. In 1634, Anne Hutchinson arrived with her husband Will and 11 of her children (Anne would eventually have 15 children) in the town of Boston whose population numbered about 1,000 people. Boston was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony whose total population would number

about 20,000 by the end of the 1630s. Will was a wellto-do merchant who brought his family to New England to practice their Puritan faith without interference from the government. Puritans under the leadership of Gov. John Winthrop were interested in practicing their own true faith, erecting a city on a hill, a beacon for all mankind to see. Mistress Anne soon became a supervisor of midwives, whose duties it was to help women in childbirth and intervene when problems occurred. But then problems soon developed, as two factions threatened the very existence of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. There was the ruling elite led by Gov. Winthrop that demanded complete obedience to the Puritan ministers governing the colony. The Hutchinson family belonged to the other faction that included Henry Vane, who for one year had taken the governorship away from Winthrop; the controversial ministers Roger Williams and John Wheelwright; and John Cotton, a respected theologian and the personal minister to the Hutchinsons. What were the problems that caused so much dissension? In 1636, a bloody conflict erupted in Connecticut that we know today as the Pequot War. Anne Hutchinson, like Roger Williams who would be banished and go on to found the colony of Rhode Island, believed that the Native Americans should be compensated for their land and treated fairly. Williams had already been banished in 1636 when Anne Hutchinson had counseled people in Boston not to volunteer to fight the Native Americans in the Pequot War. There were also jealousies and disputes that had followed the Puritans across the Atlantic from England. But Anne posed an even more serious threat to the ruling elite. She had learned theology from her father when he was under house arrest in England. Her knowledge of Lutheran and Calvinist theology far exceeded that of all the theologians with the exception of her own Boston minister, John Cotton. It was rumored that both at mid-week meetings held at her house

and at sessions performed by midwives in which she was invited to supervise, she undermined the authority of the ruling theocracy But events would soon turn against Anne. Henry Vane, her chief ally, decided to go back to England and the controversial minster, John Wheelwright, was banished. In October 1637, Anne Hutchinson, mother of 15 children and pregnant, was put on trial. She was forced to stand for two days during her civil trial. Anne did not back down. Her knowledge of scripture and her quick wit had her winning the day. She asked her accusers to take an oath on the Bible and they refused. To the charge that she had conspired with Wheelwright, she asked her accusers about the validity of the charge. Anne had never signed a petition supporting Wheelwright. By the second day of trial, it looked like Anne would go free. And then she did something that to many seemed inexplicable. She announced that she had received direct revelations from God and that he spoke directly to her. The basis of Puritan theology is that it is only through the Bible that the direct revelation can be achieved. By admitting that she received direct communication with God, bypassing the ministers and inventing new scriptures, Anne was a heretic undermining the authority of the ruling elite. Anne was found guilty and banished. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that Anne had shown Winthrop that the charges against her were groundless. Then having shown everyone the ineptitude of her persecutors, she mentioned the existence of her revelations. Later generations of Christians would see her testimony as a born-again Christian filled with the Holy Spirit. After another church trial in April in which she was found guilty, Anne and seven of her children, in a blinding snowstorm, would make a six-day, almost journey to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, via Providence to join her husband Will. The trial of Anne Hutchinson split the people of Boston.

On July 20 of this year, a special ceremony took place at the Statehouse in Boston commemorating the 425th birthday of Anne Hutchinson that was attended by many of her direct descendants. Eve LaPlante, a direct descendant and the author of a highly acclaimed biography of Hutchinson, speaks in front of the statute of her ancestor in the background. Photo/Richard Forliano

Winthrop was forced to confiscate the firearms of Bostonians who supported Anne Hutchinson and her faction. The major reason why Harvard was started was to better train ministers in Calvinist and Lutheran theology to adequately deal with dissenters like Anne Hutchinson. Contemporary professional historians do warn that we should not be too hard on the Puritans led by Gov. Winthrop. Anne Hutchinson, as her leading biographer and direct descendant, Eve LaPlante, freely admits, was not an easy person to get along with. She did not trifle fools. Her ideas threatened the stability of a holy experiment that in many ways led the groundwork for our democratic traditions of the right to

vote, town meetings and local government, and free public education. Why is Anne Hutchinson so great a person? She saw wrong and tried to right it. When a stillborn baby was born, she buried the fetus at night so that the distraught mother would not be persecuted for witchcraft. She defended the rights of Native Americans. She questioned the authority of ministers whose strict rules and harsh punishments offended her sense of justice. Anne today would be shocked if she knew she was viewed as a feminist heroine. She viewed herself as a religious visionary who would not back down when her beliefs were threatened. Like her

contemporary Puritans, she was willing to take a stand on principle no matter what the cost. And through all her tribulations from England to Boston to Rhode Island, her loving husband Will stood by her. Behind every good married woman is a good man. In the next article, the full story of Anne Hutchinson’s stay in Rhode Island and her arrival in Westchester, then part of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, will be told. Richard Forliano is a columnist for our Eastchester Review paper covering the history of the town of Easchester and the villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe.

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Doctor uses ketamine treatment for depression

Longtime Westchester anesthesiologist Dr. Alan Young has started using the experimental drug ketamine to alleviate suicidal ideations in patients with major depressive disorder. Photo courtesy Dr. Alan Young

By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer A doctor in the town/village of Harrison is using the experimental drug ketamine to treat patients with major depression,

as the practice was recently placed on the fast track for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August. Dr. Alan Young, a longtime Westchester County physician who practiced anesthesiology at

Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City, and was on staff as an anesthesiologist for more than 30 years at White Plains Hospital, began business for Ketamine Medical Solutions of Westchester, located at 450 Mamaroneck Ave., in June. “When I saw that there was research that showed ketamine treatment can help treat people with depression, I became interested,” said Young, one of two doctors in Westchester to perform the breakthrough treatment. “It provides a way for me to fulfill a need in the community that no one seems to be addressing.” Traditionally, the generic medication ketamine—the drug is sold under the brand name Ketalar—is mainly used for starting and maintaining anesthesia. The drug is often used as a recreational psychoactive under the name “Special K.” If the treatment is approved by the FDA, it would offer psychiatrists a new method for treating patients with suicidal ideations, according to Young,

and would be the first major breakthrough for treating major depressive disorder in nearly half a century. There have been a number of studies conducted that have shown that small doses of ketamine can provide fast relief to alleviate treatment-resistant depression, as the drug serves as an artificial nerve cell stimulator. A completed study in May conducted by Janssen Research & Development, as a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, determined that there is preliminary clinical evidence to support the breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA for major depressive disorder with imminent risk for suicide. “Unfortunately, depression is not a disease that can be cured, but it can be completely alleviat-

ed with ketamine,” Young said. He also told the Review that the breakthrough treatment for depression will work hand in hand with traditional cognitive therapy, which, according to him, has proven to be more impactful with ketamine. “When patients are really depressed, they can’t take advantage of cognitive therapy. Ketamine gives patients the ability to more effectively talk to a psychiatrist and find out what triggers their depression.” Cognitive therapy involves the individual working collaboratively with a therapist to develop skills for testing and modifying beliefs, identifying distorted thinking, relating to others in different ways, and changing behaviors. Young said traditional cognitive therapy without ketamine

treatment only provides relief to 30 percent of patients out of the 17 million people nationwide that are suffering from major depressive disorder. There is no current information on the long-term effects of ketamine use for treating depression. According to an official from American Psychiatric Association, the organization does not have an official opinion, as of press time, but it is currently studying the impacts of ketamine as a use for treating depression. Sarah Peddicord, a press officer for the FDA, told the Review that the agency will not comment on investigational uses of medications. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

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Clowny with a chance of screwball RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy

Let’s face it: Clowns are creepy. In a way, this current craziness has finally brought that fact out into the open, the way the word “frenemy” finally gave us a way to talk about something we all recognized but hadn’t acknowledged. (As did “bad hair day” before that.) Clowns exist in something called the “uncanny valley,” where dolls and puppets and ventriloquists’ dummies live (or actually don’t live), too: A place between too real to be make-believe, but too make-believe to be real. If you really want to jump out of your skin, pick up your baggage at LaGuardia some time, where a cardboard cutout of a stewardess has a hologram for a head—and it speaks. Welcome to New York! But what to make of the clown hysteria sweeping the country, leading to everything from strange sightings, to warning letters sent home from school, to actual incidents? Last week a clown with a kitchen knife chased a teen off the 6 train at 96th Street. And in Elmhurst, a 16-year-old glanced out his window and saw a clown lurking. Yikes. And that’s not to mention this weird case: A man in Kentucky shot his gun into the air when he mistook a woman walking her dog for a creepy clown. I’m sure the woman appreciated that all around. It all brings to mind the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s-90s, when Americans were convinced that not clowns but Satanists were raping and tor-

turing children in day care centers. Across the country, day care workers were investigated for crimes like sacrificing animals in front of the kids, and flushing kids down the toilet to secret chambers where they’d be abused. Under the sway of what we now understand to be manipulative “therapists,” the tots told stories of being flown in hot air balloons, or taken on boat trips where babies were tossed overboard. No evidence was ever found for this—no drowned babies, no giraffes sliced and diced at the zoo (which you’d think would be hard to miss). And yet, cops, juries and judges ate this stuff up like bunny entrails. It all sounds so obviously nutty now that when I mention these things to people, they laugh. One friend said, “If they were having naked orgies with all the kids at day care, how come everyone ended up in the right clothes again when their parents picked them up? That doesn’t even work when kids take off their socks.” Hardy har har. Except... look what happened to Fran and Dan Keller in Texas. At their 1992 trial, the jury heard that the Kellers had killed a dog and made the kids cut it up and eat it. They also heard that the couple had taken the kids to a cemetery whereupon they shot a passerby, dismembered the body and buried it in a grave they dug. Testimony also had it that the Kellers had decapitated a baby and thrown its remains in a swimming pool that they made the kids jump into. And in case that all sounded just too plausible, they were also accused of stealing a baby gorilla and chopping off one of its fingers.

There were many more allegations added to this list. And the Kellers served 21 years in prison. In Debbie Nathan’s book about that period, “Satan’s Silence,” she nailed a mind-blowing truth: While we think we are so sophisticated and scientific today, and may even scoff at the idea of “Satan,” we have no trouble believing in Satan-ists. We simply swapped one basic human fear for another that sounds far more plausible to our modern selves. Which could explain why we believe that clowns are out to kill our kids. On the one hand, there’s the rare but terrible truth that some crazy people do shoot kids at school. Combine that with the constant fear that our kids are going to be next, and that it will be by a madman who is nonetheless organized enough to buy a rainbow wig, and you have a mash-up of all our modern parental fears: stranger danger, randomness, the evil intentions of anyone (especially a male) who likes to work with kids. The security expert Bruce Schneier coined a term for this: Movie plot threat. We imagine the threat to our kids is just like one we’ve seen in the movies. It’s easier to picture Bozo with a bazooka than a car crash when dad is fiddling with the GPS, so that’s the threat we focus on. We may even start seeing things. Looking back, someday we’ll be amazed that schools were sending warning letters home about clown crime. But in the meantime, we’ll keep worrying. That’s what humans seem to do best. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

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Get ‘Scared by the Sound’ at Playland Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino invites one and all to experience the frightening cast of zombies and ghouls eagerly awaiting your arrival, as “Scared by the Sound” Haunted House returns to Playland Park in Rye beginning Friday, Oct. 14. “‘Scared by the Sound’ has provided great Halloween entertainment for 17 years,” Astorino said. “It’s a great way to experience the fun of the spookiest season with family and friends, so don’t miss it.” Visitors are invited into the 12,000-square-foot haunt and cemetery, which features a Crypt Walk, Haunted Wine Cellar, Creepy Morgue and Tunnels of Doom. Experience the dual vortex tunnels, the Claustrophobia Squeeze and much more. Allnew scenes and enhanced favorites are sure to horrify both firsttimers as well as annual visitors. “Scared by the Sound” is open 10 nights from Oct. 14 through Oct. 31. Hours are Fridays, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Sundays,

7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and Monday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Light refreshments and beverages will be available for sale each evening. Admission is $20. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Go to scaredbythesound.com to buy tickets online and to download a $1 off coupon. Tickets can also be purchased at the park; all major credit cards are accepted and there’s an ATM onsite. Call 906-0818 for corporate and group sales. The event is not recommended for children under age 10, whether they are alone or with an adult. People with medical conditions or those adversely affect-

ed by strobe lighting or fog are advised not to attend. The event is handicapped-accessible. “Scared by the Sound” is held rain or shine. Parking for the attraction is free. Please note that the park’s amusement rides will not be open. Enter the attraction area near the Fountain Plaza entrance. “Scared by the Sound” is presented by After Dark Attractions LLC. Playland, a Westchester County park, can be reached via the New England Thruway (Interstate 95), Playland Parkway Exit 19. For more information, visit scaredbythesound.com or RyePlayland.org. (Submitted)

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Just add water LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

Saturday afternoon’s showdown between the New Rochelle and Mamaroneck soccer teams had all the makings of a great game. Two top-flight teams, league rivals, squaring off under the lights in front of a huge crowd; it was going to be a heck of a contest, no matter what. And then the rain started falling. I don’t know what it is about inclement weather, but it seems to me that the quickest way to turn a good matchup into an instant classic is by adding the elements into the mix. The Patriots/ Raiders “Tuck Rule” game in 2002 was an otherwise terrific contest that was only enhanced because Mother Nature decided to dump a truckload of snow on Foxboro’s field. Even this weekend’s college football matchup between North Carolina State

and Notre Dame, a sloppy 10-3 ballgame, was made imminently more watchable because of the effects of Hurricane Matthew, which essentially turned the gridiron into a turf-bottomed wading pool. As the rain pounded down on Memorial Field on Saturday, I couldn’t help but feel that it was having the same effect on the matchup between the Huguenots and the Tigers. Don’t get me wrong; this was going to be a good game regardless. Mamaroneck came into Saturday’s affair as one of the top teams in Class AA with New Rochelle sitting not too far behind them. The players on both teams, having played against each other for years, had built up a healthy, heated rivalry, and there were no shortage of physical challenges—and resulting yellow cards—to keep the fans entertained. But the rain simply took it to another level. Despite the fact that the

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teams weren’t playing on a natural surface—most schools have turf fields nowadays—the effect of the deluge was undeniable. Players diving for balls ended up hydroplaning, looking like the former Orioles’ catcher Rick Dempsey during a rain delay. And while the rain may have made both teams look a little less crisp than usual, players on both sides embraced the chance to play on a wet and slippery pitch. “I was looking at the weather all day,” Mamaroneck midfielder Connor LeBlanc said after the game. “I was looking forward to the rain the entire time.” I think the weather even has an effect on the fans, who begin to form a kind of bond because they are willing to brave the elements in order to cheer on their team. Heck, I was just taking pictures on Saturday, and even I wanted to drop my camera, shed my raincoat, and dive headfirst along the 50-yard line.

Cole DeCiccio and Javier Amezcua embrace after an Oct. 8 soccer match between Mamaroneck and New Rochelle. On Saturday, an already intense rivalry between the Huguenots and the Tigers was improved upon by a little inclement weather. Photo/Mike Smith

Of course, as I got back into my car after the game, my jeans about 10 pounds heavier due to the absorbed moisture, I’m kind of glad I didn’t. We’ve only got a few more

weeks left in this fall season, only a few more weeks to witness a good rain—or snow— game, and I’m honestly hoping we get hit with another game day storm.

It just makes the on-field action more exciting, and I think that’s something we can all get behind.

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Broncos buck Black Hats FOOTBALL

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Game Notes: • Brian DePaul was involved in all seven of Bronxville’s offensive touchdowns •R ye Neck jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter •B ronxville is 3-2 and will take on Chester this weekend By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor After a sluggish start against Rye Neck on Oct. 8, Bronxville found a major spark in the form of senior quarterback Brian DePaul. With the Broncos facing a two score deficit in the first quarter, DePaul used his arm—and legs—to help his squad climb out of their early hole to come away with a convincing 57-28 win over

the visiting Panthers. DePaul amassed 260 yards through the air and accounted for all seven of the Broncos’ offensive touchdowns on the day, throwing for five scores and rushing for two more, as Bronxville enjoyed its best offensive outing of the season to improve to 3-2 on the year. “It felt amazing, I love being able to put it on for these boys,” said DePaul, who also rushed for 67 yards. “Now we’re just going to go out and get ready for our next game.” Rye Neck capitalized on Bronxville turnovers on the first two drives of the game, as the Panthers’ Gabe Ajram scored on a sneak play following an interception by Logan Spencer, and Nick D’Errico took a recovered fumble in for a score on the ensuing possession. The Broncos finally got on track with 5:44 left in the first quarter, however, as DePaul found Arman Vranka in the end zone for the first of two scores on the afternoon. The Broncos’ momentum carried over as they scored the next

21 points of the game to go into halftime with a 29-12 lead. “We were a little rattled at first; the rain started coming down and we didn’t know how to cope with it,” DePaul said. “So we just told ourselves in the huddle before we went out there to pull ourselves together and go out and play some Bronco football.” Although Rye Neck kept things competitive in the third quarter, thanks in part to two more rushing touchdowns by Ajram, the Broncos picked up 240 yards on the ground and that, combined with Bronxville’s explosive attack through the air, proved too much to overcome for the Black Hats. DePaul found three different targets for scores on the afternoon. Vranka led with 101 receiving yards, while Damien Meehan picked up 53 yards and two touchdowns and Jack Reilly caught three balls for 62 yards and a score. “We knew that we had a couple of receivers who they would have difficulty covering,” said Bronxville coach Jeff Napolitano. “So we just kind

Arman Vranka leaps for a touchdown catch over Rye Neck’s Jack Evans. The Broncos overcame an early deficit to topple the Panthers. Photo/Mike Smith

of exploited those battles.” The Panthers will look to bounce back from the loss when they take on Woodlands on Oct. 15, while the Broncos will travel upstate to take on reigning Section IX champ Chester on Friday

night. Napolitano is hoping that the win over Rye Neck will give his team some momentum heading into another tough matchup. “We had a few guys out there today who hadn’t really been in the heat of a matchup before,”

he said. “I think this gives them a little confidence that, even if there are mistakes early, we are going to stay with them and let them go and improve.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com

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Tigers fend off New Ro BOYS SOCCER

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Game Notes: • Connor LeBlanc and Noel Vidal both scored in Mamaroneck’s win • The Tigers overcame an early deficit to top the Huguenots for the second time this season • Mamaroneck is 8-0-1 in its last nine games By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Saturday night, two Class AA rivals squared off on a rainsoaked pitch, as Mamaroneck hosted New Rochelle in the second meeting between the two clubs this year. Despite a quick start by the Huguenots, the Tigers were able to right the ship and score the final two goals of the game to come away with their eighth-straight win to sew up the league title. Trailing 1-0 with 5:02 left in the first half, Mamaroneck notched the equalizer when Connor LeBlanc buried a rebound off a free kick to send the teams into the intermission tied at 1-1. According to the senior, tying the game before the half allowed the Tigers to come out with more confidence in the second half of play.

Max Margiotta controls the ball against New Rochelle.

“Going down 1-0 in the half, it speaks for itself; it kind of sucks,” he said. “But going in 1-1 was nice and we just came out focused on trying to get the next one.” That “next one” would not come until the 65th minute, when the ball found Noel Vidal during a scrum in front of the Huguenot net. Vidal made the most of his opportunity and beat New Rochelle keeper Daniel Ayala for the game-winner.

“We really bounced back,” LeBlanc said. “We kept playing off heart, with my goal and then getting Noel’s goal there at the end.” Prior to Vidal’s goal, however, the Tigers had to stave off a furious Huguenot attack, but an inspired performance on the back end, highlighted by a sequence in which Tiger defender Thomas Howse used his head to send away two New Rochelle shots after keeper Dante Rhodes

Mamaroneck’s Alex Alma and New Rochelle’s Javier Amezcua chase after the ball on Oct. 8.

Connor LeBlanc looks for an open teammate against New Rochelle. LeBlanc tied the game with a rebound goal late in the first half.

came out to make a save, helped to preserve the tie. “The ball got played over the top and Dante and their striker went for it,” Howse said. “Coach Becker has always told us to drop back on the line when the keeper comes off of it, so I was just in the right place at the right time.” The loss dropped the Huguenots to 6-4-1 on the season, but New Rochelle will look to bounce back on Oct. 14, when they tangle with another league foe in White Plains. Mamaroneck’s win puts Tigers at 11-1-1 and marked their ninth-straight game without a loss following a Sept. 12 defeat at the hands of a solid Yorktown club. The Tigers’ final league contest before the playoffs will be played on Oct. 17, when they travel to White Plains. “This was a good way to get ready, but I don’t think this is even going to come close to the intensity of sectionals,” Howse said. “This was a good warm-up, but that’s a whole new level and we’ve still got a ways to go.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com

New Rochelle’s Omar Tejeda marks Cameron Richards at Mamaroneck High School. Photos/Mike Smith

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