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Sports Hall of Famer busted for child pornography By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor
Remote arting Through the pandemic educators have had to find unique and creative ways to progress learning, even in classes like art. For more, see page 6.
SBA prioritizes small businesses in PPP loan program Building on a month of strong results, the Biden Administration and the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA, are taking steps with the Paycheck Protection Program to further promote equitable relief for America’s mom-and-pop businesses. The latest round of Paycheck Protection Program funding opened one month ago and already the Biden Administration has succeeded in making major improvements to the program’s implementation: • For businesses with fewer than 10 employees, the share of funding is up nearly 60% • For businesses in rural communities, the share of funding is up nearly 30% • The share of funding distributed through Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions is up more than 40% “The SBA is a frontline agen-
cy working to create an inclusive economy, focused on reaching women-owned, minority-owned, low- and moderate-income, rural, and other underserved communities in meaningful ways. While reported data illustrates we have made real strides in ensuring these funds are reaching underserved communities, we believe we can still do better,” SBA Senior Advisor Michael Roth said. “The important policy changes we are announcing further ensure inclusivity and integrity by increasing access and much-needed aid to Main Street businesses that anchor our neighborhoods and help families build wealth.” These simple progressive steps by the Biden Administration further demonstrate the commitment to racial and gender equity, reaching low and moderate-income, rural, urban, and other underserved areas. The SBA will: • Establish a 14-day, exclusive
PPP loan application period for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees • Allow sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals to receive more financial support by revising the PPP’s funding formula for these categories of applicants • Eliminate an exclusionary restriction on PPP access for small business owners with prior nonfraud felony convictions, consistent with a bipartisan congressional proposal • Eliminate PPP access restrictions on small business owners who have struggled to make federal student loan payments by eliminating federal student loan debt delinquency and default as disqualifiers to participating in the PPPEnsure access for non-citizen small business owners who are lawful U.S. residents by clarifying that they may use Individual Taxpayer Identification
Number to apply for the PPP.The 14-day exclusivity period started on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m., while the other four changes will be implemented by the first week of March. These actions will help to lay the foundation for a robust and equitable recovery for small businesses across the country. Small businesses employ nearly half of the American workforce; they create 2 out of 3 net new private-sector jobs; they reinvest 68% of revenues to build and sustain communities. Borrowers can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program by downloading the First Draw PPP loan application or Second Draw PPP loan application and working with a participating PPP lender through the SBA Lender Match tool. Updated PPP information, including forms, guidance, and resources is available at www.sba. gov/ppp and www.treasury.gov/ cares. (Submitted)
Basketball announcer Rich Leaf, a 2017 inductee to the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 23 on child pornography charges following a months-long investigation by the FBI, federal documents show. Leaf, 72, was released on bail the same day on a $100,000 bond. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Leaf has been accused of receiving and possession videos and images containing child pornography and posing as a teenager online to solicit explicit sexual material from a 15-yearold New York boy.In May of 2020, FBI agents interviewed Leaf at both his Somers residence and at an FBI field office. Over the course of those interviews, Leaf admitted to being sexually attracted to teenaged boys and allowed agents to search his personal computer. Federal law enforcement officials recovered 10 files depicting child pornography on the hard drive. Leaf also admitted to using several pseudonyms, including
“Alex Bronson,” to pose as a teenaged boy online and solicit sexually explicit material from minors. Among the files found on Leaf’s computer were a nude image and pornographic video of a 15-year-old boy with whom Leaf had been communicating via Skype. The youth in question, labeled as “Victim-1” in the case against Leaf, was interviewed by FBI agents in August 2020 and the boys’ age was confirmed by his mother. “A non-explicit version of the image Victim-1 sent to “Alex” was shown to Victim-1’s mother,” read the report filed by FBI Special Agent Andrew S. Kearns. “She confirmed the identity of the awards, posters, and other decorations in the background of the image, which used to be present in Victim-1’s bedroom.” The news came as a shock to many in the area, given Leaf’s status as a former teacher in the Harrison Central School District and as a local sports fixture. Leaf had been a youth soccer official since the 1980s and was employed by Section I as the public BUSTED continued on page 3
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Symposium to examine impact of dementia on minorities From 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 6, the Alzheimer’s Association will host a free virtual symposium focused on the impact of dementia on minority communities. The event will start with a showing of “In Our Right Mind,” a documentary that follows two families’ struggles to balance their caregiving duties with their daily lives and the memories of who their loved ones once were. It also travels across the country with researchers looking at the specific effects of Alzheimer’s in communities of color and exploring how to fight the disease when there is no cure. The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring producer and narrator Renee Chenault-Fattah; Collette V. Smith, the first female African-American coach for the New York Jets and a caregiver for her mother; and Pastor Viviana De Cohen of Mount Vernon Heights Congregational Church. At 11 a.m., Dr. Maria Carril-
lo, chief science officer for the Alzheimer’s Association, will give a keynote presentation on Alzheimer’s in the minority community, which will be followed by a brief presentation by Dr. Christiane Reitz of Columbia University. To register, visit the website or call the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-800-272-3900. The symposium is supported in part by a grant from the New York State Department of Health. Sponsors include AARP New York; Andrus on Hudson; The Westchester County Chapter of the Links, Inc.; and Westchester Public Private Partnership for Aging Services. “It is our responsibility to educate and empower our communities of color, especially African Americans about the devastating Alzheimer’s disease, as it is the fourth leading cause of death for African Americans,” said Terry A Joyner, president of the Westchester County Chapter
of The Links, Incorporated. “We are honored again to collaborate with the Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter on its third symposium. We look forward to you joining us virtually to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease.” The Hudson Valley Chapter serves families living with dementia in seven counties in New York, including Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. To learn more about the programs and services offered locally, visit alz.org/hudsonvalley. The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Its vision is a world without Alzheimer’s and all dementia. Visit alz.org. For more information, contact Communications Manager Dugan Radwin at 1-845-471-2655 or dradwin@alz.org. (Submitted)
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address announcer for the high school basketball championships at the Westchester County Center for nearly four decades. He was currently employed as the announcer for Iona College basketball games, and conducted weekly interviews with high school students for the “Con-Edison Scholar-Athlete of the Week” award, which aired on WHUD radio. He also served as a volunteer public address announcer for basketball games at both Scarsdale and Mamaroneck high schools. The day before his arrest, Leaf was in Mamaroneck’s Palmer Gymnasium, calling a varsity contest between the Tigers and Harrison. Although representatives from the Mamaroneck Union Free School District would not comment on the arrest, Tigers Athletic Director Bari Suman confirmed that Leaf has been barred from the Mamaroneck campus and that administrators have met with Mamaroneck’s student-athletes to explain the situation and address any questions or concerns the students might have. The FBI is currently investigating any other instances in which Leaf might have used a phony identity to target underaged victims and has asked that
Somers resident Rich Leaf, pictured at the Westchester County Center, was arrested for possession of child pornography on Feb. 23. Leaf, 72, has long been a fixture in the area sports scene and was inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Contributed photo
anyone with information contact the bureau at 1-800-CALL-FBI. “As our society continues to become more reliant on technology, more of our children are exposed to the most despicable predators—those searching out young children to sexually exploit them. As we allege in this case, Mr. Leaf used Skype to chat
with his victims,” said FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. “I’d like to stress to parents that although these contacts may occur in a virtual world, they harm your children in the real world.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com
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FCWC hosts film series fundraiser This fundraising event is a panel discussion of the Film Series which is screening from Feb. 27 to March 25 on Pleasantville Community Television. Collective Eye Films has pro-
duced amazing environmental and social justice films. Three are streaming on Pleasantville Community Television this month, co-sponsored by Federated Conservationists of Westches-
ter County, FCWC, and Films on Purpose. The three films: “Queen of the Sun,” “SEED: The Untold Story,” and “Modified” should all be mandatory viewing for anyone
concerned with environmental issues. The films will be followed with a panel discussion led by Carol G. Durst-Wertheim, president of FCWC, on March 25 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. This event is a fundraiser for the four groups participating in
making this possible! There is no charge to view the films; donations for joining the discussion made to FCWC will be greatly appreciated, and shared with PCTV and Collective Eye Films. Collective Eye Films is a non-profit film distribution com-
pany started by award-winning filmmakers who value independent artists. SEED: The Untold Story” Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds, worshiped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. This documentary follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared, as biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds. Queen of the Sun” What are the bees telling us? Queen takes us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive. This ultimately uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the struggles of beekeepers, as told by them as well as scientists and philosophers from around the world. Modified” Features the story of filmmaker Aube Giroux and her mother as they embark on a personal and investigative journey to find out why genetically modified organisms, GMOs, are not labeled on food products in the U.S. and Canada, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world. (Submitted)
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Five things to know about Colorectal Cancer, prevention Though largely preventable, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., as the American Cancer Society,ACS, alarms. Younger people are at risk for getting the disease—the ACS estimates that in 2021 approximately 10.3% of new colorectal cancers occur in people under age 50. “Colorectal cancer is no longer a disease that only affects older populations,” says Dr. David Kauvar, director of gastroenterology at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence, and an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. “While the rate of the cancer has decreased among older adults, largely due to regular colonoscopies, the rate of this disease has more than doubled among adults younger than 50.” Why are younger people more often diagnosed with colorectal cancer and what preventative steps can be undertaken to address this alarming trend? In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, Kauvar and his colleagues at
NewYork-Presbyterian are determined to raise awareness of the disease and shed light on colorectal cancer prevention. What is colorectal cancer? Colorectal cancer starts as a growth on the inner lining of the colon or rectum. These growths are called polyps. Some types of polyps can change into cancer over time, but not all polyps become cancer. The chance of a polyp turning into cancer depends on its type. Colon cancer and rectal cancer are often grouped together because they have many features in common. What are colorectal cancer symptoms and risk factors? Colorectal cancer symptoms are similar to those of common gastrointestinal issues and usually can include abdominal pain, blood in stool, changes in bowel habits, tiredness, fatigue, unexplained weight loss and decreased appetite. Those whose family members experienced colorectal cancer should inquire about undergoing genetic testing as they are at high risk for the disease. In addition to family history,
factors that can increase your risk may include alcohol use, a diet rich in red or processed meat, obesity, and smoking. People with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, as well as certain ethnicities, especially African Americans, are more likely to get colorectal cancer. At what age should I start screening for colorectal cancer, and what types of screenings are available? The recommendation has been to start screenings for people at age 50 but in light of more recent data, the new advice is to start screening at age 45. Most insurance companies will recognize the younger age as appropriate for screening but not all, as yet. People at high risk for colorectal cancer should consult with their doctor about the most appropriate time to begin screenings. There are a few colorectal cancer screening strategies, including at-home stool tests and a colonoscopy exam. At-home tests are designed to detect DNA abnormalities or blood in your stool which might be symptoms of colorectal cancer. Colonosco-
py, however, remains the most effective and reliable form of preventing colorectal cancer. During this medical exam, the doctor checks for polyps inside the rectum and the entire colon and can remove any polyps found during the procedure. The COVID-19 pandemic caused many to delay their scheduled colonoscopies. The procedure is available at NewYork-Presbyterian campuses, including NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, and you should not wait any longer to schedule this lifesaving screening. What are the causes behind the rapid increase in colorectal cancer among young adults? It’s not yet clear why more young people are impacted by the disease, though certain genetic conditions, such as Lynch syndrome, and lifestyle risk factors (diet, obesity and smoking, among others) do raise the risk of developing colorectal cancer at a young age. Therefore, preventative measures and screening earlier, at age 45 as opposed to 50, are even more important. What can I do to ensure colon cancer health?
David Kauvar
While the most effective way to prevent colorectal cancer is through a colonoscopy, you can proactively reduce your risk for developing colorectal cancer by maintaining healthy lifestyle habits. Make sure to exercise regularly, eat a high
fiber diet and reduce intake of red or processed meats. Avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. If you have any concerns, do not wait to see a specialist and do not delay any necessary medical procedures. (Submitted)
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Rye Country Day teacher
continues art lessons during pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has created immense hurdles for art educators. Rye Country Day School art instructor Lauren Behar deserves recognition for her commitment to art education and desire to continue to exercise her students’ creativity under extraordinary circumstances. A year ago, Behar could not have imagined all the struggles she would face this school year. Rye Country Day School opted for a hybrid teaching model this year, so a portion of her students are learning from home. Behar’s remaining students are learning in-person while wearing masks and distancing. Additionally, her art room has been replaced with a rolling cart. “I can’t really have the children make messes in art the way they used to,” Behar said. “Many rooms don’t have sinks, and kids can’t wear smocks, so I have avoided using clay and any paint other than watercolors. They work in sketchbooks and all small scale since they only have their desks.” Behar has been forced to reinvent how she manages her art room and has turned to technology to stay organized and reach students learning remotely. “I have had to master many platforms of technology this year, including Zoom, Haiku, Seesaw, and of course Artsonia,” Behar said. Behar is utilizing an online art education platform called
Artsonia.com—the world’s largest collection of online student art portfolios—to collect assignments, display student artwork and maintain digital student art portfolios. “Artsonia has been the best,” she said. “Since I only see students once every 5 weeks, it has been a wonderful way to review and assess their final products.” Artsonia helps thousands of teachers in more than 100 countries worldwide reach students electronically while creating online student art portfolios. Parents and relatives can view the art online, leave comments and order keepsakes featuring the artwork. As part of its mission, Artsonia donates 20% of merchandise revenue directly back to local classrooms and has given back more than $11 million to local classrooms since 2000. “Our mission at Artsonia is to bring communities together to celebrate children’s artistic expressions,” said Jim Meyers, CEO and co-founder of the company. “It has been amazing to watch teachers like Lauren—who are passionate about the process of creating, recognizing and cherishing student art—persevere during a time when the arts are being vastly overlooked.” Art education equips students with fundamental skills they need throughout their lives. It aids in the essential develop-
Lauren Behar
ment of problem-solving skills, decision-making, motor skills, creativity and cultural understanding. Behar’s students have been creating art to relieve stress and enjoy themselves. “Art provides stress relief in these most stressful times,” Behar said. “It has been a great
pleasure and gift to be teaching art during this pandemic. Students tell me all the time that art is their favorite subject, and I feel their enthusiasm when they have art. Any happiness and joy is a treasure to be embraced amidst these difficult times.” (Submitted)
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Acivities and events throughout Mamaroneck MAMARONECK SCHOOL DISTRICT
March 12, all day Dos Caminos/Dual Language Program Applications Due Tuesday, March 16 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. BOE Meeting MHS Tiered Classroom: 2021-2022 Budget Meeting
LARCHMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Monday, March 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Love Birds in Ryder’s Garden Ages 3 and up. Registration required. As the winter ebbs, the birds prepare for their journey back. Help them along by making a bird feeder to either take home or leave in our garden.
Wednesday, March 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Start with Art on Zoom Ages 6-10. Registration required.. Children’s Librarian Erin will introduce the artists of the month, show examples of the artist’s work, and guide participants through different projects each week. March’s artists of the month are Laurel Burch, George Rodriguez and James Rizzi. Materials needed: Oil crayons, No. 2 pencil, crayons, glue stick, markers, construction paper, watercolor paint set and paint pad.
Friday, March 5 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Teen Trivia: Name that Tune Edition Via Zoom. Grades 6 and up. Test your musical smarts. Saxophonist Ben Pernick will challenge participants to identify song titles, artists, and lyrics from a repertoire of over 500 melodies, including Top 40 hits, TV themes and more. Save the date and join us for this fun live event!
Saturday, March 6 and 20 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Yoga with Damien Germino Online through Zoom Instructor Damien Germino
guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.
Sunday, March 7 at 4 p.m. Volun-teens: Disability Rights & Advocacy on Zoom Join us for a lively discussion with Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, YouTuber and leading advocate for LGBTQ+ and disability rights. Participants will receive community service hours for attending.
Monday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take Home Craft of the Week: Baby Yoda puppet Ages 3 and up. Make your own adorable baby Yoda! Materials needed at home: glue, green and brown marker or crayon. Take home craft kits will be available for pick-up outside the Children’s room entrance on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Tuesday, March 9 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Virtual Tour of Pollock-Krasner House Joyce guides you through Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner’s home and studio—a national landmark in East Hampton. Discover creative ways Pollock and Krasner expressed their feelings with paint. Discuss the art displayed in their home, and explore the barn studio filled with paint splatters—evidence of their masterpieces.
Wednesday, March 10 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Play Your Way Sane with author Clay Drinko on Zoom Larchmont and Mamaroneck libraries invite you to join Clay Drinko, author of Play Your Way Sane: 120 Improv-Inspired Exercises to Help You Calm Down, Stop Spiraling, and Embrace Uncertainty, and learn fun ways you can be more mindful, calmer, and even more positive throughout your day. No need for yoga mats or meditation cushions. Clay’s brand of improv-inspired mindfulness is as fun and irreverent as it is helpful and informative. Clay Drinko, Ph.D. is an author, educator, and improv expert. He writes for Psychology Today and Lifehack and is the author of the academic
book Theatrical Improvisation, Consciousness, and Cognition and the brand new Simon & Schuster self-help book Play Your Way Sane: 120 Improv-Inspired Exercises to Help You Calm Down, Stop Spiraling, and Embrace Uncertainty. Clay lives in the Hudson Valley with his husband and daughter. Put a hold on it, download it on Overdrive.
Thursday, March 11 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Your Next Vacation… as COVID Recedes Let’s face it. Many of us can’t wait to start traveling again and with widespread vaccine distribution just ahead, it’s possible to make vacation plans again. But the rules keep shifting and many questions remain. How easy will it be to obtain the required negative COVID test 72 hours before your return flight from abroad? What will airline travel require? What destinations will be best suited for your first post-COVID getaway? Will summer travel be possible? Diana Hechler, president of D. Tours Travel, will lay out concrete practical advice for how to make a realistic vacation plan.
Friday, March 12 from 3:45 a.m. to 4:45 a.m. Tween Trivia on Zoom Grades 3-5. Registration required. This month’s trivia topic will be Kid’s movies (questions related to popular children’s films). Participants will need another computer set to this webpage or smart device with the Kahoot! app to participate in the trivia game. This app is free to download on Android and iOS.
Friday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Brain Health with Mark Adelman on Zoom As we get older, one of our major concerns is preserving cognitive health, specifically, short-term memory, learning, focus, and reason. The Brain Health presentation will examine lifestyle interventions that appear promising to achieve and maintain our best cognitive health. Marc Adelman is an integrative health consultant..
Monday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take Home Craft of the Week: Lilypad Frog Ages 3 and up.). Ribbit! Ribbit! Make a bouncy frog on a lilypad. Materials needed at home: glue or tape and black pencil or marker. Take home craft kits will be available for pickup outside the Children’s room entrance on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Friday, March 19 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Understanding Health Care Reform What are the shortcomings of our present health care system? How does our system compare to the alternatives? What would it take to update our health care system? Find answers to all of this and more by joining Dr. Betsy Rosenthal and economist Peter Arno as they share the data that can help us think critically about health care systems.
Friday, March 19 from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Science Lab on Zoom Ages 6-10. Registration required. Children’s Librarian Erin will guide participants through three real-time science projects. This month’s theme centers around rainbows and color! Materials needed: Two lined paper plates, food coloring, dish detergent, cotton swabs, milk, cup of water, cardstock or thick white paper, scotch tape. Other materials will be provided by the library.
Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free ACT Practice Exam Grades 10 and up. Taking this practice exam proctored by staff from Revolution Prep will help you prepare for the official test. As part of your registration, you will have a free score report review with a liaison from Revolution Prep providing insights on areas of strength and weakness as well as a custom preparation plan.
Wednesday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Leaps of Time and Place with Ileen Gottesfeld These gripping stories take us through “leaps of time and place.” Join Ileen Gottesfeld as she guides us in a discussion of these three novels. “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell is set in 16th century England during the Black Plague. O’Farrell cleverly imagines Shakespeare’s homelife: the marriage to an unusual woman eight years his senior and the unexpected death of his young son and it’s ramifications.
Thursday, March 25 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Animal Reiki with Angela La Scala Join Angela La Scala, Reiki Master Teacher and learn about the Let Animals Lead method of Animal Reiki which teaches animal-guided healing through meditation. This unique perspective on healing helps humans support their pets. These techniques teach how to support your animals through stress, anxiety, illness, and difficult times
with peaceful acceptance, through letting go of judgment, worries, the need to fix and the need to control outcome. Animal Reiki helps both the human and their animal to heal together. *Originally scheduled for Dec. 17
registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Recordings will be posted to the Wellness Wednesday web page following the live event.
Monday, March 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take Home Craft of the Week: Make your own Puzzle Ages 3 and up. Decorate a puzzle with your own design, break it apart, and see if you can put it back together. Materials needed at home: markers or crayons. Take home craft kits will be available for pick-up outside the Children’s room entrance on a first-come, first-serve basis.
EMELIN THEATRE
Friday, March 5 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Gibson Brothers Bluegrass Royalty Pre-recorded show exclusively for the Emelin. The Gibson Brothers are scheduled to perform live at the Emelin next fall. But we just couldn’t wait that long! Please join us for an exclusive recorded event featuring Bluegrass royalty, Eric and Leigh Gibson, performing their masterful brother harmonies and moving original songs. The celebrated bluegrass duo—named back-to-back Entertainers of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2012 and 2013— are musical trailblazers. As players and vocalists, they are superb, harmonizing as only siblings can; as songwriters they stand without peer, having long been a band awarded for their songs and songwriting.
MAMARONECK LIBRARY
Monday, March 8 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Coloring for Grown-ups: De-Stress and Self Express via Zoom Life got you stressed? Coloring can have a calming effect on the adult mind and help promote overall wellness—and it is fun! Join us via Zoom. Please be over 18 to attend. Coloring supplies and sheets will be provided in individual bags for pickup if you do not have your own or did not get one previously from the library.
Tuesday, March 9 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Rain Player via Zoom Take & Make Kits Available
March 16 through March 19 Children: Women’s History Month Grab & Go Bags Thursday, March 18 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Financial Fitness for Seniors: Webinar via Zoom March 22 through March 26 Crayon Rubbing Art Preschooler Take & Make Craft Kit
TOWN OF MAMARONECK
Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. Racial Equity Task Force Meeting http://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/calendar.aspx?EID=758
NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART
Wednesday, March 17 from 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. Wellness Wednesday: Connections + Guided Meditation Renew your mind body and spirit with meditation and yoga instructor Janelle Berger. The sessions will begin with a meditation and be followed by a community Q& A and conversation. Registration required. After
Tuesday, March 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sustainability Collaborative Monthly Meeting Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. Planning Board Wednesday, March 17 at 5:30 p.m. Town Board Meeting
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK
Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. A Recap of Voting Conditions in the 2020 Elections Join the League of Women Voters of Larchmont-Mamaroneck for: A Recap of Voting Conditions in the 2020 Elections What went right? What should change? What to do next? Guest Speakers: New York State Assemblyman Steve Otis Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker Mamaroneck Town Clerk Christina Battalia Hosted by LWV-LM Board member Beth Radow Zoom
LMC MEDIA
Saturday, March 6 at 7 p.m. Talking Technophobia: Season 3 Class “It’s alive! It’s alive!” From the very beginning Hollywood has offered a frightening reflection of our deep fear of technology its effects and sinister implications. Experiments gone wrong new monstrous life innocent victims and mad scientists all give us a sense of just how terrified Hollywood writers directors and producers think we are (or should be). In Season 3 of this class we will investigate popular pivotal movies and discuss their fears warnings and possible solutions to this ever-increasing cultural technophobia. Our central Theme for the year is: “Monsters & Madmen.“ We kick off “Season 3” with one of our favorite films “Frankenstein” (1931). This is a members only class on Zoom! Please email dschumacher@ lmcmedia.org ASAP to get the link.
Tuesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. eLearn@LMC: Producing Your Podcast LMC is here to help you get started with podcasting! Join us for our Podcast production class. Become a member of LMC and you will be able to take two free classes per year. Email dschumacher@lmcmedia.org to sign up for this class! Non-Member rate: $25 Member rate: $15.
PELHAM ART CENTER
Wednesday, March 10 at 5 p.m. Charles Fazzino: Establishing Your Art Brand & Business Join Pelham Art Center in conversation with Charles Fazzino! Fazzino is one of the
most popular and highly collected pop artists of all time. His iconic body of work has gained worldwide reach and notoriety. Now, Fazzino wants to share with his community the key lessons he’s learned throughout his 30-plus year career. Hear from Fazzino about the highlights of his career, his artistic inspiration and philosophy, and his key advice for emerging artists today. Please note: Registration for this event closes March 9. Register to reserve your spot in advance! Pelham Art Center zoom links are sent by email 1-3 hours prior to event start. Make sure info@ pelhamartcenter.org does not bounce to your spam folder.
DOWN TO EARTH FARMERS MARKET
Saturday, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Textile Recycling Drop-off Drop off unwanted clothes, shoes, bags, towels, sheets and fabric with Green Tree Textiles for reuse and recycling. No rugs, pillows or blankets. Look for the drop box in the farmers market area and ask the manager at the green Down to Earth Markets tent if you need more information. Harbor Island Park
Saturday, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mamaroneck Winter Farmers Market Eat local through the winter! We will bring farmers and food makers who spend the summer at our Larchmont, Rye and New Rochelle farmers markets together for the winter in Mamaroneck. Shop for locally grown produce, small batch baked goods, pickles, seafood, meats and more on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. This year we will be outside the pavilion in Harbor Island Park. SNAP, EBT welcome; Fresh Connect matching dollars available. Harbor Island Park
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Tuesday, March 9 at 8 a.m. Dealing with COVID in our Community Panelists will discuss how their organizations have dealt with COVID and how they are planning for the next six months. Panelists: Dr. Sherlita Amler, Westchester County commissioner of Health; Matthew Anderson, president and CEO of The Osborn; and Dr. Nora
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Saturday, March 13 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. IN PERSON: Doc Harmon’s Pi Day Palooza Are you fascinated by the concept that the number π goes on forever? Do you want to learn how to calculate this ginormous number? Pi Day is March 14—get started on your celebrations a day early with Doc Harmon by dissecting this magical number using both your brain and hands. We’ll show you a fun side of math that turns numbers into art then try some cool movement games. We’ll even uncover what it means for a number to be “irrational.” How many digits will you remember? This workshop is limited to children ages 7-plus. Spots are limited. Come dressed in polka dots and circles to celebrate if you’d like! Please note that all New York State mandated health and safety precautions will be followed including social distancing mask requirements and increased and rigorous cleaning.
Monday, March 15 from 11 a.m. to 11 a.m. Online: Marine Mondays: Make Way for Ducklings Did you know that, as goslings, ducks and geese will bond with the first moving stimulus, no matter if it’s a goose, duck, person or even an object? Let’s learn out about these cute little baby birds! Join us on Facebook Live to learn about marine life every Monday, with guest educators from the
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Put on HAPPY FACE Why experts say a good mood can lead to good health
Understand that laughter feels good, while anger feels awful. But it does take one to explain why one of these feelings can boost the immune system, while the other can wear it down, damage the heart and increase the risk for dementia. Simply put: “Mood can influence your health,” said Dr. Erin Michos, director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. Studies show negative emotions — including anger, hostility and pessimism — are linked to a higher risk of heart disease and lower chance of recovery from events such as heart attacks, as well as poorer cognitive health. Conversely, a growing body of research shows feelings such as happiness,
optimism, gratitude, a sense of purpose, well-being or satisfaction in life lead to better heart and brain health. A 2016 study in Health Psychology even found that having a happy spouse or partner could improve an individual’s overall health and increase healthy behaviors, such as being more physically active. There are many reasons for this, said Michos, a cardiologist who co-authored a recent American Heart Association scientific statement on the ways in which psychological health impacts heart and brain health. Strong, negative feelings, such as anger, and stress, such as from anxiety or depression, activate the amygdala, the region in the brain that handles emotion. It activates the body’s “fight or flight” response, triggering the release of cortisol and adrenaline,
hormones that make the heart beat faster and blood pressure rise, she said. “This can be stressful on the heart, particularly for people who have underlying heart conditions.” It also can cause blood platelets to form clots, and trigger plaque in the heart or brain to rupture, causing a heart attack or stroke. Prolonged stress also increases inflammation and lowers the body’s immune response. This biological response may be compounded by harmful behaviors, Michos said. “People with poor coping mechanisms for stress may sleep poorly, engage in binge eating and exercise less.” On the flip side, lowering stress through positive feelings also affects brain circuitry, said Jill Goldstein, founder and executive director of the Innovation Center on Sex
Differences in Medicine and “We are also enhancing professor of psychiatry and our immune systems when medicine at Harvard Medical we help regulate the stress reSchool in Boston. sponse,” she said. “The brain talks to the body and calms the body down. It slows your A growing body of breathing and your heart rate. research shows Some people are better able feelings such as to do this than others.” happiness, optimism, But it’s not just the abgratitude, a sense of sence or reduction of stress that gives the brain what it purpose, well-being needs to coordinate better or satisfaction in life overall health, Michos said. lead to better heart “Well-being is more than the and brain health. absence of mental distress,” she said. “Happiness, optiMindfulness, humor and mism, a sense of purpose, other mental coping skills gratitude, mindfulness — can help people stay healthi- these are all associated with er by reducing the amount of favorable heart health, even cortisol running through their independently of a lack of bodies, she said. In women, negative factors.” this can protect the producAnd research shows anytion of estradiol, a type of thing good for the heart is estrogen that can be import- good for the brain. ant for preserving good brain Michos said people don’t health. have to be naturally cheery or
easygoing to reap these benefits. “Some of this can be learned,” she said. “You can cultivate positive thinking and mindfulness and coping mechanisms to deal with adversity.” Staying physically active also helps to boost mood, she said. So does spending time with friends and family to build strong social support. The better someone feels, the more likely they are to maintain their health, Michos said. “Optimistic people take better care of themselves. They are more compliant with medication, more likely to get checkups, to eat healthy and exercise.” It’s never too late to make a difference, said Goldstein. “The brain is very retrainable. The older we get, the more difficult it is to do, but it can be done.”
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Pulse check Watch your heart rate, but don’t obsess about it Keeping track of your heart rate is probably a good thing. Obsessing about it probably isn’t. That’s one drawback of the increasing popularity of wearable devices that constantly monitor heart rates, said Dr. Tracy Stevens, a cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. “I’ve had people suffer significant injuries when they’re trying to check their heart rate while exercising,” she said. “They take a hand off their treadmill and shoot right off the back and fall off.” Even without a monitor, the preoccupation can have consequences. “They’ll push too hard on their carotid arteries to check their pulse, which instigates a reflex that drops their blood pressure, and they pass out,” Stevens said. People shouldn’t put “too much emphasis on a number.” A 2013 study published in the journal Heart of nearly 3,000 men in Denmark showed the risk of death increased by 16% for every 10 beats per minute increase in resting heart rate. But Stevens said she is far more focused on high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and other risk factors for heart disease. “Heart rate is just a piece of the whole picture,” she
said. Dr. Patrick Ellinor, director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, called heart rates a measurement “that can be checked occasionally but should not be obsessed over. It’s important to know there is a wide range of normal.” For most adults, a normal heart at rest generally beats between 60 and 100 times per minute, Stevens said, with many factors affecting individual numbers. Figure in exertion, stress, work, even watching the news, she said, and nobody’s number always stays the same. “With our normal day in America, we’re not going to have a steady 70 beats a minute,” she said. “It’s going to be variable. Don’t be worried if it’s 60 and then it’s 80. That’s your body responding to what’s going on around you.” Generally, athletes and people in good shape tend to have lower resting heart rates. “Our heart gives us what we need by beating stronger or faster,” Stevens said. “An athlete may need just 40 beats per minute, and that’s fine because it’s so efficient. On the other hand, I’ve got a young patient whose heart muscle is so weak, their heart rate is 130. It can’t beat
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A 2013 study published in the journal Heart of nearly 3,000 men in Denmark showed the risk of death increased by 16% for every 10 beats per minute increase in resting heart rate. stronger, so it compensates by beating faster.” Still, a number outside the norm can be a warning sign. “Too fast or too slow can be a sign of abnormality or disease,” said Ellinor, who likened it to the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” “You want to be just right. If someone is at either extreme, it’s worth getting checked out.”
He said a low heart rate can result in fatigue or lack of stamina, and might even require a pacemaker. Too fast could indicate an overactive thyroid or atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that can lead to issues. Stevens recommends checking heart rate and blood pressure every month “so you know what’s normal for you. Then if you
find something out of range, that’s a red flag.” Many people focus on their heart rate as an indication of how effectively they’re exercising. The general formula for calculating a maximum heart rate is 220 minus one’s age, and many people measure their workout intensity by how close they come to the maximum. During moderate-intensi-
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Legal Notices NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 01/19/2021 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: PO Box 651, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Notice of Formation of Jazz Arts Consulting, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. N OTI C E O F FO R MATI O N O F LI M ITE D LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). Name: ARTHUR COURT LLC; Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/18/13; LLC’s principal business location is in Westchester County at 525 Halstead Avenue, #1C, Mamaroneck, NY 10543; SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served; SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Robert P. Kelly, Esq., 480 Mamaroneck Ave., Harrison, NY 10528; Purpose is any lawful activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/07/20. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Pleasant Ave Apt 1, Tuckahoe NY 10707. Notice of Formation of MuncheezRUs, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/10/20 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:46 Maple Hill Dr., Larchmont NY 10538. Notice of Formation of SurfMaster 310 Holdings, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 12/9/2021 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 541 PELHAM ROAD, NEW ROCHELLE NY 10805. Notice of Formation of T. Smith & Associates, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY sec of (SSNY) on 1/11/21 office location Westchester County.(SSNY) is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. (SSNY) shall mail process to 402 mallard way Peekskill N.Y 10566 Notice of formations of POLITE LLC art of org. Filed with purpose: on any lawful activity Notice of Formation of Pancake Punch LLC filed with SSNY on 11/18/20. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 100 Fisher Ave #506 White Plains, NY 10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/20/2020 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:P.O. 11, Ardsley, NY 10502. Notice of Formation of NY Dance LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 09/24/19. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to : 455 South 7th Avenue Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Notice of Formation of Claude D. Viel LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 01/23/21 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 54 Glen Road, Eastchester, NY 10709. Notice of Formation of Amalfi Blue Pool & Spa LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on Office 12/14/2020 location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:76 westminster rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Notice of Formation of Ho Kwok Holdings LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY Secretary of State(SSNY) on January 26,2021. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to: 315 Brevoort Lane, Rye, NY 10580. Notice of formation of DAANCE LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose : any lawful activity NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/7/21 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:59 Stuyvesant Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538. Notice of Formation of Graceful Travel Group LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of TERRONES EVENTS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/21/2017. Ofice location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 38 Walnut Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/14/2020 Office location: P.O. Box 380 Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P.O. Box 380 Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Notice of Formation of Agbara Coaching, Consulting, & Employer Services, ACCE LLC DBA Agbara Coaching filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. GPS Funding LLC (known in Connecticut as GPS Funding LLC) Appl. For Auth. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/21/2018. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in Connecticut (CT) on 7/29/2010. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: McCabe & Mack LLP, 63 Washington Street, PO Box 509, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602. CT addr. of the LLC: 2 Dearfield Drive, Suite 3, Greenwich, CT 06831. Cert. of Form. Filed with Secy of State of the State of CT, 30 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Horai Inspections, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/11/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 7 East Avenue: Apartment 2P, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/12/20. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 440 E Sandford Blvd 3314., Mount Vernon. NY 10550. Notice of Formation of KIRON CLEANING, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 01/28/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 455 South 7th Avenue Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Notice of Formation of Steadfast Growth Product LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of 211 Purchase Street, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/21/2021. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Robert Amato, 17 Oneida Drive, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 01/27/2021. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 60 Sunhaven Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10801-4618. Notice of Formation of Ariba Jahan, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/12/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 16 Elba Place, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Notice of Formation of Contemporary Construction Group, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. FIBER PRO NETWORK 1, LLC. Filed with the SSNY on 02/12/2021. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may
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In the blink of an eye LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
They say that time flies when you’re having fun, but if we’ve learned anything during this pandemic, it’s that time flies when you’re doing, well, just about anything other than sitting in your home. I was reminded of this truth just this week, when I looked at my schedule for the next few weeks and realized that we’re just about done with the winter season and ready to move on to football. Of course, it was simply common sense that the winter season—at least for athletes participating in high-risk sports—was going to feel like a blur. Because New York State officials dragged their feet on giving the green light until February, sports like basketball, ice hockey and wrestling were forced to play super-condensed schedules that attempted to cram four months of action
into five or six weeks. That being said, it’s still jarring to have the stories you’ve written about basketball’s return fresh in your head and realize that the Section I seeding meetings—which will determine the modified playoff schedule—will be held on Tuesday and the champions will all be crowned by March 13. Talk about whiplash! But if the season has seemed short for these teams, it’s important to remember that teams in other sports, such as track and wrestling, hardly had even half that time together. For track and field athletes, pandemic-related circumstances forced the shortened season to be moved outdoors, and then the unusual amount of snow we got this winter conspired to shorten the season even further. Wrestling programs—some of the hardest hit by Covid protocols due to the nature of the sport—were forced to cram an entire shortened season into an even shorter amount of time. If you want proof, just look at Harrison, which partici-
pated in their first regular season meet of the year on Feb. 24, and their final one just seven days later. Obviously, it hasn’t been ideal, but I don’t think anyone can spend that much time complaining; at least the kids got a chance to play! These next few months don’t figure to be any different. Those sports that were considered too dangerous to play this past fall will begin practices next week. They’ll be given until April 25 to cram in a full season, overlapping a bit with Spring sports that will get the OK to start on April 19. We’ll be hurtling towards the end of the year with a breakneck pace, just trying to get as many games in as we can before graduation time rolls around. It will be a hectic, chaotic and challenging few months for sure. But I don’t think anyone will mind.
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Mamaroneck’s Matt Montoni skates past a Rye Town/Harrison player at Hommock’s Ice Rink on Feb. 27. The winter hockey season may seem like it just began, but Section I will crown its champions in a little over one week. Photo/Mike Smith
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Tigers get season sweep over Knights GIRLS BASKETBALL
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MAMARONECK 51 MT. VERNON 42 MAMARONECK HS
2/27/21
Game Notes: • Charlie Randall set tone with 16 points, 10 rebounds & 6 blocks • Tigers own 3-game winning streak over Knights • Mamaroneck improved to 5-3 with win By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor The circumstances of this winter season may be unique, but for the Mamaroneck boys’ basketball team, the results have been equally as eye-opening. On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Tigers put the stamp on a week that saw them beat a powerhouse Mount Vernon team twice, topping the Knights 51-42 at home in a gutsy, hard-fought win. Coming into Saturday’s contest, Mamaroneck head coach Tyrone Carver knew that Mount Vernon would still be seething about Thursday’s 49-38 upset loss to the Tigers and would likely come out of the gate with a chip on their shoulders. He urged his players to attack Saturday’s game with the same attention to detail that helped them pull out the victory two days prior. “We knew they were going to come out here and give it their all; if they had any type of pride, [Mount Vernon] wasn’t going to be happy about the performance they played with the other day,” Carver said. “We just talked about being solid with our principles; you can’t turn the ball over against a team like this and win, you can’t not box-out, and obviously you have to limit them to one shot per possession.” That strategy worked wonders in first half, which saw the Tigers head into halftime with a 10-point lead. The Knights refused to give-in, however, and continued to chip away at the Mamaroneck lead in the second half. Mount Vernon found itself within one basket of tying the game three times in the last 16 minutes
of the ballgame, but each time the Knights rallied, the Tigers were able to hit some clutch shots to regain the momentum. Mamaroneck was led by terrific outings from 6-foot-9 Charlie Randall— who finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks—and Aidan Roy who scored 15. “We talked about competing with toughness for 32 minutes because we knew, at some point, Mount Vernon was going to make a run,” Carver said. “The key I was impressed with was our composure. We were patient and composed, got some really good quality shots and we knocked them down.” With the win, Mamaroneck improved to 5-3 on the season, but the quality of the last two victories—over a Mount Vernon program that has won a record 11 New York State Championships—represents a watershed moment for Tiger hoopsters, according to Carver. “I’m so proud of our players, both past and present, because
Ryan McIntyre collects a pass en route to a layup on Feb. 27. Photos/Mike Smith
Mount Vernon is obviously a storied program that we’ve looked up to and always wanted to be able to compete with,” he said.
“This is definitely one to cherish.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com
Charlie Randall fights off Mount Vernon defenders on Feb. 27. Randall had 16 points in the Tigers’ win.
Aidan Roy releases a jumper in the lane against Mount Vernon. Roy had 15 points.