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September 17, 2021 | Vol. 9, Number 35 | www.mamaroneckreview.com
First positive West Nile virus case in Westchester
More than a game
Mamaroneck quarterback Jason Cox rushes for a gain against Yonkers Brave on Sept. 10, 2021. Cox’s three touchdowns led the Tigers to a win in a game which they played in honor of first responders and community members effected by Hurricane Ida. For story, see page 16 Photo/ Mike Smith
FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Westchester On Thursday, Sept. 9, FEMA announced the opening of two disaster recovery centers in Westchester County as a result of the impact of Hurricane Ida. They are located at the Grinton I. Will Library, 500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710 and the Mamaroneck Village Court, 169 Mount Pleasant Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543. On Sept. 1, Ida record amounts of rainfall on the region causing unprecedented flooding in areas and killing more than 50 people in the Northeast. Ar-
eas along the Sound Shore were dealt crushing blows as flooding upending communities, including Rye and Mamaroneck The two locations will be open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, until further notice. People may also register with FEMA online at www.disasterassistance.gov, or by phone by calling 800621-3362. Individuals who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY should call 800-462-7585 directly. These toll-free telephone numbers are operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
seven days a week with multilingual operators. (Submitted)
Westchester County has learned of its first human case of West Nile virus this year, which was confirmed in a 58-year-old resident with multiple underlying medical conditions, who is hospitalized. “This first case of West Nile Virus should remind us all to take precautions against mosquito bites by removing standing water from our property, especially after recent heavy rain and flooding, and using repellents when we spend time outdoors, especially from dusk to dawn, when mosquitoes are most active,” said county Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler West Nile virus infection most often causes a mild or moderate flu-like illness, but can be more serious particularly for people 60 and older, and those with other health complications. Last year, three people were diagnosed with West Nile virus,
and in 2019, one Westchester County resident had the virus. With this year’s case, the Westchester County Department of Health removed standing water around the resident’s home; evaluated nearby catch basins in the area and treated those with larvicide as needed. Due to the recent weather conditions, residents should inspect their property and remove any standing water to prevent mosquitoes from breeding. Residents who notice large areas of standing water on public property should report them to the Westchester County Department of Health at 813-5000. Throughout the season, the county Health Department traps and tests mosquitoes to track the presence of mosquito-borne viruses. For more ideas on how to reduce the mosquito population near your home, go to https:// health.westchestergov.com/ west-nile-virus. (Submitted)
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Con Ed, Geotab Energy make it easier for Tesla drivers Con Edison and its partner Geotab Energy have introduced technology that makes it easier for Tesla drivers to enroll in SmartCharge New York, an off-peak charging program, and earn rewards. The advancement enables Tesla owners to participate in the program by connecting their myTesla account to their SmartCharge Rewards account, eliminating the need for additional hardware in their vehicles. SmartCharge New York, which Con Edison and Geotab introduced in 2017, provides electric vehicle drivers with rewards for charging their vehicles in New York City and Westchester County between midnight and 8 a.m. when the demand for power is low. To date, more than 5,800 electric vehicle drivers who applied to SmartCharge New York received a free cellular-enabled device that plugs into the vehicle’s on-board diagnostic port. This allows Con Edison to collect EV charging data, like time and energy consumed during a charging session, and to pay cash rewards
based on this information. With the new technology, Tesla’s on-board telematics can share the charging data, eliminating the need to plug in a device. “This technology makes it easier and more convenient for Tesla owners to participate in SmartCharge New York, the successful off-peak charging incentive program we offer to electric vehicle drivers,” said Joseph Morreale, Con Edison’s section manager of EV Demo Projects and Managed Charging. “It is another step we are taking to encourage the adoption of EVs. Replacing gasoline- and diesel-powered cars and trucks with EVs reduces carbon emissions and helps boost the fight against climate change.” “As EV adoption continues to rise, programs like SmartCharge New York play an important role in maintaining the health and reliability of the electrical grid,” said Eric Mallia, vice president of Geotab Energy. “By encouraging EV owners to charge during offpeak hours we can help make EVs more accessible, conve-
nient and affordable.” Con Edison and its customers benefit when EV drivers avoid charging during times of peak demand for power. Managing the demand on the grid at those peak times helps Con Edison maintain its industry-leading reliability. Tesla owners who charge in Con Edison’s service area can join SmartCharge New York and earn $150 for each vehicle they enroll after their first charge. Once enrolled, Tesla owners earn monthly rewards for grid-friendly charging. For example, EV owners can earn up to 10 cents per kilowatt hour for charging during off-peak hours. Some EV drivers earn more than $1,000 per year. For more information about connecting a Tesla to the SmartCharge New York program, visit www.smartchargerewards.com/smartchargenewyork Supporting the transition to EVs is a key part of Con Edison’s Clean Energy Commitment. The company is working with the New York City
Con Edison and its partner Geotab Energy have introduced technology that makes it easier for Tesla drivers to enroll in SmartCharge New York, an off-peak charging program, and earn rewards.
Department of Transportation to place 100 publicly available charging plugs at curbsides. Con Edison is also pro-
viding incentives for about 19,000 charging plugs across New York City and Westchester County by the end of 2025.
Those will include more than 18,500 Level 2 chargers and 450 direct-current fast chargers. (Submitted)
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County awards 3 projects to MWBEs Westchester County accepted bids from Laura Li Industries, LLC totaling $5.91 million dollars, awarding the West Harrison-based company three county projects. Designated as a Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise, MWBE, the construction company is spearheaded by Laura Entre, and the designation allows for eligibility for developmental benefits. More than 300 MWBEs registered with Westchester County in 2020. “We want to empower women entrepreneurs to participate in County projects,” Westchester County Executive George Latimer said. “We’ve laid out goals for registered MWBE’s in order for them to be successful, including purchasing plans in construction, professional and non-professional services and goods. We hope a large contract like this will hopefully encourage other businesses like Laura Li Industries, LLC to aspire to work with Westchester County and know the goals we set up for these businesses to succeed can be accomplished.”
Laura Li Industries, LLC formed in 2015 and will be responsible for resurfacing and improving Theodore Fremd Avenue, from 300 feet east of North Avenue to Purchase Street in the city of Rye. Work begins Sept. 15, with a target date of completion on May 15, 2022. Resurfacing work will also be done along Willets Avenue from King Street to Putnam Avenue in the village of Port Chester. Work is scheduled to begin Oct. 1, with a target date of completion in May 2022. The company will also work to improve Westchester County parkland at the Blue Mountain Reservation addressing utilities for the trail lodge including sewer, water and electrical work. Construction crews will also replace a wood bridge and pave pathways that extend into the town of Cortland and the city of Peekskill. Work is scheduled to begin Nov. 21, with a scheduled date of completion in December 2022. “Women are underrepresented in the construction industry,” said Laura Etre, managing mem-
ber of Laura Li Industries. “With my background in public administration and attention to detail coupled with my familiarity of Westchester, I know our company can make these projects shine. We love working to improve the County in which we live.” Laura Li Industries, LLC has worked with Westchester County before on various school fields, rehabbing the Elm Street Bridge in the village of Tuckahoe and site work on the south concourse of the Westchester County Airport. “Laura Li Industries, LLC has proven itself to be a valuable partner in addressing the County’s infrastructure needs,” said Hugh Greechan, county Department of Public Works and Transportation commissioner. “We look forward to continuing that partnership and creating new partnerships with other MWBE’s on these critical projects.” Entre says she’s currently working on obtaining her commercial driver’s license so she can help haul some of the supplies and equipment for these upcoming projects. (Submitted)
Laura Entre, managing member of Laura Li Industries, LLC and her husband Marc Entre. The company is a registered MWBE with Westchester County and has been awarded three county projects. Photo Westchester County
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County executives partner to procure electric vehicles Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Monday, Sept. 13, a new shared services partnership to procure electric vehicles, EV, in an effort to tackle climate change, reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, save taxpayer dollars and develop a shared services framework that will be a model for other local governments across the state. The two counties will be seeking to partner with additional counties and local governments across New York State that would like to participate in this green initiative and combined purchasing power to save taxpayer dollars. “As we saw with Hurricane Ida, climate change is real, it is here and we must act now to do something about it,” Latimer said. “This policy will put Westchester and Suffolk Counties on the forefront of this fight, leading by example so other local governments around the State and Country can follow.”
Bellone said: “It is our job on the local level to ensure we are leading the way and doing everything we can to reduce our carbon footprint and harmful emissions from transportation to create a cleaner, healthier environment for our residents. This joint procurement will lay the groundwork towards a clean, zero-emissions fleet by 2030. Not only are we building back, but we are building back better with cleaner, greener energy.” In May, similar to President Joe Biden’s recent executive order, Latimer and Bellone signed dual executive orders that directed their respective county departments to develop plans to convert their vehicle fleets to electric by 2030. Departments were directed to submit plans to the county executive and requisite departments to achieve clean and zero-emissions fleets by 2030 or sooner. Currently, Westchester County’s fleet includes 17 all electric cars and 68 plug-in hybrids. Additionally just a few
weeks ago, the county added six all electric Bee-Line Buses on the fleet. The buses, which are all part of the clean fleet initiative, are two 40-foot buses and four 35-foot buses. In addition to meeting our sustainability goals by reducing emissions, these new electric buses will save the county money by providing the system with significant fuel savings. The first of the six is a 35foot bus with 32 seats and each bus is expected to save approximately 5,000 gallons of fuel per year compared to a traditional diesel bus, while preventing greenhouse gases from polluting the environment. The Bee-Line currently has 325 buses in its fleet, 177 of which are hybrid diesel-electric. In 2018, the county added 78 hybrid diesel-electric, 60-foot articulated buses to its fleet. In addition, the county is in the process of procuring 106 40-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses which will be delivered in 2022. These buses will replace diesel buses. (Submitted)
Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Monday, Sept. 13, a new shared services partnership to procure electric vehicles in an effort to tackle climate change.
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Westchester marks 9/11 anniversary with first responders’ memorial
Overlooking both The Rising memorial and the newly unveiled Westchester County 9/11 First Sports Editor | Mike Smith Responders Memorial, Westchesext. 22, sports@hometwn.com ter County Executive George Latimer joined the county on Sept. 11, 2021, in mourning those lost due to the terrorist attack that day 20 years ago. Graphic Designer | James Grasso “Each year, this day is day of reflection for those who lived through it and a day to provide comfort to those who lost so much,” Latimer said. “Now, twenty years later, this day must Sales Director | Jim Scova also serve as a lesson to those too ext. 10, jscova@hometwn.com young to remember. I hope this ceremony can both provide comfort and a reminder to all what occurred on that seemingly normal September morning on which the Advertising Coordinator | Nancy Kaplan world was changed forever.” ext. 27, ads@hometwn.com The county’s ceremony, emceed by ABC7 Journalist Marcus Solis, marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, once again hosted at the Kensico Dam Plaza was a serLetters vice filled with powerful remarks, The community’s opinion matters. moving prayers by Rev. Erwin If you have a view to express, write a letter to the editor by email to Lee Trollinger, Imam Shaffieq chris@hometwn.com. Please include Chace and Rabbi Howard Golda phone number and name for verification purposes. smith, comforting music provided by SUNY Purchase, sadness, Community Events If you have an event you would like but also, hope. to share with the community, send it “As a reporter who covered to news@hometwn.com. the attacks on 9/11, the 20th anDelivery niversary has special meaning,” For home delivery or to subsribe, Solis said. “I am truly honored call (914) 653-1000 x27. to be taking part in the ceremony Classifieds & Legals To post your notices or listings, call (914) 653-1000 x27. Postmaster Send address changes to The Review c/o HomeTown Media Group, P.O. Box 485 White Plains, N.Y. 10602 Visit us online www.hometwn.com
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in Westchester where I live, and where so many families were impacted.” The ceremony opened with a procession of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety Ceremonial Unit Color Guard, the Pipes and Drums of the Police Emerald Society of Westchester County and representatives from the NYPD and FDNY. This moving tribute was followed by a rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” performed by New York Presbyterian Lawrence ICU nurse and Mount Vernon resident Carlo Jose “CJ” Zenarosa. The solemn occasion was then marked by the laying of a wreath by Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins, Department of Emergency Services Commissioner Richard Wishnie and Lisabeta Vukaj—sister of Simon Marash Dedvukaj who was killed in the
north tower—a member of the Westchester County Department of Safety Police Honor Guard. The day prior to the ceremony, Sept. 10, Latimer was joined by family members of those fallen for a private unveiling of the
Names read of those lost to 9/11-related Illnesses • Firefighter Gary S. Allo – White Plains Fire Department • P olice Officer Christopher M. Barry – NYPD • S gt. Patrick J. Boyle – NYPD • S gt. Patrick T. Coyne – NYPD • B attalion Chief Kevin R. Byrnes – FDNY • J ohn M. Cozza – Construction Industry • E MT Luis De Pena, Jr – FDNY • P olice Officer Kenneth X. Domenech – NYPD
Fire Department are among the initial 41 names engraved on the memorial being unveiled today adjacent to “The Rising.” We applaud Westchester County Executive George Latimer for recognizing that a memorial in the honor of those 9/11 first responders that resided and/or worked or volunteered for Westchester County Agencies and who lost their lives to 9/11 related illnesses was long overdue. Unfortunately, we expect the number of names here to at least double in size by next year once we capture all that have been lost who are associated with Westchester County.” The committee, and Westchester County, tragically lost cochair Peter Woods to a 9/11-relat-
• P olice Officer Nicholas G. Finelli - NYPD • L t. Clark W. Douglass – White Plains Fire Department • F irefighter Daniel R. Foley – FDNY • D et. Mark S. Gado – New Rochelle Police Department • R ichard A. Grace – Construction Industry • C ommissioner Peter S. Guyett – Yonkers Fire Department • F irefighter Herbert D. Harriott – Rye Fire Department • P olice Officer Joseph F. Heid – NYPD • D et. Michael A. Houlahan – NYPD • J ohn A. Lo Bianco – Construction Industry • P olice Officer Anthony Maggiore – Yonkers Police Department • E xecutive Director Stephan Hittmann – FDNY • F irefighter Gary S. Martin – White Plains Fire Department • L t. Roy D. McLaughlin – Yonkers Police Department • F irefighter Robert A. Mentrasti – Fairview Fire Department • D et. James W. Monahan - NYPD • P olice Officer Walter L. Mallinson – Harrison Police Department • L t. John W. Moran – FDNY • F irefighter Kevin J. Nolan – FDNY • P olice Officer Kathleen O’Connor Funigello – New Rochelle Police Department • F irefighter John V. Peteani Jr – Yonkers Fire Department
newly furnished Westchester County 9/11 First Responders Memorial. This new monument, placed next The Rising at Kensico Dam Plaza, was designed by a committee made up of loved ones of those lost. “Twenty years after our first responders rushed to the disaster areas that were created in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, these selfless, courageous, brave and humble men and women continue to make the ultimate sacrifice from 9/11 related illnesses,” said Matthew J. McCauley, an officer with the NYPD and committee co-chair. “First responders from eleven different agencies, including six from the City of Yonkers Fire & Police Departments and four from the City of White Plains
ed illness earlier this year. Following the public unveiling of the new memorial, an Eternal Light was lit. A light that will shine 24/7 over the memorial as a testament to the light shone over this county by the heroes this monument is dedicated to. The ceremony continued on with the reading of the names of those Westchester residents killed on 9/11 and those Westchester residents who have died from 9/11-related illnesses by Westchester County legislators, District Attorney Miriam Rocah, County Clerk Tim Idoni and family members of those lost. The tribute concluded with a moment of silence, flyover by county police and a performance of taps by Mount Pleasant Police Officer Peter Blume. (Submitted)
• F irefighter Michael R. O’Hanlon – FDNY • F irefighter Eduardo A. Rivera – Yonkers Fire Department • D et. Joseph E. Seabrook - NYPD • C apt. Robert J. Spatta – Croton on the Hudson Fire Department • D eputy Chief Frank G. Strollo – New Rochelle Fire Department • C apt. Ronald G. Peifer SR – NYPD • C apt. Dennis P. Tortorella – Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department • F irefighter Neill S. Tyndal JR – Yonkers Fire Department • D et. Charles J. Wassil JR – Peekskill Police Department • L t. Marden C. Wolf – White Plains Fire Department • J ames P. Sullivan - New York City Transit Authority • S gt. Peter C. Woods – NYPD, Hartsdale Fire Commissioner and co-chair of Westchester County 9/11 First Responders Memorial
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DOWN TO EARTH LARCHMONT FARMERS MARKET Acivities and events throughout Mamaroneck Community listings for the month of September have been provided courtesy of Burbio. For more information, please visit burbio.com.
MAMARONECK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sept.16, all day Yom Kippur No school
Saturday, Sept. 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Mamaroneck Schools Foundation Triathlon Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Back to School with Student Support Services Tuesday, Sept. 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Board of Education meeting/MHS Library Classroom TOWN OF MAMARONECK
Sunday, Sept. 19 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Zoom with the Friends Deborah Chud
Calling all garden lovers! Please join us for a Zoom presentation on the work of world renown master gardener Piet Oudolf by Oudolf scholar Deborah Chud. Oudolf is arguably the preeminent landscape designer in the world today and a leader of the naturalistic landscape movement. Anyone who has visited the HIgh Line in Manhattan has seen his mesmerizing work—known for drifts of grass and perfectly placed perennials. Chud, a landscape design consultant and educator, has presented her powerpoint widely, including at the botanical gardens of Delaware and Toronto and at the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard. Sponsored by The Friends of the Larchmont Public Library.
Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. Rescheduled-Town Board Meeting Monday, Sept. 20 The Town board will meet for a from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. regularly scheduled work session Take-Home Craft of the Week: meeting beginning, untelevised, Moon & Stars but open to the public, at 5 p.m. http://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/calendar.aspx?EID=831
LARCHMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Wednesday, Sept. 15 and 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. SPANISH CONVERSATIONS with María-Cristina Sánchez on Zoom
Join María-Cristina Sánchez and hone your Spanish skills. Sánchez will propose discussion topics in Spanish for each session, providing participants with the opportunity to clarify pronunciation and meaning of words and expressions in an informal and relaxed environment. Participants should speak Spanish at an intermediate to advanced level and not be native speakers of Spanish. Sánchez is a native Spanish-speaker originally from Ecuador and has studied languages in Quito, Boston, Paris and Vienna.
Saturday, Sept.18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Larchmont Day Celebration: Trucks and Construction Hats
Drop in anytime to take a break from the excitement, pick up a take-home truck craft and grab a free construction hat. Available while supplies last.
Ages 3 and up. Make a shiny night sky with foil. Materials needed at home: glue or tape, and scissors. Take home craft kits will be available for pick-up inside the Children’s room entrance on a first-come, first-serve basis until we run out.
Friday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Movie Discussion with Paul Doherty on Zoom
Watch “His Girl Friday” anytime before Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. on our free Hoopla streaming service or place a hold on a DVD. A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. To join Reference Librarian Paul Doherty for this live online discussion through Zoom, request an invite.
Monday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Take-Home Craft of the Week: Hamster Wheel
Ages 3 and up. Color in an adorable hamster and build their wheel. Materials need at home: crayons or colored pencils, glue and scissors. Take home craft kits will be available for pick-up inside the Children’s room entrance on a first-come, first-serve basis until we run out.
Saturday, Sept. 18 and 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Larchmont Farmers Market
The Larchmont Farmers Market will open on the Metro-North parking deck off Chatsworth Avenue. Enter via Myrtle Boulevard for easy parking. Shop for locally grown fruits and vegetables, pasture-raised meats and eggs, local seafood, breads and baked goods, cheese, spirits, pickles and heat-and-eat foods. You can pre-order from our vendors using the website or app from WhatsGood. Look for the Down to Earth Larchmont Farmers Market after you login. SNAP and EBT welcome (stop at the Manager’s tent to make a withdrawal and get tokens to spend in the market), Fresh Connect Checks available. WIC and Seniors FMNP checks can be used at the farm stands from June through November. Masks must be worn in the market area. Please observe social distancing rules. Sign up to receive our weekly email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dl6I71 Metro-North parking deck off Chatsworth
MAMARONECK LIBRARY
Through Oct. 1 9/11 Poster Exhibit Main Floor
Friday, Sept. 17 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free Book Friday
Every Friday we will put out a cart of books that are free for you to take and keep! You don’t have to return them. The cart will be located outside the library’s main entrance on Prospect Avenue. Happy Reading!
Tuesday, Sept. 21 and 28 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Girls Who Code for Teens Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mamaroneck Library & At Home on the Sound “Reads the World” Wednesday, Sept. 15, 22 and 29 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Girls Who Code for Tweens Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Teen Advisory Group Live In-Person Meeting
Thursday, Sept. 16 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Teens: September Trivia via Zoom-At the Movies! Friday, Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nueva Película Matinée de Mamaroneck
Friday, Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mamaroneck New Movie Matinee Community Room
Saturday, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Giant Book Sale! Monday, Sept. 20 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Coloring for Grown-Ups Community Room
Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 9/11 20th Anniversary Author Talk via Zoom for Teens and Tweens Thursday, Sept. 23 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Teens: Make Watercolor Positivity Cards Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. De-Cou-Page: the Art of Decorating an Object with Paper Cut-Outs Monday, Sept. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Coping in a New World (Avanzando Juntos en un Mundo Nuevo) Masks required and space is limited
Wednesday, September 29 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Book Discussion via Zoom: Douglas Tallamy’s “The Nature of Oaks” VILLAGE OF LARCHMONT
Friday, Sept. 17 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Chamber Orchestra of New York In Constitution Park
Saturday, Sept. 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 2021 Larchmont Day
On Larchmont Ave from BPR to Cherry Ave.
THE PICTURE HOUSE
Sept. 9-Sept. 30 First Films Women Filmmakers and Their Career-Launching Debuts
Join us in September for First Films: Women Filmmakers and Their Career-Launching Debuts. We’ll be looking at the first features by four of contemporary cinema’s most exciting voices. Tickets are $100 per student/$90 for Picture House members. You only need to purchase one ticket, which includes all four classes for the month. Zoom
PELHAM ART CENTER
Saturday, Sept. 18 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Afro-Rican Drumming with BombaYo! THE CAPITOL THEATER
Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. 107.1 The Peak Presents: Billy Idol
TICKET PRICES: $75-$395 Billy Idol was an early architect of the sound, style, and fury of punk rock. His lip-curling sneer and fist-pumping persona vaulted him into the mainstream as one of MTV’s first megastars, making him one of the most recognizable faces in pop music.
WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Saturday, Sept. 4 from 2:30 p.m. Worldly Explorations with Yanyi! Saturday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. Science Saturday-Measure Up! Saturday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. Collage Montage with Meera Argarwal! WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARKS EVENTS
Sunday, Sept. 19 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tour of the Lasdon Rain Garden
Rain gardens help conserve and protect our water resources. Find out how they work and how to create one in your own landscape. The tour will meet just inside the green entrance gate off of the top level of the parking lot free. Lasdon Park and Arboretum
Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Festival
Join the Party on the Pier at Playland’s boardwalk. The Westchester Parks Foundation is once again the benefiting charity. Buy tickets at https://www.showclix. com/event/pier-party-2021. Playland Park Boardwalk
Thursday, Sept. 23 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Pollinator Habitats
Lenoir is a very special place for pollinators. We will check out our butterfly garden, learn about honey bees and talk about native plants versus non-native plants. Lenoir Preserve
Thursday, Sept. 23 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Westchester Magazine’s Burger Blast
The Westchester Parks Foundation is the benefiting charity. For ages 21 and over. All tickethold-
ers must be fully vaccinated and show proof at the door. Buy tickets at https://www.showclix. com/event/burger-blast-2021. Kensico Dam Plaza
Friday, Sept. 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Screenings Under the Stars: “Mulan”
Registration and fee required. For more information or to buy tickets visit: https://www.showclix.com/ event/screenings-2021. Tibbetts Brook Park
Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Green Squad
Take part in mulching weeding planting and invasive plant removal. Hosted by the Westchester Parks Foundation. Registration is required at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/ westchester-parks-foundation-7926070818. Lasdon Park and Arboretum
Saturday, Sept. 25 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Westchester Magazine’s Grand Tasting Village
The Westchester Parks Foundation is the benefiting charity. For ages 21 and over. All ticketholders must be fully vaccinated and show proof at the door. Buy tickets at https://www.showclix. com/event/grand-tasting-2021. Kensico Dam Plaza
Saturday, Sept. 25 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Bamboo You!
Explore and learn tricks and trades on working and creating objects from this interesting grass. Pre-registration is required limited to 20 participants. Read Sanctuary
Saturday, Sept. 25 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m Dugout Canoe-Making
Check out our dugout canoe in progress. See a demonstration of how the Native Americans made canoes using fire learn about how they survived in this region. Lenoir Preserve
Sunday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Westchester County Car Show
Hosted by the Westchester Street Rod Association. For tickets: Glen Island Park
Sunday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. In Search of Herps
Herps (reptiles and amphibians) are abundant at the preserve if you know where to look. Join a naturalist to see turtles, frogs and more in their natural habitats. Cranberry Lake Preserve
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Health Watch
Ways to fend off
CAREGIVER DISTRESS
Caregiving can be overwhelming. To get through the ups and downs, resiliency can be learned. “People become sudden caregivers in at least two ways. Either they are thrust into the caregiving role due to the unexpected diagnosis of a loved one who has been, up that point, perfectly healthy; or they are already a caregiver to someone who takes a sudden turn,” said Karen Warner Schueler, author of “The Sudden Caregiver: A Roadmap for Resilient Caregiving.” One of the hardest parts about caregiving is that there is no uniform job description. It “is largely determined by their relationship to the care-receiver, the nature of that person’s illness and the amount of agency they’re given by the person in their care,” Warner Schueler said. Taking on a caregiving role often adds intense pressure to a person’s life. “With crisis come emotional and physical demands, renegotiating work schedules, juggling family responsibilities and navigating treatment choices. Even as the crisis abates and the caregiver acclimates to life in their new role, research abounds
on the depleting and health-threatening aspects of caregiving, which have only been intensified during the pandemic,” Warner Schueler said. The other side of caregiving is that it often comes with positive emotions, such as creativity and joy, stronger bonds with the person you’re caring for and pride in accomplishing tasks you never knew you could handle, she said. “This is what I call the caregiver’s paradox: that caregiving is difficult and it is also a source of well-being. It is both,” Warner Schueler said. To make sure you are able to take care of another’s needs, it is necessary to pay attention to your own and set some limits. “The simplest tip for setting boundaries is to ask for help,” Warner Schueler said. First, be comfortable asking for help and secondly, identify people whom you trust to come through for you when you ask, she said. Sort demands that are overwhelming into two groups: things you have to do and things others can help with. “Identify the most loving and helpful and reliable and trustworthy
people you know and line them up ahead of time so they’re ready to help when the need arises,” Warner Schueler said. Take time to count your blessings. Researchers have found that we can raise our well-being by spending a bit of time each day feeling grateful, she said. Because this is admittedly difficult to do when the pressure is mounting and our days are filled with stressful events, hunt for the good instead of dwelling on what’s gone wrong, she said. “Focus on two or three good people or things that you’re grateful for and try to write them down each day,” said Warner Schueler, who shares the words of former First Lady Rosalyn Carter: “There are only four kinds of people in the world — those who have been caregivers, those who are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers.” “While caregiving is inevitable, caregiver distress is not,” Warner Schueler said. “Caregiving is likely to lie ahead for most of us. I urge us all to prepare for it the way we do any other milestone in our adult lives.”
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“Black women were not only less likely to be screened with digital breast tomosynthesis, they were also less likely to have two or more screens during the four-year study period.” LINDA GOLER BLOUNT, BLACK WOMEN’S HEALTH IMPERATIVE
Black women are just as likely to develop breast cancer as white women but almost 40% more likely to die from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The reasons for this disparity are wide-ranging, but a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology finds that Black women are more likely to receive inferior breast cancer screening. High-tech 3D mammography, called digital breast tomosynthesis, is considered to be the “better mammogram” for breast cancer screening and is becoming the standard of care in the United States, said Dr. Emily Conant, study author and division chief of breast imaging at Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. 3D mammography yields better results, is more likely to detect tumors and is less likely to find false positives, yet women of color do not have the same access to this newer technology, said Tasleem J. Padamsee, assistant professor in the College of Public Health at Ohio State University. “It’s important to note that there is no social, biologic or genetic factor that causes Black women to have higher mortality if they get the same treatment as white women,” said Linda Goler Blount, president and CEO of Black Women’s Health Imperative. “If Black and white women of the same age get the same diagnosis for the same stage of cancer,
and receive the same treatment, their outcomes will be the same.” While the screening rates for Black and white women are comparable, Black women are more likely to be screened at lower-resourced facilities and experience longer intervals between detection, diagnosis and treatment, Goler Blount said. “Black women were not only less likely to be screened with digital breast tomosynthesis, they were also less likely to have two or more screens during the four-year study period,” Goler Blount said. Other disparities include that Black women are less likely than white women to have genetic testing, take medications to protect them against cancer, and to have or consider having their breasts or ovaries removed as a preventive measure, Padamsee said. “Later diagnosis of breast cancer is also a reason for the higher mortality rate in Black women, and it stems from screening guidelines that determine the age women begin screening,” Goler Blount said. “Black women tend to get breast cancer about five to seven years younger than white women, and we are also being diagnosed at a much later stage than women of other races.” Social, economic, cultural and educational disparities are at play, Goler Blount said. People of color are more likely than their white counterparts to be uninsured, according to a data analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
More education for both health care providers and women is needed to solve these inequalities. Black women should be encouraged to get annual mammograms beginning at age 40, and to continuously prioritize their health, Goler Blount said. Health care providers need to be educated about the importance of providing risk-management information to all patients and referring high-risk women for genetic testing and specialist care, Padamsee said. “While we have to be careful not to solely place the burden of education and the importance of early detection only on Black women, it is important that all women understand that when breast cancer is detected earlier, the chance of survival is greater, so it’s critical that we schedule annual screening with digital breast tomosynthesis starting at age 40,” Goler Blount said. While 3D mammography may be too costly or difficult to access for some women, “any mammogram is better than no mammogram,” Padamsee said. It’s critical for women to find a trusted health care provider whom they can form a relationship with and feel comfortable talking to, Padamsee said. Visit the Black Women’s Health Imperative, BeSure.BWHI.org, to learn more about the importance of annual breast cancer screening and where to find a local 3D mammogram provider.
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A series worth cheering about LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
This past weekend’s Yankees-Mets series certainly took me back. But for me—anyway—that nostalgia wasn’t only spurred on by the solemn and touching commemoration of the 20-year anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11; it was also a reflection of the actual baseball being played.Let’s be quite clear here; neither the Mets nor the Yankees are particularly good baseball teams this year. Sure the Yanks are in the midst of a battle for one of the American League Wild Card spots and the Mets are— at least nominally—in the mix to win the NL East. But, for at least one weekend, none of that mattered. This weekend—save for Friday night’s one-sided Mets romp—was a callback to that brief moment in the early 2000s when the crosstown ri-
valry had its fair share of heat and the Subway Series actually meant something. For a young teenager at the time, some of these moments were indelible points in my baseball fandom. I was 12 years old at the time of the first (modern) Subway Series. When interleague play was announced for the 1997 season—much to the chagrin of baseball purists—I couldn’t help but be excited to know that our two local clubs would be squaring off that summer for the first time in any meaningful way. Was it a gimmick? Sure. But to a kid, it seemed like a revolutionary event. And while one can argue about the overall impact that interleague play has had on the sport of baseball, one thing that is undeniable was the absolute electricity in the air during some of those early matchups. Obviously, it never got better than in the 2000 season, which saw the infamous Clemens/Piazza broken bat incident which
proved to be ample fodder for New York sports talk radio for months until the two teams ultimately met each other in the World Series. Even the Yanks 4-1 series win can’t dampen the memory of that year and how invested everyone in the tri-state area was.I remember attending a Sweet 16 party on a Hudson River cruise line the night of Game 1 of that series and leaving the dance floor to crowd around a tiny black-and-white television in the crew’s break room to catch a few innings of the game. My date might have been thoroughly unimpressed, but I was an unabashed baseball nut and didn’t regret that decision one bit. And sure, that enthusiasm has waxed and waned throughout the years, both for me, personally, and the city as a whole. But on Sunday night, when Francisco Lindor put the Mets on top late with his third (!!!) homer of the game, and I saw delirious Mets fans waving
On Sept. 12, Francisco Lindor hit three home runs to help his Mets beat the Yankees in one of the most electrifying Subway Series games in years. Sports Editor Mike Smith felt a twinge of nostalgia watching the games over the weekend. Photo courtesy wikipedia.org
flags and dancing on the roof of the Yankees dugout, I couldn’t help but think back to a time back in the early 2000s, when
baseball fever truly gripped this town. I wish I could go back there. And for a few moments on Sat-
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Game Notes: • Jason Cox completed 10-of-10 passes for 131 yards & 3 TDs • Damari Hamilton rushed for 86 yards & a score • The Tigers dedicated the game to those effected by Hurricane Ida By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Friday, Sept 10, the Mamaroneck football team kicked off its 2021 season, taking on Yonkers Brave in front of a raucous crowd under the lights at Memorial Field. But even though the Tigers thrilled onlookers with a decisive win, the game—played against the backdrop of the devastation Hurricane Ida left in its path earlier this month—also highlighted the resilience of both Mamaroneck and its denizens. From a football standpoint, the outcome of Thursday night’s
contest—which featured a pregame ceremony honoring those effected by Ida as well as Mamaroneck’s first responders—was never truly in doubt, as the Tigers blitzed an overmatched Brave team to the tune of a 48-0 romp. Junior quarterback Jason Cox, who completed 10-of-10 passes for 131 yards and three touchdowns, was quick to downplay the final score of the game, instead discussing how the team’s response to the disaster—which included assisting their neighbors hit hardest by the storm— was more important than coming away with a victory on Friday night. “It’s been tough, but this has brought us closer together as a group, and being able to help out the community has been an honor,” said Cox. “These people are out here supporting us every day, so it was nice to be able to return the favor.” Head coach Anthony Vitti said that he was especially impressed with his players’ ability to assist in Mamaroneck’s recovery process and still retain the capacity to come to practice each day to prepare for the squad’s opener. “Obviously, their focuses and
energies have been in some different places,” Vitti said. “So it was great to see them be able to steel themselves and make themselves available to be between the lines when they’re between the lines.” Vitti noted that ever since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, student-athletes have seen their adaptability—and ability to compartmentalize in times of crisis—tested often. In the last 18 months, we’ve looked at it as ‘our circumstances don’t define us, it’s our response to those circumstances that do,’” Vitti said. “Last spring, we had to do a lot of juggling, whether we were dealing with Covid issues or had to find a new game because another school was having issues, so I think that has all set us up for the kind of showing we had tonight, and I’m proud of the kids coming out tonight, putting Mamaroneck on the map, and making the town proud.” The Tigers will be back in action on Sept. 17 when they host Yonkers’ other combined-school team, the Force. The Force fell to Mount Vernon 44-24 on Sept. 11.
Jason Cox carries the ball against Yonkers Brave on Sept. 10, 2021. Cox threw for 131 yards and rushed for 103 more in Mamaroneck’s 48-0 win.
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Mamaroneck players go after a loose ball against Yonkers Brave. The Tigers will play Yonkers Force next week.
Jack Ramsay lights into a Yonkers defender on Sept. 10, 2021. Photos/Mike Smith