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March 10, 2017 | Vol. 5, Number 10 | www.mamaroneckreview.com
Rosenblum considers county legislator run
buffalo bound!
By JAMES PERO Staff Writer
Tommy Spero makes a glove save during Mamaroneck’s 6-0 win over Monroe-Woodbury on March 4. Spero earned his 20th career shutout—a New York state record— to help Mamaroneck advance to the Division I state semifinals in Buffalo this weekend. For story, see page 15. Photo/Mike Smith
Westchester Sandbox Theatre plans to relocate By JAMES PERO Staff Writer After scrutiny from the village of Mamaroneck Building Department and the Board of Trustees, the Westchester Sandbox Theatre will move from its Boston Post Road location into a yet-to-be determined space. According to Village Manager Richard Slingerland, Dan Ferrante, the owner of the theater,
has already notified the village of his departure, which is slated for June. According to Slingerland, Ferrante did not specify whether or not he would be moving his business out of the village. The Sandbox, located at 931 E. Boston Post Road, has come under scrutiny after an inspection by the village Building Department in December determined that the business was both skirting the zoning district’s al-
lowable use and was also in violation of multiple building code regulations, including a state code citation for lack of sprinklers. As a result of the theater’s tentative decision to move, the village Board of Trustees voted last week to table a resolution that would have changed village code in C-1 districts to allow for the operation of dance, music and acting schools.
Despite the news, Trustee Leon Potok, a Democrat, said that a change to the code to allow a broader swath of educational businesses to C-1 districts will be discussed in the context of ongoing zoning code revamps. In the meantime, an assessment of the Building Department’s procedures and protocols will continue to move forward. SANDBOX continued on page 8
Norman Rosenblum, the often outspoken Republican mayor of the village of Mamaroneck, is mulling going toe-to-toe with Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker in what could be a hard-fought race along the Sound Shore, the Review has learned. According to Rosenblum— who has served as mayor in the village since 2010—he has been approached by county Republican Party officials multiple times, but has yet to make a final decision on whether to take the political leap. “There’s one basic principle that one decides on,” said Rosenblum, 74. “And that is what position can you best serve your community, and whether that is the village or the county remains to be seen.” Rosenblum told the Review that he plans on making a final decision on whether he will run for county office in the coming weeks. During his tenure as mayor, Rosenblum has fostered a loyal constituency in a primarily Democratic village, and has proven a stalwart in Mamaroneck where—despite consistent Democratic challenges—he has remained seated at the dais for four consecutive terms. At times, however, relations
with Democrats on the Board of Trustees has taken contentious turns, culminating this past year when Rosenblum unsuccessfully filed a lawsuit against board Democrats that sought to subdue a referendum against his powers of appointment. Toppling Parker, a Rye Democrat, on a county stage, however, would likely prove Rosenblum’s biggest political challenge to date. In 2015—Parker’s last reelection bid—the two-term legislator coasted to an easy victory over Susan Watson, of Rye; Parker won with a formidable 59 percent of the total vote. Before winning election to the county Board of Legislators, Parker also served on the Rye City Council from 2008 to 2013. This year, in addition to all 17 seats of the county Board of Legislators being up for reelection, County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, who has ROSENBLUM continued on page 10