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cleared for takeoff

In 1949, a bottle of champagne prepared the Convair 240 for takeoff, signifying the opening of Westchester County Airport. Four years of construction led up to this moment where the airport was opened to commercial airlines. Westchester resident Kent Patterson will soon have a book of photographs published, detailing the airport’s history. For story, see page 6. Photo courtesy Arcadia Publishing

Tuckahoe Dems nominate full slate for village board election By COREY STOCKTON Staff Writer The Tuckahoe Democratic Committee has nominated three candidates to challenge for three seats on the village Board of Trustees that are currently held by Republicans. Anthony Fiore will run for mayor, while Nicholas Naber and Kathryn Thompson will both seek trustee seats. Fiore, 56, ran unsuccessfully for trustee in each of the last two years; but this year, he will challenge Mayor Steve Ecklond, a Republican who has not been contested in his last three campaigns. Fiore is a lifelong Tuckahoe resident, a volunteer firefighter for the Eastchester Fire

District, and a former member of Tuckahoe’s auxiliary police force. Ecklond is seeking re-election and will run alongside trustees Greg Luisi and Tom Giordano, both Republicans, who have been his running mates for each of the last three election cycles. Thompson, 35, has also received the Democratic nomination. She has lived in Tuckahoe for two years, and has worked for four years at the Wildlife Conservation Society and the New York City zoos and aquarium. She said she is an advocate for the environment, education, and human and women’s rights. Joining Fiore and Thompson on the Democratic ticket is Naber, a Tuckahoe resident of

four years who teaches seventhand eighth-grade history in the Yonkers public school district. Naber, 31, previously told the Review in announcing his candidacy for elected office that he was concerned with ensuring the village’s safety during the cleanup of a toxic property on Marbledale Road which has been approved by the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation. He also said that it was important to add more politically diverse voices on the village board, which is currently all-Republican. The board has not featured a Democrat in two years, since Stephen Quigley, a Democratic trustee, died in office in May 2015. During the Jan. 30 village

Republican Party nominating caucus, Ecklond, Giordano and Luisi received the party’s nominations to run for their fourth full terms in their current board roles. During the Eastchester Conservative Committee caucus on the same day, Conservatives chose to to cross-endorse all three Republicans. A fully contested election in the village—considered unusual in recent years—heated up even more this week when three Tuckahoe residents announced that they had created a new party called the Tuckahoe Independent Party in order to run outside of partisan parameters in the March election. That electoral DEMS continued on page 8

All-female independent slate to challenge GOP By COREY STOCKTON Staff Writer Propelled by Tuckahoe’s handling of a cleanup and development project on Marbledale Road, a bipartisan all-female slate is running for village board hoping to take over majority control through a newly formed party line, the Review has learned. Melba Caliano, Sarah DeRise and Jessica Cioffoletti will run for mayor and trustees, respectively, on the Tuckahoe Independent line, a party created for the purpose of the upcoming village election. All three candidates said they were running on the same key concerns, emphasizing responsible and transparent government. “We want to lead Tuckahoe from the front and not from behind,” DeRise, a registered Democrat, told the Review, adding that she and her running mates would look to make proactive decisions geared to address the concerns of residents. Cioffoletti, a Tuckahoe native and registered Democrat, said she felt the village’s trust in its elected officials had been broken, and that she would work to restore that trust by listening to and responding to constituents’ concerns. The slate is also advocating for term limits of village elected officials and volunteer-appointed board and commission members. “If we’re not going to have opposition, maybe term limits is an approach to new ideas and fresh voices,” Caliano, a registered Republican, said, pointing to Mayor Steve Ecklond, a Republican, who has not been op-

posed in his previous three election campaigns. Members of the village board are elected to serve two-year terms. Caliano, who has served on the village Planning Board since 2005, said that land use boards could also benefit from fresh ideas and new membership that could come as a result of term limits. Caliano, 63, also ran for village board in 2014 as a Republican, but lost that race. The Independent candidates also highlighted issues of fiscal management and sensible development, saying that while they were not against development in Tuckahoe, they hope to ensure that developments are thoroughly considered in relation to the benefits of the village. DeRise, 35, is a postpartum doula and lactation specialist who has worked as an event planner in Manhattan and London. She is also a member of several organizations, including the Waverly School PTA, in which she is the co-president. DeRise said her experience has required her to manage large budgets, negotiate expenses, and integrate new technology and social media platforms into the operations of organizations. Cioffoletti, 40, has also been CHALLENGE continued on page 10

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Latimer bill would allow county to tax state land

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By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer State Sen. George Latimer has introduced a bill that would authorize Westchester County to collect taxes from certain state lands in its region. Latimer, a Rye Democrat, told the Review that he proposed the bill in hopes that the county would be granted the same authority as Rockland and Putnam counties, for which the state has paid property taxes to for several years. “I think Westchester should have the same deal as Rockland and Putnam,” he said. “It’s a matter of fairness.” Rockland was granted the ability to tax state land in the mid-90s under former Gov. George Pataki, a Republican; Putnam’s ability to tax went into effect in 2007. The bill would ultimately amend the real property tax law and would grant Westchester the ability to tax state-held land. However, it would not allow the county to tax buildings erected on state property. According to Latimer, his proposed legislation came as a result

of discovering the state’s unusual system of taxing its public land, which is typically exempt from taxes in other states. County Legislator David Gelfarb, a Rye Brook Republican, said the desirability of the bill, which Latimer submitted last November at the end of the 2016 legislative session and again this month for the 2017 session, is its potential to provide an additional revenue stream for the county and local municipalities that contain state-held land. “If this is allowed in other counties, there’s certainly no reason to treat Westchester unfairly,” Gelfarb said. “We need that revenue source to provide basic municipal services for residents and taxpayers.” While there is currently no estimate for any number of projected revenue Westchester could gain as a result of a change in the law, according to Latimer, research is being conducted by the several municipalities, including the assessor’s office in the town of Bedford, which is among the communities in the county where there is state land.

The Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, a state-owned prison, is located in Bedford, and is encompassed in the 7,000 acres of state-held land in the county. Other notable state-held properties include the Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park and the Donald J. Trump State Park in the town of Yorktown, and the Rockefeller State Preserve in the town of Mount Pleasant. While he is optimistic about the support for the bill, Latimer said there is still the issue of the other 59 counties in the state that might seek to receive the same “fair treatment.” He added that he hopes his proposal will spark a conversation about granting other counties the ability to tax state land as well; however, at the very least, he hopes Westchester will be authorized. The bill is currently awaiting approval by a state Senate committee, as of press time. County Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, could not be reached for comment, as of press time. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

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What’s going on... Eastchester Public Library

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DIY natural body oil workshop On Saturday, Feb. 11 from noon to 1:30 p.m. For grade six and up. Create custom blends of natural oils in pocket-sized roll-on glass bottles; a little bit of chemistry and a whole lot of fun. This is great for a Valentine’s gift to a friend, family member or yourself. Learn about the benefits of body oil and why natural ingredients are important. Each participant will get three different oils to make and take home, complete with their own designed laminated label and bag. Presented by Nikki Rodriguez, owner and formulator at Augisa Organics. Online registration is required as space is limited. For more information, contact Jonathan Heifetz at 721-8105 or jheifetz@wlsmail.org.

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spines, excessive writing or highlighting. No textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines or workbooks, law or medical books. No books on technology, science or travel that are more than two years old.

a notebook, and several colored pens. Registration is required online; please include your teen’s name and grade along with your name in the comment box provided.

ence Room. This free class will teach patients scheduled for joint replacement surgery what to expect before and after an operation. To register, call 787-2119.

Dating After 50

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Weight Loss Surgery Support Group

On Saturday, Feb. 4 from noon to 1:30 p.m. This is a seminar that encourages single people in their 50s and beyond to look at each meeting as an adventure, a pathway to learning more about themselves, and a possible entrance to the dating scene. Topics include the difference between dating in your 20s and your 50s and beyond, getting past the introduction; discarding game-playing; discovering the value of maturity in relationships; and tips on safe dating. Registration is required. Please call 337-7680 ext. 24 or email bronxvillelibrary@gmail.com.

Social Needlers On Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon. This is a weekly knitting and crochet hour. Socialize while making beautiful items which we donate to the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

The Basics of Alzheimer’s On Thursday, Feb. 9 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is a seminar covering topics such as warning signs, differences in dementias, how to get a proper diagnosis, stages of the disease, treatment options, research, and helpful services.

Setting Your Clock for Success

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Book Donation Drop-off On Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring in your gently used books for the ongoing library book sale. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Bronxville Library. Limit is 10 books per patron. Books will be screened for suitability before being accepted. Here are a few things to consider: Books must be in good condition. No mildew, musty odors, stained pages, torn covers or pages, broken

On Thursday, Feb. 9 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is a time management workshop for teens and their parents. Dr. Dominique Padurano, longtime teacher and president of Crimson Coaching, an elite tutoring firm, teaches students a variety of techniques for managing their time to complete different types of assignments and maintain autonomy over their free time. She also guides parents through how to effectively monitor and assist their children at home as they experiment with these new strategies. After delivering a short lecture, Padurano will lead the group through a hands-on activity, then end the evening with a Q&A to foster improved communication between parents and children. Students must be accompanied by a parent and should bring a day or monthly planner, a list of their current academic assignments with due dates,

She’s not crazy, her name just rhymes with it. Read Lenore Skenazy’s column every week in the Review. A past contributor to the Daily News and the New York Sun, Skenazy has also appeared on “The Daily Show,” been profiled in the New Yorker and even had her own reality TV show, “World’s Worst Mom.”

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AARP Tax Aide Program Every Friday starting Feb. 3 through April 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get your taxes done. No appointment necessary; first come, first served.

Valentine card-making with washi tape On Monday, Feb. 6 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is a free workshop for ages 11 to 17. Washi tape is made from special decorative paper that is easy to tear and place on most surfaces. Join Julie Larkin for a fun afternoon decorating Valentine’s Day cards with washi tape and other embellishments. Please register in person at the library or call 961-2121.

Yoga for teens On Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. For boys and girls. Learn the basics, and go at your own pace. Please register in person at the library or call 961-2121.

‘The Civil Rights Legacy of Harry S. Truman’ On Friday, Feb. 10 at 3:30 p.m. “The Civil Rights Legacy of Harry S. Truman” tells the story of the racist president who started the modern civil rights movement. In the program, Raymond Geselbracht will show how Truman’s religious beliefs, devotion to the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, political shrewdness, inherent sense of fairness and justice, and personal experiences involving African-Americans caused him to overcome his racist heritage to a remarkable degree and become a fighter for civil rights. Please register by calling 961-2121.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital The NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital is located at 55 Palmer Road in Bronxville. For more information, visit nyp.org.

Joint Replacement and Surgery Patient Education classes Every Wednesday from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the NYP/Lawrence lobby Confer-

On Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital lobby Conference Room. This free support group meeting is for anyone who has already had weight loss surgery and for people considering bariatric surgery options. Group leaders from the Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery of Columbia University Medical Center at NYP Lawrence Hospital will facilitate a discussion of dietary changes and strategies to help patients adjust to their new healthy lifestyle. Participants will also learn from, share information, and support each other. To register, call 787-4000.

The Reformed Church of Bronxville The Reformed Church of Bronxville is located at 180 Pondfield Road in Bronxville. For more information, call 337-6776 or visit refromedchurch.org.

Chamber music The Reformed Church of Bronxville is pleased to present an afternoon of delightful chamber music on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. Admission is free and all are welcome. The concert will include Dvorak’s beloved “Piano Quintet in A Major” for strings and piano, as well as Shostakovich’s sublime trio in C Minor, performed by worldrenowned violinist, Dr. Christopher Collins Lee; Nurit Pacht, violin; Kathryn Lockwood, viola; Andy Kim, cello; and Sandor Szabo, piano.

Eastchester Recreation Winter Vacation Camp Over the school February break, the Eastchester Recreation Department offers weeklong minicamps for Eastchester, Bronxville and Tuckahoe residents in grades K–6. Activities will include arts and crafts, circle games, entertainment, trips and a lunch party. These camps are limited to 40 campers, and sign-up is taken on a first-come, firstserved basis up until the registration deadline of Friday, Feb. 10. The camps run from Tuesday, Feb. 21 to Friday, Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or 5 p.m. for the extended day option. The camps will be held at Haindl Field House, 3 Gabriel Rescigno Drive in Scarsdale. Fee: $175 for sessions ending at 3 p.m.; $240 for sessions ending at 5 p.m. Make checks payable to the Town of Eastchester. To register and for more information, visit eastchester. org/departments/recreation.

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Bronxville 4th-graders learn what to do with ideas Bronxville School teacher residents Jacqueline Sullivan and Samantha MacDonald have developed a lesson plan for all fourth-grade students about the importance of sticking with an idea and persevering through challenges to achieve their long-term goals. The lesson was inspired by Kobi Yamada’s book, “What Do

You Do with an Idea,” which all students were required to read. During their lessons, Sullivan and MacDonald defined grit— the passion and motivation to achieve a long-term goal—and explained to the students how essential this trait is to help them persevere in academics, athletics and other areas of their lives.

“My hope is that they become more confident in their abilities and are inspired to achieve any goal they set their minds to,” Sullivan said. Sullivan and MacDonald also discussed how successful people, such as Steve Jobs, J.K. Rowling, Walt Disney and Thomas Edison, endured many obstacles throughout their lives,

Bronxville Elementary School teacher resident Samantha MacDonald helps a fourth-grader in an acivity about learning what to do with an idea. Photos courtesy Bronxville school district

but with grit they were able to achieve their highest aspirations. Following each presentation, the students wrote their own ideas and noted the various ways to practice grit in order to follow through and achieve their goals. MacDonald said the exercise also tied into their lessons on opinion writing. “Teaching this lesson about a book with such an empowering message and being able to interact with the students of Bronxville Elementary School has been a great experience,” Sullivan added. “This is just one of the many ways in which the teacher residency program at Bronxville allows for graduate students to participate in the school community and be part of the success of each child.” Sullivan and MacDonald work directly with the students through a partnership with Manhattanville College and LIU/ Hudson. The Bronxville teacher residency program provides the graduate students with the opportunity to be part of the curriculum lesson planning and learn from an experienced teacher, who serves as their mentor throughout the school year. (Submitted)

Bronxville Elementary School teacher resident Jacqueline Sullivan teaches fourth-grade students about the importance of sticking with an idea and persevering through any challenge to achieve their long-term goals.

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takes flight By TAYLOR BROWN General Assignment Reporter

Through a collection of black and white photographs dating back more than 80 years, Kent Patterson tells the story of New York’s fourth busiest airport in his book, “Images of America: Westchester County Airport.” Patterson, a retired MetroNorth Railroad project manager and resident of Yorktown, explained that his inspiration for the project came from his love for transportation, and the lack of reading material he was able to find on the airport, which spans across the towns of Rye, Harrison and North Castle. “I like all transportation,” he said. “Subjects like boats, planes, trains, and I was always curious about the airport, living in Westchester.” Realizing the scarce reading material on the subject, Patterson embarked on the task of writing a few chapters before submitting his work to Arcadia Publishing

for consideration. The publisher expressed interest in further developing the book, with Patterson starting in November 2015. Arcadia Publishing has featured Westchester County in several books in a similar style. These include: “Westchester County: Protect and Serve” published in 2001, and written by Frank J. Donovan and Michael J. Lavin and “North Castle” published in Jan. 2017, and written by Sharon Tomback. A full list of these books can be found at Arcadiapublish.com. With the help of the county airport archives, Westchester County Historical Society, the White Plains Library, and Patterson’s own collection, he was able to acquire a majority of the material for the book. Accompanying the information in the book is more than 190 photos. These images include vintage aircrafts, airline schedules and photos from inside the White Plains terminal. The photos included from Patterson’s

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In 1963, these were the two main runways for Westchester County Airport.

collection date back to the ‘80s, and were photos that he took himself. The book begins in the 1920s with what was then known as the Armonk Airport, and follows the development process which brought Westchester County Airport to life. “When the discussion for the airport first started, aviation was not considered a serious industry,” Patterson said. “Maybe a sport, but never a serious industry.” Patterson recounts how the present county airport was a product of World War II, and was a topic of discussion for 15 years before construction began in 1942. “Had it not been for World War II, I don’t know if the airport would’ve even been built,” Patterson said. It would then take until 1945 for the airport to open for noncommercial use, and four years later airlines to begin using it. The Westchester County Airport pre-dates the John F. Kennedy International Airport, which opened in 1948 as New York International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport, which was built in 1953. Of further interest was that the county airport provided the U.S. Army with another defense mechanism, and the hub was used as a base by the U.S. Air Forces and the New York Air National Guard. This, in conjunction with the creation of fighter and bomber planes, kept the U.S. better equipped for war. Following the war, the airport

The “Images of America: Westchester County Airport” book captures the rich history of the Westchester County Airport. Photo courtesy Arcadia Publishing

was no longer needed by the army. By 1949, Westchester County had made the accommodations in order to open the airport up to commercial airlines. Patterson wrote that these changes included, “the airport [installing] hangars and… a control tower, radar, and other necessities”. Patterson explained that it took bigger, faster planes with better safety precautions in order to convince the public of its full potential. Westchester County Airport, which spans across 720 acres, currently serves six airlines including American Airlines, Cape Air, Delta, JetBlue, United Airlines, and Tradewind Aviation. For more than 25 years, the county has limited the airport to 240 scheduled passengers per half hour to keep air traffic limited so as to not disturb nearby neighborhoods.

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This was the last of Mohawk Airlines Douglas DC-3 planes to leave from White Plains. Photos courtesy Westchester Historical Society

Despite the benefits of Westchester County Airport, the local runways have seen a decrease in traffic in recent years. Patterson attributes this decrease in travelers using other forms of transportation, such as trains, which have evolved over the years allowing travelers access to cheaper and more direct routes. “They lost about 20 to 25 percent of traffic over the last eight years,” he said. “Some of it has come back; some of it will be a matter of attracting a few more flights.” But despite the airport’s deep history, Patterson explained the challenges he encountered during his 18-month long writing process. “The most difficult part of [writing] it was reaching out to people who were around when the airport was being built,” he said. “I had to rely on newspaper articles.” The book is set to release on Feb. 6, and will be available online at Amazon.com and Arcadiapublish.com, as well as in Barnes & Noble Booksellers. As for Patterson, he has already expressed interest in writing another book in a similar style, contingent on his first installment doing well. “I’m going to talk to the publisher about doing another book called ‘Westchester Railroads,’” he said. CONTACT: taylor@hometwn.com

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Inquiries received by Bronxville staff BRONXVILLE TODAY Mayor Mary Marvin

The following is a compilation of inquiries village staff have received over the last few months, divided by area of responsibility. Department of Public Works

• For a typical winter season, the village budgets $110,000 for snow removal/ice storms. As of Jan. 31, we have spent $42,000. • During the same cold months, we only do emergency pothole repairs, waiting until spring for the lion’s share of the work. A major factor is the significant cost differential of the “cold patch” mix that must be used in freezing temperatures versus the cost of general mix. • When a snow or ice event occurs, sidewalks in the business districts must be cleared by 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. of each day whether or not precipitation is still falling. All residential sidewalks must be cleared of ice and snow within 12 hours of the cessation of the storm. • The village has no Westchester County roadways and only one state road—Route 22, which was incredulously built with no drainage outlets. All paving and improvements on Route 22 are under the control of the State Department of Transportation. • A similar jurisdictional issue exists at Scout Field. The baseball field is in the city of Mount Vernon, the soccer field/ cabin area is in the city of Yonkers, and the wooded area is owned by Westchester County. As a result, our Police Department has no jurisdiction over activities undertaken on these properties. • There are 192 fire hydrants throughout the village maintained by Suez Water at a cost of almost $100,000 annually. • Special pickups of large items are retrieved on the second day of your weekly garbage cycle and should be requested 48 hours in advance prior to the desired Thursday or Friday pickup. • If you need additional new

recycling bins, they can be purchased by mailing in or stopping by Village Hall with the $10 fee. We do not keep a large quantity on hand, so we deliver to your home after purchase. Police

• New York state sets a minimum vehicular speed of 30 mph for villages. The only exclusions are school zones (20 mph), and exceptional circumstances that must be documented with evidence of a history of multiple serious mishaps. • Our Police Department headquarters added a 24/7 secure “mailbox” for the disposal of expired/unused medications. Sometimes a temptation when left in cabinets, flushing them into the water system also causes chemical pollution of our fresh water sources. • In addition to their customary police duties, upon request, our department will also: -Perform free security surveys of your home or business to assess vulnerabilities and suggest security precautions. -Check infant seats for proper installation; and do vacant house checks if you are traveling and keep a house key at headquarters for emergency situations. • Our police cars are routinely turned over when they reach 100,000 miles because experience has demonstrated that due to heavy usage, major repairs including new transmissions and engines are needed at this juncture, making their retention not cost-effective. Our patrol cars average 100 miles per day, are used 24/7, act as the office and the dining room for our officers, and as a prison transport vehicle. The cars often go from a normal patrolling speed into pursuit mode, increasing the wear on the component parts. Every police car that you see is equipped with flares, a first aid kit, defibrillators and oxygen. • Our officers are required to wear bulletproof vests at all times while in uniform. The vests need to be replaced every five years as the resistant material, Kevlar, deteriorates with age. Administration

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ment deadline of Jan. 3, 2017, the resulting penalty is not a local decision, rather New York state-imposed. The same is true for the lien sale for unpaid taxes that takes place before March 9. The village, by choice, does not print the names of the delinquent taxpayers, but per statute must identify the parcels by section, block and lot number in the newspaper of record. • With the exception of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic village in Orange County, Bronxville is the only other New York state community that is co-terminus with their school district and thus collects school taxes as well. • Most communities collect taxes once yearly. The village divides the payment into two parts with one mailing containing two tax payment stubs. • Just over 20 percent of the property in the village is tax-exempt. • Taxes can be paid by credit card as can birth and death certificate fees, vehicle tickets and special pickups. At present, no bank will waive the 2 to 4 percent transaction fee, making it too costly for the village to absorb that cost, so the cardholder must pay for this convenience by covering the transaction cost. Credit card numbers, if used, cannot be taken over the phone. • Handicap parking permits can be issued to village residents only. • Marriage licenses are issued either in the town of Eastchester or the village of Scarsdale. The village does not have this service. • The village is responsible for the production of birth certificates for babies born at NewYork Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital. In 1934, 301 babies were born at Lawrence. The total now is approximately 1,500 and climbing. • Finally, if you anticipate doing any work on your home as the weather improves, start by calling the Building Department at 337-7338. The staff can guide you as to whether permits or variances are required. The consequence of undertaking work without permits results in a doubling of fees.

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ticket features a bipartisan slate of Melba Caliano, a registered Republican, and Sarah DeRise and Jessica Cioffoletti, both registered Democrats. With their entry into the race, there are now nine candidates vying for three available seats. No more than four candidates have run in a contested race since at least 2007. Tuckahoe elections have also been plagued by low voter turnout, as no more than 300 voters

have participated in any village election since 2007, when then Trustee John Fitzpatrick, a Democrat, won the mayoral election against incumbent Mayor Michael Martino, a Republican, by a vote count of 746 to 704. The mayor and trustees of the village board serve two-year terms. This year’s election will be held on March 21. The mayor receives a salary of $7,282 per year, and each trustee receives

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Melba Caliano

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responsible for managing budgets nearing $1 million in her nine years serving as an associate director of arts education at ArtsWestchester, a nonprofit in White Plains. “I have always worked in the nonprofit sector,” she said. “I really understand how to work for a cause and to work for other people.” Her nonprofit experience includes a 10-year stint on the College of New Rochelle’s Castle Gallery board of trustees. Caliano also has a broad range of experience in public service. A Brooklyn native, she served as an assistant attorney general in the state of Washington, an urban planner in New York City, and has worked as an administrative law judge for the New York state Department of Education for nearly 15 years. She said that she plans to use that experience to ensure that meetings are held to proper procedure, but also to engage the public and invite an exchange of ideas. “It’s pretty clear that the citizens’ concerns and needs have been put on the back burner,” she told the Review.

The party formed on the heels of months of growing widespread concern that the village and land use boards did not take appropriate steps in vetting the remediation of a toxic site on Marbledale Road proposed by a developer planning to convert that property into a Marriott hotel. That plan is now the subject of a lawsuit, of which Caliano, who is on the Planning Board, is a named party. The Independents said that while the handling of the hotel project is an example of their dissatisfaction with the village board, it is not their only reason for running. Even if all three Independent candidates were elected and grabbed majority control of the five-member board, they would not have jurisdiction to change the Tuckahoe Planning Board’s decision to approve that project. All three candidates agree that the bipartisan nature of their party is a benefit to their platform and to the community. They said they don’t want to align themselves with any party so that they are not constrained by any one political perspective.

“The structure of a party from which we can only chose certain ideas doesn’t benefit Tuckahoe,” Caliano said. “There are some limits to party structure, and if you can reach beyond those limits you can do a better job for your community.” There are three seats on the village board, including the mayor’s, up for re-election this year. All three Republican incumbents—trustees Greg Luisi and Tom Giordano, and Mayor Ecklond—have received the village Republican Party’s nomination to run again. Three Democrats will also run this year: lifetime Tuckahoe resident Anthony Fiore for mayor and political newcomers Nicholas Naber and Kathryn Thompson for trustee. Before being officially recognized as candidates of their newly created party that will appear on the March 21 election ballot, the Tuckahoe Independent Party must submit 150 signatures from registered Tuckahoe voters to the village by Feb. 14. CONTACT: corey@hometwn.com

Cocoa is a beautiful Lab mix with the most soulful brown eyes, about 1 1/2 years old and 50 pounds. Her foster family reports: Cocoa is such a sweet, sweet girl and not only is she already housebroken, but also has very good house manners. The dog bed is her favorite place in the house, and outdoors Cocoa loves to play fetch in the backyard. While she walks very nicely on the leash, she is shy approaching new dogs and people, but once slowly introduced, she enjoys their company. Cocoa would love to find a calm, quiet home—she will give you lots of love in return. She is spayed, vaccinated, dewormed and microchipped. Make her part of your family for an adoption donation of $300 to Pet Rescue. To meet Cocoa, call 834-6955 or visit NYPetRescue.org. (Submitted)

Bronxville Elementary School students worked with Rachel Berger, programs director for the Play Group Theatre, to act out emotions and plots from different folk tales and fables. Photo courtesy Bronxville school district

Bronxville Elementary School first-graders who have been reading folk tales and fables in their classrooms worked with Rachel Berger, programs director for the Play Group Theatre, to act out emotions and plots from the different stories. The collaboration enhanced the students’ ability to retell stories and understand the development of characters. As part of the lesson, the students created their own pup-

pets out of paper bags and gave each of their characters a name and defining traits. They learned how to get into character, act and sound like their characters, and speak clearly and confidently in front of an audience. “The students really enjoyed working with Rachel and having theater in the classroom because it allowed them to be expressive and creative,” teacher Stacy Bilgoray said. To culminate their work, the

students will perform a folk tale before an audience of peers, teachers and administrators to demonstrate what they’ve learned about storytelling. The program was generously supported through a grant from the Bronxville School Foundation. To watch a video about the students’ work with the Play Group Theatre, visit the district’s website at bronxvilleschool.org. (Submitted)

NY Philharmonic performs EMS student piece Eastchester Middle School eighth-grader Benjamin Araujo plays the trombone in the school’s band and jazz band under the direction of teacher Mark Dodge. He has even conducted a couple of pieces with the band at school concerts. Now, Araujo, 14, has demonstrated his love of music— and his outstanding talent—at a higher level. On Jan. 18, he had the honor of having his latest composition, entitled “A Postcard from New York City,” performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at David Geffen Hall. Eastchester Middle School Principal Scott Wynne said, “Having one of the greatest, most prestigious orchestras in the world perform music that

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of Very Young Composers,” said Theodore Wiprud, vice president of education for The Sue B. Mercy Chair, who oversees the New York Philharmonic’s wide range of in-school programs and educational concerts. Eastchester Schools Superintendent Dr. Walter Moran III attended the Jan. 18 event, saying, “I had the privilege of being in the audience to hear Benjamin’s opus. Having one’s original composition performed by the New York Philharmonic is a rare and outstanding achievement.” The superintendent added, “The Eastchester school district is incredibly proud of him. What an amazing recognition this is for Benjamin and his family. Bravo!” (Submitted)

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Movies, mommies and predators RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy

Ever wonder where our obsession with child predators began? The answer just might be at the movies. And “M” is the picture that started it all. What a creepy film. It opens with a mother puttering around the kitchen, waiting for her daughter to come home from school. We see the clock on the wall. We see her expression grow from cheer to terror. And somewhere in the streets below, we see a man buy a little girl a balloon. If your pulse is racing already, thank Fritz Lang, director of that 1931 classic that taught filmmakers everywhere to hook audiences with the primal emotion of heartstopping fear for our kids. After bad guy Peter Lorre murders the girl he bought the balloon for—off-camera, so we can imagine the worst—the city rises up to hunt him down. He nonetheless manages to befriend another child on the street. But just as he’s leading her off to buy candy, her mother appears. Hallelujah! And that is the moral of the story: Unless you want your children to get murdered, you cannot let them go outside on their own. Lang himself said he made the movie “to warn mothers about neglecting children.” “It almost feels like those hygiene films that warned you to brush your teeth,” says Robert Thompson, a professor of pop culture at Syracuse University. “That’s what I think ‘Adam’ did as well.” “Adam” is the made-for-TV picture that came out in 1983,

two years after 6-year-old Adam Walsh was abducted from a Sears store in Florida and subsequently beheaded. Even more than “M” (which was, after all, German), it’s the movie that branded “stranger danger” onto the collective American consciousness. Until then, the majority of child abduction movies were either police procedurals or family melodramas, says Pat Gill, professor emeritus of communications at the University of Illinois. “You often don’t see the child at all, or if you do, it’s got some gangster’s moll taking care of the kid. He’s not tied up or anything.” “Adam” changed all that. The two-part mini-series broke all records, and the media world began ordering more and more kiddie kidnappings. That’s why we’ve seen flicks about everyone from teenage abductee Elizabeth Smart to toddler murder victim JonBenét Ramsey, to Amber Hagerman, for whom the Amber Alerts are named. Not to mention all those “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” episodes. How do you proceed to kick it up a notch? You hire Liam Neeson. In 2008, we got “Taken,” the megahit in which Neeson is convinced by his pushy ex-wife to let their 17-year-old daughter and her slutty friend travel to Paris without supervision. The girls land and immediately meet a cute but skeevy guy who asks to share their taxi. Moments after he drops them off, he and his gang of sex traffickers return. Neeson’s daughter sees the men grab her friend in the next room and speed-dials daddy— a Special Ops type—for advice. Matter-of-factly he tells her, “You will be taken.” So will you, dear viewer, on

what is basically an excuse for vigilante sadism as Neeson hightails it to Paris. Without a hint of jetlag, he takes on an international team of traffickers, allowing the audience to enjoy all sorts of cruelty while feeling smug: Take THAT, you fiends! Meantime, it gave parents something else to be terrified of. A mom at a PTA meeting once solemnly informed me that there are more girls sex trafficked in America today than there were slaves before the Civil War. (Um... wrong.) “Room,” by comparison, is a Serious Film. We know this because the lead actress, Brie Larson, won an Academy Award for playing the mom who raises a son within the confines of a backyard shed. Her fictional character was taken at age 17 when she was kind enough to help a man who said he’d lost his dog. In all these pictures, a mom is overtly or subtly at fault: The mother in “M,” who didn’t walk her child home from school. The mother in “Adam,” who didn’t keep her son by her side at Sears. The mother in “Taken,” who sends her daughter to Europe unchaperoned. And even in “Room,” Larson yells at her own mother for teaching her to be nice to strangers. Maybe if she’d been a little less nice, she wouldn’t have been snatched. The movie industry has realized what newspaper editors, cable TV producers, and grandstanding politicians already know: There’s no business like woe business, and most woeful of all are stories about missing children whose mothers could have saved them... but didn’t. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

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Women’s heart attack symptoms differ from men We’ve all seen the movie scenes where a man gasps, clutches his chest and falls to the ground. In reality, a heart attack victim could easily be a woman, and the scene may not be that dramatic. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women—more than all forms of cancer combined. “Although men and women can experience chest pressure that feels like an elephant sitting across the chest, women can experience a heart attack without chest pressure,” said Dr. Nieca Goldberg, medical director for the Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health at NYU’s Langone Medical Center and an American Heart Association, AHA, volunteer. “Instead they may experience shortness of breath, pressure or pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen, dizziness, lightheadedness or fainting, upper back pressure or extreme fatigue.” Even when the signs are subtle, the consequences can be deadly, especially if the victim doesn’t get help right away. Delay can cause permanent heart damage—or death. Even though heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, women often chalk up the symptoms to less lifethreatening conditions like acid reflux, the flu or normal aging. “They do this because they are scared and because they put their families first,” Goldberg said. “There are still many women who are shocked that they could be having a heart attack.” A heart attack strikes someone about every 43 seconds. It occurs when the blood flow that brings oxygen to the heart muscle is severely reduced or cut off completely. This happens

because the arteries that supply the heart with blood can slowly narrow from a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances such as plaque. Many women think the signs of a heart attack are unmistakable—the image of the elephant comes to mind—but in fact they can be subtler and sometimes confusing. You could feel short of breath, “as though you ran a marathon, but you haven’t made a move,” Goldberg said. Some women experiencing a heart attack describe upper back pressure that feels like squeezing or a rope being tied around them, Goldberg added. Dizziness, lightheadedness or fainting are other symptoms to look for. “Many women I see take an aspirin if they think they are having a heart attack and never call 911,” Goldberg said. “But if they think about taking an aspirin for their heart attack, they should also call 911.” Know the symptoms to save a life. Heart attack signs in women: • Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest. It lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. • Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. • Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort. • Other signs such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. • As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, par-

ticularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain. If you have any of these signs, call 911 and get to a hospital right away. Take care of yourself… first. “Many women put their health on the back burner while they’re busy taking care of everyone else. But it’s not unlike airline instructions to ‘put your oxygen mask on first, then help your friend.’ If you’re in a hospital from a heart attack, you can’t help anyone. You have to help your own heart first,” said Carolyn Torella, AHA Hudson Valley spokeswoman. “You’re worth it. Your health is worth the investment of time.” The good news for women is that heart disease is preventable in 80 percent of cases. Here are Goldberg’s top tips: • Schedule an appointment with your healthcare provider to learn your personal risk for heart disease. You can also learn your risk with AHA’s Heart Attack Risk Calculator at heart.org. • Quit smoking. Did you know that just one year after you quit, you’ll cut your risk of coronary heart disease by 50 percent? • Start an exercise program. Just walking 30 minutes a day can lower your risk for heart attack and stroke. • Modify your family’s diet if needed. Check out healthy cooking tips at recipes.heart.org. You’ll learn smart substitutions, healthy snacking ideas and better prep methods. For example, with poultry, use the leaner light meat (like chicken breasts) instead of the fattier dark meat (legs and thighs), and be sure to remove the skin. Learn more at GoRedForWomen.org. (Submitted)

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I don’t know about you, but I can not wait until Super Bowl Sunday. The pomp, the circumstance, the two best teams (arguably) in the NFL squaring off; if you’re a football fan, what’s not to love? But there’s another reason I’m looking forward to the game this weekend: I’m just sick of hearing about it. With two weeks in between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl—and a real dearth of other mid-winter sports news—the NFL hype machine is simply an unavoidable occurrence in the buildup to the big game. After all, ESPN, Fox Sports 1 and other outlets have countless hours of programming to fill, and with very few stories to promote—aside from LeBron James’ ongoing beef with NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles

Barkley—sports fans get stuck in a cycle of rehashing the same old Super Bowl storylines for 13-straight days; an eternity in today’s media cycle. And what do we, the sports fans, get from that? Not much in the way of substance. There is only so much that one game can be analyzed. The most popular talking points over the last two weeks, “The Falcons will have to score a lot of points to beat the Patriots!” and “Is Tom Brady the best quarterback ever?” were all but beaten to death by last Tuesday, but because there’s nothing else to talk about, they’ve been debated, discussed and rehashed countless times since then. And it’s not just the television outlets. I love sports talk radio, for better or worse, and tuning in to WFAN has long been a staple of my commute. But during Super Bowl week? Forget about it. Programs from all over the nation descend like locusts on the

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game’s venue, setting up booths on radio row where they fight to bring on an endless stream of former players and broadcasters, putting together short interview segments in which the main point is to plug whatever product the guest happens to be hawking that week. I mean, while I can’t stomach any more conversations about where Bill Belichick fits into the pantheon of great coaches, it’s still preferable to listening to an offensive lineman from the 1990s trying to get the word out about some new performance drink. If sports journalists had any sort of integrity, they might use this time to discuss the actual issues surrounding the game in general. Youth concussion rates, duplicitous owners and their stadium schemes, declining viewership; these are the things that should be brought up when the NFL is under the spotlight. But there are ads to sell, and a game to promote, so sadly, that’s not

New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes holds the Lombardi Trophy in 2012. Sports Editor Mike Smith is excited for kickoff on Sunday, because it means an end to the Super Bowl’s endless hype. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.org

what we’re going to get. So yeah, Sunday can’t come soon enough, not because I want to see the Falcons play the Pats,

but really, because I just want to stop hearing about it. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve gotta run out and pick up that

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Groundhog Day

Super Bowl Sunday

Bronxville All-County Music Choral rehearsal 3:30 p.m. Waverly PTA meeting 7:30 p.m.

Tuckahoe village board 8 p.m. Jazz Co. Weekend of Dance 2 p.m., EHS

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Tuckahoe village board 8 p.m. Tuckahoe village board 8 p.m.

BMS Book Fair BHS Council meeting 8:30 a.m.

Bronxville Planning Board 7:30 p.m.

Bronxville All-County Music Band/Och rehearsal 3:30 p.m.

Tuckahoe zoning board 7:30 p.m.

Valentine’s Day

BES Council 8:45 a.m.

BHS Athletic Council 12:45 p.m.

Waverly Sweetheart Dance 10:30 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.

Eastchester Architectural Review Board 7 p.m., Town Hall

AH/GV Gr. 3 joint event 6:30 p.m.

Jazz Co. Weekend of Dance 7 p.m., EHS

National Donor Day Eastchester town board 7 p.m., Town Hall

Presidents Day, schools and government offices closed

Eagles Sports Club meeting 7 p.m.

SAT subject test registration deadline

EHS Ski Trip #3 6 a.m.

BMS Council 8:30 a.m.

ACT test

AH Gr. 5 Pasta Night 6 p.m.

All schools reopen

Mardi Gras

Wellness and Drug Abuse Prevention: Salomone family 7 p.m.

Eastchester traffic committee 7 p.m., Community Room Tuckahoe zoning board 7:30 p.m. Eastchester BOE meeting 8 p.m.

Bronxville BOE regular meeting 7 p.m.

Bronxville BOE meeting 9 a.m. Waverly Sweetheart Dance snow date

AH Gr. 5 Pasta Night snow date

Tuckahoe PTA executive meeting 7:30 p.m.

Tuckahoe Planning Board 7:30 p.m.

NYSDEC Marbledale Road Environmental Brownfield Remediation meeting 7:30 p.m., Tuckahoe Community Center

All schools winter recess starts

EHS/MS Jazz Band Concert 7 p.m.

Jazz Co. Weekend of Dance 7 p.m., EHS

EMS Gr. 6 Activity Night 6:30 p.m.

World Cancer Day

Bronxville PTA 7 p.m.

Eastchester zoning board 7 p.m., Community Room

BMS Book Fair

National Wear Red Day

Eastchester Environmental Committee 7:30 p.m., Community Room

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Eastchester Planning Board 7 p.m., Town Hall