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Payment for Playland likely extended again

Preserving history

By JAMES PERO Staff Writer

According to Lance Herbert, an exempt Eastchester firefighter who now serves in the New York City Fire Department, this is the original bell from a 1929 American LaFrance fire engine. It was removed from the firetruck before it was decommissioned and stored in the Eastchester Fire Department headquarters, and then replaced on the truck in 1997.

For story, see page 6.

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Doctor uses breakthrough ketamine treatment for depression

By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer A doctor in the town/village of Harrison is using the experimental drug ketamine to treat patients with major depression, as the practice was recently placed on the fast track for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August.

Dr. Alan Young, a longtime Westchester County physician who practiced anesthesiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City, and was on staff as an anesthesiologist for more than 30 years at White Plains Hospital, began business for Ketamine Medical Solutions of Westchester, located at 450 Mamaroneck Ave., in June.

“When I saw that there was

research that showed ketamine treatment can help treat people with depression, I became interested,” said Young, one of two doctors in Westchester to perform the breakthrough treatment. “It provides a way for me to fulfill a need in the community that no one seems to be addressing.”

Traditionally, the generic medication ketamine—the drug is sold under the brand name Ketalar—is mainly used for starting and maintaining anesthesia. The drug is often used as a recreational psychoactive under the name “Special K.” If the treatment is approved by the FDA, it would offer psychiatrists a new method for treating patients with suicidal ideations, according to Young, and would

be the first major breakthrough for treating major depressive disorder in nearly half a century.

There have been a number of studies conducted that have shown that small doses of ketamine can provide fast relief to alleviate treatment-resistant depression, as the drug serves as an artificial nerve cell stimulator. A completed study in May conducted by Janssen Research & Development, as a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, determined that there is preliminary clinical evidence to support the breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA for major depressive disorder with imminent risk for suicide.

“Unfortunately, depression is not a disease that can be cured, but it can be completely allevi-

ated with ketamine,” Young said.

He also told the Review that the breakthrough treatment for depression will work hand in hand with traditional cognitive therapy, which, according to him, has proven to be more impactful with ketamine. “When patients are really depressed, they can’t take advantage of cognitive therapy. Ketamine gives patients the ability to more effectively talk to a psychiatrist and find out what triggers their depression.”

Cognitive therapy involves the individual working collaboratively with a therapist to develop skills for testing and modifying beliefs, identifying distorted thinking, relating to others in different ways, and changing KETAMINE continued on page 11

An imminent extension by the Westchester County Board of Legislators on the fate of Playland’s pool casts a shadow of uncertainty over a $1.5 million payment from new park manager Standard Amusements.

According to county Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, while the deadline for legislators to make a decision on the pool ends on Sept. 30, after press time, there is a possibility the date could be extended further.

“We don’t want to demolish the pool, but we have some details to figure out if we’re going to rehabilitate it,” Parker told the Review.

According to Ned McCormack, spokesman for Republican County Executive Rob Astorinio’s administration, with that potential extension for the pool could come yet another extension on an initial payment from Standard Amusements— the management company put in charge of operating the park— which is set to coincide with the county Legislature’s pool deadline.

“All the parties are talking,” said McCormack regarding the prospect of another payment extension for Standard. “It’s likely that there will be another extension.”

The extended payment— which is the second contractual payment to the county as part of Standard’s deal to manage Playland, struck in May—was originally due on June 15, but was granted an extension to Sept.

30 from the county executive’s

office on July 21, more than a month after the initial due date.

Questions surrounding when Standard may make its initial payment have boiled to the surface over the past several months after county Legislator Ken Jenkins, a Yonkers Democrat, accused Standard of missing the $1.5 million transfer and breaching the contract.

“That payment was not made,” Jenkins said. “I would question whether or not Standard is living up to their end of the bargain.”

Both representatives of Standard and representatives with the county executive’s office have repeatedly refuted such claims.

“There was no late payment,” McCormack said, adding that both parties have been in constant negotiations. “An extension was granted in a timely manner.”

However, emails obtained by the Review through a Freedom of Information Law, FOIL, request, show correspondence between Associate County Attorney Tami Altschiller dated June 27—nearly two weeks after the payment’s due date— prodding the co-founder of Standard Amusements, Nick Singer, on when the payment will be received.

“I have checked with the finance commissioner for the county and she does not have any record showing a payment from Standard Amusements,” reads the email. “As you will recall the payment was due June 15, 2016. Please advise when the county can expect this payment to be made.”

PLAYLAND continued on page 8

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Harrison haunted house supports wounded veteran

By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer The Consigliere family will commence their annual haunted house on Halloween, Oct. 31 to seek donations to support a wounded war veteran that suffered traumatic injuries in Afghanistan.

Following approval by the Town Council on Sept. 15, the

Harrison-based family was granted permission to temporarily close down a partial section of Webster Avenue, between the corners of Ellsworth Avenue and Post Place, for their third annual haunted house.

Three years ago, the Consigliere family started the event as a way to support veteran, Cpl. Joshua Hotaling, 29, who on May 13, 2011, while serving as

After suffering tragic injuries as a marine in Afghanistan, California native Joshua Hotaling has received continued support from his close friend, a former marine and Harrison police officer, Rocky Consigliere, and the entire Consigliere family with an annual haunted house that raises money for Hotaling.

a Marine in Sangin, Afghanistan, was injured by an improvised explosive device, IED, bomb, which left him with traumatic amputations of his legs and several hand-related injuries. Hotaling served alongside close friend and Harrison police officer, Rocky Consigliere, one of the founding members of the family’s haunted house.

“The most rewarding thing for me is to be able to tell Josh’s story,” said Rocky Consigliere.

“He made such a sacrifice at a young age, and unfortunately his life was changed forever. For me, it’s important to do this every year to raise money so he can have a bit of a decent lifestyle.”

The haunted house, which is currently being built by several members of the Consigliere family, will feature six volunteer actors from the Rye Neck High School drama program, a number of individuals from the Consigliere family and friends of the family.

Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican, said, “People are always giving back to the commu-

Volunteers from the Rye Neck High School drama program, the Consiglieres and friends of the family will serve as actors in the haunted house. Photos courtesy Dan Consigliere

nity and it’s what makes Harrison a great place to live.”

According to Dan Consigliere, a cousin of Rocky Consigliere who also organizes the event, the family raised $6,000

for Hotaling during last year’s event. “Last year, it got bigger and more people started paying attention, so we decided to advertise it,” he said. “This year, we’re making it even bigger

with more costumes and actors.”

While the event currently does not have any local sponsorship from organizations within the community, Dan Consigliere mentioned that the family, which does not charge individuals to enjoy the haunted house, hopes that members of the community donate whatever they can to support the wounded veteran.

“We strongly recommend donations for the cause,” he said.

“We don’t want any credit either.

We just want to show veterans that we care.”

Dan Consigliere also mentioned that he hopes this year’s outcome will lead to a possible expansion of the event for next year, in which they can raise money for more veterans. “As the years go on, we’d like to expand support not just to one single veteran, but for many other veterans too, as a little way of thanking them for putting their lives on the line year in and year out.”

The haunted house will be open between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 at 86 Webster Ave., as of press time.

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Eastchester Public Library

be closed on Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

Adult Coloring Group

For more information on hours and programs, visit eastchesterlibrary.org. The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

Italian-American Club meeting On Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., there will a meeting for the Italian-American Club. All are welcome.

Mother Goose Time On Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Join Ms. Teresa for a musical adventure to the Mother Goose land with songs and fun. For 9 months to 3 years old. No registration required.

Demystifying Health Care Coverage for Seniors On Monday, Oct. 17 from 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

This presentation is perfect for anyone trying to navigate our complicated health care system for older adults. It will help those who already have Medicare, as well as people soon to be 65, planning their retirement, or assisting relatives and friends with their medical decisions. The program explains the various parts of Medicare and lays out the costs associated with the medical and drug insurance provided by the government and private companies. Topics will include original Medicare, Medicare advantage plans, prescription drug plans (Part D), Medigaps (supplemental plans), and cost-saving programs like EPIC that can help seniors with limited resources.

Come and get a handle on this thorny subject in a user-friendly atmosphere. Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is requested at 231-3236.

Please leave your name, telephone number and the event you’d like to attend.

Adults are welcome to join the library’s coloring group on Mondays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Those under stress will benefit from listening to tranquil music while coloring. All coloring sheets and supplies will be provided, and light refreshments will be served. This activity is free and open to the public, and registration is not required.

For more information on library hours and programs, visit bronxvillelibrary.org. The library will

Tuckahoe Public Library

On Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Will Social Security provide the retirement income you need for life? This complimentary seminar will explain what you need to know about: whether Social Security can provide the income you need when you retire; how to make the most of your Social Security benefits; and sources of retirement income beyond Social Security. The more you know about Social Security, the more confident you can feel about your retirement dreams. To register, call 337-7680 ext. 24 or email bronxvillelibrary@gmail.com. Presented by Andrew White of Ameriprise Financial.

College Admissions: Essential Tactics and Skills On Thursday, Oct. 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Join internationally recognized and published educator, local resident Dr. F. Tony Di Giacomo, for a presentation and discussion on the many choices parents and students must make during high school.

Hear Giacomo apply his experience from multiple higher education institutions and organizations to answer questions you or your children may have about the admission process, the challenge of choice, and what really matters to ensure success. Learn what to do, now. Your child will be able to understand how to balance the process with schooling; how to engage universities to optimize networking; what universities seek in their applicants; essential tactics and skills to plan for and apply to college. Please RSVP for this event online.

On Fridays from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Open to babies 2 months to 10 months old. Space is very limited. Registration for all four sessions is

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.”

dinner at 6:30 p.m. The study begins at 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Each week’s dinner has a different food theme and volunteers are requested to sign up to bring food and/or set up/clean up. A signup is on the MPR Bulletin Board, or call Nelly Palumbo at 337-0207 ext. 1115.

The Village Lutheran Church is located at 172 White Plains Road in Bronxville. For more information, call 337-0207.

Eastchester events

Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits

Mommy & Baby Yoga

Bronxville Public Library

required online. Please include child’s name and age in the comment box when registering. Practice yoga while interacting with your baby. Includes an introduction to infant massage.

Eastchester Columbus Day Carnival For more information on library hours and programs, visit tuckahoe.com/library. The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

BabyTime StoryTime On Thursdays at 11 a.m. Join Ms. Ellen for stories and songs for babies. For newborns to age 2 years old. Registration is required by calling 961-2121.

StoryTime On Fridays at 11 a.m. Join Ms. Ellen for stories and songs. For ages 2 to 7. Registration is required by calling 961-2121.

Storytime with author Joanne Roos On Friday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. Join the library when local children’s author Joanne Roos visits for storytime. For ages 2 to 6. Books will be available for sale. Registration is required 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 Conference 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.

Village Lutheran Church

Fall evening Bible study Evening bible Study on The Book of Revelation, led by adjunct pastor the Rev. Dr. Leroy Leach, will be held on Wednesday evenings through Oct. 26. The evening begins with an optional pre-study

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The Columbus Day Carnival will be held at Lake Isle Country Club from Friday, Oct. 7 through Monday, Oct. 10. The weekend’s festivities include rides, games, a parade on Sunday, Oct. 9, and cuisine and crafts from local restaurants and businesses. For more information, visit eastchestercolumbusday.org.

Bronxville events Bronxville Farmers Market On Saturdays through Nov. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located at Stone Place at Paxton Avenue, rain or shine. Browse offerings from more than 30 vendors. Visit bronxvillefarmersmarket.com for more information.

Election Day Register to vote Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Qualifications to register to vote: • be a United States citizen; • be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote); • live at your present address at least 30 days before an election; • not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction and; • not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court; • not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

Register in person by Friday, Oct. 14 at the county Board of Elections, BOE, located at 25 Quarropas St. in White Plains. Phone number: 995-5700.

Register by mail, postmarked by Friday, Oct. 14 and received by Wednesday, Oct. 19 by the BOE. Apply for absentee ballot in person by Monday, Nov. 7 at the BOE. Apply for absentee ballot by mail, postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the BOE. Deliver ballot in person by Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the BOE. Deliver ballot by mail, postmarked by Monday, Nov. 7 and received by Saturday, Nov. 12 by the BOE. Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send all items to news@hometwn.com.

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Westchester senior dance and talent show Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino invites senior citizens to showcase their talents and dance the afternoon away at the annual Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Admission and parking are free.

“Seniors are a vibrant part of our county and enjoy staying active through health and wellness events,” Astorino said.

“So if you are a senior and you want to enjoy an afternoon of socializing, entertainment and dancing on Oct. 19, the Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show is for you. Hope you can make it.”

All local seniors age 60 and over who have a special talent

that they would like to share are welcome to be part of the talent show, which will kick off the day at 11 a.m. Singers, dancers, instrumentalists, group performers, magicians and seniors with unusual acts are welcome. Registration is required for the talent show. To sign up, please call 813-6300.

A box lunch will be available at noon, which will include a chicken salad sandwich, salad, cookie and juice. The suggested lunch contribution is $4.

The concession stand will be open; no outside food may be brought into the County Center.

From 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., seniors can dance to the sounds of Stolen Moments Entertainment, who play the oldies, big band, Latin, salsa and more.

The event will also include

group and line dances, ballroom dancing and dance instructions for salsa and merengue.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m.

The event is open to all Westchester County senior citizens age 60 and older.

The Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show is sponsored

by Westchester County’s departments of Parks, Recreation and Conservation and Senior Programs and Services, as well as the Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services.

The County Center is located at 198 Central Ave. in White Plains. The County Center is served by the Westchester County Bee-Line bus system.

Go to seniorcitizens.westchestergov.com or call 813-6300 to learn more. (Submitted)

Harrison schools seek $46.5M bond approval

By COREY STOCKTON Staff Writer In an effort to address overcrowding and infrastructural concerns, the Harrison school district will put a $46.5 million bond on the ballot in a districtwide October referendum.

The bond would fund a project to restore infrastructure, mitigate enrollment concerns, improve energy efficiency and approach standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, in all six schools within the district, according to district officials.

At Parsons Memorial Elementary School in Harrison, students are taking classes in a room that, in the previous school year, had been two bathrooms and a custodial closet. The school’s band program holds classes in a basement hallway.

At Harrison Avenue Elementary School a mile away, students are scheduled with shortened lunch periods to make up for the lack of space in the cafeteria. And the school itself is overcrowded.

Over the summer, the Board of Education converted two of its offices into a small classroom.

And more than 30 students have enrolled in the school since then.

According to Harrison Schools Superintendent Louis Wool,

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borrowing that amount will not raise school tax rates.Wool added that the project would not cut into the district’s reserve fund, used for emergency repairs and maintenance, which the state caps at 4 percent of the school district’s total budget.

“Harrison is not the kind of district that gets into the game of bonding very often,” said Bob Salerno, the district’s superintendent of business. The last time the district borrowed money to fund a project was in 1996, when it renovated and added wings to the Purchase and Preston schools.

That bond was for $22 million and was repaid in full in 2015.

The school board plans to spend more than half of the funding––$24.9 million––on Louis M. Klein Middle School. The school was built in 1939 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, and has not seen major renovations since. The brick façade is crumbling in patches around the school, and several awnings have been removed for fear that they could fall. If the bond is approved, the district plans to repair the infrastructural damage and make a small addition to the building.

Infrastructural repairs at Harrison High School would be slight, but it would see the highest

degree of expansion. According to the superintendent, students are putting increasing demand on the school’s course load, taking core, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, which has diminished the number of available classrooms. To mitigate this problem, the school board plans to build an eight-classroom wing off the southeast end of the main building, and would also expand the school’s guidance wing.

Parsons and Harrison Avenue elementary schools would each undergo significant repair and expansion, costing about $11 million.

An elevator would also be installed at Parsons, bringing it closer to ADA compliance. Wool said currently, students who have walking disabilities and would otherwise be enrolled at Parsons are sometimes placed in different elementary schools because Parsons is not easily accessible per ADA standards.

Purchase and Preston schools, which both underwent renovations in 1996, would also receive infrastructural repairs, totaling $2.5 million.

A vote on the bond is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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The front of the Eastchester firetruck is stamped with the American LaFrance seal. The logo was redesigned several times before the company went out of business in 2014.

By COREY STOCKTON Staff Writer There are six trucks in the Eastchester fire fleet; but none is quite like the one being stored beneath the Vernon Hills Shopping Center on White Plains Road.

That firetruck is a predecessor to all the others. It’s more than 60 years older than the oldest truck still in service in the town’s Fire Department.

The truck is a 1929 American LaFrance, a piece of American history and a piece of Eastchester’s own history as well. The apparatus was part of the Eastchester fleet from 1929 until 1965.

Twenty-two years later, George Glover, a former chief of the town Fire Department, found the engine in a New Jersey junkyard and brought it back to the Union Corners station, but then moved it to the parking garage, where it still sits, in 2009.

Some of the Eastchester volunteer firefighters have been maintaining and renovating the apparatus since then. Lance Herbert, a former volunteer who is now a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department; Dave Horne, a former honorary chief of the volunteer department and president of the Volunteer Firefighters Benevolent Society; Frank O’Rourke, an honorary chief of the volunteer department; and Glover have spearheaded the effort to restore the truck.

“It’s just an amazing thing for the time,” Herbert said. “It’s a piece of history that should be cherished and honored.”

Although the vehicle only has half an engine, it runs. Herbert has taken it from the garage down White Plains Avenue for gas; and the volunteers have

started it in the garage several times. But keeping it running has required work.

According to O’Rourke, the volunteers have poured at least $40,000 into restoring the firetruck since 1997. That included replacing light fixtures and making minor repairs to the motor, painting the truck, chrome dipping the guard rails and handles, and restoring some of the hardware.

But Herbert said the remainder of the work will have to be done by Hendrickson Fire Rescue Equipment, a shop in Islandia, New York, which specializes in restoring vintage firetrucks.

Hendrickson will work to fix the transmission and the motor, and will also test the water pump, aiming to bring the 88-year-old machine back to full functionality.

“That’s a dying art, doing work like that,” Herbert added.

The restoration could cost $70,000 or more. Horne said some of that funding would come from the benevolent funds that are not legally bound to be used for insurance purposes. The rest, he said, would have to be donated.

The volunteers have previously taken the firetruck through the streets for parades in Eastchester and the village of Bronxville.

And although Herbert said he

expects the remainder of the restoration by Hendrickson to take about a year, he added that he hopes it will be ready in time for an unveiling at the 2017 Columbus Day parade in Eastchester. The volunteers said they also hope to use the vehicle as a way to recruit a new force of volunteer firefighters.

O’Rourke said the fully restored engine would have to be stored in a different garage. Currently, the machine rests beside a pile of salt, which can deteriorate the vehicle over time. Herbert added the volunteers would likely need to find a temperature-regulated garage to keep the restored truck in good condition.

American LaFrance, a South Carolina-based company, was founded in 1873, originally producing hand-operated fire apparatuses before building its first truck in the early 1900s. LaFrance declared bankruptcy and went out of business in January 2014.

The Eastchester Fire District is currently looking to replace four of its six operating apparatuses—all four of them are LaFrance-made—citing the growing uncertainty of being able to find replacement parts for those engines now that the manufacturing company has been dissolved.

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J.R. Steleutti, left, and Frank O’Rourke, volunteer firefighters for the Waverly Engine Company in the town of Eastchester, stand on the back of the vintage fire engine, mimicking the way it would have been ridden when it was in use from the 1930s to the mid-1960s.

This type of motor is no longer in production. Eastchester’s volunteer firefighters plan to ship the antique firetruck out to Long Island so that Hendrickson Fire Rescue Equipment can refurbish the engine, transmission and water pump.

The 1929 American LaFrance firetruck has been stored in the Eastchester Vernon Hills Shopping Center garage since 2009. It takes up two spaces, which costs the firefighter volunteers more than $600 per month. Photos/Corey Stockton

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Team Chapel trains for TCS NYC Marathon If you visit any local walkway or trail you are likely to see people out for a jog. Are they running for fun, to maintain a daily exercise regime or to just be outside and enjoy the beautiful scenery? Perhaps you may have witnessed members of Team Chapel training for the TCS New York City Marathon taking place this November.

“The Chapel School is thrilled to partner with the TCS New York City Marathon as an official charity partner,” said Kim Zwisdak, The Chapel School’s Development Office project manager.

This year, The Chapel School has five dedicated members of the team running on behalf of Team Chapel and the school’s Scholarship Fund. “The TCS New York City Marathon provides a powerful platform for our passionate charity runners to fundraise and raise awareness for causes that are close to their hearts. We are looking forward to supporting our runners throughout their memorable journeys as they train for and ultimately achieve their goal of

completing this race, all while raising critical funds which benefit The Chapel School’s Scholarship Fund,” Zwisdak said.

“We warmly welcome The Chapel School as an official charity partner for the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon,” said Michael Rodgers, vice president of Development and Philanthropy for New York Road Runners. “All of our participants are inspired to run for reasons significant and special to them, and we are especially appreciative of those who make a meaningful commitment to run on behalf of one of our official charity partners. We wish the best to all of these runners as they begin to plan and prepare for an experience of a lifetime at the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon.”

More than 10,000 volunteers help to support participants across the 26.2-mile race route, which touches each of New York City’s five boroughs, and is lined with more than 1 million neighbors and guests.

Families choose The Chapel School for the quality education and nurturing environment that

is provided for their children.

“For many students, the cost of tuition requires that they either receive financial help or enroll in another academic setting which may not provide the academic excellence and emotional support that The Chapel School offers so well,” stated Principal James Dhyne.

Each runner must raise at least $3,000, and collectively the team is hoping to reach and surpass $15,000 before running the 26.2 miles. Donations are welcome and are being accepted at TeamChapel.com. The team is being coached by Pastor Hartwell and consists of the following runners: Nathan Linn and his wife Katrina are the parents of two Chapel School preschoolers. He is very excited to run his first New York City Marathon to raise money for The Chapel School.

Carlos Juarez is a Westchester County resident. He is a crossfitter, runner and a spartan. Last year, he completed the Race Paine to Pain half marathon in New Rochelle. He is happy to be a part of Team Chapel and

excited to support such a worthy cause.

Jim Burkee is vice provost of Graduate and Online Academics at Concordia College in Bronxville. Since earning his doctorate from Northwestern University, He has been an educator, college administrator and business owner. His academic interests lie in American religious and political history, and he is the author of “Power, Politics and the Missouri Synod,” winner of the 2013 Biglerville Prize for scholarship in American Lutheranism.

In 2008, he was a candidate for U.S. Congress in a unique race that garnered national attention.

He has also written and spoken widely on political and historical topics on Fox News, NBC News and NPR, and in USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and many other national news publications. In his current role at Concordia, Burkee heads the

college’s growing list of graduate and online programs, and is responsible for developing external partnerships for the institution. He and his wife Susan live in Bronxville on the college campus of Concordia College with their three children Christian, 18, Grace, 16, and Lydia, 13.

Lisa Scaramuzzo-Jones and husband Jason have had their son at The Chapel School’s Preschool for three years and look forward to Jesse attending kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year. She is the director of Delegate Affairs at her husband’s conference company, LendIt. Although a long-time runner, hip surgery in 2007 sidelined her from taking part in any long-distance races, but she is now ready to take on the challenge and excited to fundraise for The Chapel School. This will be her first marathon and she looks forward to completing this amazing race.

Dmytro Yaskal is thankful for the opportunity to run for Team Chapel and raise money for The Chapel School Scholarship Fund. He knows firsthand the importance of scholarships.

He attended elementary school in Ukraine on a musical scholarship and says attending the academy wouldn’t have been an option without it. He is a staff accountant at Nikko Asset Management and began running last year to get in shape. He completed the West Point half marathon in March and excited is to run the prestigious New York City Marathon.

For more information on Team Chapel, contact The Chapel School at 337-3202 or online at TeamChapel.com. Already registered? Give yourself a reason to run and put meaning behind your miles by joining Team Chapel. For more on the marathon, visit tcsnycmarathon.com.

(Submitted)

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From globe to LED streetlights BRONXVILLE TODAY Mayor Mary Marvin

After more than three years of research on product and manufacturers, with assistance from outside consultants and local experts and an additional calculated wait due to the advancing technology, we recently embarked on a streetlight change in the business district.

As background, our globe lights are/were powered by the most energy-inefficient source, that of a 189-watt filament bulb.

So inefficient, it is now banned in Europe and manufacturers are gradually phasing out production. In addition, rain, snow or even a gentle wind condition caused the filament to break, necessitating daily replacements and maintenance costs.

Most important, the amount of light illuminating from the globe did not meet pedestrian and traffic “recommended practice.”

As illustration, a globe light at a corner had 0.4-foot candles of illumination versus the prescribed standard of 1.50.

Our initial goal of preserving the globe feature was not possible as the antiquated innards of the poles could not be retrofitted for LED lights. (We have saved the usable parts of the poles removed in order to repair all the broken ones throughout the village.) Sadly, so many are marred, mismatched, or held together with by electrical tape. Our neighbors in Briarcliff, White Plains, Chappaqua, Harrison, Scarsdale and Mamaroneck also changed over to LED lights due to their energy efficiency, long life and reduced maintenance. The payback on the energy conservation has an astonishingly short period of recoupment averaging only six to seven years.

The municipalities mentioned above as well as the majority of like communities nationwide chose 4000K LED bulbs for their business districts. After intensive research, Bronxville chose the same. Though 3000K has a “warmer” feeling to some, it distorts natural color, including that of autos involved in incidents or features of potential crime perpetrators. Bottom line for the safest vehicular traffic, 4000K light is recommended.

After installation, we expected various viewpoints from residents as lighting preferences are personal and thus subjective. We continue to ask for all feedback.

Given that our globe lights were at a lumen of only between 1500 and 2000, these new lights offered an immediate contrast that clearly takes getting accustomed to. It is important to note that we are by no means finished perfecting the light levels and customizing poles with dimmers and shields. Our business district is unique in that fully commercial, high-volume areas coexist with beautiful residential co-ops. The amount, direction and dispersion of light needed at the Starbucks corner is vastly different from that needed near a bedroom at the Bronxville Towers. We ask that you reach out directly to Village Hall if your home or business needs a light adjustment.

Clearly the most positive result so far has been in the area of safety. Closely monitored by our Police Department, we have seen a decrease in pedestrian and vehicular incidents, and residents and commuters relate the decrease in “near misses” when people cross in dark clothes at the evening commute.

Many of our shopkeepers also appreciate the increased illumination on their businesses when unoccupied.

Some residents have voiced concerns related to a June 16,

2016 American Medical Association, AMA, report that cautioned about the relationship of high-intensity LED lights and the disruption of the production of melatonin and circadian rhythms, just to name a few of the topics addressed. The report is titled “Human and Environmental Effects of Light Emitting Diode Community Lighting,” should you want a comprehensive read that I cannot distill properly in a brief column.

The report was written without any input from the Illumination Engineering Society, IES, the oldest and largest educational and scientific society in North America devoted to lighting. As a result, the IES has put together a group of researchers familiar with lighting issues representing different institutions and broad areas of practice to review the AMA report. The review is currently underway.

The AMA report does encourage attention to optimal design and engineering features when doing the conversion to LED. These include requiring properly shielded outdoor lighting and adaptive controls that can dim light at night.

Following the report’s recommendations, the village has purchased the adaptive dimmers and shields.

When we look to extending the LED energy-saving lights into the solely residential areas down the line, we anticipate forming an ad hoc committee of residents to review and assess lighting for the less pedestrian and vehicle trafficked areas which are governed by different “recommended practices.” We ask for your continued patience, suggestions and feedback as we are making changes based on your specific living and working conditions. Like many initiatives in our small village, resident/village collaboration will only serve to improve the end product.

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PLAYLAND from page 1

Initially due in June, a $1.5 million payment to Westchester County from Standard Amusements, the management company overseeing Playland, is likely to be extended yet again as a decision on the future status of Playland pool will also likely be extended past Friday, Sept. 30. File photo

An email response from Singer, reads, “Let me speak to my CFO tomorrow and can come back to you…. Do we have wire instructions on the special reserve account?”

A representative from Standard Amusements told the Review that those correspondences failed to reflect ongoing discussions between the company and the county executive’s office; discussions which Altschiller was allegedly not privy to, according to a Standard spokesperson.

Altschiller declined to comment on whether or not her email was sent to Singer without such knowledge.

When reached by phone on Wednesday, Singer would not tell the Review whether Standard planned to make its $1.5 million payment to the county by the previously agreed upon Sept. 30 deadline.

A representative from Standard emailed a statement to the Review, which said, “Standard Amusements is committed to one thing: making Playland a crown jewel of Westchester County, once again.

Any suggestion we have done anything to disrupt that goal is just silly.”

County administration officials have repeatedly tied Standard’s reluctance to send its initial payment to uncertainty over Playland’s pool. “[Standard said] it doesn’t make sense for us to make a payment before [issues with the pool] get resolved,” McCormack said.

In a county Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting on Aug. 15, Lawrence Soule, the county budget director, reiterated similar sentiments about the payment, explaining during discussions with committee members that Standard’s payment was “delayed” and is “pending the outcome” of a decision on the future of the pool.

Parker, who was among county Democrats deriding Astorino’s agreement with Standard before its authorization in May, said that the last payment extension as well as a potential extension in the near future is just one example of a flawed agreement between the two parties.

“My discomfort with the agreement started right from the beginning,” Parker said.

“The structure gives Standard the right to pull out and it gives

little power to the county.”

According to the finalized version of the agreement, Standard may exercise its right to contractually exit the agreement if the county Board of Legislators fails to reach a decision on the pool before a predetermined deadline.

That deadline was originally slated for July 31 but was extended until Sept. 30. To date, Standard has given no indication that it intends to exercise its right to opt out.

A 30-year agreement between the county and Standard commits both parties to $30 million in critical capital improvements at the ailing amusement park and is the culmination of several years of negotiations with various public and private entities.

Now, legislators seem in favor of providing renovations to the pool amidst tepid support for a bond act introduced by Astorino’s administration that would have seen its complete removal.

Legislator Ben Boykin, a White Plains Democrat, could not be reached for comment as of press time.

CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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Anne Hutchinson: From Boston to Rhode Island HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Richard Forliano

At the end of June, I was preparing to take a brief hiatus from writing this column on local history. My intention was to do more research for future columns that would resume in September. I had previously written four extensive articles with a colleague on Anne Hutchinson that can be read on the website of the Eastchester Historical Society. Also on that same website, there is a YouTube video clip in which a talented actress brings Hutchinson back to life, commenting on the injustice of her trial.

I thought that the full story of Hutchinson had been told. I would now be free to explore other topics about Eastchester’s fascinating history. As I was preparing for a quiet, solitary summer of researching and writing, I received a phone call from a direct descendant of Hutchinson that would force me to reassess certain assumptions about this woman, arguably America’s first founding mother.

Descendants of Anne Hutchinson were planning a five-day, three-state road trip tracing the travels of Hutchinson and her family during their nine-year stay in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Westchester County, then part of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands. My wife and I journeyed up to Boston and began a most interesting experience. At the 15 stops on the road trip, we met more 150 direct descendants of Hutchinson, heard some of the leading academics from Harvard, Cornell and other prestigious universities comment on her true legacy, and by the end of the trip came to realize that her real accomplishments were much greater that the cartoonish version in which she is portrayed in American history textbooks.

In 1634, Anne Hutchinson arrived with her husband Will and 11 of her children (Anne would eventually have 15 children) in the town of Boston whose population numbered about 1,000 people. Boston was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony whose total

population would number about 20,000 by the end of the 1630s. Will was a wellto-do merchant who brought his family to New England to practice their Puritan faith without interference from the government. Puritans under the leadership of Gov. John Winthrop were interested in practicing their own true faith, erecting a city on a hill, a beacon for all mankind to see.

Mistress Anne soon became a supervisor of midwives, whose duties it was to help women in childbirth and intervene when problems occurred.

But then problems soon developed, as two factions threatened the very existence of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. There was the ruling elite led by Gov. Winthrop that demanded complete obedience to the Puritan ministers governing the colony. The Hutchinson family belonged to the other faction that included Henry Vane, who for one year had taken the governorship away from Winthrop; the controversial ministers Roger Williams and John Wheelwright; and John Cotton, a respected theologian and the personal minister to the Hutchinsons.

What were the problems that caused so much dissension? In 1636, a bloody conflict erupted in Connecticut that we know today as the Pequot War. Anne Hutchinson, like Roger Williams who would be banished and go on to found the colony of Rhode Island, believed that the Native Americans should be compensated for their land and treated fairly. Williams had already been banished in 1636 when Anne Hutchinson had counseled people in Boston not to volunteer to fight the Native Americans in the Pequot War. There were also jealousies and disputes that had followed the Puritans across the Atlantic from England.

But Anne posed an even more serious threat to the ruling elite. She had learned theology from her father when he was under house arrest in England. Her knowledge of Lutheran and Calvinist theology far exceeded that of all the theologians with the exception of her own Boston minister, John Cotton. It was rumored that both at mid-week

meetings held at her house and at sessions performed by midwives in which she was invited to supervise, she undermined the authority of the ruling theocracy But events would soon turn against Anne. Henry Vane, her chief ally, decided to go back to England and the controversial minster, John Wheelwright, was banished. In October 1637, Anne Hutchinson, mother of 15 children and pregnant, was put on trial.

She was forced to stand for two days during her civil trial.

Anne did not back down. Her knowledge of scripture and her quick wit had her winning the day. She asked her accusers to take an oath on the Bible and they refused. To the charge that she had conspired with Wheelwright, she asked her accusers about the validity of the charge. Anne had never signed a petition supporting Wheelwright.

By the second day of trial, it looked like Anne would go free. And then she did something that to many seemed inexplicable. She announced that she had received direct revelations from God and that he spoke directly to her. The basis of Puritan theology is that it is only through the Bible that the direct revelation can be achieved.

By admitting that she received direct communication with God, bypassing the ministers and inventing new scriptures, Anne was a heretic undermining the authority of the ruling elite. Anne was found guilty and banished.

My guess, and it is only a guess, is that Anne had shown Winthrop that the charges against her were groundless.

Then having shown everyone the ineptitude of her persecutors, she mentioned the existence of her revelations. Later generations of Christians would see her testimony as a born-again Christian filled with the Holy Spirit. After another church trial in April in which she was found guilty, Anne and seven of her children, in a blinding snowstorm, would make a six-day, almost journey to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, via Providence to join her husband Will.

The trial of Anne Hutchinson

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

split the people of Boston.

Winthrop was forced to confiscate the firearms of Bostonians who supported Anne Hutchinson and her faction.

The major reason why Harvard was started was to better train ministers in Calvinist and Lutheran theology to adequately deal with dissenters like Anne Hutchinson.

Contemporary professional historians do warn that we should not be too hard on the Puritans led by Gov. Winthrop.

Anne Hutchinson, as her leading biographer and direct descendant, Eve LaPlante, freely admits, was not an easy person to get along with. She did not trifle fools. Her ideas threatened the stability of a holy experiment that in many ways led the groundwork for our democratic

traditions of the right to vote, town meetings and local government, and free public education.

Why is Anne Hutchinson so great a person? She saw wrong and tried to right it. When a stillborn baby was born, she buried the fetus at night so that the distraught mother would not be persecuted for witchcraft. She defended the rights of Native Americans.

She questioned the authority of ministers whose strict rules and harsh punishments offended her sense of justice.

Anne today would be shocked if she knew she was viewed as a feminist heroine. She viewed herself as a religious visionary who would not back down when her beliefs were threatened. Like her contemporary Puritans, she was willing to take

a stand on principle no matter what the cost. And through all her tribulations from England to Boston to Rhode Island, her loving husband Will stood by her.

Behind every good married woman is a good man.

In the next article, the full story of Anne Hutchinson’s stay in Rhode Island and her arrival in Westchester, then part of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, will be told.

Email historian@eastchesterhistoricalsociety.org with any comments or questions you have about this column.

For more information on the Eastchester Historical Society and its numerous programs, visit eastchesterhistoricalsociety.org.

October 7, 2016 • THE EASTCHESTER REVIEW • 11 KETAMINE from page 1

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Young said traditional cognitive therapy without ketamine treatment only provides relief to 30 percent of patients out of the 17 million people nationwide that are suffering from major depressive disorder.

There is no current information on the long-term effects of ketamine use for treating depression.

According to an official from American Psychiatric Association, the organization does not have an official opinion, as of press time, but it is currently studying the impacts of ketamine as a use for treating depression.

Sarah Peddicord, a press officer for the FDA, told the Review that the agency will not comment on investigational uses of medications.

CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

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

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3 a.m. tweets from history RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy

@Mummified_Tut Crooked Cleopatra is an eating machine. Check out before and after hieroglyphics. #HungryHungryHippo @Mummified_Tut Crooked Cleo says she’ll help the slaves. Who built your palace, lady? @Mummified_Tut Cracked Cleopatra is a disaster. Her needle is 1,000 times too big to use. BAD JUDGEMENT! @Mummified_Tut Cracked Cleopatra didn’t just make a DEAL with ISIS. She made a TEMPLE for ISIS. She has lost ALL credibility. @Mummified_Tut OpatraCare “choice” a total LIE. You don’t get to pick your healer. If you get bitten by an asp, you die. #Crazy! @Mummified_Tut Crooked Cleo’s husband slept with his grape-peeling girl. He is the WORST abuser of women in ancient history! @Mummified_Tut Bird, bird, eye, throne, owl! @Mummified_Tut Crooked Cleopatra is 100% controlled by Rome. BAD LEADERSHIP @Mummified_Tut An extremely credible source has called my office and told me that Crooked Cleo was born in Mesopotamia. * @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler spent a fortune designing the swastika and it turns out to be an old Hindu thing. #SAD @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Who thinks he’s going to take over the world but can’t even spell “furor” right? @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler’s chances of winning are nil. He has no STRENGTH or STAMINA. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler looks exhausted. Eva should dump him.

@WINSTONChurchill_WWII Hitler didn’t WIN Poland, he STOLE it. Nobody likes him. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Who’s been hitting the strudel at 3 a.m.? Battle of the Bulge starts at home, Hitty. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler spent billions of Reichsmarks on posters against me. Of course, a billion Reichsmarks isn’t much! @WINSTONChurchill_WWII HH a leader? More like a lederhosen. #UNQUALIFIED @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Heil, heil, heil. That’s not leadership, that’s aerobics. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Ever notice HH never smiles?

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Replace smoke alarms every 10 years The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, FASNY, is clanging the alarm with the message, “Don’t wait—check the date!”—the 2016 theme of the annual Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9–15—promoting the importance of replacing smoke alarms every 10 years.

“Functioning smoke alarms reduce by half the risk of dying in a home fire, so it is extremely important to make sure they’re working properly,” said FASNY President Kenneth Pienkowski.

Pienkowski noted that families utilizing a 10-year-life smoke alarm in the home can remove a potentially high-danger component of human error from the reliability of alarms.

Statistics show that three out of five U.S. home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working alarms.

Homes with battery-disabled smoke alarms or alarms that have outlasted their full functionality put people at increased risk in the event of a home fire.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2017 in New York state, the sale of smoke-detecting devices powered by removable, replaceable batteries will be prohibited. Instead, retailers will be able to sell only smoke-detecting devices with a power source that isn't removable and lasts at least a decade. Increased availability of extended-life batteries and new

tamper-resistant smoke detectors is expected to help individuals and families better protect themselves and their loved ones. Existing devices already in homes will be allowed to remain there until they stop functioning, and smoke detectors with replaceable batteries will continue to be on sale in the state throughout 2016.

New York state law requires that all homes and businesses must have working smoke detectors. Smoke detectors with a 10-year lifespan are already on the market; most are powered by lithium batteries, not a traditional 9-volt.

FASNY, along with the approximately 110,000 volunteer firefighters in New York state and safety advocates nationwide, is joining forces during Fire Prevention Week to remind residents to take the following precautions: Smoke alarms: replace every 10 years.

• A smoke alarm’s age can be determined by looking on the back or side of the smoke alarm, where the date of manufacture can be found.

• Smoke alarms should be replaced 10 years from that date (not the date of purchase or installation). Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old—or sooner if they don’t respond properly.

Batteries: test monthly, replace yearly.

• Smoke alarms should be tested monthly, and batteries should be replaced when they begin to chirp, signaling that they’re running low.

Two-thirds of fire deaths occur in homes with no or nonfunctioning smoke alarms.

• Have at least one smoke alarm on every floor, including the basement and in every bedroom and outside each sleeping area.

• Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it.

Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record, with the president of the United States signing a proclamation declaring a national observance during that week every year since 1925. NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week since 1922. For more information on smoke alarms and this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, visit firepreventionweek.org.

Founded in 1872, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York represents the interests of the approximately 110,000 volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel in the state. For more information, visit fasny.com.

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A disappointing farewell LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

Last Thursday, I trekked down to the Bronx to watch David Ortiz, my favorite major league player, in his final game against the New York Yankees.

But through the touching pregame ceremony, and the feeling of watching him on the field for the last time, I couldn’t shake the feeling that, as much as I would miss Big Papi, it wouldn’t be half as much as I missed the feeling of going to games at the old Yankee Stadium.

Don’t get me wrong. The new stadium, which opened its doors in 2009, is beautiful.

State-of-the-art facilities, huge video scoreboards, a number of higher-end dining options; it’s everything a fan should want in a venue.

But it’s just not the same.

Even for a Boston fan, head-

ing into the House that Ruth Built was always exhilarating.

The cramped, winding corridors, the smell of stale beer that hung around the place, that moment when you first laid your eyes on the roof’s famous façade as you made your way out from the bowels of the stadium?

There was a certain charm to the old place.

And a big part of that charm— for lack of a better word—came from the sort of Yankee fans who used to populate the place.

It used to be a badge of honor to wear my Red Sox finery to 153rd Street. I knew that once I set foot inside the cathedral of baseball, I’d have a whole lot of things flying at me—mostly taunts, but also the occasional half-eaten pretzel—as I headed into enemy territory to take my seat. I can still remember the way the entire stadium shook during the 2004 ALCS when Pedro Martinez took the mound in Game 2, and the Yankee faithful showered him with a chorus of

“Who’s your daddy?” chants.

Thursday night’s scene, however, was a far cry from that.

Of course, a lot of that has to do with the Yankees’ disappointing play this year. After an August surge, the Yanks struggled down the stretch and came into the game with the Red Sox barely clinging to their playoff hopes; they would be mathematically eliminated before the game was over.

The result was that I missed out on what could have been a tremendous experience, watching a stadium full of Yankee fans raining boos on the Red Sox slugger until potentially offering him a begrudging round of applause on his exit.

As it stood, the stadium was about half empty, with at least half of the fans in attendance decked out in Sox gear. A few old-school holdouts tried to whip the Bombers fans into an anti-Red Sox frenzy, but they just didn’t have it in them to muster up the same level of en-

On Sept. 29, Sports Editor Mike Smith went to Yankee Stadium to bid adieu to Red Sox slugger David Ortiz.

Smith, like many fans, misses the aura of the old Yankee Stadium. Photo/Mike Smith

mity for the Red Sox that was commonplace just 10 short years ago.

But even if the building and the atmosphere will never be the quite same, there is some hope that one day, we might see something approximating the good old days of this rivalry.

On my way out of the stadium after the game, an older Yankee fan—no doubt inspired by more than a few of the stadium’s $12 beers—told me, in no uncertain terms, that the Red Sox stunk.

Honestly, it warmed my heart.

I walked up to him with a smile on my face, wished his

team the best of luck in the playoffs, and headed on out the door.

Maybe there’s still a lit of the old Bronx still alive; we just need to make Yankee Stadium great again.

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Eagles take cup GIRLS SOCCER

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EASTCHESTER 0 (3) BRONXVILLE 0 (2) EASTCHESTER HS

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Game Notes: • Eastchester topped Bronxville 3-2 in penalty kicks, but the game will be officially recorded as a draw • Eastchester’s Brianna Williams made 11 saves over the course of regular season and overtime • The Eagles are now 2-1 in Eastchester Cup play

By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Sept. 30, Eastchester and Bronxville squared off in the third annual Eastchester Cup, which pitted the rivals against each other at Eastchester High School. For the second-straight year, it was the Class A Eagles who came out on top, as they overcame the Broncos in penalty kicks following a game that ended in a 0-0 tie during regulation.

With goals from Emme DiPasquale, Allison DeMarco and Lauren Barbieri, the Eagles topped Bronxville 3-2 in PKs, thanks in part to an

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impressive effort by goalkeeper Brianna Williams, who sealed the victory with a game-winning save.

It was the second-straight year that Eastchester edged the Broncos in kicks, and the Eagles now hold a 2-1 series lead over their opponents.

Williams, who had been sidelined with an injury earlier in the season, returned early last week to play against Rye and Pelham, something that Eastchester coach Frank Fiore believes helped to prepare her for the climax of Friday’s game.

“In her first game back against Rye, she faced two

penalty kicks and she had another one against Pelham on Thursday,” Fiore said. “So I think that it helped that she had these opportunities to work on that in game situations.”

Eastchester’s defense, which has been a strength for the club this year, was stout against the explosive Broncos for the duration of regulation and overtime, although the Broncos managed 11 shots on goal to the five shots that the Eagles tallied against Bronxville keeper Maddy Coyne.

“We knew how skilled they were offensively and really across the board,” Fiore said.

“We knew that they are good every year and that they were going to make us work.”

Although the Eagles emerged as the victors of the Eastchester Cup, the game will be recorded as a regular season tie for the two clubs. For Bronxville, the game capped off a grueling four-game week that saw the Broncos escape with a 2-11 mark, while Eastchester, which played three times last week, headed into a five-day break with solid performances against Pelham and the Broncos under their belts.

The Eagles will be back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 5, after press time.

“It’s a huge lift for us, the way we played the last two days,” Fiore said. “We have a stacked schedule and we know every game is going to be hard, so this just adds to our confidence.”

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Bronxville’s Nat Kister delivers a header against the Eagles.

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Brianna Williams boots the ball against Bronxville on Sept. 30. Williams had 11 saves over the course of the game and knocked away the game-winner in penalty kicks.

Emme DiPasquale sends the ball upfield against Bronxville.

Eastchester’s Lauren Barbieri protects the ball. Barbieri found the net in penalty kicks to help the Eagles win the Eastchester Cup. Photos/Mike Smith

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