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Last section of new Tappan Zee Bridge set to open By JAMES PERO Staff Writer
Smooth SOUNDS White Plains will be hosting its annual JazzFest event, which will take place Sept. 12 through Sept. 16. For more information and a list of the festival’s headliners, see page 6. Photo courtesy Diana Costello
Lowey demands answers on Westchester mail By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Congresswoman Nita Lowey, a Democrat, continues to press the U.S. Postal Service over problems with stolen and late mail deliveries across Westchester County. In a new letter to Deputy Postmaster General Ron Stroman, Lowey demands answers for scheduling changes requiring Westchester mail carriers to report to work 90 minutes past their usual start time due to problems in the county’s mail distribution
center, which she says will “make mail delivery even later than it already is.” Westchester residents have experienced regular mail problems over the past year, including mail arriving late or mail never being delivered. The U.S. Postal Service has alleged those instances are due to a reduction in funding and, as a result, a reduced workforce. “It has been suggested to me that the distribution problems relate to staffing issues because, although the Postal Service is recruiting carriers, it is losing as many as 50 percent of new hires
because of working conditions,” Lowey said in her letter. “I would like to know more about the scheduling changes and problems at the distribution center.” Reports of a rash of mail theft over the last several months in areas of the county has resulting in county District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, a Democrat, urging residents to keep a more watchful eye. According to Lowey’s letter, theft has continued to plague some Westchester communities, including White Plains, Ossining, Bronxville, New Rochelle and Tar-
rytown, in particular, with checks even being stolen out of collection boxes inside post offices. In the city of Yonkers alone, $660,000 was stolen by mail thieves from 85 different victims from January through June, according to city officials. In some instances, mail has been stolen directly from residential mailboxes by using keys or other fishing techniques while other reports have included an entire mailbox being taken with the mail, which sometimes contains sensitive MAIL continued on page 8
The Westchester bound side of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge will open on Sept. 8, with potential toll hikes in 2020 still undecided, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. The firm opening date comes after a previous announcement on Aug. 29 in which Cuomo said the bridge would open in “mid-September.” “I’m pleased to report that thanks to the tireless work of the women and men building the new bridge, the project will be completed in mid-September if Mother Nature cooperates,” Cuomo said in an initial statement. The first span of the bridge opened almost exactly a year ago with Cuomo touting the $4 billion project’s timeliness and its success staying on budget. The project’s completion will mark a culmination of decades of talks about constructing a new Tappan Zee Bridge which had been cited for its significant decay with an engineering assessment in 2009 chronicling an “unusually high” rate of deterioration. “People talked for decades about replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge and now we’re on the cusp of making history,” said Jamey Barbas, the project director. “The new bridge will improve traffic flow and maximize the economic potential of the region, and is a symbol of New York’s ability to accomplish big things for the people of this state.” With the slated opening in September, however, future potential toll hikes, which have long been discussed, are still an impending item.Currently, the Thruway Au-
The rest of the new Tappan Zee Bridge is slated to open this month with toll fees still at $5. Photo courtesy newnybridge.com
thority, who is responsible for setting tolls, has committed to keeping a $5 toll static until 2020. In the meantime, a Toll Advisory Task Force, which was banded together by Cuomo in 2015 has yet to meet once to discuss the prospect of raising tolls—originally a toll hike to $15 has been flirted with. The task force is a seven-member body that consists of representatives of the state Department of Transportation and the Thruway Authority. Cuomo has yet to remark publicly on the progress of the task force’s examination of tolls and what exactly the rate hike would be. Most recently, the topic of tolls and the name change of the bridge to the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge—after his father and former governor of the state—became a point of contention recently in a debate between Cuomo and Democratic challenger Cynthia Nixon. Nixon is running in a Sept. 13 primary against Cuomo trying to unseat the two-term governor. A piece of legislation from the state Legislature to retain the bridge’s Tappan Zee name, a moniker it has held for more than half a century, failed to pass through the Assembly this summer. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
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County observes Int. Overdose Awareness Day
Westchester County joined communities around the world in recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31. Over the last 20 years drug overdose deaths have increased significantly in many parts of the world and continue to worsen. Each year a record number of deaths are reported, which is predominantly driven by the misuse of opioids in combination with other drugs. This growing overdose epidemic extends to all parts of the world— including Westchester County. International Overdose Awareness Day is an annual event to raise awareness about overdose, to remember without stigma those who have lost their lives to an overdose and to provide better support for overdose prevention. County departments, along with community stakeholders, will be offering several upcoming educational and awareness programs as well as lifesaving Narcan training to support this effort. “Our community is being ravaged by the opioid crisis, and it is imperative that we, as a community, work together to identify the causes of this epidemic, and work with people to meet all their needs so we can stem the growing tide of abuse and overdose,” County Executive George Latimer said. “Opioid addiction is not about just one thing; it is about the entire person—their problems, their needs, the reasons they may use in the first place, and we must take a holistic approach to give everyone affected
a fighting chance.” Integrating services is crucial to success, and Westchester is working towards an interlocked system of care and treatment. The county is moving ahead with programs that have mental health and substance use needs meet in the same locations, and working to serve the entire population where the needs are found; from schools to clinics to physician-based treatment. “Substance use and mental health disorders, often in combination (co-occurring disorders) affects thousands of people across Westchester,” said Michael Orth, commissioner of the county Department of Community Mental Health. “Our County, our local governments, our hospitals and clinics, and police departments see every day how great the need is. It is critical that our efforts include both prevention through education as well as access to effective treatment for those in need.” Upcoming Educational and Awareness Forums NAMI of Westchester: What Matters to You? Promotion and Understanding of community services for people with Co-Occurring Disorders. • Tuesday, Oct 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mercy College Dobbs Ferry Campus For tickets go to: https://whatmatterstoyou10-23-18.eventbrite. com or visit NAMI website namiwestchester.org and click on Upcoming Events.
The first Out of the Shadows: Co-Occurring Disorders Awareness Walk • Sunday, Sept. 30, starting at 3 p.m. at Pace University in Pleasantville Registration page is now live you can go directly https://ssl. charityweb.net/theharrisproject/ codawalk/ or navigate from https:// theharrisproject.org/walk/. The 2nd Annual Westchester Youth Summit • Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Westchester County Center. More than 38 high schools, 400 students, 60 volunteers participated in 2017. For additional information on Westchester educational programs and services contact the Department of Community Mental Health at 995-5220. Upcoming Narcan Trainings sponsored by county Department of Health • Thursday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at the White Plains District Office, Conference Room 112 E. Post Road, 1st floor White Plains • Friday, Oct. 12, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grace Baptist Church, Re-Entry Fair Mt Vernon • Friday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library 1 Haseco Ave., Port ChesterFor additional information click on to county Department of Health website at http:// health.westchestergov.com/narcan. (Submitted)
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Social Needlers On Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon. Join the library for a knitting and crochet hour every Monday and Wednesday. Participants can chat and socialize while making beautiful items which will be donated to the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Adult Coloring Group On Mondays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Coloring has been proven to reduce stress and anxiety. Come and be creative and meet new friends, all while listening to tranquil music. Coloring sheets and materials will be provided.
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Community news TYA Baseball spring registration Registration for the spring 2018 Tuckahoe Youth Association, TYA, recreation baseball season is now open. The program will offer baseball for the divisions/age groups listed below for children living in or attending schools in the Eastchester, Tuckahoe and Bronxville: - Tee Ball (boys and girls ages 4 and 5), fee: $135 - Rookies Baseball Division (boys and girls ages 6 and 7), fee: $175 - Youth Baseball Division (boys and girls age 8), fee: $175 - Minors Baseball Division (boys and girls ages 9 and 10), fee: $175 - Majors Baseball Division (boys and girls ages 11 and 12), fee: $175 The season will be from mid-April until late June. All divisions are based on the children’s ages as of May 1, 2018 (playing age). Games will be played at Labriola Field, Haindl Field, the Immaculate Conception School Field, Chester Heights Field
Student employment opportunity Lake Isle is currently accepting employment applications for lifeguards. Download an application at lakeislecountryclub.com and submit it at the main office at Lake Isle. You must be at least 16 years old to apply. The contact person is George Papademetriou, the general manager at Lake Isle Country Club.
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County news Golf course openings The six county-owned golf courses are now open, with the last of the snow melting. The courses are: Dunwoodie, 231-3490, and Sprain Lake, 231-3481, both in Yonkers; Maple Moor, 995-9200, in White Plains; Mohansic, 862-5283, in Yorktown Heights; Saxon Woods, 231-3461, in Scarsdale; and Hudson Hills, 864-3000, in Ossining. For more information, visit golf.westchestergov.com. 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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Sorry, New York City. White Plains is the place to be if you’re looking for the best live jazz in town next week. From Grammy award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill to DownBeat Magazine’s “Alto Saxophonist of the Year” for six of seven years running Rudresh Mahanthappa to young groundbreaking artists and composers Emmet Cohen, Veronica Swift and Marquis Hill—you don’t want to miss this opportunity to experience the best of today’s jazz. Returning for its seventh year, Jazz Fest in White Plains will feature more than 20 free and affordable concerts at locations throughout White Plains from Sept. 12-16. Presented by ArtsWestchester, The city of White Plains and the White Plains Business Improvement District, the full lineup of artists, food vendors and more can be viewed at artsw.org/jazzfest. This year’s headlining performers reflect a broad range of styles,
from straight ahead to post-bop, as well as origins, from Brazil, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Chicago, Philly and of course, New York. Over half the performers have roots in Westchester, uniting jazz traditions from around the world with those close to home. ArtsWestchester will host three of the most intimate performances in its gallery, located at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. Seating is extremely limited. Please visit artsw.org/ jazzfest to purchase tickets today. “This music is all about people, and it’s all about togetherness, friendship and compassion,” said Cohen, who will be performing at ArtsWestchester on Sept. 13. “Jazz permeates through societies and organizations and into the greater community... What’s really powerful [about performing in front of an audience] is the ability to affect an audience and to leave them feeling differently than they came, and hopefully more joyful, more positive and more uplifted.” (Submitted)
Veronica Swift
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Emmet Cohen
Arturo O’Farrill
The 2018 JazzFest in White Plains Headliners The Emmet Cohen Trio Thursday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m. (Admission: $20) ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Ave.
Featuring pianist Emmet Cohen with Yasushi Nakamura on bass and Bryan Carter on drums. Recognized as a prodigy who began playing at age three, multi-faceted American jazz pianist and composer Cohen has emerged as one of his generation’s pivotal gurus in music. DownBeat Magazine observed that his “nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship.”
Veronica Swift with The Emmet Cohen Trio Thursday, Sept. 13, 8:30 p.m. (Admission: $20) ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Ave.
Veronica Swift, a 2015 winner of the Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition, is one of the top young singers in jazz today. The 23-year old has been gaining attention throughout the jazz world, performing every Saturday night at New York City’s famed Birdland Jazz Club, where she was also recently featured as a special guest with John Pizzarelli. For this performance, she will be joined by the Emmet Cohen Trio. (Admission note: $35 combo for both sets or $20 each)
The Rudresh Mahanthappa Trio
Marquis Hill Blacktet
Arturo O’Farrill Sextet
Friday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m. (Admission: $25) ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Ave.
Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Admission: FREE. White Plains Jazz and Food Festival starts at noon) Mamaroneck and Martine avenues (Outside of ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Ave.)
Saturday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m. (Admission: $24-$44) White Plains Performing Arts Center, 11 City Place | 328-1600 | wppac.com
Rudresh Mahanthappa, named “Alto Saxophonist of the Year” in DownBeat Magazine’s International Critics’ Polls for six of the past seven years, is widely known as one of the premier voices in jazz of the 21st century. Enjoy an evening of music filled with rhythmic urgency, steeped in the lineage of jazz saxophone, and responsive to traditions and practices of the wider musical world. This performance will feature Francois Moutin on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums.
Trumpeter and composer Marquis Hill is recognized as one of the preeminent jazz voices of his generation. Winner of the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition, Hill has been described as “a dauntingly skilled trumpeter” whose “music crystallizes the hard-hitting, hard-swinging spirit of Chicago jazz.” As a composer, he builds upon his distinctive sound to craft arresting original compositions that embrace postbop, hip-hop, R&B and spoken word..
Visit artsw.org/jazzfest for the full 2018 JazzFest in White Plains lineup and to purchase tickets.
Pianist, composer and educator Arturo O’Farrill, founder and artistic director of the nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. O’Farrill, a multi-Grammy award winner in the Best Latin Jazz Album category, is one of the most important figures in Latin Jazz today. Most recently, he was awarded a 2018 Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for “Three Revolutions” from the album “Familia: Tribute to Chico and Bebo.” He has performed with a wide spectrum of artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte. His Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and Boss Level Sextet have performed throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe and Asia.
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items like personal checks. If checks are stolen, thieves “wash” them by removing the ink used to fill in the monetary amount and, in turn, are able to empty victims’ bank accounts by forging their own information. A joint letter from congress to the U.S. Postal Service in May called for answers and additional postal inspectors to monitor the problem. As of press time, there has been no official response from the U.S. Postal Service. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
Untimely and stolen mail continues to plague the postal system in Westchester County and attract attention from lawmakers. Photo courtesy Flickr.com
A new parking app allowing village of Mamaroneck motorists to pay for parking through their smartphones will be rolled out in two weeks, according to Trustee Leon Potok, a Democrat. File photo
By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Modernized parking in downtown Mamaroneck is slated for a major upgrade as the village prepares to unveil options outside of the traditional coin-operated meters. A new parking app through the company ParkMobile that will allow motorists to pay for parking on their smartphones will be rolled out in two weeks, according to Trustee Leon Potok, a Democrat. “It’ll make it more convenient to park because they can use the app to pay for the meters, and they can use the app with no additional charge,” Potok said. Additionally, residents with smart phones will be able to add time to their meters remotely and also utilize a “wallet” feature that will enable users to store parking money in the app on their phones. Along with the app, the village will also replace multi-space me-
ters in the village’s parking lots with more user-friendly models this month, according to Potok. Although physical payment options still exist across the village in the form of coin-operated meters and multi-space meters, motorists will be able to use the app to park in any of Mamaroneck’s metered spaces. This year, the Board of Trustees voted to change metered parking rates across the village, raising the fees from 25 cents per hour rates to 50 cents per hour. In Westchester County, the use of mobile app-powered parking payments has gained popularity with downtown business districts in White Plains, New Rochelle, Yonkers, Bronxville, Tuckahoe and Tarrytown employing their use. According to a study of industry professionals by the International Parking Institute, in 2015—the latest year for which data is available—the prevalence of mobile app parking systems
grew by 47 percent. Meanwhile, according to Pew Research, 77 percent of adults in the U.S. say they own a smartphone. While the village has finalized a parking app provider, a decision on what to do with outdated coin-operated parking meters currently stationed on Mamaroneck Avenue has yet to be finalized. “We need to roll this [app] out and then the [village] board will decide if and when to roll out new meters on Mamaroneck Avenue,” Potok said. Upgrading the village’s parking meters is an issue that has dragged on for years after backlash against the potential installation of multi-space meters on Mamaroneck Avenue first surfacedin 2015. An ad hoc parking committee and residential survey recommended single-space meters, but the village board has yet to bring that recommendation to a vote. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
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An unprecedented attack on civil liberties HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Richard Forliano
Sadly, as World War I dragged on and the casualties mounted, the U.S. witnessed the most widespread suppression of civil liberties in its history. The war bonded Americans by a patriotic fervor that has seldom been equaled. People of different nationalities, creeds and races put aside their differences and rallied round the flag. The president felt that local citizens should be expected to do everything they could to support the war. Less than three months after war had been declared, Congress gave the government the power to penalize disloyalty and root out subversion wherever it could be found. Less than three months after the U.S. entered the war, an Espionage Act was passed, prohibiting interference with recruitment and preventing support of U.S. enemies during wartime. Less than a year later, with American soldiers fighting and dying in France, a Sedition Act was passed that made it illegal to even say negative things about the government. Open debate was suppressed and every citizen was expected to get in line. President Woodrow Wilson had been re-elected more or less by progressives and liberals. By the late spring of 1918, he turned on them. All liberal and pacifist friends of the president were either silenced or intimidated. This unprecedented attack on civil liberties and especially on free speech during World War I was not necessary. To the president, the suspension of civil liberties was the price that a democratic society had to pay to win the war. But that was not the case. America had not been attacked. There was no immediate threat to American towns and villages, farms, wives, children and businesses. When America entered the war, the vast majority of German-Americans, by far America’s largest ethnic group, were a successfully integrated group that still clung to their heritage by speaking German, maintaining German-language schools, newspapers and social clubs. World War I posed a serious dilemma for loyal German-Americans. Ever since the summer of 1914, the U.S., though technically neutral, acted as a cash and car-
During both World War I and later World War II, many Americans of German descent had to choose between their ethnic heritage and their loyalty to the United States. Photo courtesy Richard Forliano
ry basis for an auxiliary arsenal for the British and French. The economic viability of America became dependent on an allied victory. The naval blockade of German ports by the British navy was starving the German people. Many Americans in addition to those of German ancestry were opposed to the U.S. getting involved in the deadliest war in human history. It cannot be denied that German sabotage did exist in the U.S. Before America entered the war, a massive explosion of munitions in Manhattan harbor at Black Tom Island destined for England and France caused residents to tumble off their beds and could be heard as far as Maryland and Connecticut. German U boats were spotted off the coast of New Jersey. A telegram written by a German diplomat to Mexico promised the return of California, Texas and the Southwest in return for that country’s support. With that being said, the U.S. faced no real physical threat from Germany and their Austrian Hungarian allies. The impact of the Espionage and Sedition acts had serious ramifications on our own local communities. In Bronxville, a Mrs. Conrad was sentenced to six months in jail and a large fine for praising the Kaiser in a candy shop. A clergyman in Mount Vernon was given the choice of prison or leaving the community for refusing to ring his church bell in
celebration of an Allied victory. German and Austrian citizens over the age of 14 had to register with the post office where they were fingerprinted and photographed. Violations were punishable by internment. In Mount Vernon, citizens demanded that the teaching of the German language be banned. Nationally, the situation was worse. German-Americans became targets of hate crimes, children were bullied and property defiled. One German-American was even lynched by a mob in Illinois. Such crimes against innocent German-Americans went unpunished. Eugene Debs, the Socialist candidate for the presidency, who in 1912 received almost 6 percent of the popular vote, was sentenced to a 10-year term in jail for encouraging people to resist the draft. As the war progressed, Wilson increasingly casts German immigrants as subversives. Many German-Americans, reacting to the antipathy against them, sadly rejected their ethnic origins. The comment, “I am an American, not a German-American,” was often heard. In the end, President Wilson’s suppression of civil liberties to win the war backfired. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson had won re-election with liberal and progressive support. By silencing or intimidating his base and crushing dissent, Wilson insured that the Republicans would regain control of both houses of Congress. Hindered by his own arrogance and a stroke, President Wilson squandered his chance to remake the international order in America’s image. By forgetting everything he had ever learned about civil liberties, Wilson in the words of one historian became “a man of high ideals, and no principles.” The triumph in World War I, in which more than 110,000 Americans gave their lives, was a great achievement for the U.S. Sadly, Woodrow Wilson’s arrogance and mishandling of the presidency make his slogan of “fighting a war to end all wars” and “making the world safe for democracy” ring hollow. Please contact us at historian@eastchesterhistoricalsociety.org about any comments or questions you might have about this column. Also, any questions about sources of information will be addressed.
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OFFICIAL 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-118 of the Election Law, notice is hereby given that the official Primary Election will be held on September 13, 2018 from 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. for enrolled voters of the Democratic, Republican, Green, Working Families, Women’s Equality and Reform Parties in those political subdivisions of Westchester for which public and party offices are contested, as follows: PUBLIC OFFICE – DEMOCRATIC PARTY Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General New York State Senate – 34th Senatorial District New York State Senate – 35th Senatorial District New York State Senate – 38th Senatorial District New York State Senate – 40th Senatorial District Village of Ossining - Trustee
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SPORTS
Hope springs in Fall LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
There’s always a certain excitement in the air when the school year rolls around. This year, due to Labor Day falling on Sept. 3, we had the rare pleasure of delving into the 2018 high school sports season before students even reported for their first day of classes. And to be honest, it didn’t seem like we missed a beat. The high school sports season will routinely feature a few games before schools officially start up for the year; there will always be the odd soccer match or field hockey contest played that take place before the students file into the classrooms in September. But this year—maybe for the first time that I can remember—the high school football season launched before the first syllabuses were handed out. And truth be told, I didn’t know what to expect. Would the Week 1 games, played over Labor Day weekend, be well-attended despite vacation plans? Would
these games still have the same “big event” feel? Well, they sure did, and resoundingly so. On Friday night, I took in two football games; one at Mamaroneck and one at Harrison. And aside from the temperature and humidity, I never would’ve been able to tell that these games weren’t being played in the middle of September. Both towns turned out in droves to cheer on their local squads, the student sections were raucous and there was that same reliable energy in both locales that I’ve come to expect from the hometown fanbases. If the numbers were down, I couldn’t tell. It simply felt like football season. I got the same feeling on Saturday, when I drove up to Byram Hills to watch the Rye Garnets in their season opener. School may not have been in session yet, but you certainly couldn’t tell from the packed Bobcats’ bleachers. Although I love all of the sports that I cover, football holds a special place in my heart. Sure the games are long—Rye and Byram Hills took almost two hours to
play the first half—but even the unimportant games, for the most part, feature some sense of urgency, if not from the players, then from the fans. These games, especially ones early in the season, are tremendous examples of civic pride. And if the student sections may not be excited to crack the books, they were certainly ready to break out the signs, bust out the chants and support their classmates from the sidelines. Eventually, some of that excitement may dissipate. Teams without winning records will likely suffer a decline in attendance, a school’s other clubs—maybe a soccer team on a winning streak or a field hockey squad with state title aspirations—can divert some of that energy into their own campaigns. But in Week 1 of the football season, everyone’s a contender, and that hope makes the games simply seem to “matter” more. After one weekend of covering games, I’m all in. And if the fan turnout was any indications, you seem to be as well.
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Fans packed Harrison’s Feely Field on Aug. 31 for the Huskies’ season opener against Clarkstown North. Sports Editor Mike Smith is convinced that there is nothing like covering a football game in front of a raucous crowd. Photo/Mike Smith
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THE ROUNDUP
Players from Valhalla and Tuckahoe fight for the ball in the opening round of the BroncoFest tournament. Valhalla topped the Tigers 3-2. BOYS SOCCER
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Valhalla 3 Tuckahoe 2 At Bronxville HS
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In the opener of the annual BroncoFest Tournament, 2017 Class C runner up Tuckahoe fell to a game Valhalla squad. The Vikings went on the attack early, getting first half goals from Sebastian Pacheco and Jake Ramirez to head into the intermission with a commanding two-goal lead. Alex Lopez
cut into the Valhalla deficit with Tuckahoe’s first goal early in the second half, but Valhalla attacker Nestor Robles put the game away in the 54th minute with the Vikings’ third goal. Tyrone Malango answered in the 70th minute, but the Tigers were unable to find the equalizer, dropping their 2018 debut. With the win, Valhalla moves on to the championship round of the Bronxville tournament, where they will play the hosts on Sept. 22. That same day, Tuckahoe will take on Croton-Harmon in the consolation round at 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
NON-LEAGUE
Bronxville 1 Croton-Harmon 0 At Bronxville HS
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In the second game of Bronxville’s annual tournament, the Broncos rode a second-half goal from standout Luke Doukas to victory over a solid Croton team to advance to the championships. After a scoreless first half, Doukas—who had several chances early on—finally connected, beating Tigers’ goalie Alex Cole-
Luke Doukas fires a shot on net against Croton-Harmon on Aug. 31. Doukas scored the lone goal for the Broncos in their 1-0 BroncoFest victory over the Tigers.
man after a pass from teammate Theo Sperber. The goal would hold up, in large part due to an eight-save performance by Bronco keeper Theo Liao. Bronxville will play Valhalla for the BroncoFest title on Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
NON-LEAGUE
Bronxville 5 Eastchester 0 At Bronxville HS
Theo Sperber, controlling the ball, assisted on Luke Doukas’ second-half goal.
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The promising Broncos got off to a fast start in their season-opener, drubbing Eastchester at home. Bronxville, which may well be the Class B favorites following reigning champion Albertus Magnus’ move to Class A, demonstrated a ferocious attack against the Eagles. Led by a two-goal performance by Rachael Peacock, Catherine Faville, Izzy Sondey and Jane Becker also found the net for Bronxville. The Broncos only allowed just four shots on goal, all of which were stopped by keeper Millie Koenig. With the season’s first win in the books, the team will now look to a much-anticipated showdown with Albertus Magnus on Sept.
A Tiger player looks for an open teammate against Valhalla on Aug. 31.
5, after press time. Although the two teams will not see each other in the postseason this year, the game should be a good measuring stick for both clubs. For the Eagles, the team
bounced back from the loss with a decisive 3-0 win over Yonkers on Sept. 4. Emma Milaccio scored all three goals in that victory. -Reporting by Mike Smith
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