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Infrastructure, jobs, eviction highlight Westchester priorities

Final chapter Conor O’Neill leaps to save a loose ball during Bronxville’s New York State Regional Final contest against Friends Academy on March 12, 2022.

The Quakers ended the Broncos’ historic season, topping the Section I champions 50-46. For story, see page 16.

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Salary ranges to be required in job postings per BOL proposed legislation The county Board of Legislators is taking up a proposal to require that employers post an expected salary range every time they post a job opportunity in Westchester.

The proposal is designed to combat gender- and race-based pay gaps. It is similar to a law passed in New York City this year and to laws already on the books in several states including Connecticut, Nevada, California, Washington, Maryland and Rhode Island.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, on average women earn 82 cents to every $1 a man earns, and inequity is worse for women of color. The gap is persistent regardless of educational attainment. According to the labor department, compared with white men with the same education, Black and Latina women with only a bachelor’s degree earn 65% of what white men with the same education earn. And Black women with

advanced degrees earn 70% of what white men with advanced degrees earn. The situation also persists across nearly all 350 occupations the labor department tracked.

“This continues efforts in Westchester to help narrow gender- and race-based wage gaps,” said Board Chairwoman Catherine Borgia. “In 2018, we passed the Salary History Law to combat the cycle of workers being judged and hired based on their previous wages. We know

that for women, especially women of color, these salaries are much lower than their white male counterparts. It is now time for salary transparency, which is a powerful tool to combat pay inequality by giving everyone in the job market access to the same information about salaries.”

The salary transparency legislation is expected to be taken up in committee later this month.

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County Executive George Latimer and the Board of Legislators on Friday, Feb. 25 delivered the 2022 Westchester County Joint State Legislative Package to Westchester’s representatives in the State Senate and Assembly. The package is a list of state actions that the county executive and the board are asking lawmakers in Albany to approve to help County residents and taxpayers.

This year’s requests include measures that will expand job opportunities for Westchester residents, ensure that tenants facing eviction have access to legal representation, expand access to child care, increase help for domestic violence survivors, and bring in more state and federal money for essential infrastructure improvements in Westchester.

Among the package’s top priorities are: • Support the Passage of a Statewide Right to Counsel Bill - Develop and fund program providing right to counsel for evictions on a statewide basis • Support the Expansion of Downstate Casino Licenses - MGM’s request for Empire City Casino to become a fully licensed casino would generate significant revenue for Westchester County. It will also be a significant vehicle for job creation.

• Support the Governor’s Executive Budget Increase for the Income Threshold for Child Care Subsidy Programs - The current State threshold for families seeking support through the Child Care Subsidy Program is 200% of the federal poverty level. The cost of living and median income in Westchester exempt many needy families from this support. In her Executive Budget, Governor Hochul increased this threshold to 300% of the federal poverty level. Westchester supports this move.

• Urge Governor Hochul to Set Aside Emergency Funding to Address Cuts to New York’s Essential Victims’ Services

- FY21 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding is $140M less than FY18. Cuts of 10-15% have been proposed for FY2223. We urge Governor Hochul to use emergency funding processes to dedicate a portion of the state’s surplus to address these cuts or ARPA funding to maintain services at current levels for next two-year cycle • Request Funding for Federal Infrastructure Projects - Following federal approval of the Build Back Better Infrastructure Plan, Westchester County requests support in delivering infrastructure improvements for its residents.

- Glen Island Bridge Replacement: $58M - Central Park Avenue: $19M - Boston Post Road Bridge over Playland Parkway: $10.15M - Lake Isle Dam Repairs: $58M County Executive George Latimer said, “Government best serves the people we are elected to represent when we work in unison to advocate and make progress for our community as a whole. This joint legislative package is our County level of government working together with our State level of government to enact positive change. We look forward to working with our Sate representatives to see this legislation come to fruition.”

Board Chairwoman Catherine Borgia (D-Briarcliff Manor, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Ossining, Peekskill) said, “The items in our state wish list are things that all of us in County government agree are WESTCHESTER continued on page 8

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The Arc Westchester Launches Transition Academy The Arc Westchester announced on March 8, the creation of a Transition Academy to support young adults with developmental disabilities as they transition out of high school. The Transition Academy will deliver a coordinated, integrated set of transition and employment services to help young adults who have already transitioned out of high school, or are about to, create a person-centered adult life plan that includes both personal and professional development supports that meet the needs of transition-aged individuals, their families, and other professionals.

“Over the next ten years, an estimated half a million young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will turn 21 and age out of high school, losing their eligibility for services through the education system,” said Tibi Guzmán, executive director/CEO of The Arc Westchester. “The Transition Academy fills a services gap, provides a continuum of support and paves a way for individuals exiting high school to work towards employment in the community.”

Core programs offered through the Transition Academy include: Prep4Success & Transition Services Full-Year Program Prep4Success is designed for people with developmental disabilities who are preparing to exit high school. The program, which

was previously offered as a pilot program serving cycles of participants in 2021, will now become a year-long offering. Under this new model, Prep4Success will deliver more than 700 hours of curriculum/ instruction over the next three years in person and virtually. All participants and their families will receive community transition services from The Arc Westchester.

Employment Connection Pilot Program Designed to assist individuals with gaining meaningful community employment, this pilot program will provide individualized supports to young adults with developmental disabilities as they transition into successful placement with Supported Employment Services. It will offer an array of supports which will include careful exploration of each person’s interest and career goals, assessment of skill level, and opportunities to observe and try out actual jobs in the community that relate to their interests and career goals.

Project SEARCH Autism Enhancement (PSAE) This community pre-vocational internship program takes place at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s campus in White Plains, where interns totally immersed in the workplace learn different processes as well as marketable work skills. PSAE was created by NEXT for AUTISM in partnership with The

Arc Westchester, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and New York-Presbyterian’s Center for Autism and the Developing Brain. The program is designed for individuals whose goal is competitive employment and has graduated 64 individuals since its inception.

Acquiring and retaining meaningful employment is critical to independence in adult life, yet people with autism spectrum disorder, ASD, and other developmental disabilities are disproportionately unemployed. The Transition Academy delivers a suite of services to help individuals identify their passions, interests and strengths while working towards achieving their goals for life after high school.

“The Transition Academy delivers a critical support system for individuals who have lost the structure and stability provided by the educational system,” said Nancy Patota, executive director of The Arc Westchester Foundation. “We are pleased to have the investment of a generous funder to help make our dream of expanded transition services a reality and to witness the remarkable progress that young adults in Westchester County will make by participating in our continuum of innovative programs and supports.”

To learn more about The Arc Westchester’s innovative continuum of transition services, visit www. arcwestchester.org.. (Submitted)

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The Larchmont Chamber of Commerce is hosting Arts on the Avenues, a month-long exhibition in April featuring the works of Westchester artists displayed at local businesses, with a kick off celebration on Saturday, April 2 from 2-5 p.m. in Addison Park.

This collaboration will create a strolling gallery in the Larchmont business district with several special events for all to enjoy.

Profiles of the participating Westchester artists, schedule of events, and art map can be found at larchmontchamber10538.org/artsontheavenues The month long celebration of the arts will conclude with a reception on April 30 from 3-5 p.m. featuring a live painting exhibition by a noted artist.

Arts on the Avenues quick facts: • 20 business and artist pairings— each business will host an artist and their works.

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Art auction online, all month long.

Children’s Art Scavenger Hunt with prizes – over spring break April 11-18.

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Exhibiting Artwork:

Artists will be submitting works in the following media: Painting | Drawing | Photography | Mixed Media | Sculpture Saturday, April 30 at 3-5 p.m.

Closing Reception and live painting exhibition

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Mamaroneck Dems endorse trustee candidates The village of Mamaroneck Democratic Committee voted to endorse three candidates to run for trustee in the Nov. 8 village of Mamaroneck election: Dan Natchez, Andrew Spatz and Richard Litman.

Natchez is a lifelong village resident who has served as trustee since 2018. He previously served as a founding member of the Community Resource Center, an author of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, and as president of the Shore Acres Property Owners Association.

He is president of Daniel S. Natchez and Associates, an award-winning international environmental waterfront design and consulting organization.

Spatz is a third generation village resident who maintains his own solo general law practice law firm in Mamaroneck and has deep volunteer experience.

He currently serves on, and co-founded, two active village committees: the Mamaroneck Village Flood Mitigation Advisory Committee and the Mamaroneck Village Industrial Area Committee, of which he is a co-chair. Spatz has previously worked on the Board of Architectural

Review and as vice president of the Orienta Point Association, where he remains a member. His involvement extends beyond the village into our neighboring communities; he is a longtime arbitrator for the New Rochelle City Court, Small Claims Calendar and lead counsel for the New Rochelle City Drug Court Program.

Andrew is the father of two boys attending school here in Mamaroneck and is extremely active with the local recreation sports programs as coach and commissioner of the soccer league.

Litman is a governmental professional. He began his career as a junior planner with New York City’s housing and development agency, served as an assistant to the Bronx borough president, later becoming a deputy commissioner of New York City’s Human Resources Administration. He has been an adjunct lecturer of urban studies and state and local government at Marymount Manhattan College, the College of New Rochelle and most recently at LaGuardia Community College.

Since moving to Mamaroneck more than 10 years ago, he has served on the village Planning Board

and as president of the Hawthorne Gardens co-op.

“The Committee is grateful for the especially strong interest in the open seats this year,” said Gretta Heaney, chair of the Democratic Committee.

“Our endorsed candidates have the qualifications and breadth of experience to lead our Village and encourage more residents to participate in local government.

They are tenacious, effective advocates who will generate creative solutions to some of our village’s most pressing issues, especially related to flood mitigation and affordable housing.”

In January, the committee began soliciting endorsements for the open positions. All interested parties interviewed with the Endorsement Committee before presenting in front of the full committee.

Each of the endorsed trustee candidates received a majority of votes from the committee’s district leaders. As the election season ramps up, district leaders will begin the process of carrying petitions to ensure the endorsed candidates fulfill New York’s ballot access requirements.

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Environmental science competition held in Westchester Westchester high school students will compete for the first time in Westchester County in a regional high school environmental science competition on Friday, May 13, at Mountain Lakes Park in North Salem.

The Envirothon is open to all public and private high schools in the county and each competing high school may enter up to two teams consisting of five students plus up to two alternates and an adult advisor.

Registration is open now through April 22. The winner will move on to the New York State Envirothon on Wednesday and Thursday, May 25 and 26, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva.

“Mountain Lakes Park in North Salem is one of our hidden gems of Westchester and I’m excited to welcome local high school students to explore the park while competing in the Envirothon. I wish the participants the best of luck,” said county Parks Commissioner Kathy O’Connor.

County students previously participated in the now-defunct Hudson Valley Regional Envirothon in Dutchess County. That event involved teams from nine counties in the lower Hudson River region, but the sponsoring county soil and wa-

ter conservation districts decided to dissolve the larger event in favor of smaller, local events. Westchester County has consistently sent more high school teams to the regional event than any other county.

This year, the Westchester County Soil and Water Conservation District is working with the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation and the Watershed Agricultural Council to host the event at Mountain Lakes Park.

“We have supported the regional and state Envirothons for many years,” said county Planning Commissioner Norma Drummond. “It gives students experience working as part of a team and sharpens their knowledge of the natural environment, including key issues facing the world we live in today.”

The primary goal of the Envirothon is to encourage students to learn about natural resources and to become good stewards of the natural environment. The competing teams are tested on their knowledge of five environmental topics: soils, land use, aquatic ecology, forestry and wildlife; as well as a changing subtopic that focuses on a relevant environmental issue. This year’s

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environmental issue is on managing different types of waste generated by individuals, households, communities, businesses, manufacturing, agriculture and industry. As they prepare for the competition, students develop research skills, practice team building and gain an appreciation for consensus decision making.

Soil and water conservation districts typically sponsor Envirothons, and Westchester County’s district has been a sponsor of both the regional and state events since their inceptions, providing both financial and staff support. The county’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation this year is providing significant staffing, organizational and administrative support. The Watershed Agricultural Council’s East of Hudson Office is also providing generous support for the event.

Currently, approximately 500,000 students from 45 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces/territories participate in the competition. They are all vying to compete in the North American Envirothon, which this year will be held at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, on July 24-30.

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New Rochelle City Manager Strome to retire After a distinguished career in city service spanning over three decades, longtime New Rochelle City Manager Charles B. Strome announced his retirement to the City Council at their March 8 meeting.

Strome will remain with the city until Dec. 31. A national search is planned for his replacement.

Strome began his career with the city of New Rochelle in 1989 as director of Emergency Services and in 1992 became assistant city manager/city coordinator.

He was appointed deputy city manager in 1995, acting city manager in April 2002 and then city manager in November 2002. Prior to joining local government, Strome held positions at Hudson Westchester Radio where he was news director, vice president and program director.

“It has been my honor to serve the City of New Rochelle for the past 33 years, including 20 years as City Manager,” said Strome. “I would like to thank all the hard-working City staff I have worked with and the various elected officials who have served with me. New Rochelle has always been a great place to live, work and raise a family. I am confident that the City government is in great shape and the current staff is more than ready to lead the City into the future.”

Strome’s achievements during his tenure as the chief administrative officer for the city are many. He presented annual budget estimates to the City Council, many of which were prepared in the face of distressing economic challenges, including a recurring state tax cap, the financial collapse of 2008 and most recently, the global pandemic.

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important. From increasing the income threshold for child care subsidy programs to support for the right to counsel in eviction cases, these are items that will provide for the essential needs of the people of Westchester. We are also joining to urge the Governor to set aside emergency funding for services for domestic violence survivors and others, to make up for substantial cuts over the last two funding cycles under the federal Victims of Crime Act. I’m proud that we have a strong working relationship with our state legislative delegation and Gov-

tain secure financial footing and even more, prosperity with a strong fund balance and most recently, an upgraded bond rating. Over the years, Strome worked to build and maintain city staff by attracting a professional leadership team, advocating for the retention and expansion of essential service personnel, and ensure workforce stabilization by negotiating multi-year contracts with the city’s seven unions.

While economic factors prohibited substantive growth in the first decades of 2000, downtown revitalization and development efforts marked Strome’s latest years, with the passage of a Downtown Overlay Zone that attracted more than $2.2 billion of new investment. The city’s infrastructure also received much-needed improvements, with expanded paving programs, stormwater enhancements, equipment upgrades, master plans for a number of city parks, and new maintenance facilities for Parks and Public Works crews.

Strome worked with officials, staff and community partners to coordinate the city’s response to local disasters including nor’easters, hurricanes and tropical storms; and most recently to the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering critical services to residents and those most needy through programs like Nourishall and NewRoStrong.

“Across decades of public service, Chuck has shaped and led a City Administration characterized by integrity, civility, and kindness, while also tackling some of the most consequential challenges and intense crises in our City’s history,” said Mayor Noam Bramson. “He will leave office with an unparalleled record of accomplishment and with a legacy of achievement

sure to endure for many years, as well as the respect and affection of countless colleagues, and the bipartisan trust of multiple City Councils.

I know I speak for all of us in saying It has been a personal privilege to work at Chuck’s side, to observe firsthand his deep commitment to the welfare of our community, and to benefit from his wide-ranging experience, straightforward candor, and calm demeanor.

I am proud to call Chuck a friend and wish him success and joy in the next chapter of his life.”

Strome’s experience and understanding of community have made him a valuable asset to numerous boards and committees throughout the years. Currently, Strome serves as chair of the New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency, the chair of the New Rochelle Corporation for Local Development, a member of the Executive Committee of the Westchester Municipal Officials Association, and the co-chair of the City School District’s District Wide Health and Safety Committee and Save Committee. (Submitted)

ernor Hochul, and look forward to working with them to advance these important priorities.”

Majority Leader Christopher Johnson (D-Yonkers) said, “From the expansion of downstate casino licenses, to support for right to counsel legislation in eviction cases, to increasing the income eligibility limits for rent exemption programs for seniors and people with disabilities, the priorities in this package will strengthen our communities by providing help for people who need it. “ Legislation Committee Chair Colin Smith (D-Cortlandt, Peekskill,Yorktown) said, “I thank my colleagues on the Board and the County Executive and his staff for

their diligent, cooperative work in putting together this list of the County’s priorities. I’m particularly gratified to share our support for changes recommended by our Police Reform & Reimagining Task Force to create more and more diverse hiring opportunities for County public safety personnel.

I’m also pleased we’re supporting enhanced protections for corrections officers who are sexually touched or assaulted on the job, as well as protection for children under 18 – ensuring that they consult with an attorney before they can be subjected to interrogation by law enforcement.”

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Charles B. Strome

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Fore! Golf season scheduled to tee off at county courses Spring arrives early for Westchester golfers, as the six Westchester County-owned golf courses open for the season on Monday, March 14.

“Over the past two years, Westchester County’s Golf Courses have been so popular, they’ve seen the highest attendance in over 20 years,” Westchester County Executive George Latimer. “It’s time to break out your golf clubs and have some fun on the best public courses around. I encourage you to come on out and enjoy the beauty of our well-manicured Westches-

ter County Golf Courses.”

Tee time reservations may be made at golf.westchestergov. com or by phoning the individual courses. Walk-up reservations will also be accepted. The courses are Hudson Hills in Ossining; Maple Moor in White Plains; Mohansic in Yorktown Heights; Saxon Woods in Scarsdale; and Dunwoodie and Sprain Lake, both in Yonkers. All of the courses have onsite restaurants, halfway houses and full-service pro shops. Driving ranges are available at Dunwoodie, Mohansic, Saxon Woods and Sprain Lake.

Any available E-Z Reserve spots will be sold at the courses.

E-Z Reserve enables golfers with a Westchester County Park Pass to block out a regular Saturday or Sunday tee time for a period of 25 weeks.

“Golfers of all ages and skill levels will enjoy playing on our beautiful fairways and greens,” said Kathy O’Connor, commissioner of the county Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation.

For more information or to make a reservation, visit golf.westchestergov.com. (Submitted)

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NAA honors William Iannuzzi The National AfterSchool Association, NAA, the voice of the afterschool profession and lead organization for the advancement of afterschool professionals and leaders has selected William Iannuzzi, Mascaro Clubhouse director, Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle, as one of NAA’s 2022 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders.

In selecting its 2022 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders, the NAA sought to highlight emerging young leaders who are active in the broader afterschool community, demonstrate contributions that have started to influence beyond

individual programs to entire organizations and communities, are actively engaged in efforts to elevate the afterschool field, have a proven passion for development of themselves and others, and demonstrate persistence in their work to grow as leaders. Honorees will be profiled in the Spring 2022 issue of NAA’s AfterSchool Today magazine.

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A dream of spring LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

Don’t look now, but the end of the school year is right around the corner. On Monday, Section I officially began its spring season, as student-athletes from all over the area took to the fields, kicking off the last leg of a sports relay that has been dizzying to say the least. But as we look ahead to the end of the year, it’s important to look back at what the last several months have had in store, especially for our graduating seniors.

When the Covid-19 pandemic reached our shores in 2020, a fair number of today’s senior athletes had yet to play their first season of varsity athletics. When the world—which obviously included high school sports—shut down that March, they were about to have all of their notions about scholastic competition upended for good.

Now, obviously life changed in a multitude of ways after the pandemic. Lives were upended, loved ones were lost, and for a time, it seemed like nothing in our world would ever be the same again.

But as a fully-formed adult, I was able to look at my life before and after the pandemic and actually quantify and qualify those changes. But many in these younger generations, including this current crop of seniors, didn’t have a whole wealth of knowledge to call upon. Our “new normal” was just kind of “the way things were.”

There used to be a predictable, easy rhythm to the high school sports calendar. You knew what went where; you circled dates on the calendar—like Championship Week at the Westchester County Center or the first day of August workouts—months ahead of time, knowing that, for most programs, these were hard-and-fast constants.

But after that 2020 spring season was wiped off the books, nothing quite felt right.

Sports returned in the fall of that year, but there were countless wrinkles; fall sports started, but not until October. And even then, it wasn’t every sport. Soccer was deemed OK, but decisions on “higher risk” endeavors like football and volleyball still had to be made.

That “Fall 2” season eventually got played—in March of 2021—but it was emblematic of all the uncer-

tainty still facing our school districts. For most of that school year, our kids were playing truncated, regional schedules with no sectional playoffs on the horizon. It wasn’t a great system, but it was the best they could hope for at the time.

But this year? Outside of a few hiccups, it truly seemed like things were back on track. Sure there were mask mandates and limits on fans in indoor venues, but it seemed like we were approaching something akin to the “old” normal. A few games were canceled due to positive tests, but that just came with the territory for these student-athletes.

More than one coach remarked that, thanks to the challenges their charges had faced over the last two years, this current group of varsity athletes were, above all else, adaptable.

So let’s hope that we’re truly on the other side of this thing now, and that our spring seasons go off without a hitch. Our seniors have been on a wild ride throughout their high school careers, so here’s to them finishing strong with one more goaround.

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Game Notes: • Gabe Ferencz led the Quakers with 13 points • Friends Academy opened the game with a 12-0 run • Sean McGrath had 14 points for Bronxville

By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Sunday, March 13, the book closed on one of the most prolific periods in Bronxville basketball history, as the Broncos fell to a tenacious Friends Academy team 50-46 in the Class B State Regional Finals.

But even though Bronxville’s seniors fell short in their quest to win

the school’s first-ever New York State championship, Bronco head coach Bobby Russo said the effect that his upperclassmen have had on the program has been immeasurable.

Bronxville’s found itself in an immediate hole on Sunday evening as their offensive struggles in the first quarter allowed Friends Academy to start the game on a 12-0 run.

According to Russo, the Quakers’ zone defense and physicality proved a unique challenge for the Broncos.

“I think they came out sharper than us and they really punched us in the mouth,” Russo said. “For a lot of the year, that’s what we’ve been able to do against other teams, but we had to figure out a way to come back from that.”

And comeback they did—albeit not right away. After heading into halftime trailing by nine points, the Broncos, led by a 14-point effort from senior guard Sean McGrath, were able to chip away at the lead, eventually drawing even with the Quakers midway though the fourth quarter. But that rally ultimately

faltered in the final minutes of the game as missed free throws and layups dashed Bronxville’s hopes of completing the comeback.

“We played hard like we have all season long,” Russo said. “And you chart things like this; we shot something like 16,000 foul shots as a team this year, but at the end of the day, it was the little things like that and finishing on layups that made the difference.”

With the win, Section VIII champion Friends Academy will move on to the state semifinals on March 19, where they will take on Section IV Seton Catholic. Bronxville (21-5) will look ahead to next year after a transformative season that saw the team capture its first Section I title since 1982 and advance further than any previous club in program history.

Although the team will graduate a senior class that served as the building block for this latest dominant stretch, Russo said the impact that his upperclassmen had on the program will hopefully be felt for years to come.

Sean McGrath drives to the lane against Friends Academy in the New York State Regional Finals on March 13, 2022.

McGrath had 14 points, but Bronxville fell to the Quakers 50-46. Photo/Mike Smith

“I had the opportunity to coach this group for a full four years, which is rare—that’s something that generally only happens on the col-

lege level,” he said. “We’ve always been thought of as a football and lacrosse school, but these guys have helped change the identity. Now

people think of us when they think of basketball.”

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Game Notes: • Emily Grasseler had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Millbrook • Angelina Mazzucoccolo had 9 points for Tuckahoe • Millbrook will play East Rochester in the state semifinals on March 19.

By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor Heading into the program’s first-ever state playoff contest on March 8, the Tuckahoe Tigers knew they would be facing a stiff test in a powerful Millbrook team from Section IX. With their unique blend of skill and physicality, the Blazers more than lived up to their advance billing, topping Tuckahoe 65-28 to put an end to the Tigers’ dream season.

Despite the loss, however, Tuckahoe head coach Andrew Colasuonno believes that his players demonstrated the same toughness that carried the team to its finest season in history.

Millbrook grabbed control of the game from the outset, dominating in the paint and from behind the arc as they went on a 21-point second-quarter tear to establish a 31-9 halftime lead. According to Colasuonno, Millbrook’s versatility was simply too much for the Section I champions to contend with.

“We knew this was going to be our toughest matchup of the season; that combination of size and the ability to knock down a threeball and run the ball in transition is very unique and it’s something like we haven’t faced this year,” he said.

“We’re not used to being the undersized team so it was a huge adjustment for us, but our girls rose to the challenge.”

That resilience was evident in the second half, as Tuckahoe— led by Angelina Mazzucoccolo’s nine points—began to settle into a rhythm on the offensive end. Although it wouldn’t be enough to significantly cut into the Blazer’s lead, Colasuonno thinks that his team’s play in the second half was a testa-

ment to the group’s grit.

“I told them at halftime that no matter what happened, they didn’t want to have any regrets; they didn’t want to look back and say ‘I coulda, shoulda, woulda’,” he explained. “They came out and battled to the end.”

With the win, Millbrook advanced to the regional finals where they continued their dominance, topping Section VII champ Carle Place 51-43 to earn a spot in the Class C Final Four. Tuckahoe finished the season with a sterling 16-4 record and captured the first Section I championship in the program’s history. They will graduate two senior starters in Irene Maris and Olivia Mondrone, and Colasuonno noted that the impact the duo has had on the program cannot be overstated.

“I told my girls that they’ve had the most heart of any team I’ve ever coached, and for me and my assistant [Alex Bonci], it’s been the most enjoyable season we’ve ever had,” he said. “Hopefully, they take away all the hard work, all the life lessons, that hopefully they’ve learned through the process of playing high school sports.”

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Angelina Mazzucoccolo hauls in a rebound during a game against Millbrook on March 8, 2022. Mazzucoccolo led Tuckahoe with nine points in a 65-28 loss. Photo/Mike Smith