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September 15, 2017 | Vol. 5, Number 37 | www.eastchesterreview.com
Latimer easily outpaces Jenkins in CE primary By JAMES PERO Staff Writer
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First day of school brings energy, excitement to Bronxville Bronxville School students were filled with energy and excitement as they entered their classrooms on the first day of school on Sept. 6. Equipped with new books and supplies, they were ready to seek out new academic opportunities, see their friends, compare schedules and meet new teachers, who greeted them with smiles. “It was great seeing all the excitement and smiling faces as our
students entered the building,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Roy Montesano said. “Our teachers and staff members were eager to greet the students and welcome them back from the summer break.” Kindergartners had an exciting day of firsts as they introduced themselves to their new teachers and developed friendships with their classmates. Throughout the building, students organized their
school supplies and took part in a variety of activities, including reading, writing and learning the rules of their new classrooms. Meanwhile, middle school students located their new classrooms and greeted their teachers, who guided them through their expectations for the year. Prior to attending their first class, ninthgrade students met with members of the Freshmen Transition Leaders team, who gave them tours
of the building, helped them find their classrooms and answered questions so they could make a smooth transition to high school. Montesano said the academic year was already off to a great start and he looks forward to meeting students and parents throughout the year. “We have a lot of exciting plans to further enhance and expand the Bronxville Promise,” he said. (Submitted)
Latimer will also likely be outspent by Astorino, who has approximately $3.2 million in campaign finances, according to filings with the state Board of Elections, as of press time. Meanwhile, Latimer has raised $354,000, according to recent filings. Despite the decisive edge in funding, Latimer has a history of beating opponents who outspend him, including a record-setting race, at the time, against Bob Cohen, a Republican candidate for state senator, in which more than $4.5 million was spent, primarily by Cohen. For Jenkins, of Yonkers, his political career may be over. By choosing to run for county executive, Jenkins relinquished an opportunity to run for re-election to his legislative seat representing the county’s 16th District; Jenkins has served in that capacity since winning a special election in 2007. Jenkins told the Review that even despite the loss, he will continue to be involved in his community through activism and is ready to throw his full support behind Latimer. “I’m disappointed with the results, but at the end of the day I’ll do whatever things I can do to make sure that [Latimer wins] in November,” he said. In an effort to secure Jenkins’ legislative seat, Democrat Christopher Johnson, a Yonkers City councilman, emerged in a narrow primary victory against Symra Brandon, the chairwoman of the Yonkers Democratic Committee. The county executive is elected to serve a four-year term with a $160,760 annual salary.
Westchester County’s marquis political race of the year has finally solidified its opponents after state Sen. George Latimer convincingly defeated county Legislator Ken Jenkins in a Democratic primary. According to preliminary county Board of Elections tallies, Latimer won the Sept. 12 county executive primary quite comfortably, reeling in 63 percent of the vote to Jenkins’ 37 percent. As of press time, the race logged a little more than 37,000 votes cast in total, while there are about 290,000 active Democratic voters countywide. For Latimer, of Rye, the win will act as another notch in his political belt—having won 18 consecutive elections to date—but will signify only a small step comparatively speaking to what he is gearing up for in his toughest challenge to date this fall. In the coming months, Latimer will look to unseat incumbent County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, who has held the county’s highest elected office since 2010. “This will be the toughest,” Latimer admitted. “Every race, once you reach it, it will be the toughest…. But each one makes you stronger for the next race.” Astorino has already won re-election once, defeating New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, a Democrat, in 2013. In addition, Astorino has also overcome a sizeable voter registration disadvantage in the county where Democrats outnumber Republicans by CONTACT: james@hometwn.com more than a 2-to-1 margin.