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Planning Board approves hotel; activists plan lawsuit

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that sign; that is what has been going on.” She explained that her vote was bolstered by the Following a 3-2 vote by the thorough testing which has been Tuckahoe Planning Board to ap- done on the site and reviewed by prove the site plan for a conten- the New York State Department tious hotel development, a group of Environmental Conservation, of area residents is planning DEC. The Marbledale Road Envito file a lawsuit appealing the ronmental Coalition—a group board’s decision. Protestors piled into the of residents from the village of October 28, 2016 | Vol. Community 4, NumberCenter 32 | www.cityreviewnr.com Tuckahoe and the surrounding Tuckahoe on Oct. 19, wearing dust masks communities of Eastchester, and hoisting signs to protest the Bronxville and Scarsdale proPlanning Board’s consideration testing the project—is fundraisof the development without a ing to file a lawsuit against the full study of the potential im- Planning Board, and may also pacts the project could have on sue the village or the DEC. As the environment. But the board per state law, the group has until voted in favor of the site plan Nov. 18 to file the suit. David Gordon, an attorney for the five-story, 163-unit Marriott Springhill Suites hotel and for the coalition, said he has not restaurant proposed by Bilwin drafted the suit as of press time, Development Affiliates. Board but said the text would focus on members Melba Caliano and the Planning Board’s navigaDavid Barra voted against the tion of the State Environmental Quality Review process, SEQR. site plan. Caliano said she voted against “The board’s SEQR actions are approving the site plan because very questionable,” Gordon told thought the called for the Review, “almost certainly ilOctober 28, 2016 | Vol. 4, she Number 44project | www.mamaroneckreview.com an environmental impact study, legal.” But Linda Shaw, Bilwin’s atexplaining that information is still being gathered. “As we torney, said the level of oversight senior at the college. “But, I’ve speak, there are ongoing DEC on the project by the DEC and had friends who have had to tests and the Planning Board consultants hired by the village walk back to campus at night, doesn’t know what the results of surpass what would be required which is extremely unsafe. By those tests are, or whether those in an environmental impact not having those hours, you’re tests will compel further investi- statement. The site plan includes waiting for an accident to hap- gation,” she said. a condition requiring the develpen; and it may have already The plan includes a state-su- oper to put money in an Escrow happened with the recent loss pervised remediation of the toxic account to fund the village of the school took.” property, once a marble quarry Tuckahoe’s environmental conPrior to the service changes, and later a dumping ground on sultant firm, HDR. the Valiant Express ran until Marbledale Road. “We’ve got more people 3:30 a.m. on Fridays and SaturAmid yelling from the crowd, watching this project than nordays. Since the changes, the final Ann Marie Ciaramella, the Plan- mally watch a project like this bus on Fridays and Saturdays, ning Board chairwoman, pointed because of the village’s condiwhich transports students from to a protest sign which read “De- tions,” Shaw said. downtown White Plains back to mand testing before digging,” campus, comes at28, 1:302016 a.m. | Vol. October Number 44listened | www.ryecityreview.com HOTEL continued on page 9 and4,said, “We have to According to J.J. Pryor, the college’s managing director of Follow us on Twitter @eastchesterview the office of communications, the college enacted the bus service

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Julie Murtagh makes a move on a Rye defender during a Class A playoff game on Oct. 22. The Eagles topped the Garnets in penalty kicks. For story, see page 15. Photo/Mike Smith

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Shuttle service questioned after Manhattanville death By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer

With a considerable amount of attention centered on the recent death of Robby Schartner, a Manhattanville student who was killed by a drunk driver on Oct. 9, the college’s student body has reignited a debate about the school’s shuttle bus service. Schartner, a 21-year-old junior, was struck and killed by Emma Fox, of Rye, while walking along Westchester Avenue in White Plains in the early morning hours. It is believed that Schartner was walking back to campus after a night out on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. According to police, Fox, 24, had been traveling eastbound on

Westchester Avenue at about 5 a.m. when she fatally hit Schartner with her car, a 2012 Nissan Sentra. White Plains police reported that Fox had been intoxicated at the time of the incident and was measured with a blood alcohol of 0.21; the legal limit in New York state is 0.08. In the aftermath of the tragic event, Manhattanville students are pointing to last year’s controversial change by the school administration to alter the bus service schedule. “What’s it going to take for the school to realize that having transportation provided is for our own safety?” asked Jess Cowle, a junior at the college, which is located in Purchase. On Aug. 21, 2015, Sharlise

Smith-Rodriguez, the college’s dean of students, sent a welcome letter to the student body alerting them of upcoming events and changes in policy for the 201516 academic year. According to the memo, which was delivered as a blast email, the school changed the schedule for the Valiant Express. The bus service changes included the addition of four early morning runs to transport students from the college to and from White Plains from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Additionally, the last two weekend runs would be eliminated. “I get why they changed the hours because they didn’t want to be seen as encouraging drinking,” said Gianni Mogrovejo, a

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County capital budget wants $110M for parks By JAMES PERO Staff Writer A $300 million capital budget sent down to the Westchester County Board of Legislators on Oct. 14 allocates nearly $110 million to recreation and parkland, and could inject millions of dollars at Kensico Dam and into the county’s affordable housing requirements. The capital budget serves as a guiding blueprint for major infrastructure and planning projects to be undertaken in the following five years and in tandem with the operating budget, which will be unveiled by County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, in November, and serves as the county’s overall budget. Among the major projects included in the 2017 capital budget’s ambitious parks plan are comprehensive improvements to Glen Island bridge—which would total nearly $10 million— as well as the restoration and transformation of Kensico Dam’s reflecting pool which has been barren since 2007. The Kensico Dam project,

which could cost upwards of $21 million, was unveiled earlier this month by Astorino and would see the construction of a skating rink and regulation size hockey rink. According to county Legislator Sheila Marcotte, the chairwoman of the Board of Legislators’ Budget and Appropriations Committee and an Eastchester Republican who is currently reviewing the proposal with the committee, Astorino’s plan is an ambitious one. “It’s an aggressive plan of action,” Marcotte said. “Infrastructure, as we know, in the county has aged; roads; bridges…. And I’m pleased that we are putting a fair amount of [the budget] into infrastructure.” Not grouped in with the budget’s list of recreation proposals are $33 million in improvements to one of the county’s most famed assets, Playland Park in the city of Rye. Those projects are a part of an ongoing agreement between the county and the management company Standard Amusements, which will also inject $30 million of its own funds into im-

provements at the park, according to a contract approved by the Board of Legislators in May. Among the major Playland projects included in the budget are a proposed $8.5 million for structural renovations, as well as $5.1 million for renovations to Playland’s Switchgear building, which houses important electrical equipment. Marcotte said that since these projects are mandated through a separate agreement with Standard Amusements, they were itemized as distinct from the rest of the county’s prospective recreation budget. Playland’s pool, which must also undergo significant rehab, was not listed in the projects, but is currently under review from the Board of Legislators, which aims to renovate and keep it after a proposal from Astorino’s administration to remove the structure was shot down. After recreation, which constitutes 36 percent of the budget’s proposed expenditures, building and improvements, renovations to county-owned roads and bridges comprise the next largest

A recently proposed capital budget would see Westchester County invest $110 million into parks, including a transformative project at Kensico Dam, pictured. File photo

categories targeted; 24 percent and 16 percent, respectively. Projects enumerated in the both the buildings and infrastructure categories include the replacement of roofs for various government buildings across Westchester, totaling $4.5 million, as well as renovations to the Ashford Avenue Bridge in Green-

burgh for another $4.5 million. The capital budget will also work toward reaching the required affordable housing mandated in a contentious settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development dating back to 2009. Since 2010, the county has spent nearly $60 million imple-

menting affordable housing requirements. According to Ned McCormack, spokesman for the Astorino administration, the county doesn’t currently have a figure on how much more it will spend this year. As outlined in the settlement, PARKS continued on page 8

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What’s going on... Eastchester Public Library

Goose land with songs and fun. For 9 months to 3 years old. No registration required.

Library Teen Group

For more information on hours and programs, visit eastchesterlibrary.org.

Book chat and library play interest meeting On Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Open to grades four and five. Online pre-registration is suggested. The only requirement for this group is a love of reading. For the first half of the program, children will be asked to share one to three books that they have been reading with the rest of the group. The second half of the program will be open to discussion. As there has been much interest in creating and performing a play based on a popular children’s book (as was done last year), anyone who would be interested in taking part in such a play is encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Jonathan Heifetz at 721-8105 or jheifetz@ wlsmail.org.

Mother Goose Time On Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Join Ms. Teresa for a musical adventure to the Mother

On Monday, Nov. 7 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The library’s teen advisory board, open to sixth-graders and up, meets on the first Monday of the month from October through June. The group advises the young adult librarian on what books to buy for the collection, programs to plan, and other special projects. Snacks will be provided. For more information, contact Elizabeth Portillo at 721-8109 or eportillo@wlsmail.org.

Knitting for a Cause! On Wednesdays, Nov. 9 and 30, and Dec. 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For sixth-graders and up and adults. Registration for all sessions, online or at the Reference Desk, is suggested. Last holiday season, the library donated multiple blankets to Project Linus, which distributes handmade blankets to critically ill children, that were made by from squares created by library patrons. Teens and adults alike came together to learn basic knitting, new techniques, and to put together the blankets. Don’t know how to knit? No problem; beginners and advanced knitters are welcome. Teen librarian Elizabeth Portillo and resident knitting expert Dottie Bicknese are happy to teach. Yarn will be provided at each session, but feel free to bring/use your own as well. There are a few sets of No. 5 knitting needles, but if you have your own, please bring those along. If you start a square

but don’t have time to finish it, that is still a huge help as long as you drop it off before a session, so someone else can finish it. You do not need to attend all three sessions to participate. Want to help make blankets but can’t attend? The library welcomes donations of knitted squares—7 inches by 7 inches—ideally knitted with a No. 5 needle, by Friday, Dec. 16. Just drop them off at the Circulation Desk. For more information, contact Portillo at 721-8109 or eportillo@ wlsmail.org.

charm, Ralph attempts to woo the elegant but distant Carol. Defying Carol’s reticence—and his sister’s jealousy—Ralph embarks on the trip of a lifetime, and regains a happiness that seemed all but lost. “The Last Romance” is a heart-warming drama/comedy about the transformative power of love by Joe DiPietro. Directed by Maureen Howard, with Carol Eagen, Dick Smith, Ann Signorelli and Janet Tinari. Registration is required in person or by calling 961-2121.

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Harvest Moon Fall Festival

Adult Coloring Group 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.

DIY Halloween Emoji Pillows On Monday, Oct. 31 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Do-it-yourself Emoji pillows are back. This time, participants will be making some Halloween faces along with the smiley faces. Feel free to come dressed in your best costumes. For ages 11 and up; no exceptions. Registration is required online; please leave correct age/grade in the comment box.

The Reformed Church of Bronxville

The Reformed Church Nursery School will hold its annual Harvest Moon Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., rain or shine, at the corner of Midland and Kraft avenues. Tickets are available for purchase on the day of the fair. Tickets are $30 at the door. Accompanying adults and children under 12 months are free. This family fun day to raise money for the nursery school caters to children ages 2 to 6 with a variety of games, face painting, fall crafts, and a petting zoo. New this year will be pony rides, weather permitting. A raffle and spectacular auction items for children and adults have been made possible, in part, by local merchants who have generously donated their goods and services. In addition to all the activities for children, there will be many delicious treats, including all types of homemade baked goods and food from local establishments.

The Roots of Doo-Wop

Halloween Organ Spooktacular

On Thursday, Nov. 3 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Learn how this music genre, in its innocence and its quest for harmony, so beautifully conveyed the poetry of inner-city life. This presentation will feature examples from all five boroughs of New York City.

On Monday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. Helga Bartus, assistant organist at the Reformed Church of Bronxville, will perform a short organ concert featuring a spooky selection of well-known organ music such as “Toccata and Fugue” by Bach, Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms and “Toccata” by Boellman. A special treat will feature the Cathedral Choir and ballet students of Anna Dimas from Bronxville Ballet. The concert will be played on the church’s magnificent four-manual organ with more than 4,000 pipes. This event is free and open to all ages. Come in costume and enjoy this festive music before or after trick-ortreating. A reception will follow. The Reformed Church of Bronxville is located at 180 Pondfield Road in Bronxville.

Book donation drop-off On Thursday, Nov. 3 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring in your gently used books for the ongoing library book sale. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Bronxville Library. Limit is 10 books per patron.

Baby Sign Language On Friday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. This is an introduction to sign language for everyday activities such as mealtime, bedtime, and bath time. Signs are taught through song, activity, movement and a short book to reinforce the signs. Open to babies ages 4 months to 15 months. Registration is required online; please provide child’s name and age in the comment box.

Tuckahoe Public Library For more information on library hours and programs, visit tuckahoe.com/library.

‘The Last Romance’ screening On Saturday, Nov. 5 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Tuckahoe Community Center, located at 71 Columbus Ave. in Tuckahoe. A crush can make anyone feel young again—even a widower named Ralph. On an ordinary day, Ralph decides to take a different path on his daily walk—one that leads him to an unexpected second chance at love. Relying on a renewed boyish

Election Day Casting your vote Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Apply for absentee ballot in person by Monday, Nov. 7 at the county Board of Elections, BOE, located at 25 Quarropas St. in White Plains. Phone number: 995-5700. 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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Letters to the Editor

Latimer: Strong on the environment

Julie Killian gets my vote

To the Editor, I’m proud to call George Latimer my friend, and to support his re-election to the state Senate. He has been a terrific senator on environmental issues: endorsed by The Sierra Club, the New York League of Conservation Voters, and he scored a 92—tied for highest in the Senate—in the legislative environmental scorecard of Environmental Advocates of New York. George has been a leader on renewable energy, wetland protection and climate change efforts. He takes the time to visit our Eastchester Environmental Committee, generally unheard of among elected officials (and I hear he does the same in other towns). He shows his interest in these issues every day and is there for anyone or any organization when he is needed. Finally, he is as regular and down-to-earth as you will ever find in someone who is a senator; we truly enjoy being with him. It is a rare quality, one that we should not take for granted on Election Day. Please join me and vote for George.

To the Editor, As a lifelong resident of Mamaroneck and an active member of the community, I urge you to make the right choice and vote for Julie Killian. I have known Julie and her entire family for more than 20 years and have watched her raise her five children as their coach and counselor for many summers. She has worked tirelessly in Larchmont/Mamaroneck for your vote, and I know she is committed to fight for the reforms we need to get New York back on track for our families, schools and businesses. Believe me, I know a winner when I see one, and without a doubt, it’s Julie Killian.

Peter McCartt, director of Sustainable Westchester and chairman of the Eastchester Environmental Committee, Eastchester

Mike Chiapparelli, Mamaroneck

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By MICHELLE JACOBY Contributor The iconic 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, created a national phenomenon, catapulting the era of disco dancing into mainstream America. Platform shoes, white suits and sounds from the ‘70s are happening at Westchester Broadway Theatre, WBT, with its production of “Saturday Night Fever.” Jacob Tischler takes on Travolta’s role as Tony Manero. Tony and his friends from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, are all living off dead-end jobs with limited hopes and dreams—except for taking to the streets for fun and dancing till dawn at 2001 Odyssey.

When Tony meets Stephanie Mangano, a sophisticated dancer played perfectly by Alexandra Matteo, Tony’s passion ignites. Both Tischler and Matteo have the confidence and dialect to play the strong, Brooklyn characters, yet are versatile enough to express their vulnerable side. They share their strong feelings with “100 Reasons” and Matteo shows off her vocal range with “What Kind of Fool.” The disco dancers groove to the sounds of The Bee Gees. In 1978, the group won a Grammy Award for the song “How Deep is Your Love.” The group won four more Grammys in 1979 for their contributions to the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack. Director and choreographer

Richard Stafford and assistant choreographer Sarah Buscaino, along with the talented ensemble, take us back to the days of “The Hustle,” “The Bump” and more amazing dance moves from the ‘70s. Tony’s friends are played by Chris Collins-Pisano as Bobby; Christopher Hlinka as Joey; Joe Moeller as Double J; and Raynor Rubel as Gus. This crew shows us what Brooklyn boys are made of. The typical teasing and youthful pranks are nonstop! They are truly a treat to watch, especially during “Boogie Shoes.” Gianna Yanelli plays Annette, a girl from the neighborhood hopelessly in love with Tony. She takes a lot of heat from the boys but gives it her all and more

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Alexandra Matteo, who plays Stephanie Mangano, and Jacob Tischler, who plays Tony Manero. Photo courtesy Westchester Broadway Theatre

with “If I Can’t Have You.” Ray DeMattis as Frank Manero and Sandy Rosenberg as Flo Manero are the perfect parents of their time, set in the era of the ‘70s economic depression, gas crisis and unemployment, which doesn’t make for fun family dinners. Michelle Dawson, a veteran of WBT, plays Candy, a club singer. Her sidekick, Monty, is played humorously by Pat McRoberts. The over-the-top duo provides the iconic songs “More Than A Woman” and “Disco Inferno.” Dawson takes the house down with “Nights On Broadway.” This incredible night of singing and dancing includes a talented ensemble: Anthony Avino; Josh Bates; Lauren Dalal; Christopher DeAngelis; Walter Filmore IV; Brian Lego; Frankie Paparone as dance captain; Natalie

Perez-Duel; Kristyn Pope; Audrey Tesserot; Charity Van Tassel; and Isabella D’erasmo and Hannah Moore sharing the role of Linda Manero. The ‘70s are a time to remember, reflect and enjoy a few laughs. Young and old will enjoy this show as the universal themes will always stay relevant throughout our times. Backstage talent includes: Ryan Edward Wise, musical director; Michael Bottari and Ronald Case, both set and costume designers; and Andrew Gmoser, lighting design. This Bill Stutler and Bob Funking production of “Saturday Night Fever” is playing at Westchester Broadway Theatre now through Nov. 27, and will return Dec. 29 through Jan. 29, 2017. For more information, call 592-2222 or visit broadwaytheatre.com.

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The cast of “Saturday Night Fever” perform a hit by The Bee Gees at the 2001 Odyssey nightclub. The musical is now on the Westchester Broadway Theatre mainstage. Photos/John Vecchiolla

“Saturday Night Fever” star Tony Manero, played by Jacob Tischler, center, and The Gang. From left, Chris Collins-Pisano, Raynor Rubel, and fourth from left, Christopher Hlinka and Joe Moeller.

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Letters to the Editor

Julie Killian for state Senate

George Latimer needs to be re-elected

To the Editor, Now is finally the time for real change in Albany and there is no better person to lead that fight than Julie Killian. As a longtime Larchmont resident, I have known Julie as one of my dearest friends for more than 30 years. I can tell you she is “the real deal”; honest, smart, and the fresh face we need in Albany. Julie, Rye City councilwoman, deputy mayor and mother of five, has been committed to our community for more than 25 years. Like many of us, she is disgusted by the corrupt “old boys network” in Albany that has led us to be the highest taxed state and one of the worst places to do business. Thankfully for us, feeling she could not stand the criminal behavior and inertia anymore, she decided to take action and run for state Senate. Julie is a social moderate, fiscal conservative who knows how to lead. Realizing Rye was having serious issues with teen drug and alcohol abuse, she co-founded Rye-ACT, a substance abuse prevention and education coalition that just received federal funding for the next five years. Sen. George Latimer has recently smeared her as a “snake oil salesman,” a ludicrous accusation coming from a 29-year career politician who complains the reason he can’t get anything done is because of the leadership he has been working with all this time. He is also a man who stood by as scandal after scandal of sexual abuse and “pay for play” continued to permeate the halls and elevators of Albany. We do not need a bystander like George in Albany. What we need is a person who will stand up and speak out against any criminal activity; someone who will finally do something about the unfair proportion of educational dollars we pay that subsidizes upstate, someone who will streamline and get rid of the exorbitant regulations that make it so difficult and expensive to do business here, and someone with fresh ideas and a new approach. That someone is definitely Julie Killian and I urge you to support her on Nov. 8.

To the Editor, George Latimer is one of our best advocates in Albany. I saw this firsthand when I was president of the Rye City Board of Education. Today, I continue to see Latimer listening to the communities he serves and standing up for our children, our schools and our local taxpayers: • Latimer has been a leader in the fight against GEA, a program that hurts our children and drives up local property taxes by allowing Albany to rob school aid coffers and use the money for other things; he has been hard at work to restore and protect state aid for our schools. • He is tireless and fearless in his fight to stop Albany from imposing unfunded mandates on our schools; state mandates that drive up local taxes and divert funding away from our core educational programs. • He remains an ardent defender against Albany and Washington, D.C., micromanaging our classrooms; Latimer supports having statewide goals and standards that give local schools and teachers the flexibility and control they need to best serve our students, making sure our children taught by educators, not legislators. I’m voting for George Latimer because he is fighting in the best interest of our children, our schools and our local taxpayers.

Linda White Banta, Larchmont

Please vote on Nov. 8 for George Latimer for New York state Senate. Josh Nathan, Rye

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changes in order to follow the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986. Pryor told the Review that if an institution is aware of on-campus or offcampus conduct that encourages the use of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and does not take active steps to implement programs to prevent such abuse, it could lose federal financial assistance as a result of the law. However, according to Mogrovejo, despite its reputation for transporting students under the influence, the late night weekend shuttle service, which was once deemed as the “drunk bus,” serves much more of purpose than escorting drunk students back to campus. He said many students utilized the late night service to travel back to campus after returning to White Plains from their afternoon internships in New York City. Mogrovejo added that some students just enjoy hanging out in the downtown area to see a late night movie at the City Center 15: Cinema de Lux, or to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings, both located on Mamaroneck Avenue.

the county is required to have secured building permits for 750 units of affordable housing by the end of 2016. Currently, it has finalized 658 of those permits, according to McCormack, who said that the county is on pace to meet the 750-unit threshold before the end of 2016. If the county fails to meet the benchmark, it could be subject to extensive federal fines. County Legislator Mary Jane Shimsky, a Hastings-on-Hudson Democrat, said that while most of the projects included in

Students at Manhattanville College are demanding a change in the school’s shuttle bus service schedule, following the death of Robby Schartner on Oct. 9. The bus schedule was previously adjusted on Aug. 21, 2015. Photo courtesy Karina Cordova

While students have continuously voiced their frustration about the school’s new bus schedule, it is currently unclear whether or not the college will take immediate action to resolve the students’ demands. According to Pryor, during an “extensive discussion” on Oct. 19, senior school administration officials deliberated on possible modifications to the Valiant Express.

Smith-Rodriguez, who is also the chairwoman of the Manhattanville At Risk Committee, a group responsible for recommending actions in accord with existing college policies, declined comment. Fox is currently being held on $100,000 bail in the Westchester County jail and is due back in court on Nov. 1. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

the capital budget are “sorely needed,” in particular those projects dealing with roads, any trepidation towards the aggressive plan is centered on seeing the work to fruition. “We need to make sure that the work actually gets done or it’s all just window dressing,” Shimsky said. “And to do that we need to make sure we have the boots on the ground.” According to Shimsky, the county has cut its engineering staff significantly over the past several years, making extensive capital projects much harder to execute. The result, she said, is a $1.5 billion backlog in capital spending.

“We simply don’t have enough [staff] to operate on a $330 million-a-year clip,” she said. Ideally, Shimsky said she would like to see the county bolster the public works and engineering staff in the coming operating budget. Last year, $234 million in capital projects was eventually adopted in the final operating budget after being vetted by the Board of Legislators. According to Marcotte, legislators will mull over the budget and the final capital budget will be voted on in mid-December. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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However, the Planning Board approved the site plan amid ongoing testing by HydroEnvironmental Solutions, the firm hired by Bilwin to study the site. The firm began six weeks of testing on the site in late September, which was being overseen by the DEC and HDR. On Oct. 18, HydroEnvironmental Solutions sent its third weekly report to the DEC, informing the agency that the testing did not show any significant findings of airborne pollutants. That news seemed to be enough for the Planning Board to move forward with its vote granting site plan approval to Bilwin. Although the board has now approved the site, a spokesperson for Bilwin said the final three weeks of testing will be completed. Prior to construction, however, Bilwin will also have to decontaminate the site under the supervision of the DEC through a Brownfield Cleanup Program. The approved remediation includes digging and removing potentially hazardous soil—contaminated with as many as 21 different toxins including Freon, DDD and DDT—and backfilling

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that soil with clean soil, then installing a concrete slab over the site. But even that process may be delayed. “The development can’t

start until all the testing has been completed and all the results are verified by the village consultants and the DEC,” said David Simpson, spokesman for Bilwin. And if the coalition files

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An experiment in the Police Department BRONXVILLE TODAY Mayor Mary Marvin

Many of you have commented favorably upon seeing consistent and now familiar faces of our police officers at certain times of day. It made me realize that I had not shared the experimental change we recently made in the Police Department. Honestly, it was the result of collaboration and listening at their best. The officers in the department reached out to the chief with the idea of trying “steady work shifts” versus the traditional “rotating shifts” which were the norm. Working together with the village trustees, the Police Department forged a very workable test period. As background, police departments nationwide often had officers rotate through all three shifts—day, evening and overnight on a weekly, sometimes monthly, basis. In the past decade, as science has highlighted the relationship between quality sleep and longterm health, police departments have started to revisit traditional patterns of operation. Science has demonstrated that frequent changes in sleep habits results in the body being awake when it expects to be asleep, resulting in the release of hormones in higher levels than the normal amount related to that time of day. Over time, this hormonal imbalance can lead to higher rates of cancer and heart disease. Added to this, the “shift sleep debt” results in human errors—one of the major causes of the accidents at Chernobyl and the Exxon Val-

dez—and particularly affects those having to drive a car. One’s ability to adjust properly to shift work also deteriorates with age and has become a contributing reason opt to retire at relatively young ages. Slightly more than 25 percent of workers in Europe and the U.S. are “shift workers,” defined as working outside of the 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. window, and 83 percent would prefer a fixed shift if offered. Drilling down locally, the fixed shift experiment has been overwhelmingly positive—so positive that we have extended the trial period through 2017. First and foremost, officer health and morale improve, and there’s increased productivity. When an officer knows his or her post in a more intimate way, irregularities or suspicious/out-of-the-ordinary activities can be spotted more quickly and addressed. As example, an officer will learn the vehicles of the early morning newspaper and delivery people, as well as the pattern of residents having car services wait in their driveways. The out-of-the-ordinary is then much easier to spot. The regularity of officers’ schedules has bred a familiarity that has fostered greater connections with our village residents which the officers have relished. In particular, it has increased the school/police department/ student connection. If you see a police car in front of the school or an officer in the halls, he is probably there to familiarize himself with the school layout, exits and entry points, and meeting and greeting students in the process. To further foster the connectiv-

ity, I thought a little background on the now familiar faces you see on the current day shift (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) might spark some shared topics. The two sergeants assigned to day shifts are Erik van derLeeuw and Bart Sandarciero. Van derLeeuw is an avid and accomplished bagpiper competing in the World Championships in Scotland every year. When at home, he is a certified rescuer of greyhound dogs that had been used for racing. Sandarciero is head of our Tactical Team. He loves to talk Giants football, and is a huge fan of eating Italian food and Walter’s Hot Dogs. (Sometimes on the same day!) Police officer Paul Cavallo is a car enthusiast, as well as one of our now many health and fitness devotees. He recently married and his new wife is a fellow officer in the Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department. Officer Jason Cooper shares Cavallo’s love of cars and a serious health and fitness regime. He is also a member of the department’s Tactical Team. Officer Chris Blessington is an avid sports fan with a special love of football, and he is known to listen to country music. Officer Jason Kaiser loves weight lifting and running, and shares a love of the Yankees that most of us do. (Save for our police chief who is a Mets and Dallas Cowboys fan!) He is also a pet rescuer caring for homeless and abused cats. We have a terrific Police Department, with morale in the stratosphere and a collegial relationship with all fellow staffers and elected officials that make for a truly special workplace.

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From Rhode Island, to Eastchester, to posterity HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Richard Forliano

Anne Hutchinson only spent nine years in colonial America. She came to Boston with her large family, but within four years she was banished. In a sixday, blinding April snowstorm with seven family members, she made the 90-mile trek to Rhode Island. In Portsmouth, she did more preaching than in Massachusetts. Some historians credit Anne and Will Hutchinson as co-founders of the first colony to allow religious toleration. When her husband Will passed away, Anne feared that the Massachusetts Bay Colony would incorporate Rhode Island and persecute her for her beliefs. In 1642, Anne and seven of her children came to the Dutch colony of New Netherlands. A brutal Dutch governor had brutally massacred Native Americans. Anne’s farm was located in very vulnerable territory, most likely north and west of Co-Op City. In the summer of 1643,

Tom Casey, far left, a Bronx historian, shows the descendants of Anne Hutchinson and others Split Rock in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx where Susanna, Anne’s youngest daughter and only survivor of a Native American massacre that killed her mother and siblings, might have hidden. Photos courtesy Richard Forliano

Anne and her family were brutally massacred. The only person to escape was her 9-year-old daughter, Susanna Hutchinson. She lived with Native Americans for almost a decade, but she was returned to her family in New England. Susanna would marry John Cole of Rhode Island, have 12 children, and live a relatively happy and productive life. One of her daughters married the lord of Pelham Manor. The granddaughter of Anne Hutchinson was named the

Indian Princess. A totally unfounded rumor claimed that her mother had been defiled by Native Americans. But Anne Hutchinson’s legacy lived on, long after her death. In 1654, the swashbuckling land agent Thomas Pell signed a treaty with six Lenape sachems. One of them, Wampage, claimed responsibility for killing Anne. He signed the treaty with the nickname Anne Hock. But that was not all. Every year, the sachems met at the oak tree where the treaty was

signed. They traced the boundaries of the land purchased. There was never any warfare in the area that would later be called Eastchester. Pell had witnessed brutal Native American massacres in Connecticut and he was very aware of the terrible Native American war that killed Anne Hutchinson. Twenty-one years after Anne’s A garden in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, dedicated to the memory of demise, 10 Puritan farm fami- Anne and Will Hutchinson. Some historians credit Anne Hutchinson as lies from Fairfield, Connecticut, a co-founder of Rhode Island, along with Roger Williams. founded Eastchester. A year later they signed the Eastchester Cov- tion, he went to England where to tour New England. Aaron enant, the town’s most precious he practiced the ministry. In Burr and quite possibly Alexdocument. In the first article, 1663, an act of exclusion was ander Hamilton argued cases at Anne Hutchinson is mentioned. passed by the newly restored the local church, now a national Many of the provisions of the King Charles II. Brewster be- historic site. John and Abagail covenant are obsolete. We do not came for a brief period East- Adams during the small pox epihave a day in the spring where we chester’s only ordained con- demic of 1797 resided in Eastgo off and kill rattlesnakes. But gregational minister. Brews- chester and for a few weeks conhopefully we still follow the cov- ter soon left Eastchester and ducted presidential business. It enant’s intrinsic values of com- founded a church in Setauket, is thought that even Paul Revere Long Island. rode through, delivering dispassion, charity and integrity. The area that was first settled patches for the Sons of Liberty But Eastchester has one other connection with Anne by Anne Hutchinson is one of before the Battle of Lexington. Hutchinson. Her trials were so the most historic in the United divisive that it threatened the States. Near the area around Email historian@eastchesterhisstability of the colony. Har- where she had lived, Benjamin toricalsociety.org with any comments or questions you have vard College and its divinity Franklin would erect the Bosabout this column. For more school were founded to better ton Post and Albany Post Road. information on the Eastchester train ministers. A graduate of George Washington stopped by Historical Society and its nuthe first class at Harvard was twice, on his way to taking over merous programs, visit eastThomas Brewster, the stepson the troops after Bunker and afchesterhistoricalsociety.org. of Thomas Pell. After gradua- ter his inauguration as president

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The riddle of the shrinks RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy

“In 20 years, they can tell it to their therapist.” That’s a line parents hear—and say—a lot. (Especially in New York.) Most of us somewhat jokingly/ somewhat earnestly believe that our kids are keeping track of all the little things we’ve said and done wrong, and will someday divulge these while free-associating on a couch. If only we could be raising our kids with the expert wisdom of the real child experts: Psychiatrists. Well, a new book should make us all breathe a little easier. “Great Psychologists as Parents” by David Cohen looks at 10 towering shrinks and child development experts, from Freud to Dr. Spock, and finds that their track record is… mixed. In fact, the British Cohen told me in a phone interview that the shrinks’ odds of raising happy, well-adjusted offspring were “not very different” from the rest of ours. “The idea that if you study child psychology you become a better parent? Historically, there’s no evidence for it,” Cohen said. To illustrate, he added, “I went to a funeral not long ago and met the son of a very famous British psychologist and I said to him, ‘You must miss your dad.’ And he said to me, ‘You must be joking!’” Which makes me feel kind of good. Not that I want any child to suffer a traumatic upbringing! I just like knowing that there isn’t necessarily a cheat sheet that the experts get that the rest of us don’t. And I say this as someone

sometimes described as a parenting expert myself, since I write the blog Free-Range Kids. (I always say I’m not an expert on how to parent; I’m an expert on how we got so afraid for our kids.) So anyway: How did Freud fare as a papa? He was very close with his daughter Anna—“perhaps too close,” writes Cohen. He actually analyzed her. And since Freudian analysis deals a lot with childhood sexuality and fantasies, you have to assume this was awkward at best. These days, there’s no way a father could ethically analyze his own child. But back then it was all new—Freud basically founded the field—so you can’t hold it against him. And rather than castigate her dad, Anna followed right in his footsteps and became another distinguished psychoanalyst. The same dynamics are not found in the Klein family. Melanie Klein was a student of Freud’s who became famous for her work on play therapy—the idea that children express their fears and frustrations through play. (For instance: a toddler angrily punishing her doll for being a “bad girl.”) Like the Freud family, Klein’s daughter also went into the family business. That meant that mother and daughter were sometimes at the same psychoanalytic conferences, where they’d be shrieking at each other. “It was a soap opera,” Cohen says. Then came 20 years when they didn’t speak to each other at all. When the mom died, daughter Melanie not only refused to go to her funeral; she wore special red shoes to celebrate. So let’s put that family relationship on the “not so great” side.

Darwin and his children go on the other. Though Darwin was not really a psychologist, since the field had not yet been invented when his kids were born in the mid-1800s, he was a keen observer of species, including his own. He lost three children—a terrible fate that was painfully common until recently—but those who survived felt very warmly toward him, and were at his bedside when he died. Not so the kids of John B. Watson, one of the first scientific psychologists, as well as one of the founders of modern advertising (he took his insights and went to work for J. Walter Thompson). Watson wrote a book on the psychological care of the infant that was hugely influential in the first half of the 20th century. And yet, he was a harsh disciplinarian who only shook hands with his kids. In fact, says Cohen, “He accused American mothers of hugging their children and making them homosexual”—a good reminder that accepted truths in one generation do not always last into the next. Nor do parenting books. When Dr. Spock’s “Common Sense Book of Baby and Childcare” came out 1946, it quickly supplanted Watson’s as the most popular guide around. That’s in part because it sounded so much gentler—even though Spock, too, was a “quite severe father.” Whether he practiced what he preached, Spock’s book famously begins: “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” Maybe he should have added, “And we don’t really know what we’re doing either.” CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

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An objective lens LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

It’s an age-old adage in the world of sports journalism: There’s no cheering in the press box. But although it may be embarrassing to admit, I—and other sportswriters—often fall short in that regard. Sometimes, when you’re a beat writer for a particular team, you can develop personal connections with players and coaches, often making it tough to abide by journalism’s golden rule of remaining objective. It’s only natural. Sometimes, however, our intentions are a bit more selfish. On Monday night, two of our local teams, New Rochelle and Mamaroneck, squared off in the Class AA boys soccer quarterfinals for what might have been the best game—regardless of the sport—of the fall season. No matter what the final score

read, it would mean that one of the Review’s teams would be moving on to the semifinals and another would be going home, but that didn’t mean that I was exactly neutral. I was rooting for the Tigers; not because of any particular allegiance to the top-ranked team in New York state, but because of a photograph. Yes, a photograph. With 11 minutes to play, Mamaroneck was trailing 1-0 when Alex Alma tied the game on a flawlessly executed header. The crowd went nuts and Alma, flanked by two of his teammates, roared up the sidelines with his arms outstretched to egg on the Tiger faithful. I’m not going to lie, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, but as Alma ran towards me, I snapped a few quick shots, then looked at the results; this was going to be one heck of a front page photo, for sure. All I needed was Mama-

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roneck to hang on for the win. In that moment, I stopped being an objective viewer and started imagining clever headlines for our Mamaroneck paper; I had something about “Tigers roaring” lined up and ready to go—admittedly, the front page tease is not a strength of mine. In 2014, I won a New York Press Association award for a similar photograph, a full-page image of Rye Neck shortstop Chris Cascione raising his hands in victory following the final out of the section championship game. I’m not going to say that my shot of Alma was a shoe-in to get me some more hardware from the NYPA, but it’s only human nature to wonder “what if?” As it turned out, however, it wasn’t meant to be. Regulation and two overtime periods ended with the teams locked at 1-1, moving the game into penalty kicks. The Huguenots scored the huge upset on

Alex Alma celebrates a goal in the 69th minute of a Oct. 24 Class AA quarterfinal game against New Rochelle. Sports Editor Mike Smith was hoping to make the shot a front page teaser, but New Rochelle had other ideas. Photo/Mike Smith

the strength of a Felipe Tobon goal, and while I was disappointed to see my hopes of a huge front page photo vanish, I couldn’t help but think that from a narrative standpoint, a New Rochelle victory made for a better story; namely, the plucky underdogs shocking the

overwhelming Class AA favorites for a thrilling, emotional win. Now, with the Huguenots set to take on Scarsdale in the semis, I can root, without trepidation, for the purple and white to continue to win and make a bid for a sectional title.

I just hope that when the Huguenots score a big goal, they don’t forget to run right to the cameras. I’m still trying to get that front page spot.

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Eagles upset Garnets GIRLS SOCCER

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Game Notes: • Eastchester downed Rye 4-3 in penalty kicks • The No. 15 seeded Eagles have scored the biggest upset of the Class A playoffs • Eastchester will play Byram Hills in the second round By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor Eastchester came into its Oct. 22 Class A first-round game against Rye with little regard for the inclement weather—or the disparity between the seeds of the two clubs—and earned its biggest win of the season; a victory over the No. 2 seeded Garnets in penalty kicks. For Rye, the game represented a disappointing end to an otherwise

Julie Murtagh battles with a Rye defender on Oct. 22. Eastchester and Rye held each other scoreless for 110 minutes on Saturday night.

stellar season, but for the No. 15 seed Eagles, Saturday’s win was proof that the team is rounding into form just in time for a post-

A Rye player controls the ball in the offensive end. However, the favored Garnets fell to Eastchester in penalty kicks.

season push. The two teams played to a scoreless draw through 110 minutes of regulation and overtime periods before the Eagles were able to top Rye in penalty kicks, as Eastchester converted on chances by Emme DiPasquale, Allison DeMarco, Keri McGahren and finally Lauren Barbieri to seal the game as Eastchester won by a 4-3 differential. The two teams split the regular season series, with Eastchester’s first win against the Garnets coming in a 1-0 game played on Oct. 15. That win, Eastchester coach Frank Fiore said, helped give the Eagles a boost as it made a late surge to secure a postseason berth. “We’d already played them twice and after that last game, I think we gained a little confidence,” he said. “And over the last week, we started to get players back healthy and we started hitting our stride.” Although getting an early goal was key to Eastchester’s victory on Oct. 15, a lack of goal scoring opportunities on Saturday meant that the Eagles were forced to call heavily on the play of their players in the back, including keeper Brianna Williams.

Skylar Capasso attempts to steal the ball from a Rye player. Photos/Mike Smith

“We tried to play a little more on the defensive side and we really relied on Brianna and our defense,” Fiore said. “We tried to catch them with some different counters but they’re a great team with a great goalie, and we knew it was going to be a tough game.” Fiore believes that his team also benefitted from its experience in penalty kick situations. Although regular season games are not decided on kicks, the Eagles did best Bronxville in a similar scenario on Sept. 30 to win the Eastchester Cup tournament. “In the last couple of years we’ve found ourselves in a number of these situations,” he said. “Plus we work on these situ-

ations in practices to get ourselves ready.” Fiore also credited Eastchester’s fans for braving the elements to support the team in its endeavor on the road. The head coach believes that the turnout for the game at Rye High School helped lift his team through a difficult first round test. “I think that’s one of the underrated aspects,” he said. “Over the last couple of years, Eastchester has done a great job supporting all the teams and when the girls look up in the stands and see their peers yelling and screaming, I think that pushed them over the top.” Next on the docket for the Eagles is a second-round game against another league foe in

Byram Hills on Oct. 24. The Bobcats beat Beacon on penalty kicks in the first round and have two wins over Eastchester this year. “They’re another good team and one of the things I want to focus on is that it’s hard to beat a good team three times on the season,” Fiore said. “They’re solid all around so we are just going to continue to try and control the middle and play a little more defensively.” Editor’s Note: On Oct. 25, Eastchester beat No. 10 Byram Hills in penalty kicks. The Eagles will play No. 6 Pearl River on Oct. 27, after press time. CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com

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November 2016

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TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Native American Heritage Month

Tuckahoe Planning Board work session 7 p.m.

Daylight Savings Time ends

New York City Marathon

Tuckahoe school board workshop 7:30 p.m., THS/MS Library Tuckahoe village board meeting 8 p.m.

Tuckahoe school board workshop 7:30 p.m., THS/MS Library Bronxville village board meeting 8 p.m.

EMS Fun Run

Election Day, schools and government offices closed

Tuckahoe sign and awning meeting 2:30 p.m.

Tuckahoe Planning Board 7:30 p.m.

Bronxville Planning Board 7:30 p.m.

All schools early dismissal

EHS Math Honor Society Induction 7 p.m.

Schools reopen

Cyber Monday

EHS/MS Drug Abuse Prevention with Chris Herren

Eastchester Drug Abuse Prevention with Chris Herren

Eastchester Board of Education meeting 8 p.m.

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EHS Fashion Show

Bronxville school board meeting 7 p.m.

Thanksgiving, schools and government offices closed

SATURDAY

Tuckahoe village board work session 7 p.m.

Tuckahoe Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m.

Eastchester school board work session 8 p.m.

Bronxville Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 p.m.

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EHS Players Club Fall Comedy 7 p.m.

Black Friday Schools closed

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EHS Players Club Fall Comedy 7 p.m.