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Talk of raising debt limit takes different direction

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By JAMES PERO Staff Writer

Gabe Ajram sheds a tackle during Rye Neck’s Oct. 1 game against Haldane. The Panthers topped the Blue Devils 38-21 to earn their first win of the season. For story, see page 15. Photo/Mike Smith

Rye City Council mulls amending water law for crisis management By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer The Rye City Council is considering amending a local water law to give the city manager authority to declare conservation in times of a water emergency, in an effort to provide a more timely response to water-related predicaments. City Manager Marcus Serrano said the amendment will address issues with timing, as drought conditions are often called when a City Council meeting is not scheduled to take place. “The amendment will streamline the

process so the city can react a little bit faster,” he said. Council meetings typically occur twice a month, but only once a month in the summer. The proposed amendment transpired correspondingly to SUEZ water officials asking customers in the city of Rye and the villages of Rye Brook and Port Chester to limit their outdoor watering in response to a drought in Connecticut that is affecting communities in Westchester County. The water company purchases its water from the Connecticut-based Aquarion Water Com-

pany, which supplies a number of municipalities in the Sound Shore that comprises Rate District 2. On Sept. 16, after Connecticut upgraded to a “severe drought,” Aquarion implemented a mandatory ban for customers it serves in four Connecticut communities. The four waterrestricted Connecticut communities use the same water supply SUEZ purchases from for 54,000 residents of Rye, Port Chester and Rye Brook, the only three municipalities in Rate District 2. To date, the Connecticut wa-

ter company’s reservoirs have received 6 inches less rainfall than usual throughout the past six months, according to Aquarion. The City Council currently plans to declare a water emergency in the city of Rye on Oct. 5, after press time, to respond to a letter written by Chris Graziano, vice president and general manager of SUEZ Water, to limit outdoor water usage. According to City Code, the City Council can only place limitations in times of water emergencies and declare a water WATER continued on page 8

After prolonged scrutiny, an alternative proposal for changing the city’s discretionary debt limit may come to a head, according to members of the Rye City Council. Councilman Richard Mecca, a Republican, told the Review that after much deliberation, the council is ready to act on a resolution that would alter the city’s charter to allow the governing body to take on greater amounts of debt. “We have to see what happens at the next public hearing,” he said regarding the Wednesday, Oct. 5 meeting, scheduled for after press time. Mecca added that while the city’s passage of any law pertaining to the discretionary debt limit is contingent on public comments, the council is ready to make a decision. Absent from the current resolution, however, would be a provision eliminating the need for public referendum in order to authorize debt over a certain monetary threshold. According to Mecca, despite an earlier draft of the charter change that would have eliminated the need for public referendum, some council members felt the current system—which stipulates that debt in excess of 10 percent of the city’s gross annual budget must be approved by the public —provided greater checks and balances on city government.

“It’s better to have the pubic looking over our shoulder,” Mecca said. “When you make decisions like this you have to think about future councils.” Instead, the City Council will now mull over alterations to what threshold triggers the city’s permissive referendum provision. Currently, the charter dictates that debt in excess of 5 percent of the gross annual budget, but under 10 percent, must be approved by a super majority vote—five votes or more—from the council and by public referendum. Any debt under 5 percent of the gross annual budget for three preceding years can be passed by the council through a simple majority, or four votes of the seven-member body. Currently, without a permissive referendum, the city may borrow approximately $700,000 by City Council vote; with a referendum, that level climbs to $2.7 million, according to City Manager Marcus Serrano. That is because the city maintains a level of about $11 million in debt. Debt levels peaked in 2007 at $25 million. New discussions would look to raise those numbers and set a higher standard for triggering a referendum and also increase the amount of allowable debt the city is able to take on. This would allow the city easier access—sans referendum—to DEBT continued on page 8

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City mulls replacing its welcome signs By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer The Rye City Council is considering replacing its welcome signs, which run along Rye’s borders, after the city Landmarks Advisory Committee made an informal request. According to Councilwoman Emily Hurd, a Democrat and liaison to the Landmarks Advisory Committee, the committee believes the current signs are not reflective of the municipality’s rich history, and are too focused on the sports accomplishments of Rye High School. “This is something the landmarks committee has been considering and investigating since before my time,” she said. “But I do support the committee in this endeavor.” Hurd also told the Review that it appears the city has not updated the sports accomplishments on the signs for quite some time, and that some welcome signs date as far back as 1990. Currently, the committee does not have a new model for which it would use to replace the current signs; however, according to Hurd, the committee plans to design something influenced by the city’s history, which dates back to 1660 when Rye was just a village. There are signs located on Theodore Fremd, Park, Highland, Locust and Midland avenues, and Grace Church, Ridge and North streets. There are also two signs located on Boston Post Road, one in between the city of Rye and the village of Port Chester, and another in between the city of Rye and the village of Mamaroneck. While there is no official reso-

The city of Rye is considering an informal request by its Landmarks Advisory Committee to remove and replace city welcome signs along Rye’s borders. Pictured is a welcome sign located on Highland Avenue. Photo/Andrew Dapolite

lution to remove and replace the current signs as of press time, several members of the City Council agree that there needs to be more of a public discussion before committing to do so formally. “Some people really like the signs that are there,” said Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican. “[But] I’m open certainly to the idea of refiguring the signs.” Hurd told the Review that there is currently no time frame for when an official request will appear before the council. “Nothing is imminent now, but we will definitely continue to talk about it,” she said. According to City Manager Marcus Serrano, it is still

too early to say whether or not the council will seriously consider the committee’s request. “There’s a possibility that it may never appear before the council,” he said. According to Hurd, the committee is also proposing to relocate Benjamin Franklin’s mile marker No. 25, located on Boston Post and Old Boston Post roads, to a space where it will be more accessible to the public. Maurio Sax, a member of the Landmarks Advisory Committee, could not be reached for comment as of press time. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

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What’s going on... Rye Free Reading Room

Meeting Room, “Hotel Transylvania” will be screened. Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teen-aged daughter. Rated PG; running time: 91 minutes. Bring your own bagged lunch and the library will supply the drinks and snacks while you watch the movie.

Ask Dr. Waples: Fix Your Gut For more information on hours and programs, visit ryelibrary.org. The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

Teacher-in-the-Library On Mondays through Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Children’s Room. Rye teachers offer after-school homework help to students attending local public and private elementary schools in the Rye area. This is a free program sponsored by the Auxiliary Board of the Rye Free Reading Room, Woman’s Club of Rye/Children’s Philanthropy section, and the PTO of the Rye schools.

Brown Bag Lunch & a Movie On Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 1 p.m. in the Meeting Room, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” will be screened. The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin. Not rated; running time: 60 minutes. On Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 1 p.m. in the

On Thursday, Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Did you know that 70 percent of your immune system lies in your gut? Irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and acid reflux are all becoming increasingly common. Many approaches to gut problems deal with symptoms. Dr. Waples will discuss the causes and, more importantly, the solutions to cleaning up your gut and getting rid of your discomfort. Waples is a chiropractor, kinesiologist and natural medicine practitioner. He specializes in complex cases involving autoimmunities, hormone-related problems, stress, and sports nutrition and treatment.

Ghost Stories with Maureen Amaturo On Saturday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ogden Nash Room. This is a writing workshop using the supernatural, the spooky and spirits to inspire a well-crafted tale. Even if you’ve never seen a ghost, learn how to bring fiction to life with the right structure, characters, setting, and the perfect words. Creating a good story is all about translat-

ing your imagination into something real for the reader. And if you have seen a ghost, that’s another story—nonfiction is welcome, too. Registration is required online.

Wainwright House Yoga and movement workshops The Wainwright House Yoga Training Academy will hold RYS 200 Weekend Series, a RYS 200 10-week end series with yoga masters Paula Heitzner, Patty Holmes and Susan J. Wright. Housing will be available. For fees and information, call 967-6080, email registrar@wainwright. org or visit wainwright.org.

Rye Recreation Program registration is open online at ryeny. gov/recreation.cfm. Register early. Most programs have minimum requirements and may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Nothing cancels programs more than waiting until the last minute to register. In addition, programs have maximum enrollments and may fill up quickly. Visit the Rye Recreation site for more information.

Halloween window painting registration Registration for the annual Halloween window painting is open at ryeny.gov/recreation.cfm. This is limited to the first 500 teams to register. The window painting will take place on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rain date will be Sunday, Oct. 23. All registration is online. All participants painting must be enrolled in grades K–8 and must be Rye residents. Teams of two children only. Fee: $16 per team. Team assignments will be available for pick up on Thursday, Oct. 13 and Friday, Oct. 14 at Rye Recreation.

Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester Young families Rosh Hashanah service and celebration Families with children ages 8 and under are welcome to attend this Rosh Hashanah service and celebration on Monday, Oct. 10 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, located at 2125 Westchester Avenue E. in Rye. For more information or to RSVP for this event, call Jane at 967-4382 ext. 21or email her at jdubro@ congregationemanuel.org.

Rye Meeting House ‘On the Wing’ photo exhibit By popular request, the Bird Homestead nonprofit will hold over “On the Wing,” an exhibit of photographs of birds by Nadia Valla on view at the Meeting House, until Nov. 26. It was originally scheduled to close at the end of June. The exhibit features 80 beautiful photos of more than 50 species of birds from the local area. These range from elegant white egrets that wade and fish in the estuary to the brightly colored warblers that pass through during their migration. Valla often captures her subjects from a kayak where she can photograph wading birds and swimming ducks at eye level. The photographs are grouped by species to provide an educational experience, in addition to aesthetic enjoyment.

Valla is a French-born photographer and a member of the Little Garden Club of Rye. The exhibit is open Saturday afternoons from noon to 3 p.m. Admission is free. Donations will be gratefully accepted. The Rye Meeting House is located at 624 Milton Road in Rye. For more information, email birdhomestead.meetinghouse@gmail.com or call 967-0099.

Westchester Indie Authors Celebrate Indie Author Day at Eastchester Library On Saturday, Oct. 8, a group of Westchester authors will participate in Indie Author Day, the first annual nationwide library celebration of independent writers. Those taking part in the Eastchester Public Library event are members of Westchester Indie Authors, including Rye resident Nate Levin. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the independent authors will host a series of informative panels for Eastchester library visitors. Topics covered will include self-publishing, fiction and nonfiction. There will also be a spice demo and poetry readings. The program will conclude with an hour-long digital gathering from 2 p.m. of all participating libraries for a national Q&A with writers, agents and other industry leaders. Light refreshments will be served and door prizes will be awarded. During the entire event, books by the Westchester authors will be on display and available for signing and purchase. The Eastchester Public Library is located at 11 Oak Ridge Place in Eastchester. For more information, visit Westchester Indie Authors at westchesterindieauthors.com.

Election Day Register to vote Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Qualifications to register to vote: • be a United States citizen; • be 18 years old by Dec. 31 of the year in which you file this form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote); • live at your present address at least 30 days before an election; • not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction and; • not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court; • not claim the right to vote elsewhere. Register in person by Friday, Oct. 14 at the county Board of Elections, BOE, located at 25 Quarropas St. in White Plains. Phone number: 995-5700. Register by mail, postmarked by Friday, Oct. 14 and received by Wednesday, Oct. 19 by the BOE. Apply for absentee ballot in person by Monday, Nov. 7 at the BOE. Apply for absentee ballot by mail, postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the BOE. Deliver ballot in person by Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the BOE. Deliver ballot by mail, postmarked by Monday, Nov. 7 and received by Saturday, Nov. 12 by the BOE. Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send all items to news@hometwn.com.

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Letters to the Editor

On George Latimer’s re-election campaign

Historical society presents fall film series

To the Editor, I am happy to see that George Latimer is running a positive re-election campaign for the New York state Senate this fall. As a Republican, I have received numerous mailings launched against him, all of them negative; but they don’t register with people, regardless of political party affiliation, who know George personally and what he has done in office. Additionally, we are all really of nasty attacks in politics. George can hold his head high for being a decent and hardworking guy. That is why we like him and one of the reasons he gets such support on Election Day. Irwin Lefkowitz, Rye

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The Rye Historical Society will be hosting a film series at the Square House Museum this fall. File photo

The Rye Historical Society’s Sunday film series at the Square House is back for the fall. Last year, the society’s film series was named in memory of Ted Levine, a longtime supporter of the Rye Historical Society and an avid film buff who first suggested film showings at the Square House Museum in Rye.

With the 2016 elections right around the corner, the films selected for this season’s Sunday series explore issues and aspects of America’s politics and multifaceted political system. On Oct. 16, “All the President’s Men” will screened; and on Nov. 13, “Lincoln” will be screened. Film screenings begin promptly at

2:30 p.m. As always, admission is free and popcorn and light refreshments will be available. The Square House Museum, located at 1 Purchase St., is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 967-7588 or visit ryehistory.org. (Submitted)

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Jacob Tischler as Tony Manero, the star of Westchester Broadway Theatre’s production of “Satruday Night Fever.”

Dust off your hip-hugging flares, your platform shoes and warm up your disco dance moves! “Saturday Night Fever” is one of the most loved dance stories of all time. A stage version of the extraordinarily successful movie, it is a jam-packed, dance-crazed, fuel-injected show at the Westchester Broadway Theatre through Nov. 27, and again from Dec. 29 to Jan. 29, 2017. Based on Nik Cohn's 1975 New York Magazine article “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night” and Norman Wexler's 1977 screenplay it inspired, it focuses on Tony Manero, a Brooklyn youth whose weekend is spent at the local discotheque. His very ordinary life is transformed when he steps on to the dance floor There he luxuriates in the admiration of the crowd and a growing relationship with Stephanie Mangano, and can temporarily forget the realities of his life, including a dead-end job in a paint store and his gang of deadbeat friends. Packed with more than 20 leg-

Jacob Tischler, Tony Manero, and Alexandra Matteo, Stephanie Mangano, show off their chemistry on stage.

endary hits from The Bee Gees, including the classics “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “Jive Talking,” “You Should Be Dancing” and “How Deep is Your Love.” Directed by WBT favorite, Richard Stafford, and the musical director is Ryan Edward Wise. The production stars are Jacob Tischler as Tony Manero; Alexandra Matteo as Stephanie Mangano; Gianna Yanelli as Annette; Chris Collins-Pisano as Bobby C.; Pat McRoberts as Monty; Raynor Rubel as Gus; Joe Moeller as Double J.; Chris Hlinka as Joey; Sandy Rosenberg as Flo Manero; and Ray DeMattis as Frank Manero. Isabella D’Erasmo and Hannah Moore will alternate as Linda Manero. Featuring Anthony Alvino, Josh Bates, Lauren Dalal, Michelle Dawson, Christopher DeAngelis, Walter Filmore IV, Brian Lego, Joe Moeller, Natalie Perez-Duel, Frankie Paparone, Kristyn Pope, Audrey Tesserot and Charity Van Tassel. Set and costume design by Michael Bottari and Ronald Case; lighting design is by Andrew Gmoser; sound design is by Jonathan Hatton and Mark Zuckerman; Steve Loftus is the technical director. Wig and hair design by Gerard Kelly. The production stage manager is Victor Lukas, and properties are by Grumpy Props. Lisa Tiso is the associate producer. Stafford (director/choreographer) returns to WBT, having directed and choreographed “Show Boat,” “Mary Poppins,” “The Wizard Of Oz,” “Guys & Dolls,” “Fiddler On The Roof,” “Can-Can,” “George M!,” “Hairspray,” “Singin’ In The Rain,” “A Wonderful Life,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Gypsy,” “The Full Monty” and “Cats” in past seasons. On Broadway, Stafford was the choreographer for “In My Life” (Music Box Theatre), the associate choreographer

for “Aspects of Love” (Broadhurst Theatre), and the dance supervisor for “Cats” (Winter Garden Theatre). Off-Broadway credits include choreography for “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” (St. Clements). Internationally, he was director/choreographer for “The Full Monty,” “Joseph...Dreamcoat” (Mexico City), choreographer for “Jesus Christ Superstar” (Mexico City), “Evita” (Sydney), “Cats” (Mexico City, Buenos Aires) and director/choreographer for “Cats” (Copenhagen, Sao Paulo, Rio). His national tours include “Cats” (director/ choreographer), “My Fair Lady” (choreographer), “Joseph...Dreamcoat” (choreographer) and numerous Regional Theatre Productions. For reservations, call 592-2222 or visit BroadwayTheatre.com. For group reservations, with discounts for groups of 20 or more, call 592-2225. For luxury boxes for private parties of six to 22, call 592-8730. Enjoy dining and theatre in an elegant private box. Additional features include an expanded dinner menu, hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, a private powder room, and reserved parking. Show times: Wednesday and Thursday, and some Friday matinees: lunch at 11:30 a.m., show at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings: dinner at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees: lunch at noon, show at 1:30 p.m.; Sunday evenings: dinner at 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Ticket prices for dinner and show range between $56 and $84 plus tax, depending on the performances chosen. Beverage service and gratuities are not included in the ticket price. Discounts are available for children, students and senior citizens at selected performances. Also check the website for ongoing special offers. For more information, visit BroadwayTheatre. com. (Submitted)

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Local resident finds comfort, inspiration Margaret Desharnais’ mother, Marian Desharnais, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease about four years ago. Looking back, Margaret Desharnais realizes there were some signs something was amiss—for example, her mother developed a habit of not finishing sentences. But no one of the eight adult children in the family wanted to face the fact that Alzheimer’s might be a possibility for their mother. “When she got the final diagnosis, I remember being on the phone with my sister and just being devastated,” said Margaret Desharnais, a Mamaroneck resi-

dent. “When you hear someone has Alzheimer’s, you know every person’s journey who has been diagnosed with it [is different], but you also know the end result. I didn’t even want to face what that represented.” She said the primary feeling that followed was one of total helplessness and loss of control. “That there is no cure, there is just research going on—and not even that much—and seeing that the drugs… they say they slow the progression, but we don’t really know,” she said. Since then, her mother’s progression has been slow but

Margaret Desharnais’ mother, Marian Desharnais, at the Orange County Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Marian Desharnais was diagnosed with the disease four years ago. Contributed photo

something new. It’s hard to do that.… When I’m with her, we just laugh and have a good time steady. Now 83, she lives full and make sure that she’s active.” Margaret Desharnais became time with Margaret Desharnais’ sister, who is her primary care- interested in volunteering after giver in Orange County. Nev- getting involved with the Orange ertheless, Margaret Desharnais County Walk to End Alzheimmakes a point to stay in close er’s. She enjoyed “helping out and doing the walk with my famcontact with her mother. “Every day, you’re just sort ily and my mom, and… seeing of in it,” Margaret Desharnais the people come together worksaid. “She’s a part of my daily ing for the cause.” “I think as a result of that existence. I talk to her numerous times a week. She really is a [sense of helplessness] and me daily part of my life, even though feeling that I wasn’t contributing I live an hour and 15 minutes as much to her overall daily care, away.… She is still my mom and I wanted to do something for the cause in general to make a differwill always be my mom.” Living with her mother having ence there. Last summer—I’m a dementia evokes a wide spec- teacher, so I have the summer off—I decided to do some voltrum of emotions. “You go through these stages. unteering,” she said. Margaret Desharnais found When you look at this person you love most in the world, and you an outlet for her feelings in know what their journey is go- helping the Alzheimer’s Associing to be from that moment on... ation. Now the captain of Team I didn’t know what to do. [I tried] Desharnais in the Westchester to be a really good daughter, to Walk to End Alzheimer’s, she also serves as chairperson of the be a support to my parents.” Sometimes, she said it’s easier Westchester Walk committee not to think about exactly what is that organizes volunteers. “I’m not a scientist. I can’t happening to her mother. “There are days when I try take on the daily care of my not to think about it. When I go mom like my sister,” she said. to see my mom, there’s always “I volunteer, and I do what I

can… simply because I am at least doing something—hopefully put a chink in this dreadful disease.” She says that working with others involved with the Alzheimer’s Association has been both comforting and inspiring. “I feel that when I go to the walk, and I see all the people that on a daily basis work so hard… the social workers at the Alzheimer’s Association, the advocates that go to Washington,” she added. “It’s inspiring, and it makes you feel less alone. There’s something about that commonality that gives you a little boost when you need it. “I did a fundraiser at Alex and Ani in June,” Margaret Desharnais said. Although she was worried that few people would show up, “I think they had at least 40. Everybody who came in was in some way connected with it. Those are the kinds of things that are inspiring. Something like this makes people think outside of themselves.” She recognizes that the value of her volunteer work stretches beyond immediate personal benefits to her family. “Any of the volunteering I do will hopefully someday help find

a cure or at least slow it down. That won’t happen in my mom’s case, but that doesn’t stop me,” she said. She describes getting involved with the Alzheimer’s Association as providing a kind of emotional release, similar to the kind of comfort one might find in a support group. “You think you’re so alone, and no one knows the pain or the dysfunction you’re going through… then you sit down and listen to people,” Margaret Desharnais said. “My family is learning as we go. But it’s amazing—you can be surrounded by your family and still feel alone, and then when you open yourself up to this and face it and talk to other people who are going through it, too… it alleviates that feeling.” For information about Alzheimer’s disease and the resources the Alzheimer’s Association offers to help families, visit alz.org. For information about programs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones in Westchester or Rockland counties, visit alz.org/hudsonvalley. Call 800-272-3900 for the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-hour helpline. (Submitted)

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Sculpture garden could reopen by March

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higher amounts of debt. Rye stands as an outlier amongst other municipalities across the state which overwhelmingly use a New York state standard. That standard allows for governing bodies to issue debt not in excess of 7 percent percent of a municipality’s five-year average full valuation of property. If such a statute was applied, the City Council would technically be allowed to issue up to $500 million of debt. Discussions of raising the city’s amount of allowable debt have gained steam over the past year with the demand for critical infrastructure projects, the threat of legal action against the city, and the possibility of increased interest rates on borrowing in the foreseeable future. According to Serrano, while the previous proposal which would have eliminated the city’s charterimposed debt limit required a vote by public referendum, the newest proposal could be enacted by a majority council vote. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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emergency based on advice from the officers or agents of the water company, SUEZ. “I respectfully urge each of your municipalities to immediately act pursuant to your municipal drought ordinances to ban outside watering until the water reservoirs of AW-CT return to safe levels,” reads the let-

After prolonged discussions, altering the city’s discretionary debt limit may be coming to a head according to Councilman Richard Mecca. Talks of expanding the amount of allowable debt have been on the table since Rye’s annual State of the City Address by Mayor Joe Sack, pictured. File photo

ter to the city. While the water restrictions will impact Rate District 2, according to Graziano, customers in the villages of Bronxville, Tuckahoe, North Pelham, Pelham Manor, Ardsley, Hastingson-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry will not be directly affected by the request, as those communities receive SUEZ-purchased water from the New York City

Water System. According to Serrano, the water limitations would restrict residents from using irrigation systems, sprinklers and soaker hoses for outdoor watering. Rye City Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican, could not be reached for comment as of press time. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

“Grande Disco,” a 1974 sculpture created by Italy’s Arnoldo Palmodoro, is among the 45 works of art at the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at the PepsiCo headquarters in Purchase which have been closed to the public since December 2012. PepsiCo representatives say they expect the garden to be reopened by March 2017. Photo courtesy flickr.com

The Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens on the PepsiCo headquarters in Purchase, which have been closed since December 2012, will be open to the public in as little as eight months, according to PepsiCo officials. Aurora Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for PepsiCo, told the Review that the Kendall Gardens would be reopened in March 2017, but declined to further discuss the exhibit’s reopening. The exhibit features the works of Joan Miró, Alberto Giacometti, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, George Segal, Arnoldo Palmodoro and Auguste Rodin, among other prominent 20th-century sculptors. But those sculptures have been kept from public access since

late 2012, before the soft drink company temporarily closed its headquarters for $240 million in campus renovations, which the company entitled “Project Renew.” The project was completed in June of this year. Janet Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester, a nonprofit organization which works to bring art to the public, said there had been concern among the Westchester arts community over the garden’s closure. But that concern appears to have been quelled. “It’s a relief,” Langsam said. “This is a stunning, one-of-a-kind collection. It’s a living history of 20th-century monumental sculptures and it’s a wonderful example of a gift to the public.”

In a statement, she also underscored the importance of keeping places with “great artistic significance” open to the public. PepsiCo moved its headquarters from 500 Park Ave. in Manhattan to 700 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase in 1970. When Donald M. Kendall, then PepsiCo’s CEO, moved the company to Purchase, he said he hoped the property would become the site of “one of the greatest modern sculpture exhibits in the world,” according to a brief published in The New York Times that year. The sculpture garden that now bears Kendall’s name consists of 45 modern art sculptures from the 20th century spread across 168 acres on the PepsiCo property. -Reporting by Corey Stockton

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County senior dance and talent show Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino invites senior citizens to showcase their talents and dance the afternoon away at the annual Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Admission and parking are free. “Seniors are a vibrant part of our county and enjoy staying active through health and wellness events,” Astorino said. “So if you are a senior and you want to enjoy an afternoon of socializing, entertainment and dancing on Oct. 19, the Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show is for you. Hope you can make it.” All local seniors age 60 and over who have a special talent that they would like to share are

welcome to be part of the talent show, which will kick off the day at 11 a.m. Singers, dancers, instrumentalists, group performers, magicians and seniors with unusual acts are welcome. Registration is required for the talent show. To sign up, please call 813-6300. A box lunch will be available at noon, which will include a chicken salad sandwich, salad, cookie and juice. The suggested lunch contribution is $4. The concession stand will be open; no outside food may be brought into the County Center. From 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., seniors can dance to the sounds of Stolen Moments Entertainment, who play the oldies, big band, Latin, salsa and more. The event will also include group and line

dances, ballroom dancing and dance instructions for salsa and merengue. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. The event is open to all Westchester County senior citizens age 60 and older. The Golden Harvest Dance and Talent Show is sponsored by Westchester County’s departments of Parks, Recreation and Conservation and Senior Programs and Services, as well as the Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services. The County Center is located at 198 Central Ave. in White Plains. The County Center is served by the Westchester County Bee-Line bus system. Go to seniorcitizens.westchestergov. com or call 813-6300 to learn more. (Submitted)

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31 Gramercy Avenue, Rye $2,731,000 Sale Date: 7/21/16

34 Colby Avenue, Rye $1,725,000 Sale Date: 7/21/16

40 Helen Avenue, Rye $2,275,000 Sale Date: 7/12/16

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68 Hill Street, Rye $1,025,000 Sale Date: 7/20/16

86 Halsted Place, Rye $3,555,000 Sale Date: 7/11/16

92 Mendota Avenue, Rye $2,500,000 Sale Date: 7/27/16

119 White Plains Avenue, West Harrison $620,000 Sale Date: 7/11/16

121 Apawamis Avenue, Rye $3,050,000 Sale Date: 7/18/16

140 Osborn Road, Harrison $1,950,000 Sale Date: 7/26/16

141 Florence Avenue, Rye $1,125,000 Sale Date: 8/19/16

189 Union Avenue, Harrison $1,135,000 Sale Date: 7/12/16

320 Columbus Avenue, West Harrison $680,000 Sale Date: 8/1/16

806 Forest Avenue, Rye $2,387,500 Sale Date: 7/15/16

10 Eleanor Street, Rye $855,000 Sale Date: 7/29/16

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

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

@WINSTONChurchill_WWII Hitler didn’t WIN Poland, he STOLE it. Nobody likes him. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Who’s been hitting the strudel at 3 a.m.? Battle of the Bulge starts at home, Hitty. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler spent billions of Reichsmarks on posters against me. Of course, a billion Reichsmarks isn’t much! @WINSTONChurchill_WWII HH a leader? More like a lederhosen. #UNQUALIFIED @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Heil, heil, heil. That’s not leadership, that’s aerobics. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Ever notice HH never smiles? I wonder if he has teeth. He is the WORST madman ever! @WINSTONChurchill_WWII How can Horrible Hitler beat the Allies when he can’t even figure out how to shave his upper lip? @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Horrible Hitler did an absolutely terrible job of invading Russia. It is a TOTAL DISASTER. @WINSTONChurchill_WWII Hitler wasn’t even born in Germany. * @Sigmund123 Goofy Jung is the WORST psychoanalyst in Vienna. His patients are all getting crazier. @Sigmund123 Jung has got to be one of the dumbest interpreters of subconscious symbolism ever. Analyze this! : ( @Sigmund123 Jung is as dumb as a rock. That’s not a universal archetype, just true. Major lightweight with linzer torte for brains. * @realAlbertEinstein Madame Curie is a loose cannon in the lab. No one has WORSE JUDGMENT—except her poor husband. @realAlbertEinstein Maybe Kooky Madame Curie should spend a little less time with isotopes and a little more at the hairdresser.

@realAlbertEinstein Be careful, Kooky Curie! Your fans are more excited about relativity than radioactivity! @realAlbertEinstein Just another dud lady scientist. #SAD @realAlbertEinstein Kooky Curie is very weak on quantum theory, which is what the people want. Her career is dead. @realAlbertEinstein Kooky Curie hasn’t created a single bomb in her whole life. Unless you count her hairstyle. @realAlbertEinstein She does not have the RIGHT TEMPERAMENT to revolutionize science. @realAlbertEinstein Kooky Curie is a failed scientist. That glow is her burning out. @realAlbertEinstein She lacks fission. * @LEONARDO-in-da-hood Michelangelo is a joke. He’s in the pocket of the Medicis. @LEONARDO-in-da-hood He will never MAKE FIRENZE GREAT AGAIN! @LEONARDO-in-da-hood What a lightweight. Mediocre Mikey has to make his sculptures big and naked to get attention. #PATHETIC @LEONARDO-in-da-hood I’ve seen paint-by-numbers better than Mikey’s latest Moses. He should go home and relax. @LEONARDO-in-da-hood If you’ve got a block of marble, keep it away from Mediocre Mikey or he’ll chisel it into a lawn ornament. @LEONARDO-in-da-hood Interesting how my commissions go up whenever Mikey unveils another painting. @LEONARDO-in-da-hood Mediocre Mikey just doesn’t get it. No one wants to see Mary mourning her Son. #TACKY @LEONARDO-in-da-hood LIES! I never tried to get the Sistine job! @LEONARDO-in-da-hood I wouldn’t hire Mediocre Mikey to paint my garage. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

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Replace smoke alarms every 10 years The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, FASNY, is clanging the alarm with the message, “Don’t wait—check the date!”—the 2016 theme of the annual Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9–15—promoting the importance of replacing smoke alarms every 10 years. “Functioning smoke alarms reduce by half the risk of dying in a home fire, so it is extremely important to make sure they’re working properly,” said FASNY President Kenneth Pienkowski. Pienkowski noted that families utilizing a 10-year-life smoke alarm in the home can remove a potentially high-danger component of human error from the reliability of alarms. Statistics show that three out of five U.S. home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working alarms. Homes with battery-disabled smoke alarms or alarms that have outlasted their full functionality put people at increased risk in the event of a home fire. Beginning Jan. 1, 2017 in New York state, the sale of smoke-detecting devices powered by removable, replaceable batteries will be prohibited. Instead, retailers will be able to sell only smoke-detecting devices with a power source that isn't removable and lasts at least a decade. Increased availability of extended-life batteries and new

tamper-resistant smoke detectors is expected to help individuals and families better protect themselves and their loved ones. Existing devices already in homes will be allowed to remain there until they stop functioning, and smoke detectors with replaceable batteries will continue to be on sale in the state throughout 2016. New York state law requires that all homes and businesses must have working smoke detectors. Smoke detectors with a 10-year lifespan are already on the market; most are powered by lithium batteries, not a traditional 9-volt. FASNY, along with the approximately 110,000 volunteer firefighters in New York state and safety advocates nationwide, is joining forces during Fire Prevention Week to remind residents to take the following precautions: Smoke alarms: replace every 10 years. • A smoke alarm’s age can be determined by looking on the back or side of the smoke alarm, where the date of manufacture can be found. • Smoke alarms should be replaced 10 years from that date (not the date of purchase or installation). Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old—or sooner if they don’t respond properly.

Batteries: test monthly, replace yearly. • Smoke alarms should be tested monthly, and batteries should be replaced when they begin to chirp, signaling that they’re running low. Two-thirds of fire deaths occur in homes with no or nonfunctioning smoke alarms. • Have at least one smoke alarm on every floor, including the basement and in every bedroom and outside each sleeping area. • Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record, with the president of the United States signing a proclamation declaring a national observance during that week every year since 1925. NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week since 1922. For more information on smoke alarms and this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, visit firepreventionweek.org. Founded in 1872, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York represents the interests of the approximately 110,000 volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel in the state. For more information, visit fasny.com. (Submitted)

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A disappointing farewell LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

Last Thursday, I trekked down to the Bronx to watch David Ortiz, my favorite major league player, in his final game against the New York Yankees. But through the touching pregame ceremony, and the feeling of watching him on the field for the last time, I couldn’t shake the feeling that, as much as I would miss Big Papi, it wouldn’t be half as much as I missed the feeling of going to games at the old Yankee Stadium. Don’t get me wrong. The new stadium, which opened its doors in 2009, is beautiful. State-of-the-art facilities, huge video scoreboards, a number of higher-end dining options; it’s everything a fan should want in a venue. But it’s just not the same. Even for a Boston fan, head-

ing into the House that Ruth Built was always exhilarating. The cramped, winding corridors, the smell of stale beer that hung around the place, that moment when you first laid your eyes on the roof’s famous façade as you made your way out from the bowels of the stadium? There was a certain charm to the old place. And a big part of that charm— for lack of a better word—came from the sort of Yankee fans who used to populate the place. It used to be a badge of honor to wear my Red Sox finery to 153rd Street. I knew that once I set foot inside the cathedral of baseball, I’d have a whole lot of things flying at me—mostly taunts, but also the occasional half-eaten pretzel—as I headed into enemy territory to take my seat. I can still remember the way the entire stadium shook during the 2004 ALCS when Pedro Martinez took the mound in Game 2, and the Yankee faithful showered him with a chorus of

“Who’s your daddy?” chants. Thursday night’s scene, however, was a far cry from that. Of course, a lot of that has to do with the Yankees’ disappointing play this year. After an August surge, the Yanks struggled down the stretch and came into the game with the Red Sox barely clinging to their playoff hopes; they would be mathematically eliminated before the game was over. The result was that I missed out on what could have been a tremendous experience, watching a stadium full of Yankee fans raining boos on the Red Sox slugger until potentially offering him a begrudging round of applause on his exit. As it stood, the stadium was about half empty, with at least half of the fans in attendance decked out in Sox gear. A few old-school holdouts tried to whip the Bombers fans into an anti-Red Sox frenzy, but they just didn’t have it in them to muster up the same level of en-

On Sept. 29, Sports Editor Mike Smith went to Yankee Stadium to bid adieu to Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. Smith, like many fans, misses the aura of the old Yankee Stadium. Photo/Mike Smith

mity for the Red Sox that was commonplace just 10 short years ago. But even if the building and the atmosphere will never be the quite same, there is some hope that one day, we might see something approximating the good old days of this rivalry.

On my way out of the stadium after the game, an older Yankee fan—no doubt inspired by more than a few of the stadium’s $12 beers—told me, in no uncertain terms, that the Red Sox stunk. Honestly, it warmed my heart. I walked up to him with a smile on my face, wished his

team the best of luck in the playoffs, and headed on out the door. Maybe there’s still a lit of the old Bronx still alive; we just need to make Yankee Stadium great again.

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FUSINE GOVAERT By LIAM BRENNAN Contributor This week’s athlete of the week is Fusine Govaert, a senior and captain on the field hockey team. Govaert, along with her squad, has started off the season with a 9-2 record. Coach Simon Hochstenbach is very proud of Govaert’s play. “Fusine is having a great season so far,” he said. “She is very important for the team and scored a lot of important goals.” Hochstenbach also thinks Govaert’s presence on the field benefits her teammates greatly. “She is not only a great

captain and a great leader for the team,” he said. “She also elevates the play of her teammates.” Teammate Lotje Rogaar is very appreciative of Govaert’s commitment to the team. “[Govaert] is always there to pick the team up on and off the field,” Rogaar said. “[She] holds the team together and motivates us to play better.” Govaert has been selected to all-state for three years in a row, and following this season she may be selected for a fourth time. In addition, she was selected as an All-American last year, and hopes to be selected for a second time this year. Govaert’s 100th career goal was scored this year

in the team’s victory against Bronxville. The senior has scored 27 of the team’s 46 goals thus far.

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Game Notes: • Quarterback Gabe Ajram rushed for 67 yards and four touchdowns • Four Rye Neck players ran for more than 50 yards • Rye Neck will take on Bronxville (2-2) next week Pedro Peter Cueto stiff-arms a Blue Devils defender. Photos/Mike Smith

By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor Over the first three games of the 2016 campaign, extending drives has been something of a struggle for the Rye Neck football team. On Oct. 1, however, the Panthers’ offense kicked into

Gabe Ajram sheds a Haldane tackler on Oct. 1. Ajram rushed for four touchdowns in Rye Neck’s win.

Nick D’Errico comes down with an interception against the Blue Devils. D’Errico had 11 tackles and a rushing touchdown on the afternoon.

high gear against Haldane, downing the Blue Devils 38-21 to earn their first win of the season. For Rye Neck, the offensive outburst could signal a change in the team’s fortunes, as they prepare to take on rival Bronxville this weekend. The Panthers scored five of their six touchdowns in the first 24 minutes on Saturday, jumping out to a 31-15 halftime lead. According to quarterback Gabe Ajram, who led with four rushing scores, Rye Neck came into the Haldane game focused on keeping possession of the ball, something that worked out well for the Panthers on Saturday. Four Rye Neck players rushed for more than 50 yards on Saturday, including Ajram (67), Pedro Peter Cueto (77), Nick D’Errico (84) and Ben Galerne (95). “We were taking it away from ourselves, we weren’t finishing,” Ajram said. “So we worked day and night to get rid of those mental errors this week.” Rye Neck’s defense, which surrendered 15 first half points to the Blue Devils, clamped down on Haldane in the second half, limiting quarterback Brandon Twoguns’ production (183 passing yards, two touchdowns) after the intermission. Linebacker D’Errico, who led the team with 11 tackles, nabbed an interception and also forced a fumble, said that halftime adjust-

Ryan O’Rourke breaks up a Haldane pass.

ments were key to slowing down the Blue Devils’ passing attack. “Coach [Nick Ianello] really woke us up, he gave us a good talk,” D’Errico said. “We just came together to hold them.” Following the victory, Rye Neck honored its senior players in a postgame ceremony, and D’Errico, one of the Panthers’ 11 seniors, said the celebration was even sweeter because of the win. “It feels good to come out and make our fans happy,” he said. “We had a bit of a rough start, but it’s good to get back on

our feet again.” The Panthers (1-3) will look to continue their winning ways on Oct. 8, when they travel to Bronxville to take on the Broncos (2-2). Bronxville is coming off a onesided 39-7 loss to Dobbs Ferry, and Rye Neck is hoping that their momentum will carry over for the showdown with their league foes. “We plan on watching a lot of film,” D’Errico said. “We’re going to prepare like we always do, and we’re going to come out to play.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com

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