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October 14, 2016 | Vol. 4, Number 42 | www.ryecityreview.com
Can you hear me now?
As residents continue to pan the plans of telecommunications contractor Crown Castle to install additional wireless equipment on dozens of telephone poles throughout the city, the Rye City Council could look to invoke its right to terminate the proposal based on findings from an upcoming environmental impact assessment. For story, see page 9. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
State Senate race below expected financing levels By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Shattering early campaign perceptions, challenger for New York State senate Julie Killian, a Republican, has fallen well short of expected fundraising levels, according to a recent round of campaign finance disclosures.
Data from the New York state Board of Elections shows that Killian’s fundraising efforts continue to trail her opponent George Latimer, a Democrat and two-time incumbent, $278,000 to Latimer’s $312,000. Already, Democrats have seized the opportunity to use Killian’s unexpectedly low
fundraising efforts as an indictment on her campaign. According to Democratic strategist Jake Dilemani, a consultant for Mercury, a firm that advises officials on the national, state and local levels, Killian is falling well below the levels needed to win the race. “Her lackluster fundraising
makes it clear that she has failed to gain the support and confidence of Westchester voters,” Dilemani said. However, spokeswoman for Killian’s campaign, Jessica Proud, who pointed out that Killian’s campaign has outpaced FINANCING continued on page 8
Rye resident hits, kills Manhattanville student By COREY STOCKTON AND FRANCO FINO Staff Writers Emma Fox, a resident of Rye, struck and killed a Manhattanville College student with her car while traveling eastbound on Westchester Avenue in White Plains on Oct. 9. At about 5 a.m., White Plains police responded to a call at the corner of Westchester Avenue and Anderson Hill Road. Robert Schartner, of Fishkill, a 21-yearold student from Manhattanville College who had been walking back to campus following a night out on Mamaroneck Avenue, was struck by Fox’s 2012 Nissan Sentra and died from injuries sustained upon impact. Fox, who, according to sources, had been drinking at the Pub, a bar in Rye, has been charged with an aggravated DWI and first-degree vehicular manslaughter. Police reported that Fox, 24, had been intoxicated; her blood alcohol content was measured at 0.21; the legal limit in New York state is 0.08. According to a source, Fox was recently treated in a rehabilitation clinic for substance abuse. Fox’s car was impounded by police after being located several blocks away from the accident, and remained there well into Sunday afternoon. White Plains police Lt. Eric Fischer said the Police Department was still investigating
whether Fox called the police herself to report the incident and where she had been driving from. He declined to comment further when asked additional questions by the Review. Following the arrest, police viewed several hours of security footage at the Pub to establish a timeline of Fox’s whereabouts, and how much she had been drinking on Saturday night, according to a source. Robert Wolf, a spokesman for the Westchester County district attorney’s office, confirmed that the district attorney’s office is prosecuting the case, but declined to comment on the investigation. Schartner, a junior, was entering his third season with the Valiant men’s lacrosse program this year. “We are all in shock and we extend our prayers and condolences to his family members and friends,” said college President Michael Geisler in an email sent to Manhattanville students, faculty and staff. “The level of Robert’s commitment to his team could never come into question; whatever he was asked to do, he did with a smile on his face.” The funeral mass was held for Schartner at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye on Oct. 12. “Robby had a contagious smile, one that you couldn’t STUDENT continued on page 14