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Rye Golf Club projecting $250K year-end deficit By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer

RM Staffing class action lawsuit nears resolution A class action lawsuit against the city of Rye seeking unpaid overtime and tips at the Rye Golf Club is nearing a resolution, according to an attorney for the club’s former employees. The lawsuit, which was granted class action status by a judge in July, relates to a shell company called RM Staffing set up by former golf club manager Scott Yandrasevich who stole approximately $340,000 from the club between 2007 and 2013. Yandrasevich, who was convicted of grand larceny and falsifying records in 2014, has since been released on parole

after serving less than one year in state prison. The lawsuit, which was originally filed in December 2013, alleges that more than 50 employees of RM Staffing, who comprised the club’s waitstaff, were never properly compensated for various tips and overtime. The city is due to meet with Brent Pelton, the attorney representing the former employees, at a formal settlement hearing scheduled on Nov. 10, at which time, Pelton told the Review, the longstanding suit could be resolved. “We’re hopeful that the City

Council heard [the workers] and will move forward and try to resolve this case,” he said. According to Pelton, while his law firm continues to seek what they estimate as $4 million in damages relating to the golf club scandal, the settlement total, the attorney admitted, will likely be less than that. While the disgruntled former waitstaff have rallied at several City Council meetings over the past year—replete with posters and chants decrying what they view as inaction on the part of the city—according to Pelton, the staff will hold

off on any further protests until the settlement talks have resolved. Any settlement, Pelton said, will seek to capitalize on $1.55 million awarded to the city in February from its insurance carrier Travelers Casualty & Surety Co., as a result of the money stolen by Yandrasevich. According to City Manager Marcus Serrano, if there were to be a settlement, exactly where the money the city would pay out would come from has yet to be determined, but is something that would ultimately be decided by the City Council. -Reporting by James Pero

The Rye Golf Club is expected to amass an operational deficit for 2016 as a result of membership discounts it dished out to returning golf members for the season, but the news doesn’t seem all that bad, according to the club’s general manager. According to Jim Buonaiuto, Rye Golf Club’s general manager, from an operational standpoint, the club is projecting an estimated $250,000 deficit. The bulk of the deficit stems from the city-owned club’s decision to offer a 35 percent discounted membership to members at the beginning of the year in the wake of the club’s damaged greens last year. Buonaiuto said the golf club lost nearly $800,000 as a result of providing the discounted rate to members renewing for the 2016 season. The idea to offer membership renewals at discounted rates came on the heels of the city settling litigation and collecting $2.5 million from Tesenderlo Kerley Inc., TKI, the distributor of the fungicide, Alt-70, which was responsible for damage incurred to the golf course greens during the summer of 2015. At the time, the golf club was forced to close for three months during the majority of the club’s peak season after tainted pesticide had been applied by Chip Lafferty, the groundskeeper. However, despite the loss in revenue, compared to the sur-

At a glance Rye Golf Club is projecting an operational deficit of $250K The city is expecting to receive $270K in rent from Whitby Castle, which is projected to generate $3M in revenue In total, after $3M in settlement revenue, the golf club is expecting to end 2016 with an estimated $3.9M in reserves pluses in excess of $400,000 that the golf club collected in both 2015 and 2014, Buonaiuto said that the trend is very much positive. “If one takes the discount into consideration along with all the other operating revenues and loses, the club performed just as well, if not better, than in 2015 and 2014,” he said. Buonaiuto told the Review that with the money it received from the Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. and TKI settlements, the club will have an estimated revenue surplus of more than $3 million to put into the club’s reserve fund, which will then total an estimated $3.9 million. In 2015, Rye sued its insurance company, Travelers Casualty & GOLF continued on page 8

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Fox drunk driving case adjourned to Nov. 15 Emma Fox, of Rye, who struck and killed a 21-year-old Manhattanville College student in October, is due to reappear in White Plains City Court on Nov. 15 after her Nov. 1 court date was adjourned. On Oct. 9, Fox, 24, struck and killed Robby Schartner, of Fishkill, while he was walking along Westchester Avenue in White Plains in the early morning hours on his way back to the college after a night out on Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains. Fox has been charged with an aggravated DWI

and first-degree vehicular manslaughter. Police reported that Fox had been intoxicated at the time of the incident with a blood alcohol content of 0.21; the legal limit in New York state is 0.08. White Plains police reported Fox had been travelling eastbound on Westchester Avenue at about 5 a.m. when she fatally struck Schartner with her car, a 2012 Nissan Sentra. Stephen Lewis, Fox’s attorney, and White Plains police Lt. Eric Fischer could not be reached for comment, as of press time. -Reporting by Franco Fino

Emma Fox was due to appear in White Plains City Court on Nov.1, but the case was adjourned to Nov. 15. Photo courtesy White Plains police

2 Bee-Line routes could see significant cuts in stops By JAMES PERO Staff Writer A plan aiming to cut commute times by eliminating stops on two Bee-Line bus routes in Westchester County by 25 percent has drawn concern from legislators. Legislators worry the cuts to the two routes in question, route 7—which runs east and west from Yonkers to New Rochelle—and route 13—running mostly north and south from Ossining to Port Chester— could have significant effects on residents in their districts. “There’s a bigger issue here than cutting seven minutes on a two-hour line from beginning to end,” said county Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, regarding the 7 line that runs through New Rochelle. “The bigger question is about how we can effectively meet the needs of Westchester County residents.” Parker, whose district encompasses parts of both lines under scrutiny, said part of her concern falls on the cuts’ effects on senior citizens and young professionals; two of the main demographics taking the train. “Millennials are far less interested in car ownership and more likely to look for public transport,” Parker said. “We need to be encouraging millennials to come into our communities.” According to a 2013 comprehensive study from the county, one-third of Bee-Line riders are under the age of 30. County Legislator Alfreda Williams, a Greenburgh Demo-

Potential cuts of up to 25 percent to two Bee-Line bus routes have some Westchester County legislators worried about adverse effects to their districts. Photo courtesy Westchestergov.com

crat, whose district would also be affected by the proposed cuts, said she acknowledges the goal of the plan, but worries about its implementations. “The average trip takes about two hours…. It shouldn’t take someone two hours to get to work in the morning,” Williams said. “We need to make sure [the plan is] advantageous for the rider and consolidated in a way that’s easy to get to.” Though the county administration recently held a public hearing on Oct. 25, at the Westchester County Center to explain changes and accept feedback, the forum was poorly attended. Parker worries that lack of notice about the informational session may have factored in. “I only heard about the meeting from [a] press release,” she said. “Two days’ notice was not really adequate.” The proposed alterations to the two bus routes come out of a study initiated by the county in 2015, and a comprehensive

analysis of how to optimize the county’s bus system by the county Department of Transportation is projected to be complete by 2017. According to Williams, the changes to the route stops likely wouldn’t go into effect until late spring 2017. While the alterations would not require county Board of Legislators’ approval, the final product is still subject to change as residents will have additional opportunities to voice their concerns during public hearings regarding the change. So far, two have been held and according to Williams another will take place at a date yet to be determined. In the meantime, residents can submit feedback about the changes online at surveymonkey.com/r/BeeLine7 or survey monkey.com/r/BeeLine13. Daniel Branda, a spokesman for County Executive Rob Astorino, could not be reached for comment as of press time. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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

org, click on Programs & Events, Kids, the event date, and then the Register button. This event is sponsored by the Auxiliary Board of the Rye Free Reading Room.

Everything College seminar

For more information on hours and programs, visit ryelibrary.org. The library will be closed on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11.

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.

STEM for Big Kids: Wind Turbine On Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Air movement can be defined as wind energy, and by harnessing this energy, we can create electricity. This was done many years ago using windmills. In this workshop, participants will design and create their own wind turbine and use it to light up some LEDs. Space is limited; pre-registration is required. Visit ryelibrary.

On Thursday, Nov. 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Learn all you need to know about the college admissions process, including: what the college admissions offices look for; finding the right college fit; how to stand out in the admissions process; SAT versus ACT: which one should you take? How many times should you take it?; and do you need SAT subject tests, and what is superscoring? The speakers will be Diana Jones of One University Place and Jill Steinberg of Applerouth Tutoring. For more information, email info@applerouth.com or call 371-8000. To register, go to applerouth.com/signup and enter the event code M220868.

Taste and Learn: Mediterranean cuisine On Saturday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. The creators and owners of Rye’s Rosemary & Vine will share their knowledge and love of Mediterranean cuisine and offer samples as well. Join in for a chat about what makes this cuisine special. Please register online to ensure enough tastings for all. Visit ryelibrary.org, click on Programs & Events, the event name and date, and then the Register button.

Rye City School District

The Children’s Collective

Superintendent of schools search

Annual coat drive

As you may be aware, the Board of Education of the Rye City School District has initiated its search for a new superintendent of schools. To counsel the district through this important process, it has retained the services of Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in assisting boards with the consideration of candidates for superintendent. A key step in this process is to identify the characteristics the district will be seeking in its new superintendent. The district would greatly appreciate your input and assistance with this important task by completing an online survey by visiting ecrasurvey.com/ryecitysd. The survey will be available through Wednesday, Nov. 9.

Every night, there are 24,000 homeless children sleeping in the NYC shelter system. Donate your clean, warm winter coats and clothing to the The Children’s Collective’s Annual Coat Drive. Donations can be made at the Rye UPS Store and Starbucks through Monday, Nov. 7. Every coat will be given to a child or parent in need. All sizes welcome. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please email the Children’s Collective at childrenscollective@ gmail.com.

The Rye Arts Center

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. 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.

The Rye Arts Center is located at 51 Milton Road in Rye. For more information or to register for the programs below, call 967-0700 or visit ryeartscenter.org.

Explore the Children’s Art Studios On Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon. For ages 5 to 7. Young students will have an opportunity to explore two of Rye Art Center’s Children’s Art Studios. They will get to work in several different mediums expressing their creativity in a fun and stress-free environment. All supplies included. Fee: $95; members will receive a discount.

Explore the MakerSpace On Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon. For ages 8 to 12. Students are invited to explore The Rye Art Center’s MakerSpace for the day. Led by a Maker teacher, students will have the opportunity to play with littleBits, design a CAD image to be 3-D printed, and more. All supplies included. Fee: $95; members will receive a discount.

RAC Live! Coffeehouse Series On Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. The Rye Art Center is excited to present a series of musical performances at Le Pain Quotidien at 30 Purchase St. in Rye. Enjoy live music over dinner or drinks. Tickets: $10 advance; $12 at the door.

Thanksgiving turkey craft On Saturday, Nov. 12. For ages 6 to 8, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.; for ages 9 to 12, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Come celebrate fall at The Rye Art Center. Get ready for Thanksgiving by creating a cute polymer clay turkey sculpture to decorate your holiday table. Terry Taylor shows students how to use “Magic Color Clay” to create beautiful multi-color coils for the turkey’s tail. Participants will learn how to transform simple balls and coils of clay into a one-of-a-kind turkey sculpture. Includes all supplies. Fee: $12; members receive a discount.

Rye Meeting House ‘On the Wing’ photo exhibit

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.

Small works exhibition and sale The exhibit closes on Saturday, Dec. 3. There will be a reception on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Featuring more than 25 artists, this juried exhibition and sale will feature diverse works no larger than 12 inches by 12 inches; affordable art for all.

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A vote for Latimer is a vote for accountability To the Editor, Rye voters expect local elected officials to protect property values by passing responsible budgets while vigorously defending local land use laws. Councilwoman Julie Killian voted yes twice in support of an 85,000-square-foot sports house and field development 30 yards from Rye residences on the property of Playland’s main parking lot. The proposed Costco-size structure and two lighted outdoor fields would’ve impacted the quality of life and property values of the abutting Rye neighborhoods of Heritage, Sanford, Roosevelt, Adelaide, Beck, Horton and Wainwright. Councilwoman Killian has been consistently subservient to County Executive Rob Astorino’s Playland privatizing initiatives at the detriment of Rye neighborhoods and rarely leads on other important local issues (e.g., Crown Castle). The city’s annual budget tax rate adoption is a city charter mandate that elected officials are required to vote on and approve. Yet, Councilwoman Killian did not issue a 2014 city budget yes or no vote; instead, she abstained from her vote. A budget abstention is the accountability equivalent to calling in sick on a Friday morning. State Sen. George Latimer has been able to ascertain increased state funding for Rye’s public schools, fought unfunded education mandates, and also ascertained funding for the Bowman Avenue flood mitigation project, protecting Indian Village residents. Sen. Latimer’s leadership, integrity and accountability are qualities voters respect. Mack Cunningham, Rye

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AGE: 56 STATUS: Challenger RESIDENCE: City of Rye POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Registered Republican ENDORSEMENTS: Republican, Independence, Conservative and Reform lines, and The New York Post NAME ONE THING THE AVERAGE VOTER DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I’m a Red Sox fan, and I actually run a Red Sox fan club in New York that my father started almost 50 years ago.

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State Sen. George Latimer AGE: 62 STATUS: Incumbent RESIDENCE: City of Rye POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Registered Democrat ENDORSEMENTS: Democratic, Working Families and Woman’s Equality lines, and The Journal News NAME ONE THING THE AVERAGE VOTER DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I’m an absolutely rabid sports fan. People often think I only want to talk about politics, but often it’s the last thing I want to talk about. I’d much rather talk about sports.

Q. If elected to the New York state Senate, what are the top three priorities of your first term? A. I would say getting a vote on term limits. It’s not something that’s going to happen right away, but getting a vote for term limits on the floor is a big thing. Secondly, changing the regional cost index for Westchester which is now artificially low. Third is getting a statewide digital campaign about the dangers of drugs, gearing it towards our kids for their phones and their computers.

uating teachers, then all of a sudden the state came down and said, “No, you have to do this different thing.” Something like that we should decide on a local level what works for us. The problem is there are some districts where they don’t have a good system and they’re not putting one in, does the state push them more in that direction? Maybe so. I’m not an advocate of getting rid of all testing because you need a general idea of where the kids are, but I believe some of that testing should be part of a teacher evaluation.

Q. The implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards has been met with widespread criticism as a measure implemented in schools statewide; you have been a critic of Common Core which places more of an emphasis on standardized testing. If it were your decision solely, what would you do differently in managing the education system in New York? A. The state needs to provide a framework for the schools, but I believe there should be much more local control at the school level. In Rye, we had a good system for eval-

Q. Ms. Killian, you’ve expressed support for the New York state cap on property taxes, a measure known as the tax cap; but as a local elected official on the Rye City Council, how can you support something that officials in your own community say has strangled their ability to budget, plan long term, provide services and is unsustainable going forward? A. I like the tax cap for a bunch of reasons; but first and foremost, it makes every municipality and every school district responsible for what they’re spending and really

Q. If re-elected to the New York state Senate, what are the top three priorities of your next term? A. From an issues standpoint, education, property taxation and reduction, and the environment are the three policy issues that resonate within the district. The overlay issue is that of reform, in the sense that reform permeates every other issue. You are not able to effectively govern if you are operating under a cloud. Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican, and Tom Libous, who is now deceased, have both been convicted of crimes. That’s the overarching reality of the state Senate. What we do to change the climate of Albany is critical.

changes rather than the topdown changes. Every school district is different in some way…. Tuckahoe and Bronxville are not exactly the same. Harrison’s is not exactly like Port Chester’s. I’d rather see the New York State Board of Regents develop higher standards, but let them be New York standards. Don’t let them be consistent with what Utah, Mississippi or Idaho is doing. My experience in business is that when you implement change, you need the buy-in of the people to execute change. None of that was done with Common Core. I think there is too much of an emphasis on mandatory testing.

Q. The implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards has been met with widespread criticism as a measure implemented in schools statewide; you have been a critic of Common Core which places more of an emphasis on standardized testing. If it were your decision solely, what would you do differently in managing the education system in New York? A. We need to have a system that starts with the bottom-up

Q. Potentially at stake in this year’s election is the state Senate’s Republican control; if Democrats were to wrestle that control from the GOP on Nov. 8, why should we expect a Democrat-run Senate to be any different? A. What I would see happening: Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the leader of our Democratic conference. I believe she is in a position to create a different kind of coalition going forward that will involve Democrats,

look at everything. And you can override a tax cap. So the idea that it doesn’t allow you to spend what you want to spend is really wrong. That being said, it’s incredibly difficult to stay under the tax cap if you have rising enrollment [in schools] and you need more teachers. I would like to look at an enrollment exemption for the tax cap. But I am in complete favor of the tax cap. I think it’s kept taxes going up at a lower rate. Q. The city of Rye has lost several of its young residents to drug-related deaths, as have other communities along the Sound Shore. In 2011, you helped form a local anti-drug coalition. Can you name, specifically, what that group has done since then to address the drug problem in your community? What do you think needs to be done on the state level to combat this growing drug epidemic? A. The Rye-ACT, itself, doesn’t have specific programs. Everything we do is working with one of our coalition partners. One of the things that I’m proudest of is KILLIAN continued on page 7

independent Democrats, and is broad enough to include Republicans that are willing be involved. Right now, what you have is a rock-solid Republican control, which, for 77 of the last 80 years, has shut out anybody that is not part of their control. My opponent will say, “Albany is in terrible shape, but I want to be part of that ruling coalition.” [Democrats] are not committed to doing things a certain partisan way. We will be prepared to break those barriers. Q. Sen. Latimer, you have been in some form of elected office for 29 years dating back to 1987 and your first term on the Rye City Council. You have served on the Westchester County Board of Legislators, and in the New York state Assembly. You are now a state senator who is seeking his third term in that house; yet you often take issue to any reference as a career politician. Is that not the record of a career politician? A. No. My term on the Rye City Council was an unpaid position. For the first six years of my tenure on the [Westchester] County Board of LATIMER continued on page 9

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working with our new police commissioner. I met with him four months before he started and he was on board right away. He has restructured the whole [Rye] Police Department to really focus on this issue. He identified eight of his officers that would be more involved with the kids in the community. St. Vincent’s Hospital in Harrison is also part of our coalition and they worked with Commissioner Corcoran in creating a program for drug education when kids were picked up who had been drinking or smoking pot that were under age. [Those] kids and their parents go on a Saturday to a joint drug education course, which to me is a big step. We have a judge in Rye who is also very focused on this issue. He is trying to work with the state courts in trying to do that for the older kids because in New York, one of the things that people are already working on that I feel strongly about is the Raise the Age [law]. Kids in New York are considered adults at 16. I have raised two boys who are 17 and 18, and boys and girls can do crazy stuff. I

don’t think of them as adults now, but in the eyes of the law they are. Q. Ms. Killian, you have attacked your opponent, Sen. Latimer, for not taking a stand against sexual abuse in the Capitol. You’ve highlighted that with a television ad that takes the senator’s past comments out of context. How do you respond to critics who say you’re simply playing the gender card? A. The comments actually weren’t taken out of context. Shelly Silver’s chief counsel drugged and raped a woman, and then Silver covered it up with taxpayer dollars. Various other things have gone on in Albany, luckily not all that severe, but still sexual harassment and sexual assault. A lot of this came out in 2012. It didn’t come out when it was happening. My opponent did not speak out, nor did many other people in Albany and I have called out many of them, also. The specific comment that we referred to [in the ad], he was specifically asked, “Why did you not call out Shelly Silver?” so those comments were not taken out of context. To me, it’s uncomfortable what goes on in Albany… and that women are not supported there. Q. Residents and business owners con-

tinue to leave for other locations due to New York becoming increasingly financially unsustainable; what needs to be done to address the financial disparity facing many in this state? A. We need to look at the things that will help our property taxes. The regional cost index for school aid takes money directly out of our pockets and sends it to New York City and Long Island. There are certain rules that we have that make being in New York more expensive. I am most focused on the Scaffold Law, which is related to elevation related injuries on construction sites. They estimate that just the existence of this law costs New Yorkers $1.4 billion a year. And it’s estimated that every project costs 20 to 30 percent more because of the Wicks Law, which says that you have to have separate contracts for all of your subcontractors. Another thing is medical malpractice reform. To be a neurosurgeon in New York costs $300,000. In California, it costs $100,000. And if you don’t think that cost is increasing everyone’s health insurance, it certainly is. Q. Ms. Killian, you have campaigned on the need for term limits in state poli-

tics, yet you’ve aligned yourself with some state Republicans that have exceeded what you believe is a reasonable amount of time in office, most notably Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has been in some form of state office for 29 years. How do you reconcile the two? A. When I went up there to speak with them, I was very clear on the things that were important to me. The need for term limits was first and foremost. Sen. Flanagan, in particular, doesn’t agree with that and many of the elected officials don’t agree with that. We’re not going to agree on everything, but part of my campaign is that people don’t speak out in Albany. And I’m going to do that when I get there. Q. How do you plan to bring change to Albany as a Republican when the GOP has already been in the Senate leadership for most of the last 80 years? A. I intend to get things done by speaking out about them. Term limits are definitely something that people want. And if we have to march on Albany, we’ll march on Albany. I just think being out there and letting people know the consequences of the decisions your legislators in Albany are

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making, and I think people are becoming more aware. But they look at what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and what’s happening locally and then in between; it’s like this black hole. Q. Why did you decide to run for state office; and, in particular, why as a Republican would you run in a presidential year when historically GOP candidates struggle against a high Democratic voter turnout? If you were to lose this election, would you consider running again in 2018? A. I decided to run on the day Shelly Silver was arrested. I couldn’t take it anymore. He was arrested and then soon thereafter Dean Skelos [was arrested]. Thirty-nine legislators since 2000 [have been arrested]. To me, that’s kind of unconscionable that we as New Yorkers take that from our legislators. They’re certainly not all corrupt up there, but Preet Bharara has said there are the corrupt ones and then there are the people that stand by and watch them and don’t do anything, so I decided to do something. I feel confident that my message is resonating with [the voters]. They want change; I’m the reform

candidate. Yes, [I would run again in 2018]. I’m permanently passionate about these issues. Q. Name one of your opponent’s initiatives or efforts that you would credit him for. A. I think he is really good about getting around to everybody in the district. It’s difficult as an elected official; you’re asked to go a lot of places and it takes time away from your family. Q. Do you plan to vote for Republican Donald Trump in this year’s presidential election? A. I’m not happy with any of the choices. I don’t think either of them has earned my vote. I think I’m one of a large majority of people that doesn’t know what I’m going to do. I’ve called out both sides. I’m not happy with the rhetoric at the national level. They’re not talking about the issues, and we have some really serious issues. - Reporting by Corey Stockton and James Pero

To watch our entire interview with Julie Killian, visit bit.ly/2eNyqFp.

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Next year on the Rye City Council A RYE OLDTIMER Judge John Carey

Next year, we in Rye can expect to see City Council candidates vying for one of the available seats. There are seven council seats in all, including the office of mayor. Every two years, three of the council seats are up for grabs. Back in the days when Rye was a one-party town, both parties had problems finding suit-

able candidates. If the Republicans asked you to run, you knew you would win, and that would mean dozens of evenings spent at meetings in City Hall when you would much rather be home with your family. If the Democrats, such as they were, asked you to run, you knew there was practically no chance of winning and having to make the sacrifices required of incumbent council members. But, even in losing, you and your family would face a certain amount of shame and embarrassment. Now, we have a happier state

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of affairs, with candidates of either party able to win, and thus able to shed the ignominy of losing while assuming the burdens of serving. I do not believe Rye City Council members have ever been compensated with money for their labors. The idea has been broached from time to time, but always brushed off with the notion that Rye has enough publicspirited talent so that it is not necessary to effectively compensate people for doing their civic duty. CONTACT: j_pcarey@verizon.net

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Surety Co., for failing to reimburse the city for money stolen in a fraud scheme executed by former golf club manager Scott Yandrasevich. In February, the city received $1.55 million in settlement money from the insurance company. According to Buonaiuto, Lessing’s, the Long Island-based food service management company which has operated at Whitby Castle, which is located on the golf club premises, since 2014, is projected to generate an estimated $3 million in revenue for managing the restaurant’s operations, catering, and pool and course snack bars. Of that revenue, the city

is expecting to receive nearly $270,000 in rent from the castle’s operator. Mack Cunningham, the vice chairman of the Rye Golf Club Commission, said, “The club will be in a strong position at the end of the year with those final numbers.” Buonaiuto added that, as a result of a positive year, the club is expecting a number of capital improvements in 2017. Buonaiuto told the Review that the golf club plans to improve the greens drainage system, complete some greens expansion, and replace the club’s aging irrigation system, which is roughly 20 years old, according

to Cunningham. Additionally, the general manager mentioned that the club would conduct repairs to the pool facility, including an overhaul of the deck and pool surface. In total, Buonaiuto said the club is anticipating a slew of capital improvements to be conducted within a two- to five-year time frame. There are no estimated costs for all the projects at this time, Buonaiuto said. The Whitby Castle restaurant will be closed November through March, but will remain open for private and public events, according to Buonaiuto. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

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Legislators, I was a full-time employee of the corporation that I worked for. I didn’t claim fulltime credit so I’m not in the pension system for the years I served on the county Legislature. The word “politician” is meant to be a pejorative. I was elected by the public; I didn’t seize power like a military junta. I went before the voters just like I’m doing now and said to them, “It’s me or someone else; who do you think will do the best job for the next two years?” Q. Critics argue that you do not have any tangible accomplishments as a state representative. Please name three legislative bills you have either sponsored or cosponsored as a senator that you feel have had a lasting impact. A. The first thing you have to look at is a combination of bills, which I authored, that bring revenue into various communities by levying a hotel occupancy tax. That revenue stream offsets property taxes. Early in my career in Albany, I authored a bill

and passed it to allow for FOIL [Freedom of Information Law] requests to be asked for and received electronically. Right now, you have a major parking issue in the village [and the town] of Mamaroneck. We were able to pass legislation that gives them residential parking programs. I took the decision out of Albany and put it in the village and town halls. Q. The city of Rye—your hometown— has lost several of its young residents to drug-related deaths, as have other communities along the Sound Shore. What do you think needs to be done on the state level to combat this growing drug epidemic? A. This is one of the issues where we have had bipartisan support. The governor proposed a budget to us with a certain amount of money to deal with the opioid crisis. The total amount is $190 million. It’s a growing crisis and we will fight for more money. You approach this with education, treatment, recovery, and enforcement. Not every community [has] a vibrant

education program. There’s a role for the state to play in using its resources to fund additional programs. Q. Sen. Latimer, you have criticized your opponent for being beholden to big money donors; yet, according to the most recent campaign filings, you have accepted more contributions from PACs and state committees than Ms. Killian has. Does that not contradict your criticism of your opponent? A. The criticism that I have is not how she has raised her money, because the single biggest source of her money is her own personal wealth, which is legal and appropriate. What I’ve criticized is her call for no public financing of elections. If you don’t have some version of public financing, then you will have special interest [groups] running the Legislature because campaigns have become so expensive year after year. If you want the cleanest possible government, you want a candidate that’s able to raise money from a broad group of people not beholden to any special interest.

Q. Residents and business owners continue to leave for other locations due to New York’s financial unsustainability; what needs to be done to address the financial disparity facing many in this state? A. I don’t think New York is financially unstable. We’ve been gaining population dramatically. The business climate of Westchester is so robust. People aren’t leaving; they’re investing more heavily in New York, but just in particular communities. The economic decline that exists is in upstate New York. New York isn’t failing. That’s a bogus argument meant to create this perception of, if you are in, you have failed and have to go. Q. Sen. Latimer, you have been in some form of state office for 11 years; given the level of corruption that has plagued the New York state Legislature— it has also been labeled the most dysfunctional Legislature in the country—in your opinion, have you been able to distance yourself from it? What measures do you think need to be taken to ensure ethics are a focal point in Albany and how much responsibility does Gov. Cuomo hold for

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the current state of affairs? A. I don’t have to distance myself from bad behavior. I just have to function myself in an honest and ethical way, and I think I’ve done that. There is no financial gain that I have made. I have actually lost money by being in public office in years where I should have been in the private sector making more money. My opponent has talked about term limits as the central need of Albany. I would vote and support term limits. The real problem is that there is too much concentrated power in too few hands. Public money and campaign money that flows to those leaders is, for the greater extent, undetectable. Q. Name one of your opponent’s initiatives or efforts that you would credit her for. A. I think the work that she did with Nancy Pasquale on the Rye-ACT program is admirable. [Julie Killian] has five children. It’s hard to have a public career when you have children at

home, and I credit her for that. Q. In light of recent news that the FBI will reopen its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, do you plan to vote for the former secretary of state in this year’s presidential election? A. I do. We have a choice between two individuals, and when I look at them both side by side, they both have baggage that is quite difficult to accept. Both have said and/or done things that are objectionable to me, so I plan ahead. I wipe out the baggage and say to myself, “On Day 1 of a presidency, who is best able to deal with the complexity of this job?” I’m not here to insult Donald Trump, but he is not credible in my mind. I have some problems with Secretary Clinton, too. The most recent thing that has come out; I don’t know where that leads to. - Reporting by Franco Fino and Sibylla Chipaziwa

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NHL’s Rangers to host charitable race at Playland The New York Rangers will host its first RangersTown 5K Run at Rye Playland and Rye Town Park to support two health care-based charity organizations. On Saturday, Nov. 19, the Rangers will host the event in

conjunction with its marketing partners, the Northwell Health Foundation and the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a nonprofit organization that was established in 2006 that works with the MSG Network and the Mad-

ison Square Garden Company, to raise money for charitable programs. The race was approved by the Rye Town Park Commission on Sept. 20 and the Rye City Council on Oct. 5.

“This event is great for our community,” said Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman, a Democrat. “It further solidifies our town and [Westchester] county ties with the Rangers, and it’s another indication of the wonderful uses that can be accommodated by Rye Town Park.” The 5K race will begin in the parking lot at Playland and will extend along the boardwalk into Rye Town Park along the beach path to Dearborn Avenue. The

route follows a 3.1-mile course with varying terrain throughout the park, and will finish in the northwestern section of the amusement park’s parking lot. According to Ryan Watson, the vice president of communications at the Madison Square Garden Company, five former Rangers will be participating in the 5K race, including Adam Graves, Stephane Matteau, Ron Duguay, Rod Gilbert and Ron Greschner. Registration for the event is

limited to 1,200 people. Online registration ends on Wednesday, Nov. 16, and costs $50; kids ages 8 to 12 can run for free. On the day of the event, registrants will receive a RangersTown 5K t-shirt and a Rangers-branded drawstring bag for participating in the race. Setup is expected to begin at 6 a.m. in the Playland parking lot, and the race will begin at 10 a.m. The race is estimated to conclude at 1 p.m., as of press time. -Reporting by Franco Fino

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What happens when the robots take over? FASNY: Check smoke and CO alarms this weekend RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy

We don’t kill off our retirees just because they’re not working anymore, so don’t worry about our future robot overlords killing off us humans when we’re no longer working, either—which we won’t be, since the robots will be doing everything faster and better than us, the way machines have been taking over human jobs since the dawn of the industrial era. And in fact, in that future, robot-ruled time, we might have the choice to actually become one of the super-bots by donating our brain (thereby “dying”), but then coming back (sort of) as the brain of a computer that’s just like us, down to our likes, dislikes, sense of humor—and maybe even our looks. That, my friends, was just part of the trippy argument going on downtown a week or so ago at a monthly event called the Soho Forum. This is a free, open-to-thepublic debate with the goal of examining issues of particular interest to Libertarians. I’m not quite sure how robots and Libertarians find common cause, but in any event the topic to resolve yea or nay was: “Robots will eventually dominate the world and eliminate human abilities to earn wages.” Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and author of “The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth,” briskly insisted that in the future, we will see the ascendance of “Ems”— remarkably human robots that emulate us, because they’re modeled on our own brains. Or

at least they’re modeled on the people who would make the very best worker-robots. That’s not who will choose, said the “Robots will NOT take over” debater, Bryan Caplan, also an author and econ professor at George Mason. When and if we do get around to creating worker robots from human brain scans, he said, we will scan only the most docile, efficient workers to create docile, non-humankilling “Ems.” And this is where it started getting weird(er). Hanson believes that if and when we do make Ems, CEOs will still want to hire the most brilliant workers, which means they’ll end up cloning (or replicating, or whatever the word is) jerks. “We expect the highest productivity workers will be chosen,” said Hanson. In other words, the Ems will be clones of the people most of us hate—the cutthroats. And, being cutthroats, eventually they’ll cut ours. “Although it may well be that the first five generations of robots will keep humans around because they feel some vestigial warmth toward our species,” Hanson said. How comforting. Caplan was having none of it. Why on earth would we clone the cutthroats who want to kill us, he asked. Over the eons, we’ve already had quite a lot of experience breeding new beings to do our bidding: Our pets and farm animals. We’ll do the same with humans—if that’s the route we go—cloning the absolutely sweetest ones who also have a fierce work ethic. “We’ve got 7 billion people to choose from,” Caplan pointed out. “A normal employer has five.” The moderator, Gene Epstein, economics editor at Barron’s

magazine, tried to make peace. “You’ll tweak it,” he nodded to both. Caplan was not convinced that the day of the Ems will ever come, because who would volunteer to become one? “First thing, you’re actually dead. They have to slice your brain in pieces. Very few people would want their biological death in order to have a computer simulation,” he said. “Today we can’t conceive of it,” agreed Hanson. But humans in the future, “Once they see a bunch of people do it,” and they see that the Ems talk like “real” people, and look like them and act like them—except they never die—then the prospect might become attractive. Hanson made it sound as normal as wearing glasses, another biological enhancement people eons ago could not have conceived of. And that was Hanson’s big point: Of course this stuff sounds bizarre to us. But think back a thousand years to the subsistence farmers. If you’d told them that someday we’d be able to talk to someone an ocean away and see them, too, there’s no way they would have understood, much less believed you. And that’s the world we’re living in today. Would the Ems own property? Would they eventually fight? Or would the earth become a paradise with Ems doing all our work? Those issues were not resolved. In fact, nothing really was. A before-and-after poll of the audience found that the exact same number had changed their minds from negative to positive, and vice versa. It was the least strange moment in a very strange night. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

As daylight savings time comes to an end this weekend, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, FASNY, urges all New Yorkers to check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide, CO, detectors to ensure that they are functioning properly. The nation received a tragic reminder of how important working smoke alarms are just this past month, when a 3-yearold boy was tragically killed in Spokane, Washington. He died, clutching his teddy bear, alongside his puppy, unable to escape from his burning home. Though the home had smoke alarms, they did not have working batteries. Because of this lack of early warning, he was unable to escape and he perished in the house fire. “Too many homes—without detectors, or mistakenly relying on non-working smoke alarms— are putting families in avoidable peril,” said FASNY President Kenneth Pienkowski. “Installing and maintaining smoke alarms in your house is the single most important thing you can do to protect yourself from fires. Easy, but vital maintenance means checking that batteries are not only inside the alarms, but that they are working. Just as important is installing and maintaining CO detectors. Our hearts are with the people of Spokane, and we urge New Yorkers to properly protect themselves so we can avoid such an incident here.” FASNY urges the public to in-

vest whenever possible in smoke alarms with sealed-in, non-removable batteries capable of powering the device for at least 10 years. These alarms require much less maintenance than older models with removable batteries, and are virtually impossible to disable. Such alarms stand a better chance of preventing the sort of tragedy that occurred in Spokane. In 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law requiring all smoke alarms sold in New York state to be equipped with sealed-in, non-removable, 10-year batteries. This law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2017. Regardless of the type of alarm in one’s home, FASNY recommends cleaning all detectors to remove any debris that might impede their function and to test the batteries, changing them if necessary. According to the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA, three of every five home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or nonworking smoke alarms. The non-functioning units are often due to a lack of proper maintenance. A frequently found situation with older smoke alarms is where someone has “borrowed” a battery from an alarm, rendering the device useless. Another common and dangerous action is disabling the battery to eliminate the low-battery chirping noise. Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. FASNY smoke and CO detec-

tor tips: • Test detectors at least once a month by using the test button. • Check the batteries every six months, and change the batteries every year (if applicable). If a battery is starting to lose its power, the unit will usually chirp to warn you. Do not disable the unit. • When possible, outfit your home with detectors and alarms equipped with sealed-in, 10-year lithium batteries that last the lifetime of the devices—to provide a decade of 24/7 fire safety protection without the risk of dead or missing batteries. • Vacuum or blow out any dust that might accumulate in the unit. • Never borrow a battery from a detector to use somewhere else. • Never paint a smoke or CO detector. • Install at least one smoke alarm on every floor of your home, including the basement, in every bedroom and near every sleeping area. • Smoke detectors should not be installed near a window because drafts could interfere with their operation. • Smoke detectors should be completely replaced every 10 years. • Families should also develop and practice a home fire escape plan. For more information on smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and other information on fire safety and prevention, visit fasny.com and nfpa. org. (Submitted)

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Hyped for Sectional Saturday LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

I have to be honest; I can’t wait until Saturday. This weekend marks the culmination of the Section I football season, as teams from Class AA to Class D will vie for the sectional crown up at Mahopac High School. While several of the teams whose championship hopes are still alive are no strangers to competing in the title game— schools like Haldane, Tuckahoe and New Rochelle—there are a few newcomers to the mix this year, most notably my alma mater, Scarsdale High School. On Nov. 5, Scarsdale will be competing in the Class AA finals for the first time since the state playoff system was introduced in 1993, which is no small feat in my hometown, as evidenced by the bombardment of alumni email blasts I received just mo-

ments after the Raiders clinched their berth with a 41-7 win over Arlington in the semifinals last Saturday night. Over the last few years, Scarsdale has had a resurgence on the gridiron, but this is truly uncharted territory for the Raiders. Guys I played with—and people who played before me—are understandably amped about the possibility of Scarsdale hoisting the Section I plaque on Saturday afternoon, if only because this sort of thing just doesn’t happen at a school like Scarsdale, which is more known for sports like soccer or tennis. But for all my former teammates that have been hitting me up recently asking about Scarsdale’s chances this week, I can’t say I have much hope. I don’t think this is the Raiders’ year. Sure, Scarsdale has been playing well over the last few weeks. But their signature win— the trouncing of Arlington—saw them beat an Admirals’ team

missing its star quarterback. The last time I saw them on the field, in a 6-0 rain-soaked slop fest against Mamaroneck, they didn’t seem to have the swagger one would expect from a championship contender. And as for their title game opponent? It’s a juggernaut New Rochelle team that beat them 34-0 when the two teams met in September and hasn’t allowed an offensive touchdown in the postseason. I feel like I’ve got to side with the favorites on this one. None of this is to say, definitively, that the Raiders can’t win, or won’t. I’m just saying that if they can keep the game respectable, Scarsdale fans should probably count their blessings. After all, it’s November and the Raiders are still in the title hunt. It hasn’t been that way for a long, long time.

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Scarsdale tight end Robert Keith—whose father was Sports Editor Mike Smith’s high school football coach—is getting ready to lead his team onto the field in Scarsdale’s first-ever appearance in the Class AA championship game this Saturday. But Scarsdale is in for a tough time against a battle-tested New Rochelle squad. Photo/Mike Smith

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Game Notes: • Hastings scored the game’s lone goal just over two minutes in • The Yellowjackets will play in the Class B regional final after press time • Hastings won its secondstraight Section I title

By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Oct. 29, Rye Neck’s bid for a Class B title came to an end when the top-seeded Panthers fell to Hastings 1-0 in the section championship game at Lakeland High School. Although the Pan-

thers acquitted themselves well in the finals, it was an early goal that helped the No. 2-seeded Yellowjackets repeat as section champs. Just two minutes into Saturday’s game, Hastings’ junior Alex Bourgeois nailed a free kick into the net to put the Panthers in an early hole. According to Rye Neck head coach Bryan Iacovelli, the early score was something of a shocker, but didn’t alter the Panthers’ ingame strategy much. With leading scorer Luis Galeano spending much of the day anchoring the Rye Neck defense, the top seed was still able to find several chances to attack the net. “The goal didn’t really change anything,” Iacovelli said. “We still wanted to stick to our game plan and we didn’t hit the panic button. We knew we still had ability and we were still able to create plenty of scoring opportunities.” Unfortunately for the Panthers, those opportunities sim-

ply didn’t end in goals. In the 31st minute, Reed Peterson had a chance at a goal that was tipped by Hastings’ keeper Daymon Theodule, and Galeano— playing on the attack late in the game—managed an acrobatic bicycle kick that was also stopped by Theodule. “One thing I said to them after the game was that the ball just didn’t bounce our way,” Iacovelli said. “But they executed the game plan to perfection.” With the win, Hastings moved on to take on Section IX champion Fallsburg in the Class B regional semifinal, which was played on Nov. 2 at Middletown High School, after press time. Rye Neck, on the other hand, is looking ahead to 2017 and searching for a way back into title game despite losing 13 seniors to graduation. But with 10 players returning, and a successful campaign by the junior varsity team, the head coach believes that the lessons his players

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Luis Galeano is tripped up by a Hastings defender in the Class B finals on Oct. 29. The Yellowjackets topped the Panthers 1-0 to win the title. Photo/Mike Smith

learned this year will be beneficial next fall. “For those younger guys to get a taste of this, that is going

to help us,” Iacovelli said. “We really stressed the importance of the team as a family, and I think the fact that these guys

were friends off the field translated to chemistry on the field.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com

Rye Athlete of the Week

ANDREW GRAHAM By LIAM BRENNAN Contributor This week’s Athlete of the Week is Andrew Graham, a senior on the boy’s varsity soccer team. Graham was a big part of the soccer’s team success this season, scoring in games against Harrison and Eastchester. The soccer team went a solid 11-3-3 before ultimately falling to Byram Hills in the playoffs. Coach Earnest Harmon was very impressed with not only what Graham accomplished on the field, but also off it. “[Graham] really stepped forward as a leader in the second half of the season,” Harmon said.

Teammate Tommy Gates thinks very highly of Graham’s tenacity on the field and considers his teammate to be one of the top center midfielders in Section I. “[Graham is] consistently the toughest competitor on the field,” Gates said. “[He is] a great defender, but his distribution skills are top notch.” In addition to being on the soccer team, Graham is also on the varsity tennis team. Each summer he volunteers at the Rye Youth Soccer camp. When he is not focused on athletics, Graham dedicates his time to his studies and is a member of the National Honor Society.

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Lakeland wins 8th-straight title FIELD HOCKEY

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Game Notes: • Rye’s Kelly Ott scored the first goal of the game just three minutes in • Lakeland has won eight straight Class B titles • The Hornets will play Red Hook in the state regional finals on Nov. 5 By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor No team in Section I, regardless of the sport, has been as dominant over the past decade as Lakeland’s field hockey squad. Coming into the season, the Hornets had won seven straight Class B championships, and in that time had not lost a single game to an in-section opponent. That streak continued on Nov. 1, as Lakeland overcame an early deficit to beat Rye 4-1 and claim its eighth-straight title. Things looked promising for

KJ Langer challenges a Hornets player. Langer assisted on the Garnets’ lone goal of the game.

the Garnets early on, as a goal by Kelly Ott gave Rye a 1-0 lead just over three minutes into the game. But Lakeland bounced back immediately, controlling the ball and scoring three consecutive goals to head into the half with a two-goal cushion. Coming into the game, Garnet coach Simon Hochstenbach understood that his team would be in for a battle against the Class B powerhouse, and hoped that the early goal would help put the Hornets on the defensive. “We had a very good start in the beginning, but in this game, you could play [Lakeland] 100

Fusine Govaert makes a play on Nov. 1. Photos/Mike Smith

times and you might win one, you just have to be lucky once in a while,” he said. “We just needed to show that we wanted it more in the first half and maybe get a few more chances.” According to Hochstenbach, Lakeland’s strength comes not from one or two star players, but from its technical proficiency up and down the roster. “It’s all about basic stuff; every player on that team has a good push pass, a good hit, a good drive,” he said. “But I can’t blame my team, we had an amazing season.” Despite being a relatively young team, Rye rolled through its playoff push and featured a defensive unit that had been near impossible to crack over the last third of the season. “We did so well to make it all the way to the finals, the way we played in the quarters and the semis,” Hochstenbach said. “We didn’t concede a goal six games in a row, and I’m very proud of this team.” The Garnets will graduate just two seniors this year, including standout Fusine Govaert, who emerged as one of the top players in the state this year, but they should be well positioned to contend with Lakeland in 2017. “Of course we’re going to miss Fusine who had an amazing season,” Hochstenbach said. “But we’re going to be an older team next year and I see how much improvement we made in three months, so I think we are going to be in a position to hopefully compete with them next year.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com

Alex Meyer collects a pass at Brewster High School. Meyer and the Garnets fell in the Class B finals to Lakeland.

Elena Agosta controls the ball along the sidelines against Lakeland.

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