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City OKs seawall repair, rejects town proposal By JAMES PERO Staff Writer

Crown Castle code revamp to focus on 3 key areas By JAMES PERO Staff Writer In an effort to minimize the impact of a controversial proposal by the telecom contractor Crown Castle, which aims to install wireless equipment outside of many city residences, the Rye City Council has announced a slew of code amendments. According to City Attorney Kristen Wilson, who introduced the new set of amendments to the city code at a council meeting held on Jan. 25, the new provisions will definitely have an impact on the application put

forth by Crown Castle. “The idea is to draft a law that Crown Castle would be able to comply with, but also for any future facilities that would come into the city,” Wilson said. Specifically, the amendments would cover three different sections of the city code having to do with noise, streets and sidewalks, and wireless telecommunications facilities; the latter of which would see the broadest revamp, according to Wilson. A decision on the proposal—which looks to add 64 additional pieces of equipment to telephone poles and other in-

frastructure citywide—has been postponed several times since the application’s introduction this past summer. Currently, a decision on the proposal—which will encompass an overall rule on its compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, SEQR, as well as a final vote on the overall application—is slated to take place at the March 15 council meeting. According to Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican, the twomonth long public hearing process for the code revisions, set to begin on Feb. 3, will mark an ex-

ceptionally long public process relative to other topics. Concerns over Crown Castle’s proposal, which is being proposed at the behest of Verizon Wireless, have spread amongst residents who fear that the installation of additional wireless equipment may adversely impact property values in the city, given the proposed sites’ proximity to homes. While Crown Castle has stated that it feels the project does not warrant a full environmental impact statement, EIS, Wilson REVAMP continued on page 8

A portion of a damaged seawall owned jointly by both the city and town of Rye will undergo patchwork repairs while members of the Rye Town Park Commission debate the best way to address the remainder of the 100-year-old structure. To help mitigate the city’s immediate situation, members of the Rye City Council voted to transfer $40,000 from its contingent account in order to repair a particularly damaged section of the wall during a Jan. 25 meeting, shifting a longtime plan to replace the wall as a part of a larger project by the park commission, which sets policy at Rye Town Park. While the city plans to move forward with its end of the repairs in the coming weeks, a more holistic approach to fixing the rest of the wall—which sustained damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012—awaits a directive from the park commission. For four years, members of the commission and city officials—who became involved after the city of Rye took lead agency over the project in 2013—have been working to remedy the damage. However, authorization of federal funding and turnover of city staff overseeing the project—including former Rye City Manager Scott Pickup, who resigned in 2014—has continued

to stall the project indefinitely. Now, differing opinions on just what the project should look like may delay a fix even further. Though an original plan, recently approved by FEMA and the state Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC, would have replaced the wall inkind—a method that would involve removing the structure and replacing it with a similar stone wall—new and differing philosophies from both town of Rye officials and the city of Rye’s engineers have created points of contention. While Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman, a Democrat and president of the park commission, and Rye Brook Mayor Paul Rosenberg, a Democrat and member of the commission, favor a replacement project that would involve the tear down of the wall in favor of a new concrete wall, city officials—who have been advised by their own engineers—say that a patchwork repair may suffice. Among the reservations over members of the commission’s plan to replace the wall with reinforced concrete, according to City Manager Marcus Serrano, is the additional DEC approval, and potential re-approval from FEMA, and more importantly, the time that those authorizations may take to secure. Serrano said the wall is currently jeopardized by multiple SEAWALL continued on page 11

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Latimer bill would allow Westchester to tax state land By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer State Sen. George Latimer has introduced a bill that would authorize Westchester County to collect taxes from certain state lands in its region. Latimer, a Rye Democrat, told the Review that he proposed the bill in hopes that the county would be granted the same authority as Rockland and Putnam counties, for which the state has paid property taxes to for several years. “I think Westchester should have the same deal as Rockland and Putnam,” he said. “It’s a matter of fairness.” Rockland was granted the ability to tax state land in the mid-90s under former Gov. George Pataki, a Republican; Putnam’s ability to tax went into effect in 2007. The bill would ultimately amend the real property tax law and would grant Westchester the ability to tax state-held land. However, it would not allow the county to tax buildings erected on state property. According to Latimer, his proposed legislation came as a result of discovering the state’s unusual system of taxing its public land, which is typically exempt from taxes in other states. County Legislator David Gelfarb, a Rye Brook Republican, said the desirability of the bill, which Latimer submitted last November at the end of the 2016 legislative session and again this month for the 2017 session, is its potential to provide an additional revenue stream for the county and local municipalities that contain state-held land. “If this is allowed in other counties,

A recent bill introduced by state Sen. George Latimer would authorize Westchester County the ability to tax certain state-held lands, such as the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, pictured, located in the town of Bedford. Photo courtesy jaildata.com

there’s certainly no reason to treat Westchester unfairly,” Gelfarb said. “We need that revenue source to provide basic municipal services for residents and taxpayers.” While there is currently no estimate for any number of projected revenue Westchester could gain as a result of a change in the law, according to Latimer, research is being conducted by the several municipalities, including the assessor’s office in the town of Bedford, which is among the communities in the county where there is state land. The Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, a state-owned prison, is located in Bedford, and is encompassed in the 7,000 acres of state-held land in the county. Other notable state-held properties include the Franklin D. Roosevelt State

Park and the Donald J. Trump State Park in the town of Yorktown, and the Rockefeller State Preserve in the town of Mount Pleasant. While he is optimistic about the support for the bill, Latimer said there is still the issue of the other 59 counties in the state that might seek to receive the same “fair treatment.” He added that he hopes his proposal will spark a conversation about granting other counties the ability to tax state land as well; however, at the very least, he hopes Westchester will be authorized. The bill is currently awaiting approval by a state Senate committee, as of press time. County Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, could not be reached for comment, as of press time. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com

Fox manslaughter case adjourned until Feb. 23 Emma Fox, who has been charged with an aggravated DWI and first-degree vehicular manslaughter for the death of 21-year-old Manhattanville College student Robby Schartner, is due to reappear in White Plains City Court on Feb. 23 after her Jan. 27 court date was adjourned. Fox’s case has been adjourned five times since she reportedly struck and killed Schartner, on Oct. 9, while he was walking along Westchester Avenue in White Plains on his

way back to Manhattanville. According to the White Plains Court Clerk’s office, the case was adjourned for “further proceedings.” Police reported that Fox, 24, had been intoxicated at the time of the incident when she struck and killed Schartner, of Fishkill, who was returning to college from a night out on Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains. Fox was measured with a blood alcohol content of 0.21;

the legal limit in New York state is 0.08. White Plains police reported that Fox had been travelling eastbound on Westchester Avenue at around 5 a.m. when she fatally struck Schartner with her car, a 2012 Nissan Sentra. However, her whereabouts at the time of the incident are still unclear. Stephen Lewis, an attorney representing Fox, could not be reached for comment as of press time. -Reporting by Franco Fino

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

with his “Paris” wives, Hadley and Pauline. Presented by Travellati Tours.

Ryebrary Chocolate Factory

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

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.

Hemingway’s Paris On Saturday, Feb. 11 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Period and contemporary photos (before/after) of the spots where Ernest Hemingway lived, worked, and partied, most of which are still in existence today, will be featured. Discuss the reasons that Hemingway went to Paris and how he got the chance to meet so many famous and influential people. Participants will also discuss his relationships with his mentors, and

On Saturday, Feb. 11 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room. For ages 5 and up and their grown-ups. Who doesn’t love chocolate? Come and celebrate with the librarians at a chocolate fest for chocolate creations to make and enjoy. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required and starts one week prior to event. Visit ryelibrary.org, click on “Programs & Events,” “Kids,” the event date, and then “Register.”

Connecting Your Child with Nature On Saturday, Feb. 11 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room. How can parents replace time on computer screens with developing outdoor skills and a sense of wonder about the earth? Ed Bieber, author of an outdoor guide for parents called “What Color is the Wind,” has been designing children’s nature programs for 40 years, including free yearround weekend family activities and The Nature Place Day Camp, a summer camp held on the Waldorf School campus in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Presented by Holistic Moms of Westchester.

Wainwright House The Writer’s Creative Experience Starting on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn techniques to spark creativity and enjoy life with more vibrancy. Each session of this

five-week workshop combines exercises that help you relax, tune in, and extract precious gems from your experience to use as storytelling material. Fee: $162 for members; $180 for non-members. To register, call 967-6080 or visit wainwright.org. Visit the website for the course outline.

Rye Recreation Rye Youth Soccer spring 2017 registration Online registration is open through the Rye Youth Soccer website, ryeyouthsoccer.org, for spring intramural soccer for boys and girls in grades K–5. The season will begin Saturday, April 29 and end Saturday, June 17, with no games on Saturday, May 13. Complete details on dates and times of the program can be found the aforementioned website. Questions? Contact Patti Adimari, registrar, at pattirys@ optonline.net or 967-5273. Scholarships are available upon request. Please note that coaches should also register to coach in their online account.

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

Gallery exhibit “Nenne Sanguineti Poggi: An Artist Without Borders” will be on display through Saturday, March 4. Explore the works of painter, mosaicist, writer, and journalist Nenne Sanguineti Poggi, whose life and career brought her from Northern Italy to East Africa. There, she spent 30 years working on large-scale public projects, while absorbing African cultures, allowing it to permeate her work. Her paintings spanned from figurative post-impressionism to pure abstraction, drawing from countless influences.

Valentine’s Day LED Light-up Fashion On Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. With Nicole Zahour. For ages 9 to 12. Light up your Valentine’s Day. Create a funky pin or hair barrette that lights up with LED lights. This activity ncludes all supplies. Fee: $20; members receive a discount.

Rye YMCA Program registration Program registration is ongoing for members and non-members. Dozens of programs are available for all ages. Visit ryeymca.org to view program guide and to view registration details.

Summer Camp registration Summer Camp registration has started for all campers. The Rye Y offers camps for ages 3 to 14. New this year: early bird rates. Visit ryecamp.org to view the brochure and to register.

Rye Y Weight Watchers Join the Rye Y Weight Watchers—all are welcome. On Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. For more information, call Diana Vita at 967-6363 ext. 211.

Rye Meeting House ‘Ecological Landscapes for Birds’ talk On Saturday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m., the Bird Home-

stead nonprofit will present noted environmental horticulturist Kim Eierman’s talk titled “Ecological Landscapes for Birds.” Central Westchester Audubon is co-sponsoring the program, which will take place at the Rye Meeting House. It’s not too early to start dreaming about your spring garden. The birds will return from their migration before we know it. Eierman specializes in ecological landscapes and native plants. She teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Native Plant Center, and several other institutions. She is an active speaker nationwide on many ecological landscape topics. 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.

SPRYE ‘Being Mortal’s Villages’ discussion SPRYE is proud to announce that renowned surgeon, public health researcher and writer Dr. Atul Gawande will be the guest speaker at the 15th celebration of the founding of Beacon Hill Village and the subsequent Village Movement it inspired on Monday, Feb. 13 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; doors open at 4:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Rye Free Reading Room, located at 1061 Boston Post Road in Rye. The conversation, entitled “Being Mortal’s Villages: The Value of Community and Choice as We Grow Older,” will feature a discussion on aging, living life with purpose, and how we can transform the possibilities for the later chapters of everyone’s lives. The event will be simulcast from Boston to more than 150 of the 350-plus villages open and in development across the country, including SPRYE. All are welcome to join SPRYE for a viewing party. Please RSVP to Betti Weimersheimer, SPRYE executive director, at director@sprye.org or 481-5706. For more information, visit sprye.org.

Rye Historical Society Presidential Foods and Facts workshop Children ages 6 and up are invited to the Square House Museum in Rye on Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon to honor the presidents of the United States. Participants will learn fun trivia about some of our nation’s past leaders and recreate delicious treats favored by founding families using adapted historic recipes. The cost for this fun and informative program, including the necessary supplies, is $10 per child. Reservations are suggested as space is limited and can be made by calling the Rye Historical Society at 967-7588. The Square House Museum, located at 1 Purchase St. in Rye, 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, please visit ryehistory.org or call 967-7588. 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

Yes to a human rights commision To the Editor, I just finished reading your article, “Rye to resurrect Human Rights Commission,” addressing the new initiative to revitalize the Human Rights Commission under the auspices of the city of Rye. I think that in the new climate impacting communities like Rye, more governmental and citizen attention needs to address the violent deviations that are alarming the standards of decent respect of our community’s values and standards. I am most impressed that Mayor Joe Sack reached out to Councilwoman Danielle Tagger-Epstein to target this initiative. I would hope that the leadership of the many municipal boards, committees and commissions be encouraged to reach out to this task force to reinforce the depth of support for this initiative. Joseph Murphy, Chairman of the Rye City Senior Advocacy Commission

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Westchester County Airport book

takes flight By TAYLOR BROWN General Assignment Reporter

Through a collection of black and white photographs dating back more than 80 years, Kent Patterson tells the story of New York’s fourth busiest airport in his book, “Images of America: Westchester County Airport.” Patterson, a retired MetroNorth Railroad project manager and resident of Yorktown, explained that his inspiration for the project came from his love for transportation, and the lack of reading material he was able to find on the airport, which spans across the towns of Rye, Harrison and North Castle. “I like all transportation,” he said. “Subjects like boats, planes, trains, and I was always curious about the airport, living in Westchester.” Realizing the scarce reading material on the subject, Patterson embarked on the task of writing a few chapters before submitting his work to Arcadia Publishing

for consideration. The publisher expressed interest in further developing the book, with Patterson starting in November 2015. Arcadia Publishing has featured Westchester County in several books in a similar style. These include: “Westchester County: Protect and Serve” published in 2001, and written by Frank J. Donovan and Michael J. Lavin and “North Castle” published in Jan. 2017, and written by Sharon Tomback. A full list of these books can be found at Arcadiapublish.com. With the help of the county airport archives, Westchester County Historical Society, the White Plains Library, and Patterson’s own collection, he was able to acquire a majority of the material for the book. Accompanying the information in the book is more than 190 photos. These images include vintage aircrafts, airline schedules and photos from inside the White Plains terminal. The photos included from Patterson’s

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In 1963, these were the two main runways for Westchester County Airport.

collection date back to the ‘80s, and were photos that he took himself. The book begins in the 1920s with what was then known as the Armonk Airport, and follows the development process which brought Westchester County Airport to life. “When the discussion for the airport first started, aviation was not considered a serious industry,” Patterson said. “Maybe a sport, but never a serious industry.” Patterson recounts how the present county airport was a product of World War II, and was a topic of discussion for 15 years before construction began in 1942. “Had it not been for World War II, I don’t know if the airport would’ve even been built,” Patterson said. It would then take until 1945 for the airport to open for noncommercial use, and four years later airlines to begin using it. The Westchester County Airport pre-dates the John F. Kennedy International Airport, which opened in 1948 as New York International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport, which was built in 1953. Of further interest was that the county airport provided the U.S. Army with another defense mechanism, and the hub was used as a base by the U.S. Air Forces and the New York Air National Guard. This, in conjunction with the creation of fighter and bomber planes, kept the U.S. better equipped for war. Following the war, the airport

The “Images of America: Westchester County Airport” book captures the rich history of the Westchester County Airport. Photo courtesy Arcadia Publishing

was no longer needed by the army. By 1949, Westchester County had made the accommodations in order to open the airport up to commercial airlines. Patterson wrote that these changes included, “the airport [installing] hangars and… a control tower, radar, and other necessities”. Patterson explained that it took bigger, faster planes with better safety precautions in order to convince the public of its full potential. Westchester County Airport, which spans across 720 acres, currently serves six airlines including American Airlines, Cape Air, Delta, JetBlue, United Airlines, and Tradewind Aviation. For more than 25 years, the county has limited the airport to 240 scheduled passengers per half hour to keep air traffic limited so as to not disturb nearby neighborhoods.

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This was the last of Mohawk Airlines Douglas DC-3 planes to leave from White Plains. Photos courtesy Westchester Historical Society

Despite the benefits of Westchester County Airport, the local runways have seen a decrease in traffic in recent years. Patterson attributes this decrease in travelers using other forms of transportation, such as trains, which have evolved over the years allowing travelers access to cheaper and more direct routes. “They lost about 20 to 25 percent of traffic over the last eight years,” he said. “Some of it has come back; some of it will be a matter of attracting a few more flights.” But despite the airport’s deep history, Patterson explained the challenges he encountered during his 18-month long writing process. “The most difficult part of [writing] it was reaching out to people who were around when the airport was being built,” he said. “I had to rely on newspaper articles.” The book is set to release on Feb. 6, and will be available online at Amazon.com and Arcadiapublish.com, as well as in Barnes & Noble Booksellers. As for Patterson, he has already expressed interest in writing another book in a similar style, contingent on his first installment doing well. “I’m going to talk to the publisher about doing another book called ‘Westchester Railroads,’” he said. CONTACT: taylor@hometwn.com

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Former Councilman Hutchings passes away By ANDREW DAPOLITE Contributor Bob Hutchings, a former city of Rye councilman, passed away on Jan. 22 at the age of 91. Hutchings, a Republican, served two consecutive terms on the City Council from 1996 to 2003, drawing upon decades worth of technology and advertising experience to help facilitate the expansion of the city’s Internet and public access television platforms. Rye City Judge Joe Latwin, a Republican who served on the council alongside Hutchings, described him as “cordial and hospitable” with a good sense of balance. “Bob was a great guy and wonderful to work with,” Latwin said. “He had his area of expertise in business and technology and he would always add his perspectives [to discussions].” An Army Air Corps veteran, Hutchings served as an assistant engineer on B-17 transition flights during World War II before graduating from Syracuse University in 1950 on the GI

Bill. After college, he began a long and distinguished career with IBM, a multinational technology company, starting off in its sales department. It was not long before Hutchings was noticed by Thomas J. Watson, the founder of IBM, who named him manager of advertising and promotion for IBM Products. Throughout his career, Hutchings assumed numerous management positions and was responsible for launching the famous IBM Selectric Typewriter, as well as the company’s first personal computer. Hutchings also led a joint venture with the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute and NASA to create an optical device to help patients with macular degeneration, a disease that rendered him legally blind in 1984. Hutchings’ work on the project earned him the distinction of Kentucky Colonel, the state of Kentucky’s highest honor bestowed by then Gov. Wallace Wilkinson. After 39 years with IBM, Hutchings retired in 1989 and spent much of his time lecturing in the field of marketing at

numerous universities, before launching a political run for Rye City Council in 1995. In an interview recorded in 2011 for “The Council Project,” a video documentary chronicling the history of the Rye City Council, Hutchings recalled how he sought to use his technology background to help advance the city. “[My experience] helped out a great deal on recommending various ways that the city could use computers to improve their communications,” Hutchings said. “That’s one of the reasons that I ran [for council], to improve the communications so people knew what was going on.” Hutchings’ ideas came at a time when the computer was not yet fully developed and Rye was trailing neighboring communities in its use of technology. The city relied mostly on messengers to relay information between city departments. It was not long after Hutchings joined the council that the city adopted email and launched its first website. During his tenure on the

Former Rye City Councilman Bob Hutchings passed away on Jan. 22 at the age of 91. As a councilman, Hutchings played an instrumental role in guiding the city into the new millennium with the implementation of new technologies. Photo/Andrew Dapolite

council, Hutchings spent considerable time negotiating Rye’s cable television franchise agreements, which funded the early beginnings of the public access station known today as Rye TV. Through negotiations with Cablevision, Hutchings helped secure an agreement that provided the city with a percentage of all cable television expenditures from Rye households. “Out of that agreement, we created a regular fund for Rye TV, which helped us a great deal in getting new state-of-the-art equipment,” Hutchings said in 2011.

An advocate for open government, Hutchings also worked to install the first video cameras inside City Hall’s council chambers for the live cablecast and recording of Rye City Council meetings. Despite an initial reluctance by some council members, the City Council eventually adopted the practice of recording their public meetings, which transformed the roles of the mayor and council members. “People in the community started recognizing who the people on the City Council were,” Hutchings said. “As you walked down Purchase Street, you’d get

stopped from time to time and talk about some of the issues you presented [at council meetings].” In 2005, Hutchings and his wife, Norma, a retired school teacher, relocated to Northfield, Illinois, a suburb of the city of Chicago, in order to watch their grandson grow up. From the Windy City, Hutchings would occasionally tune in to council meetings which are now streamed live from the public access station and website he helped establish. “It is very pleasing to know that that has been going on continuously,” Hutchings would say in that previous interview. “It keeps all the people in the community informed on what’s going on in city government.” Hutchings is survived by his wife, Norma; his daughter, Bette Anne Duffy, and her husband, Timothy; and his grandson, Kevin Duffy. Services are being held at Saint Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Northfield, Illinois on Saturday, Feb. 4. Memorial gifts in Hutchings’ memory can be sent to the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, for the research and development towards a cure for macular degeneration.

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120 Old Post Road senior complex approved

REVAMP from page 1

The city Planning Commission approved the development of an age-restricted senior living facility on Old Post Road on Jan. 10. Photo/Andrew Dapolite According to Rye City Attorney Kristen Wilson, a revamp of the city code, which will come in anticipation of a decision on the controversial proposal from telecom contractor Crown Castle, will focus on not one, but three, specific areas. File photo

said that the city may vote in favor of forcing the project to undergo the more stringent EIS review process by classifying the project

as “unlisted” under SEQR. Concerned residents will now be able to provide their comment to the City Council over the next

two months as the city fine-tunes its revamp of city code. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

Cocoa is a beautiful Lab mix with the most soulful brown eyes, about 1 1/2 years old and 50 pounds. Her foster family reports: Cocoa is such a sweet, sweet girl and not only is she already housebroken, but also has very good house manners. The dog bed is her favorite place in the house, and outdoors Cocoa loves to play fetch in the backyard. While she walks very nicely on the leash, she is shy approaching new dogs and people, but once slowly introduced, she enjoys their company. Cocoa would love to find a calm, quiet home—she will give you lots of love in return. She is spayed, vaccinated, dewormed and microchipped. Make her part of your family for an adoption donation of $300 to Pet Rescue. To meet Cocoa, call 834-6955 or visit NYPetRescue.org. (Submitted)

The city Planning Commission gave its final approval, on Jan. 10, of a proposal from the owners of a vacant, 3-story office building to construct an agerestricted senior living residence at 120 Old Post Road, following a zoning change and an abandoned plan to build a hotel. According to Rye City Manager Marcus Serrano, construction for the project will commence once the owners of the property file for permits from the city Building Department. Once construction begins, the project is expected to be completed within an 18- to 22-month time frame. The owners of the property, Old Post Road Associates, will develop five, 55 and up agerestricted, 4-story buildings, replacing and demolishing a dated

commercial office structure that has remained vacant since 2009. Additionally, the new 122-unit facility will include a courtyard and an underground parking garage. “In general, the review process was very successful and I think we’re going to get a real Class A building on that property,” said Councilman Richard Mecca, a Republican and member of the Planning Commission. “The building will have all the proper storm water management and water quality features that we look for in Rye.” Last year, the Rye City Council approved a change in zoning to allow for the construction of an active senior residential development at the site. In years past, the property owners were unable to march ahead with the

project, as the zoning of that area only permitted for office building use. In 2012, Old Post Road Associates, which are a subsidiary of the Rye-based Alfred Weissman Real Estate, presented a plan for construction of a Hampton Inn hotel at the property. However, the idea was quickly scrapped after it was met with communitywide disapproval. According to Mecca, there is currently no information about the potential cost of living in the facility. He added that the property owner is still debating whether the units will be for rent or purchase. Jonathan Kraut, an attorney representing the owners of the property, could not be reached for comment, as of press time. -Reporting by Franco Fino

Latimer, Otis to hold ‘Coffee and Conversation’ State Sen. George Latimer, a Democrat representing Westchester County, and state Assemblyman Steve Otis, a Democrat of the 91st Assembly District, have announced the first scheduled 2017 “Coffee and Conversation” community outreach events, which they hold annually in their respective Senate and Assembly districts. Latimer has held these events regularly since he was a member of the Westchester County legislature, offering an additional opportunity for constituents to meet and discuss issues and concerns of their choosing.

“I spend a lot of time with the people of my district, at gatherings, events and formal meetings. I like to hold these coffee and conversation sessions so that I can sit face-to-face with my constituents, listen to their concerns and answer their questions. Without fail, each time I have one of these events, I learn a little more about what our communities want and need,” the senator said. Otis added, “These informal meetings are a great way to share your ideas and concerns with us on topics of importance to you. The discussions are always informative and often highlight

new issues we can work on.” The two state legislators will be joined by Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker at the events listed below. The schedule for the upcoming “Coffee and Conversation” events is as follows: Rye: Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Ruby’s Oyster Bar, 45 Purchase St. Mamaroneck: Saturday, Feb. 11 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Nautilus Diner, 1240 W. Boston Post Road. Additional dates in other communities will be forthcoming. (Submitted)

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Balducci’s comes to Rye Brook

A cake celebrating the opening of Balducci’s in Rye Brook gives an idea of what the finished exterior will look like.

By SIBYLLA CHIPAZIWA Assistant Editor

Richard Durante, Balducci’s president and COO, shows off just one reason why the franchise is unique. Jackfruit, this one imported from Australia, is becoming a popular substitute for meat in vegetarian and vegan dishes. Photos/Sibylla Chipaziwa

Fresh, organic produce is one thing Balducci’s prides itself on, knowing that is what its ideal customers want.

Balducci’s, the “food lover’s market,” held its grand opening at Rye Ridge Shopping Center, located in the village of Rye Brook, on Jan. 27. Local elected officials and business owners were just some in attendance who toured the 11,500-squarefoot store in the early morning, along with a few lucky customers, before its official 10 a.m. opening. Balducci’s focuses on providing fresh, gourmet goods, with the help of associates who know the products well. The store has an open feel, just like a marketplace; as if patrons are going on a treasure hunt, encountering displays to spark inspiration for when the bounty is taken home. There is seafood that is always fresh and never frozen, and dry-aged beef on hand. There are products that are locally sourced, including pork and lamb, and goods that come from as far away as Italy, Israel and Australia. “When you walk in, you feel the energy,” said Richard Durante, Balducci’s president and COO, of the atmosphere the company hopes to convey to its consumer base with their Rye Brook location. “We want our customers engaging with our associates.” The Rye Brook store is the seventh Balducci’s nationwide; there are two in Connecticut, one in Maryland, another in Scarsdale, and two in Virginia. There are “gourmet on the go” locations in Baltimore and New York City, and express locations at John F. Kennedy and Philadelphia international airports. There is cooked food that is prepared fresh daily, and regulars will never be bored as Balducci’s is always changing its

recipes and offerings. According to Judy Spires, Balducci’s chairman and CEO, the company was the first store ever to come up with the idea of takeout. “When customers come in, you can see for yourself, there’s a fabulous open kitchen where chefs are preparing food to eat here or take home or [to] work,” she said. “We’ve got such great, passionate culinary-trained peo-

ple in every single department; that really sets us apart.” On opening day, the store was offering 191 organic products; something the location prides itself on. There is also a florist and catering, for all occasions. There is even a cheesemonger that has “a Ph.D. in cheese,” and you may recognize a familiar face or two from Balducci’s Scarsdale location.

Rye Brook store manager Angel Caban, a Scarsdale transfer, said that he feels that Rye Brook and the surrounding communities are Balducci customers. “We’re excited to be a part of the community,” he said. “I think it’s going to be an awesome experience for all of us.” CONTACT: sibylla@hometwn.com

Balducci’s offers a myriad of cooked foods for customers to eat at the small in-store café or take home or to work. Recipes are always changing.

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Resident covers march, inauguration with PBS

Reesa Hylton, far right, with fellow student-journalists at the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. Hylton, a Purchase resident, was one of 10 Ithaca College students chosen to help cover the historic event and the Women’s March on Washington with PBS NewsHour. Photo courtesy Reesa Hylton

By SIBYLLA CHIPAZIWA Assistant Editor As America’s oldest president was sworn in and millions worldwide marched against his nascent administration, a group of 10 Ithaca College journalism students was helping a national news outlet get a sense of what was happening on the ground. One of those students was Reesa Hylton, a Purchase resident and sophomore journalism major. The students, chosen by their professors, traveled to Washington, D.C., to cover the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump on Friday, Jan. 20, as well as the Women’s March on Washington the following day with PBS NewsHour. Some students helped PBS’ social media and digital production teams, while others were on general assignment, conducting interviews and gathering footage of the historic events. Hylton, 19, worked with one of the social media teams, dispersing into the crowd and speaking with attendees of both historic events, and then tweeting them out to PBS’ social media managers for further dissemination. What she gathered from her experience were the varying viewpoints of many of the participants at both events. Hylton said the march for women’s rights was the polar opposite of what she experienced on Inauguration Day. “Saturday was a lot more positive and hopeful, even though [people were] protesting a situation that, for many people, is not ideal,” she said, adding that the she saw the march as “uplifting.” Hylton added that the inau-

guration was exciting in its own right, as it provided her and her fellow student-journalists a huge opportunity to witness the final step in the peaceful transition of power from one administration to another. There was added security compared to the march, and one word she used to describe the event was “intense.” “[The atmosphere] felt like it was coming from a place of strong discontent,” Hylton said. “What we learned from a lot of the people we interviewed is the reason that they supported Trump was because they were really unhappy with how everything was going.” She added that responses on Friday were “gritty,” and that while there was excitement that their candidate won the presidential election, the feeling among some attendees, though surprisingly diverse, she said, was not “totally inclusive of everyone.” Hylton said it was also interesting to see “less extreme” Trump supporters, who were willing to talk to her group, despite the distrust that has developed in some citizens, most notably Conservatives and Republicans, toward the press following the presidential race. One moment that stood out to Hylton at the inauguration was seeing a group of people who met at the Washington Mall— complete strangers—deciding to protest Trump and stand up for their beliefs together. “I thought that was a really special moment, where they felt so at home with [each other],” she said. She also mentioned that while looking for interviewees on Jan. 20, her group encountered three men who didn’t necessarily support Trump,

but were present in support of “America in general.” Hylton said they were interesting to talk to, and when she asked if their message of love and inclusiveness would be supported by the new president, the trio replied that “we have to do what we can, hope for the best, and support [him].” Hylton shared her thoughts on the press now that the Trump administration has been installed, saying that it will be more important than ever to ensure the First Amendment. “There also needs to be outlets that are just giving the facts out, bringing that to a [wider audience],” she said. Hylton made an important observation on Friday. “There were a lot of misinformed or just completely uninformed people,” she said, referring to the Trump supporters she spoke to. “It’s the job of journalists everywhere to provide information in an accessible and informative way.” On rebuilding trust between citizens and the press, Hylton said that it will be hard, as people are inclined to pay attention to what they believe in, and only tune in to news outlets that align with their beliefs. In late 2016, Gallup polling found that only 32 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of confidence in the mass media, the lowest in the poll’s history; any sense of trust in the press has dwindled over the years. “[Trust] has to start at a young age,” she said, adding that following a wide variety of news outlets is important in identifying fact from fiction. CONTACT: sibylla@hometwn.com

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voids—areas where the wall is missing layers of rock—which compromise its integrity, as well as the safety of Dearborn Avenue, the street that runs above it. While Zuckerman estimates that the new project’s approvals would only take an additional two to three months—a time frame echoed by Rye Town Park’s environmental consultant, Beth Evans—Serrano has approached that estimate with caution. “It could take up to a year,” Serrano told the Review. “I’ve been doing this for 31 years, I would be surprised if took less time than that.” Though a plan to replace the wall in-kind that would have cost an estimated $1.2 million— with the town’s portion costing about $730,000 and the city’s portion costing $400,000—was previously approved, cost concerns and fractious opinions have since sidelined that option. FEMA had already agreed to pay 90 percent of the cost for both municipalities. According to Serrano, the city is required to cover 50 percent

Despite the authorization of federal funding, the rehabilitation plan of an ailing seawall along Rye Town Park is at a crossroads following differing opinions by town and city of Rye officials. File photo

of the cost of repairing the seawall—about $70,000—as per an operating contract created between the two governments. According to Zuckerman, FEMA has agreed to pay for the construction of the reinforced concrete wall as long as it does not exceed the amount already allocated for the in-kind project.

The DEC has not yet given its approval to proceed with a project involving reinforced concrete. Serrano said the repairs to the city’s portion of the wall will likely begin in the coming weeks as it awaits one additional bid. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com

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Movies, mommies and predators RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy

Ever wonder where our obsession with child predators began? The answer just might be at the movies. And “M” is the picture that started it all. What a creepy film. It opens with a mother puttering around the kitchen, waiting for her daughter to come home from school. We see the clock on the wall. We see her expression grow from cheer to terror. And somewhere in the streets below, we see a man buy a little girl a balloon. If your pulse is racing already, thank Fritz Lang, director of that 1931 classic that taught filmmakers everywhere to hook audiences with the primal emotion of heart-stopping fear for our kids. After bad guy Peter Lorre murders the girl he bought the balloon for—off-camera, so we can imagine the worst—the city rises up to hunt him down. He nonetheless manages to befriend another child on the street. But just as he’s leading her off to buy candy, her mother appears. Hallelujah! And that is the moral of the story: Unless you want your children to get murdered, you cannot let them go outside on their own. Lang himself said he made the movie “to warn mothers about neglecting children.” “It almost feels like those hygiene films that warned you to brush your teeth,” says Robert Thompson, a professor of pop culture at Syracuse University. “That’s what I think ‘Adam’ did as well.” “Adam” is the made-for-TV

picture that came out in 1983, two years after 6-year-old Adam Walsh was abducted from a Sears store in Florida and subsequently beheaded. Even more than “M” (which was, after all, German), it’s the movie that branded “stranger danger” onto the collective American consciousness. Until then, the majority of child abduction movies were either police procedurals or family melodramas, says Pat Gill, professor emeritus of communications at the University of Illinois. “You often don’t see the child at all, or if you do, it’s got some gangster’s moll taking care of the kid. He’s not tied up or anything.” “Adam” changed all that. The two-part mini-series broke all records, and the media world began ordering more and more kiddie kidnappings. That’s why we’ve seen flicks about everyone from teenage abductee Elizabeth Smart to toddler murder victim JonBenét Ramsey, to Amber Hagerman, for whom the Amber Alerts are named. Not to mention all those “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” episodes. How do you proceed to kick it up a notch? You hire Liam Neeson. In 2008, we got “Taken,” the megahit in which Neeson is convinced by his pushy ex-wife to let their 17-year-old daughter and her slutty friend travel to Paris without supervision. The girls land and immediately meet a cute but skeevy guy who asks to share their taxi. Moments after he drops them off, he and his gang of sex traffickers return. Neeson’s daughter sees the men grab her friend in the next room and speed-dials daddy—a Special Ops type—for advice. Matter-of-factly he tells her,

“You will be taken.” So will you, dear viewer, on what is basically an excuse for vigilante sadism as Neeson hightails it to Paris. Without a hint of jetlag, he takes on an international team of traffickers, allowing the audience to enjoy all sorts of cruelty while feeling smug: Take THAT, you fiends! Meantime, it gave parents something else to be terrified of. A mom at a PTA meeting once solemnly informed me that there are more girls sex trafficked in America today than there were slaves before the Civil War. (Um... wrong.) “Room,” by comparison, is a Serious Film. We know this because the lead actress, Brie Larson, won an Academy Award for playing the mom who raises a son within the confines of a backyard shed. Her fictional character was taken at age 17 when she was kind enough to help a man who said he’d lost his dog. In all these pictures, a mom is overtly or subtly at fault: The mother in “M,” who didn’t walk her child home from school. The mother in “Adam,” who didn’t keep her son by her side at Sears. The mother in “Taken,” who sends her daughter to Europe unchaperoned. And even in “Room,” Larson yells at her own mother for teaching her to be nice to strangers. Maybe if she’d been a little less nice, she wouldn’t have been snatched. The movie industry has realized what newspaper editors, cable TV producers, and grandstanding politicians already know: There’s no business like woe business, and most woeful of all are stories about missing children whose mothers could have saved them... but didn’t. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com

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Women’s heart attack symptoms differ from men We’ve all seen the movie scenes where a man gasps, clutches his chest and falls to the ground. In reality, a heart attack victim could easily be a woman, and the scene may not be that dramatic. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women—more than all forms of cancer combined. “Although men and women can experience chest pressure that feels like an elephant sitting across the chest, women can experience a heart attack without chest pressure,” said Dr. Nieca Goldberg, medical director for the Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health at NYU’s Langone Medical Center and an American Heart Association, AHA, volunteer. “Instead they may experience shortness of breath, pressure or pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen, dizziness, lightheadedness or fainting, upper back pressure or extreme fatigue.” Even when the signs are subtle, the consequences can be deadly, especially if the victim doesn’t get help right away. Delay can cause permanent heart damage—or death. Even though heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, women often chalk up the symptoms to less lifethreatening conditions like acid reflux, the flu or normal aging. “They do this because they are scared and because they put their families first,” Goldberg said. “There are still many women who are shocked that they could be having a heart attack.” A heart attack strikes someone about every 43 seconds. It occurs when the blood flow that brings oxygen to the heart muscle is severely reduced or cut off completely. This happens

because the arteries that supply the heart with blood can slowly narrow from a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances such as plaque. Many women think the signs of a heart attack are unmistakable—the image of the elephant comes to mind—but in fact they can be subtler and sometimes confusing. You could feel short of breath, “as though you ran a marathon, but you haven’t made a move,” Goldberg said. Some women experiencing a heart attack describe upper back pressure that feels like squeezing or a rope being tied around them, Goldberg added. Dizziness, lightheadedness or fainting are other symptoms to look for. “Many women I see take an aspirin if they think they are having a heart attack and never call 911,” Goldberg said. “But if they think about taking an aspirin for their heart attack, they should also call 911.” Know the symptoms to save a life. Heart attack signs in women: • Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest. It lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. • Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. • Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort. • Other signs such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. • As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, par-

ticularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain. If you have any of these signs, call 911 and get to a hospital right away. Take care of yourself… first. “Many women put their health on the back burner while they’re busy taking care of everyone else. But it’s not unlike airline instructions to ‘put your oxygen mask on first, then help your friend.’ If you’re in a hospital from a heart attack, you can’t help anyone. You have to help your own heart first,” said Carolyn Torella, AHA Hudson Valley spokeswoman. “You’re worth it. Your health is worth the investment of time.” The good news for women is that heart disease is preventable in 80 percent of cases. Here are Goldberg’s top tips: • Schedule an appointment with your healthcare provider to learn your personal risk for heart disease. You can also learn your risk with AHA’s Heart Attack Risk Calculator at heart.org. • Quit smoking. Did you know that just one year after you quit, you’ll cut your risk of coronary heart disease by 50 percent? • Start an exercise program. Just walking 30 minutes a day can lower your risk for heart attack and stroke. • Modify your family’s diet if needed. Check out healthy cooking tips at recipes.heart.org. You’ll learn smart substitutions, healthy snacking ideas and better prep methods. For example, with poultry, use the leaner light meat (like chicken breasts) instead of the fattier dark meat (legs and thighs), and be sure to remove the skin. Learn more at GoRedForWomen.org. (Submitted)

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Ads, nauseum LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

I don’t know about you, but I can not wait until Super Bowl Sunday. The pomp, the circumstance, the two best teams (arguably) in the NFL squaring off; if you’re a football fan, what’s not to love? But there’s another reason I’m looking forward to the game this weekend: I’m just sick of hearing about it. With two weeks in between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl—and a real dearth of other mid-winter sports news—the NFL hype machine is simply an unavoidable occurrence in the buildup to the big game. After all, ESPN, Fox Sports 1 and other outlets have countless hours of programming to fill, and with very few stories to promote—aside from LeBron James’ ongoing beef with NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles

Barkley—sports fans get stuck in a cycle of rehashing the same old Super Bowl storylines for 13-straight days; an eternity in today’s media cycle. And what do we, the sports fans, get from that? Not much in the way of substance. There is only so much that one game can be analyzed. The most popular talking points over the last two weeks, “The Falcons will have to score a lot of points to beat the Patriots!” and “Is Tom Brady the best quarterback ever?” were all but beaten to death by last Tuesday, but because there’s nothing else to talk about, they’ve been debated, discussed and rehashed countless times since then. And it’s not just the television outlets. I love sports talk radio, for better or worse, and tuning in to WFAN has long been a staple of my commute. But during Super Bowl week? Forget about it. Programs from all over the nation descend like locusts on the

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game’s venue, setting up booths on radio row where they fight to bring on an endless stream of former players and broadcasters, putting together short interview segments in which the main point is to plug whatever product the guest happens to be hawking that week. I mean, while I can’t stomach any more conversations about where Bill Belichick fits into the pantheon of great coaches, it’s still preferable to listening to an offensive lineman from the 1990s trying to get the word out about some new performance drink. If sports journalists had any sort of integrity, they might use this time to discuss the actual issues surrounding the game in general. Youth concussion rates, duplicitous owners and their stadium schemes, declining viewership; these are the things that should be brought up when the NFL is under the spotlight. But there are ads to sell, and a game to promote, so sadly, that’s not

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what we’re going to get. So yeah, Sunday can’t come soon enough, not because I want to see the Falcons play the Pats,

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Rye Athlete of the Week MILES GIORDANO By LIAM BRENNAN Contributor This week’s Athlete of the Week is Miles Giordano, twoyear captain of the boys’ varsity wrestling team. A member of the 220-pound weight class, he has excelled so far this year, winning 19 matches and losing only eight. Coach Joel Jenson has only positive things to to say about Giordano. “He is strong, smart, tough, and hands down the most humble and generous individual I have had the pleasure of knowing,” Jenson said. “He has looked for ways to not only help his teammates,

but work to progress the sport by working with other athletes and young children.” Teammate Chase Bekkerus thinks very highly of Giordano’s leadership. “He always commands respect; if he tells us to jump, the only response he expects is, ‘How high?’” Bekkerus said. “While Miles is a great captain, he’s an even better friend, and I’m glad to have been able to share many seasons with him.” Giordano is also the captain of the boys’ varsity football team and a member of the National Honor Society. He has worked at the Madison Square

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LaBarbera, Huskies top Garnets girls basketball non-league

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Game Notes: • Avery LaBarbera was 18-of-18 from the foul line and scored 33 points for Harrison • Rye’s Katie Popp had 28 • Harrison avenged losses to both Eastchester and Rye last week By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Jan. 28, the Harrison Huskies were able to avenge an early-season loss to their rivals from Rye, topping the Garnets 68-60 on the road. For Harrison, the win over the reigning Class A champs served as a muchneeded confidence boost as the playoffs loom. Harrison point guard Avery LaBarbera and her Rye counterpart, Katie Popp, both lit up the scoreboard on Saturday, as Popp led the Garnets with 28 points while LaBarbera, who was a perfect 18-of-18 from the foul line, scored a game-high 33 points. But according to Harrison

Avery LaBarbera drives to the hole against Rye on Jan. 28. LaBarbera had 33 points in Harrison’s 68-60 win.

head coach Louis Kail, LaBarbera’s heroics on the offensive end might have been for naught if the Huskies didn’t come into Saturday’s game well-rested and with center Megan Clow back in the lineup. Clow missed the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 10, but her presence in the frontcourt last weekend helped Harrison limit second chances off of offensive rebounds. “It was huge having her back

because it allows our rotation to expand a bit; Rye is big and solid up front so getting her back made a huge difference,” Kail said. “I think coming off midterm week, we were healthy and we were just ready to play.” The Huskies survived a late Popp-led run from the Garnets to escape with the eight-point win, and Kail said that he knew it was only a matter of time before the Rye senior began to take the game over.

Rye and Harrison players battle for a loose ball during the heated rivalry. Photos/Mike Smith

Kendall Lefkowitz goes up for a layup against the Garnets.

“You just hope she has a bad day when you play her because she scores in bulk and she can score in a variety of different ways,” Kail said. “We did a good job on her early, but you knew that she was going to have a strong second half.” With wins over both Rye and Eastchester within the last week, Harrison looks to be peaking at the right time, and just before the postseason rolls around. Both teams will play out the string of the regular season schedule, which officially comes to an end on Feb. 14. “Basketball is the greatest sport in the world because if you’re playing well at the end of the season, that’s all you can ask for,” Kail said. “We went through ups and downs, we hit a few bumps, but we can only hope that this is going to propel us going forward.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com

Katie Popp surveys the defense at Rye High School. Popp had 28 points in a losing effort.

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February 2017

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TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY Black History Month

National Freedom Day City Council meeting 6:30 p.m., City Hall

Super Bowl Sunday

Rye Neck incoming K registration starts

Boat Basin Commission meeting 7 p.m., McDonald Building

Planning Commission 7 p.m., City Hall

School board meeting 8 p.m., RMS Multipurpose Room

Valentine’s Day

National Donor Day Sustainability Committee 9 a.m., City Hall

Presidents Day, schools and government offices closed

All schools winter recess starts

All schools reopen

Planning Commission 7 p.m., City Hall Board of Architectural Review 7:30 p.m., City Hall

FRIDAY

Groundhog Day

SATURDAY

National Wear Red Day

World Cancer Day

Grs. 7 & 8 HS graduation requirements 7 p.m., RNMS

Rye Neck incoming K registration ends

Recreation Commission 6:30 p.m., Damiano Center Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Committee 7:30 p.m., City Hall

Board of Architectural Review 7:30 p.m., City Hall

Lincoln’s Birthday

THURSDAY

Rye Neck school board 7 p.m., RNMS/HS library

Rye Golf Club Commission 7 p.m., Whitby Castle City Council meeting 7:30 p.m., City Hall

Senior Advocacy Committee 8:30 a.m., City Hall

Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m., City Hall