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Contents

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health&life August 2010 Features 26 At home / The great escape A stylish spa area makes a splash in this stunning Rhinebeck getaway.

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Lofty intentions How one designer transformed a spare space into a hip home

30 Escapes /

Paradise, twice

These 2 destinations will refresh body, mind and spirit: the blissful beaches of Grand Cayman and southwest Colorado’s rugged terrain.

34 Cover feature / Westchester’s cutest baby!

Meet the winner and 4 runners-up from our first-ever baby contest.

Departments 6

Welcome letter

8 Editor’s letter 13 Westchester whispers · Wiser wines · Luxury—for less · Pilates for mommies · Road scholars · Market with your mouse

16 Flash

Captured moments around the county

18 Health Watch · Mom and baby defy the odds · A young heart’s comeback · Getting high at home · Restoring your balance · Growing to meet a critical need · Helping out in Haiti

44 Glorious food Pod squad Foodies aplenty have declared their

love for edamame, an increasingly popular bean that packs a hefty nutritional punch.

46 Westchester gourmet Italian enchantments Look for humble Italian

fare that pleases both the eye and the palate at Nessa in Port Chester.

48 Where to eat

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52 Be there! A listing of local events you won’t want to miss

54 What’s happening at Westchester Medical Center

56 Faces of Westchester Step lively

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Welcome LETTER

Busy—and growing

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL SALES • CLEANING • SERVICE

AT WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER AND OUR Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital we are moving forward with many expansion projects to handle the demand for capacity on our campus. Renovations continue in several areas in the main hospital, while at the Children’s Hospital, the new inpatient unit—or “neighborhood” as we call them—and a new Ronald McDonald House are on track for a 2011 and fall 2010 completion, respectively.

All of these projects benefit from community support, and this fall will be a busy one as we gear up for a number of outstanding events. At the end of September, we’ll be hosting our 11th annual golf tournament at the magnificent Winged Foot Golf Club. In November, we’ll welcome 100.7 WHUD FM into our lobby to broadcast live for the sixth annual Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon. And on November 18, we’ll be hosting our successful Wines of the World event at The Ritz-Carlton.

Every dollar we raise through events makes a huge difference to the patients who need or will need our care.

Community involvement is vital, so please consider joining us—you can learn more at www.worldclassmedicine.com.

Finally, at Westchester Medical Center, we are committed to quality and excellence every single day. That’s why I am proud to announce that WMC was recently named a recipient of the 2010 Quality Award from IPRO, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for New York State, for our commitment to improving healthcare services in New York. In addition, I would like to congratulate our bariatric program for once again achieving “Bariatric Surgery Excellence” recognition from HealthGrades for the fifth year in a row.

We are grateful for the dedication and excellence of our staff as well as the support the community provides to us year-round. We wouldn’t be Westchester Medical Center without them.

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MICHAEL D. ISRAEL President and CEO Westchester Medical Center

For additional information about Westchester Medical Center, visit our website at www.worldclassmedicine.com.

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Retired from 35 years of teaching.

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8 percent of survival, and desperate of a heart® transplant, Because of chance David’s dire condition, ourindoctors used need a TandemHeart device to he was help histobody overcome Medical the shockCenter. of the heart attack. Because of this technology, flown Westchester he was able to see his daughter married—right at his bedside in the Cardiac I.C.U. ® Because of David’s condition, doctors used a TandemHeart device to Once he was stable, a dire ventricular assistour device was implanted to give David the helphe hisneeded body overcome shock of And the heart attack.

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Editor’s LETTER

The cutest—revealed!

IT NEVER FAILS: OUR FAVORITE ISSUES OF the year are always those that rely on you, our readers, giving us a peek into your world. We love hearing your opinions and learning all about you. And now we’ve found that it’s a blast to meet your beloved bundles of joy.

Our first-ever “cutest baby” contest was a success as well as a pleasure. A glance at page 35 will offer ample proof of that. There you’ll find snapshots of all 57 adorable entrants—a group that was whittled down to our top five thanks to your online votes. In “Westchester’s Cutest Baby,” we introduce you to the winner and runners-up.

In this issue we also peek behind the scenes of two eye-catching area home renovations. In “Lofty Inspirations,” page 28, we show how one designer took a cold, spare, industrial apartment and turned it into a chic, cozy living space for its new owners. And in “The Great Escape,” page 26, we showcase an unusual, striking addition to one TV executive’s Rhinebeck getaway. Designed to offer ultimate relaxation—plus what the owner calls a “wow factor”—the new space represents a stunning transformation.

For our foodie friends, on page 44 we offer a tasty recipe, plus some good-to-know info, on edamame—an Asian meal staple that’s enjoyed soaring popularity in the States. And on page 46 our restaurant reviewer dishes the details on her meal at Nessa in Port Chester.

For new moms struggling to fit a little exercise time into their harried schedules, we offer a solution in Westchester Whispers, page 13. There you’ll also learn about a high-tech driving school with an eco twist, plus a high-end consignment shop peddling Prada, Gucci, Chanel and more at some pretty fantastic prices.

Finally, for those in search of a little rejuvenation, we share two delightful—but quite different—excursions that refresh body and mind alike. Read up on our destinations of choice in our Escapes story, page 30.

Here’s wishing you a happy and healthy end to your summer. May you enjoy all of Westchester’s offerings to their fullest!

RITA GUARNA Editor in Chief

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editor in chief RITA GUARNA

art director SARAH LECKIE

senior editor TIMOTHY KELLEY

managing editor JENNIFER RYAN

assistant editor KRISTIN COLELLA

interns JENNY CONNELL DIANE SZULECKI

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chairman, board of directors JOHN F. HEIMERDINGER

senior vice president, marketing and corporate communications KARA BENNORTH

director media relations/photography DAVID BILLIG

director, community relations and outreach ISABEL DICHIARA

director editorial information management LESLIE MILLS

director of communications, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center ANDREW LAGUARDIA

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Westchester WHISPERS YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL TRENDS & TREASURES

Luxury—for less

WISER wines

You’ve tried red wine and white wine. But “green” wine is the specialty at WINE GEEKS in Armonk (914-273-9463, www.winegeeksarmonk.com), an innovative yearold shop carrying about 75 labels that are organic, sustainable and biodynamic (a farming method that treats the vineyard as a closed, self-sustaining eco-system).

“Natural wines are much better for the earth, and you don’t have to worry about drinking chemicals and additives,” says co-owner Carol Todd, who operates the chic industrial-style shop—housed in a repurposed vintage gas station—with husband Derek, the original wine director of Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills.

Whether or not you choose a “green” bottle, the majority of the shop’s offerings are artisanal wines from small-production wineries, with prices starting at $7.99 a bottle. “Unlike the bigger houses, you’re not paying for their marketing and branding, so we find they’re generally a better value,” says Todd.

Wine education classes are also offered, such as “Tour of the Mediterranean” on August 20 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., which includes samplings of eight wines, cheese and charcuterie. (Call for pricing.)

“I love that I can choose from a variety of wines that have been thoughtfully put on the shelf,” says regular customer Paul Gavejian of Mount Kisco. “I feel good about buying bottles made from responsible agriculture. And I enjoy the personal attention Derek and Carol always provide.”

A Louis Vuitton Speedy handbag for $175, originally $715; Tory Burch ballet flats for $72, originally $195; a Prada silk dress for $88, originally $625—these are just a few of the chic steals up for grabs at DÉJÀ VU in Tarrytown (914-366-4657, www.dejavuconsignment.com), an upscale consignment boutique selling designer women’s clothing, shoes and accessories.

“My girlfriends and I try to shop there at least once a week so we don’t miss anything,” says Tarrytown resident Amanda Michelson, who’s snagged a number of sweet deals—including a $99 pair of Stuart Weitzman shoes (originally $350).

Indeed, owner Regina Murray stocks the shop with designer labels at up to 80 percent off the retail price. Murray only accepts new or gently worn designer items no more than one year old and couture vintage items in excellent condition.

“You can really dress like royalty on a budget,” says Murray.

Consignments last two months, after which they’re returned to the original owners; owners keep half the sale proceeds.

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PILATES FOR

mommies Do your little one’s demands make it hard to find time for a workout? Check out the “Mommy and Baby” classes at FIORE PILATES in Mamaroneck (914381-3201, www.fiorepilatesonline.com).

“It’s the best of both worlds,” says Leila Reville of Harrison, who takes classes twice a week with her daughter, Charlotte. “I’m able to get a great workout, and Charlotte absolutely loves it.”

Sessions are open to moms with children under 1 and cost $20 per 55minute class, $260 for 14 classes. “We take a traditional Pilates mat class and incorporate babies into the exercises,” says owner-instructor Tracy Fiore, who teaches sessions with her own 10-monthold daughter. “Moms can tickle and sing to their little ones during leg kicks, which involve lying on a mat next to the baby, or hold the baby during stomach exercises to help build strength.”

Moms with kids ages 1 to 5 can try the “Mommy and Toddler” classes: Tykes have the option of exercising with mom, or participating in arts and crafts, story time or other activities with staffers in an adjacent room ($30 per class; $390 for 14 classes).

Road scholars This ain’t your parents’ driving school. At the eco-friendly, cutting-edge FRESH GREEN LIGHT in Rye (914-921-8888, www.freshgreenlight.com), your licenseeto-be will learn the rules of the road behind the wheel of an energy-efficient 2010 Ford hybrid SUV or sedan—all equipped with cameras that record inside and outside views so students can review footage later, “postgame wrap-up”– style. And to give the feel of some scarier real-life road challenges—driving in heavy snow, navigating dark roads, avoiding head-on collisions—vehicle simulators teach them the skills they need without putting them in harm’s way.

“We tried to create the kind of drivers’ education experience we wanted for our own children, with a 21st-century approach,” says co-owner Laura Shuler, a mother of four who runs the school with her husband, Steve Mochel.

That includes adorning the facility with modern, earth-friendly décor, cheery bright-green walls and computers equipped with online programs that help develop essential driving skills. Among the school’s lessons and packages: “Highway Driving,” which includes a one-hour simulator lesson and a 90-minute behind-the-wheel session ($185), and the “Teen Beginner” package, a combo of four simulator lessons, seven behind-the-wheel lessons, a five-hour DMV prelicensing class and more ($1,495).

“Everyone who has gone through an entire beginning program with us has passed the driver’s test,” says Shuler.

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There’s something to be said for choosing frozen food in your slippers! Now that local supermarkets offer online shopping and grocery-delivery services, pacing the grocery aisles may become a memory.

Browse more than 25,000 items at ShopRite From Home (800-746-7748, www.shoprite.com), which offers home delivery ($16.50; $6.50 for orders over $100) or curbside pick-up ($10; free for orders over $100) daily at select Westchester County locations Stop & Shop offers delivery of orders $60 and up through its Peapod

by Stop & Shop (800-573-2763, www.peapod.com). Online prices are comparable to those in stores, and selections include the supermarket’s most popular brands and sizes ($6.95 fee for orders over $100; $9.95 for orders under $100).

All regular in-store items are available through A&P’s (866-443-7374, www.apfreshonline.com) online shopping program. Delivery fees range from $5 to $10.95; pick-up is offered at the Bronxville location only for a $5 fee.

Spent snow day playing with friends Came home with excruciating headache Diagnosed with life-threatening condition in his brain Rushed to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Life saved by pediatric neurosurgery team

Celebrated 13th birthday with pool party

Christopher Kirschbaum, brain surgery patient

Like any 12 year-old, Christopher Kirschbaum loves “snow days.” But without warning, Christopher’s happy, fun-filled day-off from school in January 2008 took a frightening turn for the worse. He came home from sledding complaining of a severe headache.

Thinking he had a concussion, Christopher’s mom took him to their local emergency room for an examination.

What they found shocked everyone. Christopher did not have a concussion, but rather a bleeding brain that was swelling inside his head. The bleed was caused by a dormant arteriovenous malformation (AVM) that awoke that day. Christopher’s life was in immediate danger, and he was rushed to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center.

Thanks to the clinical expertise of a hospital staff trained specifically for children’s care, the surgeries were successful, and in just a few days Christopher was writing, talking and watching the football playoffs from his hospital room. Seven months later and fully recovered, he celebrated his 13th birthday with a splash.

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center is a world-class hospital. Our doctors, nurses and staff are the leading experts in advanced pediatric medicine and are equipped with the latest medical technologies.

Westchester Medical Center. One hospital, changing countless lives.

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Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital • Heart Center • Cancer Institute • Transplant Center Neuroscience Center • Joel A. Halpern Regional Trauma Center • Burn Center • Behavioral Health Center Advanced Imaging Center • Advanced OB/GYN Associates

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FLASH DINNER, DANCING AND SPECIAL HONORS for physicians and community leaders were on the agenda at the 31st annual Westchester Medical Center Gala at New York’s Chelsea Piers. The Birdstone Farm in Cross River was the site of the Westchester Land Trust’s ninth annual “In Our Backyard” gala, at which former Lieutenant Governor Al DeBello was feted. The nation’s top sightless golfers were among those competing at the 33rd annual Guiding Eyes for the Blind Golf Classic, hosted by New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. The two-day event at Mount Kisco Country Club and Whippoorwill Club raised nearly half a million dollars for services for the blind and children with autism. Finally, more than 110 people attended Gilda’s Club Westchester’s first Mah Jong Invitational.

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An ambulance rushed her to Hudson Valley Hospital, while Matt, 35, a history teacher in the Lakeland School District, stayed with Luke.

With her parents at her side, Diana underwent testing.

“Every test result got worse,” she recalls. A blood test detected choriocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the placenta, which links the fetus to the uterine wall. At diagnosis, Diana’s cancer was at a critical Stage 4, meaning that it had spread to multiple points in her body.

Tumors in her liver were causing severe internal bleeding. Diana needed immediate, lifesaving treatment to stem the bleeding, so she was flown by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center.

“About 1 in 40,000 pregnancies develop this cancer, whose cause remains unknown,” explains Carmelo Puccio, M.D., the medical oncologist who treated Diana A FAMILY WINS A TWO-FRONT WAR at Westchester Medical Center. In adults, choriocarcinoma AGAINST A RARE CANCER is often successfully treated; it was actually the first solid cancer to be treated with chemotherapy, Dr. Puccio says.

WHEN YORKTOWN RESIDENT AND ARDSLEY Knowing that the cancer develops during pregnancy, High School science teacher Diana Evangelista gave Diana asked if the malignant placenta cells could have birth to her first child, Luke, in January 2009, everything affected Luke. “I was told babies usually don’t get this,” she seemed perfect to her and her husband, Matt. Her pregrecalls. In fact—though she didn’t learn it then—this nancy had been smooth, and Luke had been carried fullrare cancer had spread from mother to child just term. But the Evangelistas’ family tale soon 30 times in known medical history. And only five took a frightening turn that will cause it to be of those babies had survived. “In most cases the told by family, friends and medical professionmother miscarries,” Dr. Puccio says. als for years to come.

Despite the odds, Luke was tested too— The first sign of trouble was pain in and he too had choriocarcinoma. He had mulDiana’s shoulder. She’d had this pain a few days tiple tumors in his liver and lungs and another before the birth, but attributed it to the strain behind his right eye. Word of the extraordinary of carrying a baby. When Luke was four weeks case spread quickly across the clinical oncology old, the pain grew sharper, and one day it community. Luke was admitted to Maria Fareri became so bad that Diana fainted in her shower.

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physical hurdles to overcome: some vision and Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical hearing loss and adrenal damage from the Center, and treatment began immediately. He chemotherapy. “No one knows if it will be perwas less than two months old. manent,” Matt says. “They don’t often do such “When I heard Luke’s diagnosis, I was intense chemotherapy on babies.” But otherwise in a fog on pain medications, but I started cryLuke is meeting his developmental markers. ing,” Diana says. “He was only 61⁄2 pounds. I Claudio Sandoval, M.D. “He’s happy, and he’s very friendly with couldn’t imagine how he’d deal with this. The everybody,” his dad says. “He’s also small for his age. But hardest part was that I couldn’t be there with him—and if that’s all he has from this ordeal, we can deal with it.” much of the time Matt couldn’t be there for me.”

Matt and Diana Evangelista are thankful for the For four weeks, Matt Evangelista “wore a path” care their family received during its two-front war against between the 7th and top floor of the Westchester Medical cancer. “The nurses took photos of Luke and me all Center tower, where his wife was, and the 3rd and top floor through the treatment,” Diana says. “They knew that, of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, where his young son once all this was done, we would want to remember our was being treated. Initially, Luke was cared for by Somafirst days together. They even gave us a going-home party.” sundaram Jayabose, M.D., then Chief of Pediatric HemaMatt puts his appreciation for the people at tology and Oncology at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.

Westchester Medical Center more simply. “They saved Claudio Sandoval, M.D., who became Luke’s primary my family,” he says. n pediatric oncologist after Dr. Jayabose retired, says that “in 20 years of practice, this was the first time I had treated a baby with choriocarcinoma.” Since so few babies with this cancer had survived, little was known about the proper Following the successful cancer treatment she and treatment course. Determined to save Luke’s life, Dr. her son received at Westchester Medical Center (see Jayabose and his team had to blaze a new treatment trail. main article), teacher Diana Evangelista and her husCancer treatment is rough on an adult, let alone band, Matt, showed their appreciation—and in the an infant, but Luke handled his chemotherapy treatments process got a surprise. well. “To be honest, he seemed kind of normal through Diana serves as mentor to the National Honor all this,” says Matt, who—thanks to accumulated sick and Society students at Ardsley High School, but she’d personal time—was able to take off the entire school year. been out of school and hadn’t seen the kids for months.

The inpatient rooms at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital When she participated in the 100.7 WHUD Children’s have sleeping accommodations for parents, and Matt Miracle Network Radiothon for Maria Fareri Chiloften slept in Luke’s room. “Diana came to visit him every dren’s Hospital, broadcast from the hospital lobby, the couple of days, but she’d get exhausted after 20 minutes,” honor society students suddenly appeared—they’d Matt says. “She was so weak she couldn’t hold him.” been invited in to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, a Eventually, however, both Diana and Luke WHUD tradition usually fulfilled by elementary-school responded well to their chemotherapy. The tumors were students. Says Diana: “I was crying, I was so touched.” destroyed, and they both got their strength back. After 26 The family plans to continue “giving back” to days in the hospital Diana went home, but she returned the medical center. In April, the Evangelistas particionce or twice a week until November, receiving 24 treatpated in the “Go the Distance” Walk and Family Fun ments in all. She was able to go back to work in May of Day to support Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. this year, a little over a year from her initial diagnosis.

Says Diana: “I think it’s important for Luke to “That’s when I felt I had wrapped this up and learn how much the medical center helped us. And could move forward,” she says. She will need blood tests it’s good for us—it gives us perspective.” every six to eight weeks for the next two to three years to check for any return of the cancer. “When it has been For more on cancer care at Westchester Medical Centhree to five years,” she says, “you’re considered cured.” ter and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, please call After 117 days, Luke finally came home from the 877-WMC-DOCS or visit www.worldclassmedicine.com. hospital Father’s Day weekend in 2009. He still has

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Now recovered, Lamont Rivers gives his mom a grateful hug. He needed fast and innovative medical care, and she knew just where to find it.

QUICK-THINKING DOCTORS AND AN IMPROVISED MEDICAL DEVICE RESTORE A 24-YEAR-OLD’S FUTURE

LAMONT RIVERS KNEW HEART-DISEASE RISK runs in families. The college student and switchboard operator from Bronxville, 24, had long suspected that he and his sister Stacie, now 35, were living with some kind of heart defect. His mother, Gretcha Brice-Rivers, had had a heart transplant at age 50, and her parents and sisters all had histories of cardiovascular problems.

“I always thought my sister or I would get heart problems one day,” Rivers recalls. “But I didn’t think this was it.”

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distress and some breathing difficulties. In November he felt so ill he went to a local hospital, where he was diagnosed with dehydration and sent home (he lives with his mother; his father, Maceo; and his 1-year-old son, Kaeden). Two days later, with his fever still running high, he went to his primary care doctor, who suspected pneumonia and sent him to a different hospital, where he was diagnosed instead with a stomach virus and again sent home.

“That night he was burning up with fever,” BriceRivers says. “I slept with him because I was afraid to leave him alone. At one point he said, ‘Mom, am I going to die?’”

Brice-Rivers then remembered the doctors at Westchester Medical Center, where she had received her transplant three years earlier. “I should have taken him there from the get-go,” she says now. “By then, Lamont

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“Because we are a multispecialty center, he had the option of devices like the TandemHeart that you just can’t find elsewhere.” was out of it, not making sense, flailing and wailing.” routing blood into the TandemHeart and then through But she managed to get her tall, strapping son into their the oxygenator to infuse it with oxygen before it was car and drive him to the medical center. pumped back into Mr. Rivers,” says Dr. Rosenblum.

Even there, doctors weren’t sure of the cause of “This was a novel way of using this technology, one not his problems at first. It was during the height of the known to have been employed in the United States H1N1 (“swine”) flu epidemic, so that illness was susbefore, though we were aware of a few cases like this pected. Rivers was admitted. “I don’t remember anybeing done in Australia.” thing after that,” he says. It would be nearly two weeks “The next thing I knew, I was in a different before he learned that it wasn’t the flu, but a severe heart room,” Rivers remembers. “My dad told me I’d been out infection, most likely exacerbated by his still-unidentified for about two weeks, and my sister told me about the heart defect. heart infection.” He regained heart function and felt betWarren Rosenblum, M.D., Associate Medical ter with each passing day, and by early December he was Director of the Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplant back in school at the College of Westchester, where he is Program, took Rivers’ case. “The next morning, an getting a bachelor’s degree in business management, echocardiogram showed he had very poor heart funcand back to work. tion,” Dr. Rosenblum says. “His blood pressure Rivers is still on several medications and has to was very low and he was in cardiogenic watch his sodium and fluid intake. He will see Dr. In shock.” The doctor’s diagnosis: acute Rosenblum every few months for a year, and 1,000 y er ev s myocarditis, an inflammation of the then probably yearly after that. Other than bie births, 9 ba f o heart usually caused by a virus. that, he can do whatever he wants. “He’s very form have some rt ea h l Medications weren’t clearing lucky,” Dr. Rosenblum says. a it congen , ly te a n u rt Fo the infection. “If we hadn’t acted fast, He has also learned to take his condidisorder. r. o in m re he would not have survived another tion more seriously. Although insurance most a Heart —American day,” the doctor says. Had this hapissues have so far prevented a genetic test that Association pened a few years ago, Rivers would have might determine exactly what heart defect or been hooked up to an artificial heart. “That’s a defects his family carries, he understands that “this big operation, and many patients didn’t survive it,” Dr. could happen again. If I ever get sick again, I’m going Rosenblum says. Today, however, there is another right to the hospital,” he says. His sister is seeing her option: the TandemHeart. doctor more often as well, and his little son will now This remarkable device is like a minimally invahave an echocardiogram every year. sive artificial heart. It connects to the real heart via wires Gretcha Brice-Rivers’ past connection to Westand tubes inserted through small incisions in the groin chester Medical Center is what turned out to save her and threaded up through blood vessels. The Tandemson, Dr. Rosenblum says. “After he recovered I said to Heart supports the left ventricle, the main pumping him, ‘You have no idea how close you were to dying,’” chamber of the heart, by taking blood from the heart and the doctor recalls. “Because we are a multispecialty censending it to a pump outside the body, which then dister, he had the care of many experts available and the patches the blood to the rest of the body. This not only option of devices like the TandemHeart that you just ensures proper blood flow, but also allows the diseased can’t find elsewhere.” I heart to rest and recover. Often, that is all it needs to heal and return to normal.

To learn more about the treatment of heart disease at Rivers, however, also had an infection in his Westchester Medical Center, please call 877-WMClungs. “We had to improvise—we decided to splice an DOCS or visit www.worldclassmedicine.com/heart. oxygenator into the system and bypass the lungs, W E S T C H E S T E R H E A LT H & L I F E

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Health Watch DID YOU KNOW THAT perfectly legal products found in nearly every home—such as paint, glue, shoe polish, hair spray and air-freshener spray cans—can be misused as intoxicants?

Kids call this “huffing,” and in a recent survey nearly 7 percent of 12-year-olds said they’d tried it—far more than had used marijuana or abused BEWARE: YOUR TEEN’S prescription drugs. A hot product for huffSUBSTANCE ABUSE ing is the compressedCOULD BEGIN WITH air computer cleaner LEGAL PRODUCTS IN that comes in a can, says YOUR CABINETS Ronald I. Jacobson, M.D., Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center: “It contains a propellant called difluoroethane, which causes feelings of sedation, dizziness and euphoria when inhaled. It can be addictive, and deaths have been reported from its use.”

The problem isn’t new—kids have been sniffing model-airplane glue since at least the 1950s. But today, more products contain intoxicating chemicals, from the nitrous oxide in canned whipped cream to the carbon tetrachloride in cleaning fluids. Once inhaled, these chemicals are rapidly absorbed in the lungs and easily pass into the brain, causing almost instant effects ranging from an alcoholic buzz-like disinhibition to vivid hallucinations, depending on the substance and the dose, says Wallace R. Jenkins, M.D., a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. He stresses that the root of the word “intoxicaWallace R. Jenkins, tion” is “toxic.” “Many of these chemicals M.D. can indeed be toxic to the heart, liver, nerve

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cells and bone marrow,” he says.

“They also displace oxygen and cause hypoxia, which is part of the ‘high’ but can also lower cardiac output or brain function.”

It’s hard to tell how big the problem is. But Dr. Jenkins says he’s seeing more kids “under the Ronald I. Jacobson, influence of things we can’t test for.

M.D. Their pupils are dilated, they can’t speak clearly or they’re off balance. In some cases we don’t know what they are doing until the parents do an inventory and see what cleaning supplies are missing.”

If you suspect your child is “huffing,” see his or her pediatrician or adolescent-medicine specialist. “They’re trained to ferret out such secrets,” says Dr. Jenkins. I

Is your teen ‘huffing’?

Look for these signs A shift to more secretive behavior, uneven school performance, a change in the choice of friends, alterations in hair or clothing styles, a loss of interest in once-enjoyed hobbies like sports or music—all of these may occur if your youngster is getting high by inhaling household products, says Wallace R. Jenkins, M.D., an adolescent medicine specialist at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. But he quickly concedes that these signs don’t help sleuthing parents much. They’re also frequent symptoms of teens “simply being teens.”

“Parents need to know their kids, communicate with them as much as they can and trust their instincts if they feel something is not quite right,” says Dr. Jenkins.

In addition, though, three specific clues may point to trouble: • cleaning products in the child’s room that don’t belong there • unusual odors in the child’s room • missing, or depleted supplies of, cleaners or other chemicals.

To find out more about the treatment of children and adolescents at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, please call 877-WMCDOCS or visit www.worldclassmedicine.com.

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Restoring your balance SPECIALISTS DIAGNOSE SUBTLE PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE VERTIGO, DIZZINESS AND OTHER IMPAIRMENTS

KIDS MAY LOVE TO SPIN TILL THEY’RE DIZZY, but in adults dizziness is no fun. It can have many causes—dehydration, a reaction to medication, or a sudden drop in blood pressure, for example—and usually goes away on its own. But dizziness can also be a symptom of other disorders, most often problems with the inner ear. The task of diagnosing these difficulties falls to the Balance Center at Westchester Medical Center, which also helps plan treatment for medical issues that affect balance.

The center is supervised by Katrina Stidham, M.D., a skull-base surgeon and a specialist in neurological disorders of the ear. Clinical Director Amanda Muldoon, Doctor of Audiology, does all the testing. Two to three patients a day are evaluated using three key tests:

Posturography. “Here patients stand on a platform in a booth and we test how they use cues to keep their balance—sensory cues from the body, visual cues and inner-ear balance organ cues,” says Muldoon. The platform moves—or the walls, or both—while the patient faces a three-sided screen of bright colors designed to throw off one’s sense of space. “We do each with eyes open or closed,” she adds. “This may tell us if the problem is visual, innerear-related or perhaps a result of neurological damage.”

Rotary chair testing. In this test, the patient is fitted with special goggles and strapped into “a large motorized chair,” says Muldoon. His or her head and body are secured, and in a completely darkened room the chair swivels from side to side at varying speeds.

Such movements trigger the eyes to react reflexively to maintain balance. The goggles use infrared technology to measure eye pupil movements, which are computergraphed against normal eye movements. “Based on eye movement, we can see how well the inner-ear balance organs function together over a variety of speeds,” says the audiologist.

Audiologist Amanda Muldoon prepares patient Joyce Dopkeen for the rotary chair at the Balance Center.

Balance 101 Human beings maintain balance thanks to a maze-like structure in the inner ear known as the labyrinth, which is made of bone and soft tissue. At one end of the labyrinth is an intricate system of loops and pouches called the semicircular canals and the gravity- and movement-sensitive otolithic organs. At the other end is a snail-shaped organ called the cochlea, which enables us to hear.

Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Videonystagmography, or VNG, evaluates the patient’s inner-ear organs separately. Muldoon has the patient (again in goggles) sit or lie in varied positions and turn the head left and right. Part of the test looks for a problem in which small crystals inside the ear are out of place. In another part, air is blown into the ear—cold, then warm—possibly causing dizziness. This test measures the strength of the inner-ear balance organs.

Within 48 hours, Muldoon has her full report and Dr. Stidham’s recommendations ready to send to the patient’s referring physician. These may include more testing, medication or physical therapy, much of which can be performed right at the Balance Center. I For more information on the Balance Center, call 914493-4634. Or visit the center’s Web page on the Westchester Medical Center site, www.worldclass medicine.com/BalanceCenter.

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Health Watch “It will also be LEED-certified for environmental efficiency [conforming to the standards of the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design system], one of four like that in the U.S.,” says Marielena DiMatteo, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ADDS 2 NEW FACILITIES Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley.

Even with the expansion, the house, which is the only Ronald McDonald House between New York City and Albany, expects to have a waiting list at all times, DiMatteo says. Those who stay there, as determined by the distance they have to travel to the hospital and the severity of their child’s condition, will receive accommodations, meals, support services and the comfort of being just a short walk THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY from their child’s hospital may be going through tough times, but you room, all for just a suggested wouldn’t know it by looking at Maria contribution of $15 a night.

Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester “For families going through a Medical Center. Two projects currently horrible time, there is no under way will help the hospital—the lower other program like this in the Hudson Valley’s only advanced pediatricregion,” DiMatteo says. care center—provide top-quality children’s Artist’s renderings depict Maria Fareri Children’s The former Ronald healthcare in the region for years to come.

Hospital’s new Ronald McDonald House (top) and McDonald Family Room The first project can be seen rising just space in the hospital is the a few steps from the hospital’s front door. It’s its new “neighborhood,” or inpatient unit. site of the other project. Conthe new Ronald McDonald House of the struction will soon begin on a new “neighborhood”— Greater Hudson Valley, which will serve families that what the hospital calls its inpatient units—that will add live far from the hospital, especially those with children in nine more beds, a nursing station, family lounges and staff the Regional Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care units. work areas. The addition will enable Maria Fareri ChilAt one time, a five-bed Ronald McDonald room dren’s Hospital to treat 450 more patients per year. was situated within the hospital, says Michael Gewitz, Each neighborhood has its own theme and approM.D., Physician-in-Chief of Maria Fareri Children’s priate décor—literature, sailing and heroes such as fireHospital. “We’re now relocating this important service and fighters, for example. “This new neighborhood’s theme is expanding its impact by building a beautiful new facility.” athletics,” Dr. Gewitz says. “It will show kids participating The new house will be managed by Ronald in physical activity, with a mural of outdoor recreation.” I McDonald House Charities. Primary funding to build the house is provided by Westchester Medical Center, Although these new facilities at Maria Fareri Children’s with remaining funds from Ronald McDonald House of Hospital at Westchester Medical Center are now—or the Greater Hudson Valley. Interior design and furnishsoon will be—under construction, they are still in need ings will be provided by Starwood Hotels and Resorts Inc. of philanthropic support. To find out more about More than twice its predecessor’s size at 15,500 them—or to inquire about making a contribution— square feet, the Ronald McDonald House of the Greater please call 914-493-2575 or visit www.worldclassmedi Hudson Valley will offer 12 bedrooms with private baths, cine.com/makeadifference. two shared kitchens, a playroom and laundry facilities.

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Helping out in Haiti AFTER THE QUAKE, VOLUNTEERS STEPPED FORWARD TO ASSIST THE STRICKEN CARIBBEAN COUNTRY

The earthquake that rocked Haiti on January 12 spurred several Westchester Medical Center employees into action.

Recently, seven such volunteers were honored by the Greater New York Hospital Association: anesthesiologist Chantal Pyram, M.D.; ear, nose and throat specialist David T. Ryu, M.D.; nurses Gerald Etienne, R.N.; and Babette Ammerman, R.N., and the three Haitian-Americans profiled below: ADELINE JEAN-BAPTISTE, R.N. When Adeline Jean-Baptiste, R.N., 50, a nurse in the Neurological Intermediate Unit, learned of the disaster, she says, she “panicked at work. Someone else had to come in and work my shift,” says the mother of two grown daughters, a Bridgeport, Conn., resident.

“I realized the only way I could function was if I went there to help,” she adds.

Within three weeks she was in Haiti, traveling with a group from a church in Boston, where she lived after arriving in the U.S. in 1980. (The group, at www.lightpath4haiti.org, welcomes tax-deductible gifts.) She spent a week in the Caribbean country helping to treat injuries.

One problem was lack of medical supplies, so on returning she persuaded a large medical supply company to sponsor a truck full of supplies, which reached the country recently.

Her own relatives were not injured in the quake, but many lost their homes. “They are still sleeping outside in tents,” she says. “I don’t know how they are making it. I want to go back.”

WATSON JEAN-BAPTISTE, R.N. “The night of the quake, at 1 a.m., I reached my brother by phone and learned my family were all well,” says Watson Jean-Baptiste, 40 (no relation to Adeline), an Intensive Care Unit nurse. “But there was an aftershock while we were talking and I heard people screaming. The next day, I started planning what we could do.”

Jean-Baptiste came to the United States in 1989, but his parents, siblings and other relatives are still in Haiti. He and his wife, Priscilla, who live in Mahopac with four children ages 8 months to 9 years, began collecting donations. By March they had acquired more than 25,000 items of medical supplies, 700 pieces of children’s clothing and close to $3,000. They shipped 300 pounds of supplies to Haiti, then took 600 pounds more when they went there in March.

JeanBaptiste wants to go back in December. “I am concerned about the political situation,” he says.

“Relief efforts are still not happening fast enough. People are getting frustrated.”

LISSA FRANCOIS, M.D. Born in Brooklyn to Haitian parents, Lissa Francois, M.D., an ob/gyn in Westchester Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Unit, traveled to Haiti February 20 with the Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT, www.omatmission.org), a Brooklyn-based group that was one of the first to respond to the quake. Victims were airlifted to a hospital north of Port-au-Prince, where Dr. Francois and other volunteers met their planes.

“I was in the operating room, helping mainly with amputations,” says Dr. Francois, 38, who lives in Nanuet with her husband, Brian, an accountant; and son, Aaron, 3.

“It was a rudimentary hospital, so to accommodate the huge volume of patients there was a tent hospital with seven huge tents outside. Some pregnant women came and we had an ultrasound machine, so I could reassure them that their babies were OK.” “It was the most rewarding experience of my life,” she says. “I learned that the human spirit can’t be defeated.” I

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SOMETHING WAS MISSING. THOUGH TV executive Bill Chase loved the contemporary-style home he had purchased as a weekend retreat in scenic Rhinebeck, the Manhattan bachelor knew there was room for improvement.

“I wanted it to feel like more of an escape,” he says. “I had a pool, but I wanted a spa area just for relaxing—that was the reason I decided to add on to the house. Yet I also wanted a little bit of a ‘wow’ factor.”

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Chase envisioned a striking lounge complete with a hot tub and expansive views. “I didn’t want it to look like a slap-dash add-on, but instead be organic with the rest of the house,” he says. Happily, he found a kindred spirit in architect Martin Holub of Martin Holub Architects and Planners in Manhattan and Clinton Corners.

“Our task was to harmonize the addition with the existing house, and to improve the home by bringing in some design class,” says Holub.

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Beyond providing a chic place to unwind, the new spa room of this Rhinebeck retreat—with its profusion of glass and light—added flair to the home’s design.

The architect also needed to turn Chase’s oftenmeticulous visions into a reality. “I tend to be very detailoriented,” Chase admits. “A lot of the design elements were my idea, and it was up to Martin to make them real.”

Holub sought to mimic the construction style of the original house, featuring unusual angles and stained Western red-cedar siding. But the new space also boasts special touches—most notably, stunning floor-to-ceiling windows and an abundance of skylights.

“I wanted as much glass as possible,” Chase explains, to not only maximize views, but also flood the space in sunshine. “The room is all about the glass and light,” he adds.

To ensure that illumination steals the show, Chase opted for simple décor. The room’s defining feature—a

Royal Spa hot tub—may seem a natural choice, but Chase considered dozens of options before making his selection.

“You can go crazy searching for the right one,” he says.

Holub designed a hot-tub surround with unstained Western red cedar, due to its warm tones and water resistance. “You have to assume there’s going to be splashing,” says the architect. Underfoot, slabs of honed local bluestone contribute to the clean look, while radiant heating below the floor helps keep wet toes warm. Other little luxuries include a flat-screen TV and a wet bar with fridge.

Today, Chase says, “I couldn’t be happier. It’s a beautiful room. I try to go to the house every weekend, and I usually take friends. It’s a real magnet for guests— the perfect getaway that’s meant to be shared.” I

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THE SPACE WAS SMALL BUT CHIC: AN INDUSTRIAL apartment in a converted Yonkers factory with plenty of sunlight through expansive windows. However, it was also lacking a few fundamentals—a bedroom, for starters (the previous owners slept on a pull-out sofa), as well as any sort of homey touches, making it “cold” rather than “cool.”

To transform the small abode into a home, the new owners called on Christine Wetzel of Christine Wetzel Design in Tarrytown. Not wanting to sacrifice floor space, the designer took advantage of 25-foot ceilings to add a loft bedroom.

“The idea was to make it a place to get away,” says the designer. “Before, the apartment was like a studio, but the new owners wanted more privacy.” The result is a cozy haven with built-in shelves and enough room for their king-sized bed. A diminutive spiral staircase barely imposes on the main floor.

Downstairs, Wetzel updated the space with one straightforward goal in mind: “I tried to keep it clean and simple,” she says. “The view from the windows was what it was all about.”

With sweeping panoramas of the Yonkers skyline, the windows practically sparkle with lights after sunset. To take advantage of this asset—and to tone down the space’s “shoe-boxy” feel— Wetzel added a wall of mirrors at one end of the apartment. “It makes the room seem less rectangular and more open,” she says.

Since her clients weren’t “kitchen people,” Wetzel opted to skip the table and instead placed funky nautical black-top stools along a kitchen counter. She did sneak in a little fun, however, with fanciful antique-style nickel knobs on the cabinets.

After freshening up the apartment with new paint and carpets, Wetzel chose a Classic Sofa sleeper couch and leather chairs from ABC Carpet & Home. But the find she’s proudest of is a striking, oversized antique American flag that adds an eye-catching splash of color. “I love that flag,” she admits.

The designer also cherishes an unexpected touch hidden in the room: “If you look closely at the antique coffee table, you’ll see a school of fish someone carved into it—probably a kid who got in trouble,” she says. “It certainly wasn’t supposed to be there, but it added a little whimsy. It makes me smile.” I Thanks to the clean, simple aesthetic implemented in this Yonkers apartment, the sweeping views from the oversized windows take center stage.

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Paradise, twice 2 JAUNTS TO REFRESH BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT: THE BLISSFUL BEACHES OF GRAND CAYMAN AND COLORADO’S RUGGED VISTAS

PARADISE NO. 1: GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND

bones and deadline-battered souls cry out

With our harried bodies clamoring for unadulterated relaxation, we headed for the renowned La Prairie Spa at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman Hotel in the Caribbean (345-943-9000, www.ritzcarlton.com/en/ Properties/GrandCayman; summer “leisure rates” begin at $219 nightly). On Grand Cayman, the sand is creamy white, the sea a magnificent azure and the net effect on your senses wondrous. As for the Ritz—well, you know the name. This hotel is situated on 144 acres facing Seven Mile Beach and stretching “from sea to sea”— from the Caribbean to the North Sound where the island’s skinny western neck curves its way north. It boasts five restaurants, two outdoor pools, an oceanfront Jacuzzi and precisely 365 rooms—one for each

for the pure indulgence of lolling on a sandy Caribbean beach? Or should we restore ourselves with stunning views and vigorous adventures in a Western wonderland? So we flipped a coin, secretly hoping it would land standing on end. It didn’t, but we took both trips anyway—and made some notes to help you follow along: 30

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COURTESY OF THE RITZ-CARLTON GRAND CAYMAN

We just couldn’t decide. Did our weary

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Even the waiting room at Silver Rain Spa bespeaks luxury.

Below: Submerge your way to bliss at Silver Rain. Opposite: Relaxation awaits at the Ritz-

COURTESY OF LA PRAIRIE

Carlton Grand Cayman Hotel.

day of the year, if it strikes your fancy—and many with ocean-view balconies.

And ah, the spa. Called Silver Rain, it’s a restorative sanctuary where crystal, silver and mirrored surfaces blend seamlessly with the energy of water—from glittering ice-crystal sculptures to softly splashing raindrops.

Designed by Carl D’Aquino and Francine Monaco of D’Aquino Monaco, New York, the spa is 20,000 square feet of elegance. The “relaxation salon,” where I waited for my therapist, featured oversize chaises, a tea-bar full of exotic teas and island juices.

I admit it—I’m easy to please when it comes to spa treatments. Of course, I know the difference between an A+ therapist and one with lesser gifts, but most of the time I’m too blissed out to care. When I underwent La Prairie’s one-hour Caviar Massage, however, the perfectionist in me made a quick comeback—to inwardly shout hooray. Within five minutes, Caleb, a talented artist with magic hands, gently but firmly untangled the knot in the left side of my cramped neck. And who says caviar is only for eating? Known for their anti-aging effects, these lush products epitomize luxury. I swear I could feel the essential oils and extracts being soaked into my skin, which felt plumped, smooth and nourished for the next few days.

Even more divine was the 90-minute Platinum Rare Facial, a facial-plus-massage combo. It was so relax-

ing, in fact, that I found myself drifting off to sleep.

Thankfully, I only dozed for a few minutes—I wanted to savor every moment of this pampering. It was quite simply the most amazing treatment I’ve ever had, and I’m a massage aficionado. If only such experiences could be bottled! continued

A table to try Calypso Grill (345-949-3948, www.calypsogrill cayman.com) in the West Bay overlooks a harbor where the fishing boats can be seen returning to the docks with the day’s catch. Indeed, the fresh fish served in this brightly colored establishment comes in daily from a dock next door; your own “catch” might be tuna sashimi, crab cakes, fresh shrimp or one of a number of other constantly varying—but always enticing—seafood dishes. The French doors are kept ajar so you can dine in a gentle ocean breeze.

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Expect breathtaking vistas daily on your Colorado jaunt. Opposite: Step back in time with a ride on the DurangoSilverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad.

PARADISE NO. 2: SOUTHWEST COLORADO

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For our thrilling Western journey, we headed for the rugged terrain of southwest Colorado. Inspired by an adventure described in the book Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips (2007, National Geographic), we hopped an 80-minute flight on Great Lakes Airlines (800-554-5111; www.flygreat lakes.com) from Denver International to Cortez Municipal Airport (elevation 5,918 feet). Then it was on to the 81.4-square mile Mesa Verde National Park (www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm), which since 1906 has preserved the cliff dwellings, “kivas” (ancient ceremonial rooms) and other archeological treasures of a native American people now called the Ancestral Puebloans.

Tantalizingly, they left no written records, but the elaborate structures they built and the tools, basketry and pottery excavators have found here bespeak an industrious and resourceful civilization—centuries before Columbus.

We gamely hiked on a Park Ranger–guided tour, seeing some of the park’s 4,500 archeological sites, and for us

one standout was a honeycomb of more than millenniumold residential structures known as the Cliff Palace.

There we couldn’t help noticing how multigenerational our group of sightseers was: Here was a spry septuagenarian, there a woman with a papoose.

Having never sampled buffalo or quail, we filled that experience gap happily at the award-winning Metate Room while staying at the park’s Far View Lodge (866-875-8456 or 800-449-2288, www. visitmesaverde.com/ accommodations/far-view-lodge.aspx; rooms $116 to $150). Just don’t ask us to pick a favorite between the succulent marinated grilled quail with red chili polenta and the hearty grilled marinated buffalo rib-eye. Out the window, a bright full moon added to our spiritual uplift.

This was our exploration expedition, so we rented a car and drove to Durango, a town established in 1880 by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. We took a charming walking tour of historic Main Avenue (www.durango.org/fact-sheets/walking-tour.aspx), learning about the town’s Old West denizens, respectable and not-so. The “roots of ‘cowboys and Indians,’ miners,

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immigrants and ladies of the night are still evident” here, writes local historian Frederic B. Wildfang, who proved wellversed in local lore when we met him during our visit.

The Rochester Hotel (800-6641920, www.rochesterhotel.com) was not just our lodging place for the night, but also a riveting destination. It’s been in business since 1892, though renovated in the 1990s. In support of the hotel’s theme, “Hollywood of the Rockies,” each of the 15 rooms is named for a movie filmed in the area. (Paul Newman and Robert Redford made their famous “The fall’s gonna kill ya” jump in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid near here, though the promontory really wasn’t very high.)

Would a Wild West immersion be complete without a steam-train trip? Of course not. So we hopped aboard the Durango-Silverton NarrowGauge Railroad (970-247-2733, www.durangotrain.com; 3.5 hours, $84.24 for “standard” class on up to $175.76 for “Presidential” class). The railroad, in constant operation for 127 years, was built to haul silver and gold ore down from the San Juan Mountains. As we snaked rhythmically around curves along the Animas River Canyon, mountain peaks loomed in all directions, so unforgettably majestic they did encores in our dreams.

Take this trip and you’ll be a slightly different person— we promise.

When we say Silverton is a sightseeing gold mine, we aren’t being picturesque. We took the town’s Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour (800-872-3009, www.minetour.com; $16.95 for adults, departs on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 10 through October 15; you’re underground about 50 minutes). It’s a literal gold mine that shows off an operational 1930s-vintage Ingersoll-Rand drill. Panning for real silver and gold is included in the price of admission. Keep what you find, but don’t expect it to finance the trip.

From Durango we drove the San Juan Scenic Byway to Ouray, 7,792 feet above sea level. We stayed at the Box Canyon Lodge and Hot Springs, (800-3275080, www.boxcanyonouray.com), and experienced a joyous rejuvenation—with scenic majesty all around us—courtesy of the warming waters in this establishment’s hot springs, collected in soothing outdoor tubs.

Suitably renewed, we set out for more exploration.

A thrilling Jeep tour with Switzerland of America (866990-5337, www.soajeep.com; this jaunt was $60 for adults) took us to Imogene Pass, the highest driveable pass in the San Juans and our journey’s loftiest elevation at 13,114 feet. (Yes, the air is thinner and breathing is shallower, but you get used to it.) Then came a stagecoach ride from Ouray’s sole remaining livery barn (970-708-4946, www.ouraymule.com; $10 per person, departing Monday through Saturday “after the noon whistle”).

When editor Horace Greeley gave his famous advice about going West, he was onto something.

Discovering the joys of this beautifully rugged countryside, we discovered new energies in ourselves as well.

So, which experience was more rejuvenating for body, mind and spirit: the Colorado adventure or the Cayman indulgence? You’re no doubt waiting for a clear verdict, but it was awfully close. I fear we may have to try them both again—just to be sure. I

A table to try The Mahogany Grille (699 Main Avenue, Durango; 970-247-4433; www.mahogany grille.com). In just six years of operation, this eatery has established itself as a “must stop” for the culinary cognoscenti. We enjoyed the Pepper Steak Herbert, a pan-seared filet mignon flambéed with brandy in a peppered mango chutney and garlic mashers, and the Elk Tenderloin, served with cheddar polenta and vegetables.

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t’s not the hardest work we’ve ever done, “oohing” and “aahing” over oodles of adorable tykes. But with 57 local babes vying for the crown in our first-ever

Westchester’s Cutest Baby contest, deciding on a winner wasn’t easy. So we put out the call to you, our readers, to choose your favorites. When the tallies were complete, we emerged with an adorable troupe of five: one winner and four runners-up. Meet them all in the pages that follow!

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THE WINNER:

Rowan Luker AGE: 11 months HOMETOWN: Hartsdale FAMILY: parents Jenny and Kevin Luker

Baby Rowan melted readers’ hearts with her sweet eyes, adorable outfit and pinchable cheeks. Gazing off into the distance beneath a wide-brimmed hat (the winning photo is seen at left, center), Rowan is a natural in front of the camera, says Jenny.

“My husband took this picture in our backyard this past spring just after we had moved to Westchester from California,” Jenny explains.

“We like to take photographs of Rowan every month on the date she was born, and this is her 7-month photo shoot. That hat is actually mine, and Rowan is looking off to the side because she loves to pose—she did that all by herself!”

Perhaps the biggest challenge for Mom and Dad was selecting which photo to submit.

“Rowan has great expressions and we can really capture them,” says Jenny. “She isn’t a camerashy girl at all!” The result is an abundance of sweet pictures.

A calm, observant baby, Rowan is loving her first summer in Westchester. “She really enjoys being outside and looking at the trees, leaves and squirrels,” says Jenny.

Her parents look forward to recording many more precious moments in their new home.

“We’re so happy for Rowan to be a Westchester baby!” Jenny says.

FUN FACT: “Rowan loves to dance and sing, especially to ’80s music,” says Jenny with a laugh. “If you play a song, she’ll raise her arms and sway back and forth. In fact, one time when I was pregnant with her I watched Xanadu, the 1980 musical film with Olivia Newton-John, and when the music came on she would kick!”

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SECOND PLACE:

Brendan Hirshorn AGE: 2 HOMETOWN: West Harrison FAMILY: parents Hope and Bill Hirshorn; siblings Grace, 17; Sarah, 15; Emily, 13; Joseph, 11; and Daniel, 9

“Brendan is leaning on an outdoor kiddie castle on the playground at his Montessori school in this picture,” says Hope. “We had never entered our other children in a picture contest before, but we thought this photo was really cute and decided to give it a try!”

FUN FACT: “As the youngest of six children, Brendan is very, very independent and knows a lot because of the older siblings,” says Hope. “He’s also the happy recipient of all his brothers’ and sisters’ old toys. He started with a box full of Thomas the Tank Engine tracks and every train. He’s definitely the baby and doesn’t ever have to fight for his territory—the other kids are older, so nobody’s going to ever borrow anything from him.”

THIRD PLACE:

Evan Horn AGE: 9 months HOMETOWN: Bedford FAMILY: parents Kate and John Horn

“We took this picture on an outing to New York City,” says Kate. “Evan is sitting in his car seat, which we snapped into a stroller, laughing up a storm as I push him around. All I have to do is make funny faces at him and he cracks up.”

FUN FACT: “Evan is a really happy little guy and rarely cries,” says Kate. “In the mornings when we get him from his crib, we usually find him already grinning from ear to ear. He’s our first child, and my husband and I keep thinking, ‘How did we get so lucky?’”

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FOURTH PLACE:

Tyler James Nask AGE: 10 months HOMETOWN: New Rochelle FAMILY: parents Donna and Robert Nask; brothers Rob, 37; and Michael, 34

“Tyler is posing next to his red-and-white giraffe on top of our bed,” says Donna. “He got it as a Valentine’s Day gift and sleeps with it every night.”

FUN FACT: “Tyler is such a loveable, easy-going baby and loves to go for walks around the block to look for bunny rabbits,” says Donna. “When he spots one he’ll stand up in his stroller and point at it excitedly!”

FIFTH PLACE:

Jake Langholtz AGE: 1 HOMETOWN: Bedford Corners FAMILY: parents Sharyn and Larry Langholtz; sister Ashley, 5

“In this picture Jake is being a typical boy, playing with his toys,” says Sharyn. “He also has a real TV remote in his hands because a play remote wasn’t good enough for him! He wants to be just like the grown-ups.”

FUN FACT: “Jake is the happiest, most social little baby that you could ever meet,” says Sharyn. “When we’re out in public people just gravitate towards him. They tell us he’s so sweet and comment on his blue eyes, and Jake loves the attention!” I

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WMC Receives IPRO Quality Award

The patient waiting area in our new Women’s Imaging Center

Women’s Imaging Center Now Open When it comes to caring for your health, experience counts -- and so does compassionate care in a comfortable, stress-free environment.

At Westchester Medical Center’s new, 5,000-square-foot Women’s Imaging Center, the only one of its kind in the Hudson Valley, you’ll find the complete range of diagnostic breast-care and bone-density scanning

services in one convenient location.

Located in the Medical Arts Building at 19 Bradhurst Avenue in Hawthorne, the Women’s Imaging Center accepts most private insurance plans, Medicare, and Medicaid. Valet parking is available. For more information or to make an appointment, call 914493-2500, ext. 310.or visit us online at www.worldclassmedicine.com/imaging.

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Congratulations to the Westchester Medical Center Bariatics team for once again achieving “Bariatric Surgery Excellence” from HealthGrades. These most recent clinical achievements for the Bariatric program include: Recipient of the HealthGrades Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award for five years in a row (2006/7 – 2010/11) Ranked among the top 10 percent in the nation for bariatric surgery five years in a row (2006/7 – 2010/11) Five-star rated for Overall Bariatric Surgery five y ears in a row (2006/7 – 2010/11) Ranked among the top 10 in New York State for Overall Bariatric Surgery (#7)

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Westchester Medical Center has been named a recipient of a 2010 Quality Award from IPRO. The Quality Awards, given annually by IPRO, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for New York State, recognize healthcare providers that demonstrate a commitment to improving healthcare services in the state.

“Westchester Medical Center has shown that a collaborative, focused effort can lead to tangible improvements in the quality of care delivered to New York’s Medicare beneficiaries,” said Clare B. Bradley M.D., M.P.H., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, IPRO. “Quality improvement is a complex and time-consuming process, and we thank Westchester Medical Center for their commitment to improving the health of New Yorkers.”

“We are pleased to have been recognized with an IPRO Quality Award,” said Renee Garrick, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Westchester Medical Center. “As a regional referral center, we are committed to providing our patients with the highest quality advanced health care services available.”

IPRO’s 2010 Quality Awards were announced at its Annual Membership Meeting on June 8. Dr. Bradley noted that Westchester Medical Center received the award because of its “organization-wide commitment to patient safety and leadership in sharing best practices.”

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Fried rice with scallions, edamame and tofu Serves 4

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon canola oil

POD SQUAD

2 large cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons) 4 scallions (white and green parts), thinly sliced 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger 4 cups cooked brown rice

diced red bell pepper 3 4

⁄ cup frozen shelled edamame, cooked according to package directions and drained

1 2

⁄ cup fresh or frozen (thawed) corn kernels 6 ounces firm tofu, cut into 1⁄4-inch cubes

2 large eggs, beaten 3 tablespoons lowsodium soy sauce

3 4

⁄ cup seeded and finely

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat until very hot but not smoking.

Add the garlic, scallions and ginger and cook, stirring, until softened and aromatic, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the rice, red pepper, edamame, corn and tofu and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes.

• Make a 3-inch well in the center of the rice mixture. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil, then add

FOODIES APLENTY HAVE DECLARED THEIR

the eggs into the rice mixture, then add the soy sauce and incorporate thoroughly. Serve hot.

POPULAR BEAN THAT PACKS A HEFTY NUTRITIONAL PUNCH

Nutritional facts

per serving

400 calories • 12.5 grams fat • 7 grams fiber

TWO THINGS CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD about edamame, a bright-green bean that’s been slowly making its way from Japanese restaurants to the dinner tables of America. One is pronouncing the name—it’s eh-duh-MAH-may. And the other is the young soybeans’ somewhat fuzzy pod.

When edamame is served as an appetizer, you see, the classic first-timer’s mistake is to eat the pod whole— not realizing that those “shells” are largely inedible and that most people just pop the beans right into their mouth.

But however you eat it, edamame is a nutritional powerhouse. It contains all nine essential amino acids, as well as fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, iron, zinc and vitamin B. The Chinese made tofu out of edamame more than 2,000 years ago; the Japanese later began eating it out of the 44

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• 56 grams carbohydrates • 465 milligrams sodium • 106 milligrams cholesterol • 16.5 grams protein

pod. But it’s only since the 1990s that edamame has been a common sight in the frozen-food sections of U.S. supermarkets (sold both with and without the pods). Now it’s prized by vegetarians and vegans as a meat-free protein source (a whopping 17 grams per cup), and its crisp texture and sweet, almost-nutty flavor make it a happy addition to soups, salads and stir-fries.

Prefer simply to snack? To enjoy edamame à la your favorite Japanese restaurant, boil in salted water until tender and pat dry. Just be warned that once you pop, you may not be able to stop. I

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of two tidy bites, and you can mix and match your selection—half of this, a tasting of that. We tried two: The white bean bruschetta, with its flecks of onion and tomato, had a bit more acid than it needed; the result was tasty, even if the beans’ earthiness was hard to detect. The chicken-liver bruschetta, however, featured a spread that was a bit too grainy and could have used an ingredient to draw out its sweetness.

The beef carpaccio was nice and thin. Served with slices of lightly toasted Italian bread brushed with olive oil, plus arugula, Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings and fresh artichoke hearts, it could easily be turned into a satisfying dinner sandwich for those so inclined. Ask for lemon: An extra shot of fresh citrus juice would make the flavors meld even more.

The kitchen hit a bull’s-eye with the excellent rigatoni Bolognese. The classic meat sauce—rich and thick—clung wonderfully to the grooves of the perfectly cooked pasta. A dollop of fresh-tasting ricotta added extra indulgence. And there’s no need to ask for extra grated cheese—it’s already present in just the right ratio. With a half-portion looking a lot like a generous single portion, one could easily make a meal from this dish alone.

Of course, then you might miss out on the sublime cacciucco alla Livornese—a fish stew made here with AN AIR OF RELAXED SOPHISTICATION mussels, clams, shrimp and scallops in a light tomato permeates Nessa, a lovely Italian eatery in Port Chester sauce. It’s served in a deep bowl that seems practically where golden woods, umber walls, majestic flower bottomless, and you’ll want to ask for a spoon to make arrangements and a handsome, ceiling-high bar create a sure you scoop up the spicy, garlicky sauce. warm ambience. A single oversized Baroque mirror near The grilled salmon, a healthy portion about 5 the entrance refracts glints of light, making everything inches square, was moist and full-flavored, topped with a (and everyone) look better. red pepper relish. Alas, the lentil-and-butternut squash Not that the food needs much help. In keeping toss it sat upon was woefully bland. with the Italian tradition of honest food humbly served, We saved room for a tramezzino at the end of our you won’t find flourishes on the plate, yet the fare is natmeal: This crustless sandwich was urally pleasing to the eye. And, happure decadence, filled with peanut pily, to the palate as well. The beet butter, fig preserves and whipped Nessa salad, for instance, is a lively tangle cream beaten just shy of stiff. The 325 North Main Street, Port Chester; 914of frisée, haricots verts, cubes of gold 939-0119; www.nessarestaurant.com apple crisp was good too, though and red fresh beets, blue cheese oddly named since there was nothHours chunks and candied walnuts. A Dinner: Sunday through Thursday, 5:30–10 ing crisp about it. Consisting of p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5:30–11 p.m. drizzle of pesto plays off the nuts’ apple chunks sprinkled with a Sunday brunch: 11 a.m.–3 p.m. hint of cinnamon for a dressing that flour-cinnamon-sugar mixture and makes you take notice.

What you should know baked till bubbly, it was actually Full bar A highlight of the menu is an fairly light—minus the vanilla ice Private parties accommodated abundant selection of bruschetta and cream on top. The fact that it Reservations suggested tramezzini (crustless sandwiches), looked just as good as it tasted ...

Major credit cards accepted at $3 a pop. Each bruschetta consists well, that’s just a bonus. I

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where TO EAT

If you’ve got a craving, there’s a dining establishment in Westchester County (or nearby) that will satisfy it.

Tur n to this listing next time you want a wonderful meal out.

ARMONK

IRVINGTON-ON-HUDSON

OPUS 465 Contemporary cuisine in an

RED HAT ON THE RIVER Upscale eatery

unpretentious environment. • 465 Main St., Armonk • 914-273-4676

featuring contemporary American cuisine.

• 1 Bridge St., Irvington-on-Hudson • 914-591-5888

BEDFORD BISTRO TWENTY-TWO Romantic setting for French bistro fare. • 391 Old Post Rd. (Rt. 22), Bedford • 914-234-7333

BRIARCLIFF MANOR GUADALAJARA Festive Mexican including

favorites like fajitas. • 2 Union St., Briarcliff Manor • 914-944-4380 TERRA RUSTICA Classic Italian with salads,

pastas and seafood. • 550 N. State Rd., Briarcliff Manor • 914-923-8300

C H A P PA Q U A CRABTREE’S KITTLE HOUSE An award-

winning wine cellar complements American fare. • 11 Kittle Rd. (off Rt. 117), Chappaqua • 914-666-8044

ZEPHS’ Global soul food. • 638 Central

Avenue, Peekskill • 914-736-2159

PORT CHESTER F.I.S.H. Mediterranean take on seafood. • 102

Fox Island Rd., Port Chester • 914-939-4227

LARCHMONT

NESSA Relaxed Italian eatery. • 325 N. Main

PLATES New American menu with Italian,

St., Port Chester • 914-939-0119

French and Asian accents. • 121 Myrtle Blvd., Larchmont • 914-834-1244

MAMARONECK LE PROVENCAL BISTRO French fare with

flair. • 436 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck • 914-777-2324 ZITOUNE Festive Moroccan eatery. • 1127 W.

Boston Post Rd., Mamaroneck • 914-835-8350

M I L LW O O D

THE WILLETT HOUSE Fine steakhouse • 20 Willett Ave., Port Chester • 914- 939-7500

RYE LA PANETIÈRE Contemporary French cuisine.

• 530 Milton Rd., Rye • 914-967-8140 WHITBY CASTLE American cuisine. • 330 Boston Post Rd., Rye • 914-777-2053

SCARSDALE MERITAGE New American cuisine in a chic

SPACCARELLI’S RISTORANTE

Neighborhood eatery emphasizing Abruzzese cuisine. • 238 Saw Mill River Rd., Millwood • 914-941-0105

Manhattan-style setting. • 1505 Weaver St., Scarsdale • 914-472-8484

SLEEPY HOLLOW WASABI Relaxed atmosphere serving sushi,

DON EMILIO’S AT LOBO’S CAFÉ Vibrant,

sashimi and hot dishes. • 279 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow • 914-332-7788

upscale Mexican eatery. • 57-59 King St., Chappaqua • 914-238-2368

SOUTH SALEM CORTLANDT MANOR

LE CHÂTEAU Classic French dishes in a Tudor mansion built by J.P. Morgan. • Rts. 35 and 123, South Salem • 914-533-6631

MONTEVERDE Fine Continental menu with

a view of the Hudson River. • 28 Bear Mountain Bridge Rd., Cortlandt Manor • 914-739-5000

C R O T O N FA L L S PRIMAVERA Regional Italian cuisine. Try the jumbo shrimp parmigiana or grilled Scottish salmon. • 595 Rt. 22, Croton Falls • 914-277-4580

CROTON-ON-HUDSON OCEAN HOUSE New England–style seashore

fare including steamers, grilled wild salmon and fried clams. • 49 N. Riverside Ave., Croton-on-Hudson • 914-271-0702

TA R R Y T O W N MOHEGAN LAKE BELLA VITA Italian spot known for home-

made pumpkin ravioli. • 1744 E. Main St., Mohegan Lake • 914-528-8233

SWEET GRASS GRILL Creative local fare. • 24

NEW ROCHELLE

THORNWOOD

CITY CHOW HOUSE Asian-Latin fusion

ABIS JAPANESE RESTAURANT Traditional Japanese cuisine plus steakhouse hibachi. • 14 Marble Ave., Thornwood • 914-741-5100

cuisine in a modern setting. • 1 Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle • 914-576-4141 SPADARO Inspired Italian cuisine. • 211 East Main Street, New Rochelle • 914-235-4595

DOBBS FERRY TOMATILLO Authentic Mexican fare featuring

NORTH SALEM

in-season local ingredients. • 13 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry • 914-478-2300

JOHN-MICHAEL’S AT PURDY’S HOMESTEAD Inspired modern fare set in a

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON

Colonial home. • 100 Titicus Rd., North Salem • 914-277-2301

HARVEST-ON-HUDSON Mediterranean cuisine, with river views. • 1 River St., Hastings-on-Hudson • 914-478-2800

VOX French bistro serving eclectic fare from foie gras to burgers. • 721 Titicus Rd., North Salem • 914-669-5450

IRVINGTON

PEEKSKILL

FLIRT SUSHI LOUNGE Japanese eatery

DIVISION STREET GRILL Food with

known for provocatively named sushi rolls.

• 4 W. Main St., Irvington • 866-933-5478

a contemporary American flair. • 26 N. Division St., Peekskill • 914-739-6380

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EQUUS RESTAURANT French fare served at Castle on the Hudson. • 400 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown • 914-631-3646

W. Main St., Tarrytown • 914-631-0000

JOHNNY’S BAR & GRILL A variety of American favorites. • 665 Commerce St., Thornwood • 914-773-5982

TUCKAHOE AN AMERICAN BISTRO Bright eatery featuring quesadillas, lamb and chicken. • 296 Columbus Ave., Tuckahoe • 914-793-0807

WEST HARRISON AQUARIO Brazilian and Portuguese cuisine specializing in seafood. • 141 E. Lake St., West Harrison • 914-287-0220

WHITE PLAINS 42 Elegant American eatery. • 1 Renaissance

Square, White Plains • 914-761-4242

BLUE Asian-influenced American fare

featuring osso bucco. • 99 Church St., White Plains • 914-220-0000 MORTON’S, THE STEAKHOUSE Chicagobased steakhouse. • 9 Maple Ave., White Plains • 914-683-6101

YONKERS ZUPPA RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

Innovative Italian with homemade pasta.

• 59 Main St., Yonkers • 914-376-6500

WHERE TO EAT

BY CUISINE

®

AMERICAN: 42, White Plains • An American Bistro, Tuckahoe • Crabtree’s Kittle House, Chappaqua • Division Street Grill, Peekskill • John-Michael’s at Purdy’s Homestead, North Salem • Johnny’s Bar & Grill, Thornwood • Meritage, Scarsdale • Morton’s, The Steakhouse, White Plains • Ocean House, Croton-on-Hudson • The Olde Stone Mill, Tuckahoe • Red Hat on the River, Irvington-on-Hudson • Sweet Grass Grill, Tarrytown • Whitby Castle, Rye • The Willett House, Port Chester

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For instance, did you know that there’s a new driver’s ed service in Westchester that’s hipper than a hybrid? Did you know that you or your child may be having trouble learning due to poor eye control? On the more traditional front, Westchester is lucky to have two institutions with new focus on the burgeoning, but significantly evolving education and healthcare industries. If you plan to be a lifetime learner, keep on reading.

by Marilyn Zelinsky-Syarto

Concordia College–New York Concordia College-New York, a private coeducational liberal arts college founded in 1881, announces two new Bachelor of Science degrees in health care: Health Studies and Health Care Administration. The Health Studies Program is offered to both traditional undergraduate and Accelerated Degree (Adult Education) students who seek careers in traditional fields such as nursing and social work, and broadens opportunities in fields that do not require pre-licensing education. Health Care Administration is only offered to Accelerated Degree students. The graduate of this program can expect to find careers in the health care sector, hospitals, health departments, health agencies, living assistance, and the health industry. For details and further information, please contact the Office of Admissions.

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Please join us for Open House on Tuesday August 24th from 1:00-7:00PM. Meet the program directors, learn about the current job market and scholarship opportunities in master’s degree and post-master’s advanced certificate programs such as Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, School Counseling and School Psychology. Faculty members are all leaders in their areas of expertise and are working clinicians and/or school counselors and school psychologists who know the current issues of these burgeoning fields. The Westchester Graduate Campus also offers programs in Science. To reserve a seat please contact: 735 Anderson Hill Road | Purchase 1800-GRAD-LIU | 914-831-2700 Westchester@liu.edu | www.liu.edu/westchester

Fresh Green Light If you’re terrified to let your teen learn to drive, hand over the keys to Fresh Green Light, an innovative company re-inventing driver education. Fresh Green Light offers new techniques and technology that puts safer drivers on the road. It began when owners Steve Mochel and wife Laura Shuler saw how antiquated driver’s ed was for their teen son.

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Bernstein Center for Visual Performance Recent studies have shown that efficient visual skills are critical to classroom performance. As seen in the recent issue of Scientific American (Feb. 2010), in an article by Dr. Burkhart Fischer, children with poor visual skills are poor learners. The visual skills to which Dr. Fischer refers to are eye movement control (motilities), eye teaming (binocularity), and eye focusing (accommodation). Inefficiencies or inaccuracies in the function of the neuromuscular feedback loops which control these skills can be honed or rehabilitated through treatment with vision therapy. This type of program typically involves a combination of in-office techniques and supportive home activities. If your child is working too hard, or struggling with reading and writing, it can also interfere with his or her ability to adequately and efficiently process information. To learn more about the link between vision and learning, visit the

New Health Studies Degree Programs • B.S. in Health Studies - offered to traditional undergraduate and Adult Education students seeking careers in fields such as nursing, social services, positions in medical, dental, and veterinary practice, along with positions that do not require pre-licensing education • B.S. in Health Care Administration - offered to Adult Education students who

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August 8, 15, 22 and 29—

Stock up on fresh produce, meats, cheeses, candles, baked goods and more at the FARMERS MARKET at Muscoot Farm in Somers, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 914864-7282 or visit www.muscoot farm.org for more information.

August 22 and September 12—Watch 5,000 years of traditional Chinese cul-

through August 15—Take the

little ones to see the classic musical PETER PAN, presented by Family Theatre Productions, at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. All performances include a meal prior to the show. Tickets: $60 for adults, $55 for seniors, $45 for children 16 and under. Call 914-592-2222 or visit www.broadwaytheatre.com for more information.

FREE

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August 19—Sprawl out on

your favorite picnic blanket and enjoy James Cameron’s Oscarwinning science-fiction epic at

ture come alive onstage with a show by this Chinese dance and music company, 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College in Purchase, featuring dozens of dancers in dazzling costumes, thunderous drums and magnificent backdrops. Tickets: $80 to $160. Call 914-251-6200 or visit www.artscenter.org for more information.

August 29—Grab a pair of binoculars and observe warblers and other species pass through the area on their way south during a FALL MIGRATION BIRD WALK, 8 a.m. at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye. Call 914-835-4466 or visit parks.westchestergov.com for more information.

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SEPTEMBER

at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, hosted by Westchester County Parks. Gates open at 5 p.m. for picnicking; movie starts at sundown. Call 914-864-7275 or visit parks.westchestergov.com for more information.

September 6—Spruce up

your home with vintage pieces from the 26th LADSON LABOR DAY ANTIQUES FAIR, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans’ Memorial in Katonah. The event features up to 70 vendor booths, plus entertainment and a plant sale.

Admission: $7, FREE for children under 13. Call 914-273-4667

or visit www.cordshows.com for more information.

September 10 to 12—Browse

one-of-a-kind and limited edition jewelry, furniture, home décor pieces and more by more than 300 artists and craftspeople from across the country at FALL CRAFTS AT LYNDHURST, a fundraiser for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown.

Admission: $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $6 for children 6 to 16, FREE for children under 6.

September 12—Snag a slithering critter of your own at the NEW YORK METRO REPTILE SHOW,

SUMMER SEINING IN THE PARK August 28—Learn about the rich sea life of the Croton Point shorelines at this event, 1 p.m. at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, in which participants use a 25-foot net to catch and release fish and crabs. Expect to get wet—old shoes

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, with more than 200 vendor tables showcasing live pet reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates available for purchase. Books, supplies and cages are also for sale; children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission: $10 for adults, $4 for children 7 to 12, FREE for children under 7. Call 845-526-4845 or visit www.reptile expo.com for more information.

September 12—See a worldfamous magician and winner of NBC’s hit TV show Phenomenon create spectacular illusions on stage during MIKE SUPER: MAGIC & ILLUSION, 2 p.m. at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill. Tickets: $25 for adults, $15 for children and seniors. Call 914739-2333 or visit www.paramount center.org to learn more.

September 26—Enjoy an unforgettable afternoon of music by renowned cellist virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma and his chamber orchestra of young colleagues during YO-YO MA WITH THE KNIGHTS,

4:30 p.m. at the Venetian Theater at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah. Tickets: $45 to $110. Call 914-232-5035 or visit www.caramoor.org for more information.

PAINTBOX LEAVES: AUTUMNAL INSPIRATION FROM COLE TO WYETH September 25 through January 17—Celebrate the start of fall with an exhibition of more than 60 works of art featuring breathtaking autumn scenes

by American artists. The show is open Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers. Museum admission: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and children, FREE for museum members.

Call 914-963-4550 or visit www.hrm.org for more information.

September 27—A splendid day on the links awaits at the 11TH ANNUAL WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER GOLF TOURNAMENT,

10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck. Call 914493-5414 to find out more. through September 30—View photographs of FREE

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the professional jazz scene from the late 1970s through the late 1990s by photographer JoAnn Krivin at JAZZ STUDIES, an exhibit at the White Plains Public Library in White Plains. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays. Call 914-422-1480 or visit www.whiteplainslibrary.org for more information. I

to $55. Call 914-631-3390 or visit www.tarrytown musichall.org for more information.

media.com. Listings must be received four months in advance of the event and must include a phone number that will be published.

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SUPPORT GROUPS For more information, visit www.worldclassmedicine. com.

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Hepatitis C Support Group

Meets every other Wednesday, 6–8 p.m., in the Cedarwood Hall Conference Room on the first floor. Call 914-493-7641 to learn more.

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Living With Multiple Sclerosis

For information, call the Behavioral Health Center Outpatient Department at 914-493-2621.

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Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, 6–7:30 p.m. Call 914-493-1573 for more information.

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11th Annual Westchester Medical Center Golf Tournament

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in Mamaroneck is the locale for Westchester Medical Center’s 11th annual golf tournament. Golf reservation includes: green fees, caddy fees, practice range, putting green, brunch, refreshments on the course, cocktail, awards presentation and dinner, tournament gifts and gratuities. For more information, please contact the Westchester Medical Center Foundation at 914-4935414. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Weight-Loss Surgery Support Group

Meets twice monthly at 6 p.m. at the Medical Arts Atrium, 19 Bradhurst Avenue, Suite 1700, Hawthorne.

LEARNING FOR LIFE Learning for Life is Westchester Medical Center’s series of free educational seminars. To obtain more information or to register, visit www.worldclassmedicine.com or call 877-WMC-DOCS. AUGUST I

Weight-Loss Surgery Seminar

Thursday, August 12 and Tuesday, August 24, 4:30 p.m.

If you are overweight, you may be a candidate for bariatric (weight-loss) surgery. Join expert bariatric surgeons for a presentation on the latest minimally invasive weight-loss procedures.

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Thursdays, September 16 and 30, 4:30 p.m. If you are

overweight, you may be a candidate for bariatric (weightloss) surgery. Join expert bariatric surgeons for a presentation on the latest minimally invasive weight-loss procedures.

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Westchester Running Festival

Sunday, October 10. Westchester Medical Center is

proud to present the Westchester Running Festival, featuring a half marathon and 10K. The festival also includes a FREE half-mile Fun Run for Kids. For additional information, visit www.worldclassmedicine.com.

Sixth Annual 100.7 WHUD Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon

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Broadcasting live on location from the lobby of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. The sixth annual WHUD 100.7 Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon benefits the world-class advanced pediatric care given at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. I

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Sunday, September 19, 1 p.m. If you or a loved one are suffering from a chronic disease that may lead to kidney failure, we invite you to join members of our renowned renal transplant team, including physicians, nurses, transplant coordinators, social workers and dietitians, for an informative presentation given from both patient and donor perspectives.

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Call us or stop by our showroom for the latest in high definition televisions and home theater systems.

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Step lively Young Caitlin Conly made it look easy at Hartsdale’s Ridge Road Park on Irish Heritage Day, as hundreds celebrated the Emerald Isle’s culture.

A Preliminary Champion dancer, Caitlin competed this summer in the North American Irish Dance Championships in Orlando, Florida.

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