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LEDGER
May 2015 -- Volume 11 -- Issue 5
Complimentary
BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN
Larchmont Village Treasurer Denis Brucciani outlined the 2015-2016 Budget at
the Monday, April 20 Board of
Trustees meeting. “The Tax
Rate per $1,000 for Fiscal Year
2015-2016 is 338.90549 ($38).
Total tax Levy for FY 201516 Calculation is $13, 189,137,
up $270, 881 for increase of
2.09689%. Unused Tax Levy
carried to next year is $3, 985,”
Brucciani noted.
However, Mayor Anne
H. McAndrews delineated a
40% hike in Fixed Water Rate
and 7.5% rise in Consumption
Charge per cubic foot, both
due to increased charges from
New York City.
“It’s not as bad as it
seems,” McAndrews said.
“Based on the size of my pipe,
I pay $36.23 every six months.
A 40% increase would be $50.
With the cubic feet charge,
$385 equals $414 for a six
month period.”
Introducing new Career
Firefighter Charles Boettcher, Fire Chief John Caparelli
stated, “Firefighter Boettcher
transferred from the Fairview
Fire District in Poughkeepsie,
where he has worked since
March 2012 and is a New York
STEM-Tastic Saturday Returns with
More Science/Tech Fun
From left: Larchmont Firefighter John Adams; Lieutenant Bryan Doherty; Firefighter
Jack Yannuzzi; new Firefighter Charles Boettcher, Jr.; Chief John Caparelli
State (NYS) Compliance Code,
Hazardous Materials and
Emergency Medical Technician, receiving numerous
awards.”
Chief Caparelli reminded homeowners that organic
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Assemblyman Steve Otis Hits Home Run for Little League
Just in time for the start
of baseball season, NYS Assemblyman Steve Otis has
secured a $250,000 NYS grant
for the Village of Larchmont
to develop additional baseball
fields at Lorenzen Park. The
grant was announced in April
by Fields for Kids and the Village of Larchmont.
Fields for Kids president
Jim Hanley provided good
news regarding the status of
the capital campaign for the
Lorenzen project stating, “We
are now just $25,000 short of
our goal to make
a new home for
Little League at
Lorenzen.
With
donations from the
community we can
make this ‘Field of
Dreams’ a reality.”
According to Village of
Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrew , “Our parks and fields
are an essential part of life in
Larchmont. They provide a
NYS Assemblyman Steve Otis presents a check for $250,000
to the Village of Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrews, Larchmont-Mamaroneck Little League president, Bill Nachtigal, and
Fields for Kids president, Jim Hanley. The monies will be used
to help construct a home for the local Little League with two
additional natural-grass baseball fields, renovation of the existing field, new team benches, fences, scoreboards and spectator
seating. Photo credit: Suzanne Despins
Children and adults alike
will be amazed at this year’s
offerings at the 2nd annual
STEM-tastic Sat-urday on May
16th at the Hommocks Middle
School from 11am to 6pm.
With expanded hours
and more activities than last
year, the daylong festival of
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (and even Art!)
offers everything from junk
car construction to Intrepid
Museum gravity experiments.
Last year’s inaugural event
drew over 2,000 visitors, ensuring that STEM-tastic Saturday would be back by popular
demand.
“This festival complements classroom learning with
endless hands-on activities,
opportunities to inter-act with
leaders in STEM fields and
numerous ways for youth to
be experts,” says Mamaroneck
School District Superintendent Robert Shaps.
This year, artist George
Hart will guide participants
in building an enormous geometric cardboard sculpture.
Festival goers can attend workshops on “green screen” video
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Winner of Larchmont 125 Logo Contest
The Village of Larchmont’s Mayor, Anne McAndrews, has announced the winner of the Larchmont
125 Logo Contest is Sue Girardi-Sweeney, a local artist and art teacher. The winning design will become
the signature mark to brand the quasquicentennial
celebration which kicks off in September.
“I entered the contest because who doesn’t like
a little friendly competition especially between creative types?” said Girardi-Sweeney. “The recognition
that goes along with having my design selected to
represent Larchmont’s 125-year celebration is a real
privilege.”
On hand for the announcement and unveiling
Sue Girardi with Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrews and the were members of the Larchmont 125 Celebration
winning logo design
Coordination Committee as well as board members
of Celebrate Larchmont, Inc., the nonprofit organization responsible for funding the upcoming milestone celebration. Also present were representatives from many local organizations, community groups and houses of worship.
“Larchmont is full of talented, artistic people,” said Davis, “and they really rose to the challenge with this
contest. I really enjoyed judging, seeing all the various entries,” continued Davis. “I love Larchmont.”
The logo design competition was open to anyone of any age to bring early awareness of the impending anniversary and to generate excitement in the community. The committee received over 30 entries from artists as
young as 7 years old. Logo contest finalists were Henri Kusbiantoro, Todd Nocero and Emily Shen, all Larchmont
Village residents. Shen is a 15-year-old student at Mamaroneck a High School.
The winning logo will be used on the organization’s website, larchmont125.org, and on commemorative
merchandise such as posters , t-shirts and buttons.
Information about the upcoming festivities can be found on www.Larchmont125.org.
Great Fun at the Annual Spelling Bee
The Friends of the Larchmont Public Library presented
the third annual Spelling Bee
for Adults and Teens on Sunday, April 19 in the Social Hall
at Larchmont Temple, 75 Larchmont Avenue.
The Bee attracted hundreds
of spectators. Ellie Fredston, organizer of the Spelling Bee and
Friends of the Library board
member said, “The Bee provides
an afternoon of fun whether
you’re a participant or a spectator.”
Lou Young, Larchmont resFrom left, “Friendly” Bee, Amy Ralston Seife, welcomed the “Quasqui Bees,”
ident and CBS-TV news personmembers of the Larchmont 125 celebration committee Carmen White, Kitty
ality served as Master of CereShirley, and Carey Federspiel. Photo Credit: Contributed by Dee van Eyck.
monies. The judges for this year’s
Bee were Nancy Seligson, Mamaroneck Town Supervisor; Anne McAndrews, Village of Larchmont
Mayor; and George Latimer, New York State Senator.
All proceeds from the Spelling Bee go toward programming at the Larchmont Public Library.
The 3rd Annual Larchmont Spelling Bee was sponsored by Houlihan Lawrence and Ray Catena Lexus of Larchmont.
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Mamaroneck Artists Guild’s
11th Annual Open Juried
Exhibition and Events
Works in a variety of media -- all 15 inches or smaller -- are featured in the 11th
Annual Small Works Exhibition at the Mamaroneck Artists Guild Gallery, beginning
Thursday, April 30, 2015 and
continuing through Saturday,
May 23, 2015. The works is this
exhibition, selected from entries from across the nation by
Juror, David Dunlop, demonstrates incredible creativity
and skill achieved by artists
working within the limitations
of fifteen inches or less.
A reception where the
public can meet the exhibiting artists will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015, from 3 to 5
p.m.
David Dunlop is a modern-day old master whose luminous landscapes draw• from
both Renaissance techniques
and contemporary science.
His paintings have been shown
internationally and are held
in the collections of major
corporations including Aetna Insurance, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, Delta Airlines,
GE Capital Corporation, IBM,
Cuba Tobacco - Photograph
and Mobil.
Dunlop has lectured extensively and in 2009 wrote
and hosted the award-winning
series for PBS “Landscapes
Through Time”. He is currently
at work on a second series.
The Mamaroneck Artists
Guild Gallery is located at 126
Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont with hours Tuesday
through Saturday from 12 noon
Patti Ettinger - Henny Penny - Acrylic
to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Beginning
Tuesday,
May 26, 2015 and continuing
through Saturday, June 20,
2015, local photographer Elisabeth Pollaert Smith presents
a collection of photographs curated to fit on the wall of your
“man cave,” be it a den, office,
bar, pool room, or your entire
home at the Mamaroneck Artists Guild Gallery.
Pollaert
Smith’s collection of “masculine” subjects includes commuter trains, vintage planes,
classic cars, cigars, guitars,
sailing, boxing, tennis, showgirls, soothing scenes, dramatic landscapes, and beer.
Meet and interact with
the artist at an Opening Reception on Saturday, May 30, 2015,
from 4-6 p.m. In the spirit of
the exhibit, the usual art gallery fare will be supplemented
by beer and snacks.
Elisabeth Pollaert Smith
is an award-winning photographer and a former international corporate lawyer. She has
studied at the London College of Printing, in the UK, and
at the International
Center of Photography, in New York and
New Mexico. She
has participated in
numerous
juried
and group shows,
and is a four-time
finalist for Popular
Photography magazine’s “Your Best
Shot” competition.
She is represented
by Getty Images and
teaches photography in Larchmont
and Mamaroneck.
Established in 1953 by
seven local artists, the Mamaroneck Artists Guild, 126
Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, is the oldest artist cooperative maintaining its own
gallery in Westchester County. Gallery hours are Tuesday
through Saturday from 12
noon to 5 p.m. Admission is
free and open to the public.
Call 834-1117 for more information.
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Board of Education Considers Further Changes to Superintendent’s
Recommended Budget
With additional funds
not anticipated when Dr.
Robert Shaps initially presented the 2015-2016 Superintendent’s Recommended
Budget on March 17th (and
then subsequently made
some revisions on March
21st and March 24th), the
Board of Education explored new options at its
April 7 meeting, including
reducing reliance on fund
balance, trimming reserves
and further lowering the
tax levy – all options aligned
with the Board Finance
Committee
recommendations. Revised budget recommendations also include
the addition of previously
suggested staff positions as
well as an increase in dollars allotted for prescription drug expenditures for
employees.
The extra available
funds, which resulted from
a $2 million correction in
the TRS (Teachers Retirement System) contributions
budget line combined with a
$206,657 State Aid increase,
reduce the overall budget
from the latest figures presented on March 24th by
$694,000 even after all of
the program enhancement/
staffing positions are incorporated. The budget reflects an investment in educational programs, while
for the third year falling
under the State’s allowable
tax levy cap and providing
eligible community members with a New York State
property tax rebate for the
second consecutive year.
“We are very pleased
with how hard the District
continues to work to balance the resources required
for continuous improvement of our educational
plan with the responsibility
to our taxpayers,” said Mamaroneck Board of Education President Ann LoBue.
“We’re in a favorable budgetary position now because of all the thoughtful,
Superintendent Dr. Robert Shaps
strategic budgeting that has
taken place in recent years.”
Board trustee Steve
Warner also commented on
the District’s fiscal stewardship over the past five years,
saying, “I believe all the financial metrics support the
fact that the Administration and
various incarnations of Boards
have
balanced
the
financial
stress that everyone has faced
with resourcing
our schools to
the benefit of
the
children.”
Warner pointed
out that since
the
2009-2010
budget (including this year’s
Superintendent’s
Recommended
Budget), the average
annual growth
in the District’s
tax
levy
has
been 1.2%, while
inflation
from
2009-15 has increased 1.5%
per annum. He also said
that while enrollment has
increased almost 5% since
2010, the average annual
growth in tax levy per student has amounted to only
.4%
While Board members
expressed satisfaction with
the newly revised budget
recommendations,
they
agreed to “sit on” the recommendations and give the
community time to digest/
comment on them.
The
Board
resumed
budget
discussion at its April 21st
BOE meeting, when the proposed ’15-’16 budget was adopted.
The 2015-2016 Proposed Mamaroneck School
District Budget will be
brought forth to the community for a vote on Tuesday, May 19th, 2015. Polls
will be open from 7 am-9 pm
at each of the four elementary schools.
Additional
budget information and updates are posted regularly
on the budget section of the
District website.
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The Selection Committee for the Mamaroneck School Board of
Education Announces Endorsed Candidates
The Selection Committee
for the Mamaroneck School
Board of Education, a citizen’s committee comprised of
24 elected independent and
non-partisan resident volunteers representing each of the
four Mamaroneck elementary
school districts, has endorsed
three candidates to fill the upcoming Mamaroneck School
Board of Education vacancies:
Two candidates, Melany Gray,
a nearly 24-year resident of
the district, and Roger H.
Martin, a 20-year district resident are first-term incumbent
members seeking re-election.
Paul Bulova, who has lived in
the district for nearly 11 years,
is a new candidate for the
Board of Education.
Candidates for the Mamaroneck School Board of
Education are voted on during
the election on May 19, the
same date as the Mamaroneck
School Budget vote.
Samuel Riter, Selection
Committee Co-Chair, said of
the two incumbents seeking
reelection, “The Committee’s
decision to endorse Melany
and Roger reflects our belief
that as current board members, their contributions have
been instrumental in helping
the Board pursue their goals
in key focus areas including
student engagement, student
achievement, school climate,
college and career readiness,
community engagement and
financial sustainability. These
two individuals will continue
to best serve and represent the
interests of the community at
large and will continue to be
great partners to the five other
Board members and Superintendent, Dr. Robert Shaps. As
the current Vice-President of
the Board, Melany has proven
herself to be an effective and
capable trustee for the community. Roger has successfully
leveraged his experience as a
career educator and has made
key contributions across a
number of initiatives, including in his role on the Board’s
curriculum committee and as
the Board’s liaison to the High
School.”
Of the new candidate,
Riter said, “Paul is a dedicated
parent of young children in
the district. He is also a coach
and PTA member who has
volunteered his time and effort to supporting the school
community. The Selection
Committee feels his election
to the Board will be a natural
progression for him to continue contributing to our school
district and add new and
valuable perspectives to the
Board.”
Robin Nichinsky will be
stepping down from the Board
of Education at the conclusion
of her third term in June. Riter said, “Robin has made an
immeasurable contribution
to the Mamaroneck community throughout her nearly
decade-long tenure on the
Board. She has selflessly volunteered countless hours and
given more of herself than we
could hope to acknowledge.
She is a model for community
engagement, and the Selection Committee is immeasurably grateful for her stewardship throughout the years.
Our schools, our community
and our children are all better
off because of Robin.”
The Committee for the
Selection of Mamaroneck
School Board Nominees was
founded in 1946 to find qualified and committed candidates for the Mamaroneck
Board of Education. This organization is made up of 24 private citizens who are elected
representatives of the Mamaroneck School District. Members of the group spend each
year attending school board
meetings and study sessions,
speaking with district resi-
dents and meeting with district officials (including, but
not limited to, the Superintendent, members of the Board of
Education, and senior representatives of the PTA) in order
to familiarize themselves with
the issues facing the district.
The Selection Committee
then recruits, interviews and
vets candidates for upcoming
vacancies, with the goal of endorsing those candidates that
it feels can best represent all
segments of the community
and their diverse interests,
meet the needs and demands
of the Board of Education
position and poise the Mamaroneck Public School system for future success in the
ever-challenging and global
community.
Selection
Committee
members themselves have
staggered, three-year terms,
and are elected via ballots set
up near School Board polling
locations. For more information on the Selection Committee or how to serve, visit
www.selectioncommittee.org.
Town of Mamaroneck Holds Drug Take-Back Events
The Town of Mamaroneck will hold drug take-back events to help remove pharmaceutical drugs from Long Island Sound and educate residents about proper disposal of drugs. The
events will be:Tuesday May 5, 2015 at the Senior Center/VFW on Post Road, 10:00 am to 1:00
pm and Saturday May 30, 2015 at Maxwell Avenue Recycling Center/Town Yard, 8:00 to 11:00
am.
Residents may bring expired and unwanted pharmaceutical drugs to remove them from
medicine cabinets and dispose of them properly. The Town cannot accept pharmaceutical
drugs from retail outlets, medical offices or other institutions.
Medicines should never be washed down the sink or flushed down the toilet because they
enter the marine environment unaltered after going through the sewage treatment plants.
Sewage treatment plants do not treat pharmaceutical chemicals. In fact, certain chemicals disrupt the balance of the treatment system decreasing its effectiveness and even disabling it at
times. The drugs can be thrown in the garbage or brought to drug take-back events for proper
disposal.
The Town received a grant from Citizens Campaign for the Environment, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, to hold the drug take-back events. Contact Town Supervisor Nancy Seligson (914) 381-7805, supervisor@townofmamaroneck.org for more information.
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waste disposal is collected
on the second trash pickup,
Thursday for residents east
of Boston Post Road (BPR);
west of BPR, Friday, adding
that the Fire Department received a $1,000 grant from the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, a
non-profit organization donating $10 million in annual
grants.
Attention then turned
to the environment. Trustee
Peter Fanelli cautioned residents not to bring soda, juice
or cans to the Flint Park turf
fields, only water. Trustee
Marlene Kolbert scored the
use of plastic bags for store
purchases, since fish in the
Sound are eating them and
dying, remarking Legislator
Catherine Parker is introducing legislation to enact a
County-side plastic container ban, which would make it
easier for the Village to enforce.
At the Work Session,
Kolbert announced that her
daughter Elizabeth won the
Pulitzer Prize for her book,
The Sixth Extinction, dealing
with mankind’s eliminating
species through abuse of the
environment.
Mamaroneck Artists Guild
Another event features David Dunlop, well known artist, author, teacher and lecturer will
demonstrate how to create mixed media art using different printing techniques and combining photography with other media at the Mamaroneck Artists Guild Gallery on Sunday, May 17, 2015, from
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Dunlop is a modern-day old master whose luminous landscapes draw from both Renaissance
techniques and contemporary science. His paintings have been shown internationally and are held
in the collections of major corporations.
Admission is $40 for the general public, $30 for MAG members. Reservations are required.
Contact the Gallery at 914-834-1117 or mag2120@verizon.net to reserve a seat. Participants are invited to view the 11th Annual Small Works Show, currently on exhibit and juried by Dunlop before and
after the lecture.
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The Village of Mamaroneck: Unchanged in
Character over Time
the residents and strong leadership in the village.
“The key to the success of
Emphasizing that everyone
the Village of Mamaroneck . . . is
in the Village of Mamaroneck
that its character has remained
works together, Mayor Rosenthe same,” asserted Mayor Norm
blum boasted that the Village of
Rosenblum at the Local SumMamaroneck “always has been
mit’s monthly meeting on April
and continues to be ‘The Friend17. He proudly noted that the
ly Village’” and maintains that
Village of Mamaroneck – with a
“whether you are a 4th or 5th
population of just under 20,000
generation resident or you’ve just
- ranked 60 in CNN Money magmoved here, there are supports
azine’s 2011 ranking of the 100
for you.”
best small towns to live in the
Mayor Rosenblum credits
U.S. Leading off the Local Sumthe quality of life for the village’s
ongoing popularity; Mamaroneck was recently
named one of New York’s
ten best small cities to
live in by Movoto Real
Estate. While the shops
on Mamaroneck Avenue
change, Mayor Rosenblum says that the village
“is blessed because it has
small stores” and that
demand is still there, enabling the character of
the village to remain.
Harbor Island Park
and Harbor are jewels of
the village. Mayor Rosenblum pointed out that the
Mamaroneck Harbor is
the 2nd largest small boat
harbor in the US, and
Joe Germano (left) and Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norm Rosenblum. Photo credit:
that it provides the only
John Gitlitz
open public access to the
mit’s planned series on “The
wires around twenty years ago.
Sound in the Bronx-Connecticut
Changing Face of our CommuniAccompanying the busi- corridor. (One does not need to
ty,” two lifelong Village of Mamaness development cycle over be a resident to access the sound
roneck residents, Mayor Norm
the years have been changes to from the Mamaroneck Harbor.)
Rosenblum and unofficial village
the faces living in the Village of
While the picture for the
historian Joe Germano, remiMamaroneck. Referring to the
Village of Mamaroneck seems
nisced about how the village has
latest shift in demographics, rosy, there are some challenges
changed over time, yet stayed the
Mayor Rosenblum believes that
and upcoming changes that the
same.
the Village of Mamaroneck “revillage is facing.
Both men and their famiflects what the times are.” He
As the popularity of the
lies have contributed to the vilpraised Mamaroneck’s religious
shops and restaurants on Mamalage’s long and rich history. Mayand cultural diversity and called roneck Avenue have grown, so
or Rosenblum’s grandfather – a
Mamaroneck “representative of
have its parking woes. Business
painting and general contractor
America as a melting pot.”
owners and residents believe
- came to Mamaroneck in 1904;
Calling the recent day labor- that the shortage of parking
he built the first apartment
ers’ lawsuit a “bump in the road,” spaces may be threatening the
buildings in the village and conhe maintains that this event “ac- viability of its local businesses.
structed many of the buildings
tually represents the continuing The mayor has formed a parking
that are still part of the village
development of this country” committee and will be reviewing
today, including the building ocand is “the same concept as you
options with the village board in
cupied by Molly Spillane’s. Likesee anywhere . . . a new group the coming weeks. Under conwise, Germano, who was born in
comes in, starts taking jobs that sideration – and not without conthe village in 1925 and was in the
others don’t want . . . it’s not troversy - are the use of multiMarine Corps in WWII, was an
negative . . . this is America.” He space meters, limiting the length
important figure in the village’s
traced the influx of different ethof time a vehicle can park in deshistory. He owned and operated
nic groups to Mamaroneck over ignated locations, and the conMamaroneck Garage, one of the
time, citing the arrival of the Eustruction of a multi-level parking
largest enterprises on Mamaropean Jews, the Irish, and the facility on Spencer Place.
roneck Avenue, and was known
Italians. Mayor Rosenblum asAnother new development
for providing opportunities for
serts that “there has been a 180° that has raised the concern of
Mamaroneck High School stuturnaround” with regards to the
some residents is the recent credents.
day laborer situation, because of ation of a Transit Oriented DisBY LINNET TSE
According to Mayor Rosenblum, the character of the village
has by and large remained unchanged over time, with many of
its buildings intact from 50-100
years ago. However, he pointed
out that one event in particular
had a dramatic impact on the
character of the community; the
coming of I-95 caused neighborhoods to be separated, people to
lose homes, and ruined a favorite
sledding hill. On a more positive
note, the character of the village
was improved by burying the
trict (TOD) by the village board,
accompanied by zoning changes
that allow residential space above
retail space in the area surrounding the train station. According
to Mayor Rosenblum, the current plan calls for retail units at
the ground level, with residential
units above; 10% of the units built
will be affordable housing.
Asked about Historic Preservation, Mayor Rosenblum
responded that there is “no
standing method to demand
that potential historic building
be saved” without the permission of landowner. He cited two
examples of efforts to get structures on the National Registry,
the “Skinny House” on Grand St,
and Walter’s Hot Dog Stand. To
prevent future unwanted changes, as happened with the Mamaroneck movie theatre, Mayor
Rosenblum noted that the village
board just passed a zoning overlay, requiring that plans go before
the Planning Board in order to
obtain a demolition permit. He
hopes that this will help restrict
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development and keep the character of the village intact.
This breakfast forum was
hosted by The Larchmont-Mamaroneck Local Summit, an informal
community council that seeks to
make life better for all in the tri-municipal area. Its monthly public
meetings are held at the Nautilus
Diner in Mamaroneck at 7:45 a.m.
usually on the third Tuesday of the
month. The next breakfast meeting
will take place on May 12, and the
topic will be on health programs in
the community.
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SELMA, the Larchmont New Movie Matinee
will be shown on May 20 at 11am and
2:30pm and May 28 at 6:30pm at the
Village Center. Call 834-2281 for details.
UPCOMING
Bicycle Sundays, sponsored by Con Edison and Friends of Westchester County
Parks will take place on the following
dates: May 10, 17 and 31; June 7, 14, 21 and
28; and September 13, 20 and 27 from
10am to 2pm at the Bronx River Parkway from Westchester County Center in
White Plains, south to Scarsdale Road
in Yonkers. Visit westchestergov.com/
parks or call 864-PARK for details.
LMC-TV is offering a filmmaking workshop entitled, “Make a Movie That Tells
a Story” from June 29 through July 17,
10am to 3pm. To register, call 381-2002 or
visit lmc-tv.org.
The Larchmont Newcomer’s Softball
Team invites those interested to join a
gathering of pick up players ages 18-70
who play softball at Flint Park every summer Sunday from 8:30am to 10:30am.
Email rjhellman@verizon.net for details.
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, 1947 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont presents a new exhibition called eARTh day on view until May
23. Call 834-8077 for details.
New York-Presbyterian Westchester
Division, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White
Plains is offering the following: May 13
– Identifying and Managing Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder; May 20 – Deep
Breathing for Good Mental Health; and
May 27 – A Healthy Outlook: Recognizing
Depression in Later Life. Programs are
from 7 to 8:30pm. Call 997-5779 for further information.
ArtsWestchester presents ArtsBash, a
cocktail reception on May 15 from 6 to
9pm. On May 16, Family Day from 1 to
5pm. Both events at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains. Visit artsw.org/artsbash or call 428-4220 for tickets.
The Junior League of Westchester on the
Sound is conducting a logo contest for
the branding of their 65th anniversary,
which will be celebrated throughout the
upcoming League year, beginning September 2015. The contest is open to any
student, grades K-12, attending school in
the Sound Shore service area of JLWOS.
The deadline for entries is May 18. The
chosen logo will be unveiled at the JLWOS Annual Dinner on June 5. Send pdf
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The Manhattanville College’s Castle
Conversations speaker series, presented by
Mastercard features Dan Rather speaking
in a private home on June 24 at 7pm. For
details, call 323-1277 or visit castleconversations.org.
submissions to: JLWOS65th@gmail.com
with “JLWOS 65th Logo Contest” in the
subject line. An entry form must be completed and can be found at JLWOS.org.
Westchester Country Club in Rye will
host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship June 9-14. For tickets, visit KPMGWomensPGAChampionship.com.
The Larchmont Public Library, 121
Larchmont Avenue presents the following: May 5, 12, 19 & 26 at 10am – Chair Yoga
with Vincenza Madonia (registration required); For additional information call
834-2281 and visit larchmontlibrary.org
The Rye Historical Society announces a
new exhibit called Immigration in Rye
through November 2015 at The Square
House Museum, 1 Purchase Street, Rye.
For more information call 967-7588.
Volunteer drivers are needed by At Home
on the Sound, the aging-in-place organization serving older adults in Mamaroneck
and Larchmont. The drivers take senior
citizens to local appointments, on errands
or shopping. For information, call 8993150 or visit athomeonthesound.org.
The Greater Westchester Orchid Society
meets at the Harrison Community Center, 216 Halstead Avenue, Harrison on the
second Tuesday of each month at 7pm.
Those interested are asked to contact
Cordelia Dirlam at 973-420-4966.
MAY
6
At 6pm, Sunrise Solar Solutions will host
a Seminar for Commercial Property
Owners and Managers at Molly Spillane’s,
211 Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck.
For more information, call 762-7622.
7
From 9:30am to 2pm, the American
Heart Association’s 12th Annual Go Red
for Women Luncheon & Learning Sessions will take place at the Stamford
Marriott, 243 Tresser Blvd, Stamford, CT.
For additional information, visit westfairgoredluncheon.heart.org or 640-3273.
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From 7 to 10pm, the Harrison High
School Band, Chorus, Dance and Or-
The 30th Annual Bruce Museum Outdoor
Crafts Festival will take place May 16-17
from 10am to 5pm at 1 Museum Drive,
Greenwich, CT. For more information, call
203-869-0376.
On May 12 at 4pm, At Home on the Sound
presents acclaimed German author Andrea
Maria Schenkel at the Larchmont Avenue
Church, 60 Forest Park Avenue. Call 6301873 for additional information.
On May 9 at 8:30pm, Caramoor Center for
Music and Arts, 149 Girdle Ridge Road,
Katonah welcomes Eric Michael Gillett for
the 21st Cabaret in the Music Room Benefit.
For tickets, call 232-1492.
chestra present Savor the Sounds: an
Enchanted Evening filled with Music and
Dance at Harrison High School Student
Union. To purchase tickets, visit hhsbpa.
coffeecup.com or mail a check $25 per
person, payable to HHSBPA to Marisa
Pierroz, 280 Harrison Avenue, Harrison,
NY 10528.
Road, Yorktown Heights. Visit walk4hearing.org for complete details.
ton Post Road, Mamaroneck will hold a
giant Tag Sale. Contact 698-4343 for further information.
At 8pm, Blackout NYC A Cappella performs at The White Plains Performing
Arts Center, City Center off Mamaroneck
Avenue, White Plains. For tickets, call
328-1600.
At 10am, the Mamaroneck Artists Guild,
126 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont will
host a Painting Workshop for children
grades 5 and up. RSVP to 834-1117.
12
From 11:30 to 4:30pm, the American Red
Cross will be at Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Avenue taking Blood
Donations. For appointments, call 1-800733-2767,
13
The Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers will hold the First
Annual Museum Seniors Day featuring
an online projection in the new Google
Art Project with Laura Vookles followed
by tea and petit fours in the Hudson
Room. Visit hrm.org for details.
Cerebral Palsy of Westchester’s Barrier Breakers presents their 8th Annual
Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
beginning at 5:30pm at the Westchester County Center, 198 Central Avenue,
White Plains. Visit cpwestchester.org for
details or call 937-3800, ext. 215.
14
At 11:30am, UJA-Federation of New York’s
Westchester Business and Professional
Division will hold their annual luncheon
at Brae Burn Country Club, 39 Brae Burn
Drive, Purchase honoring Daniel Singer
and Debra Abrahams Weiner. RSVP to
Nora Shapiro at 761-5100, ext. 12.
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From 1 to 6pm, attend STEM-tastic Saturday at Hommocks Middle School, Larchmont. For tickets, contact info@stemalliance.org.
At 11:30am, the 10th Annual Westchester/Rockland Walk4Hearing will take
place at FDR State Park, 2957 Crompond
The Westchester Chordsmen Chorus will
perform “The Wonderful World of Disney
Music” at Irvington High School, 40 North
Broadway. Visit chordsmen.org for call
298-7464 for tickets and information.
17
From 2 to 4pm, acclaimed art educator
and historian Suzanne Altman presents
“Other Great Museums: The Brooklyn
Museum, The Frick, The Jewish Museum
and Others” at the Mamaroneck Library,
136 Prospect Avenue, Mamaroneck in the
Community Room. Contact 698-1250,
ext. 3 for further information.
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The Mamaroneck School District vote on
the budget will be held in the Elementary
Schools from 7am to 9pm. For more information, visit mamkschools.org.
The School Budget and School Board
Trustee Elections for Harrison will be
held from 7am to 9pm in Elementary
Schools. For details, visit harrisoncsd.org
21
The Annual Larchmont-Mamaroneck
Memorial Day Parade will begin at 7pm
with assembly beginning at 6:45pm at the
parking plaza at Larchmont Train Station. Email recreation@villageoflarchmont.org for more information.
23
At 8pm, Westchester Community College
presents The Ladies of Laughter’s Funny
and Fabulous Tour in the Academic Arts
Theatre on the Valhalla campus, 75 Grasslands Road. Call 606-6262 for details.
25
Harrison will have a Memorial Day Parade at 10am starting at Halstead and
Thatcher Avenue. To join the parade, call
835-2052 or 527-0803.
30
From 9am to 5pm, the Mamaroneck
United Methodist Church, 546 East Bos-
The Harrison Players presents “Open
Mic Night” from 7:30 to 9:30pm at the Veteran’s Memorial Building, 210 Halstead
Avenue, Harrison. Call 698-4599 for information or visit harrisonplayers.org.
JUNE
4
At 8pm, join the Food Bank for Westchester as they celebrate 10 Years of Hunger
Heroes at Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown. Call 923-1100 to attend.
6
From 7 to 10pm, the Rye Historical Society will hold their Annual Gala Benefit
“Anchors Aweigh” at a beautiful waterfront private residence in Rye. For reservations or more information, call 9677588 or visit ryehistory.org.
13
At 3:30pm, the Japanese Women’s Chorus Hanamizuki and Ensemble VIVO
Concert will be held at the Harrison Presbyterian Church, 181 Harrison Avenue.
For details, email hanamizuky@gmail.
com
14
From 1 to 4pm, the Neuberger Museum
of Art Purchase College, 735 Anderson
Hill Road, presents Family Second Saturdays: Hello Summer! Family Festival with
guest artists from Harlem Needle Arts.
Call 251-6113 for details.
At 3pm, the Westchester Philharmonic
presents Danail Rachev conducting and
Joshua Roman on cello at the Concert
Hall at the Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road,
Purchase. Call 682-3707 for tickets and
information or visit westchesterphil.org.
15
Join ArtsWestchester and Tee It Up for
the Arts with their golf tournament at
Wykagyl Country Club, North Avenue,
New Rochelle. To attend, call 428-4220,
ext. 326.
Larchmont Ledger
Compelling Bronx Voices at Home on the Sound
Thanks to two Lehman College educators, a collection of oral histories
of life in the Bronx, recorded during the tumultuous 1970s and 1980s, has
just become a compelling book. Bronx Voices and Faces will be the subject of
a program May 26, when its co-editors, Emita Hill and Janet Butler Munch,
visit At Home on the Sound.
Subtitled Sixteen Stories of Courage and Community, the book presents men and women who were committed to preserving the stability of the
borough and weathered the crime, arson, and drug dealers. Their voices are
as eclectic as the Bronx itself and each played a positive role in a pivotal time;
all deserve to be remembered. Their faces were captured by collaborating
photographers.
Emita Hill
Dr. Hill, who interviewed the subjects, spent 20 years in the Bronx with many posts at
Lehman, finishing as vice principal. She recently retired as chancellor of Indiana University Kokomo. Janet Munch, professor and librarian, will talk about the school’s rich research collection on the Bronx,
which is often utilized by journalists and historians for their books.
The program is free at the Larchmont Avenue Church, 60 Forest Park Avenue. The program begins at 4:00
pm, refreshments at 3:30. Use the Forest Park door near Wendt Avenue to reach the community room.
Notable Neighbors Series, “THE FUTURE OF
BROADCAST JOURNALISM”
NBC “Today Show” co-anchor Erica Hill, NBC National
News Correspondent Kate Snow and WNBC “Today in New York”
co-anchor Michael Gargiulo will discuss the future of broadcast
journalism on Monday, May 11 at 7PM in the Tiered Classroom at
Mamaroneck High School. The evening, part of The Center for
Continuing Education’s “Notable Neighbors“ series, will be moderated by New York Times columnist Alina Tugend.
Whether you grew up with Walter Cronkite’s famous nightly sign off “and that’s the way it is,” sip your coffee to the banter
on The Today Show, or troll through Reddit and Buzzfeed to get
the latest news, the evening promises to offer insight on the ever-changing world of broadcast journalism and how to be a smart
consumer of information.
Among the topics that will be covered are the interaction of
print and broadcast journalism and how “citizen journalism” and
digital media have impacted what we see on the news. “One of the
topics of interest to me,” says Tugend, “is how broadcast journalists distill information coming from all different types of sources
– from cell phone videos to tweets - against the time pressure of
putting together a broadcast and being first with the news.” She Erica Hill
added, “Also, when there were only three major networks, broadcast journalism played a role in bringing people together – everyone saw more or less the same news.
Now, many people only read or view journalism that reinforces their point of view. What role – or
responsibility – does broadcast journalism have in combating the nation’s increasing polarization?”
The panel will also discuss the need for journalists to cultivate personal relationships via digital platforms to increase ratings and how different generations consume news.
“All of the participants are literally our neighbors,” said Blythe Hamer, Executive Director of
The Center. “Their willingness to share their experiences and perspectives with us will give us a real
window into the inner workings of how the news is reported.” High school students will be admitted
free of charge. The panelists will offer career advice at the close of the evening. The cost for tickets
for adults is $25. For further information or to purchase tickets, visit The Center’s website www.
lmcce.org or call 914-698-9126.
May 2015
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High School Students Recognized with Top Honors at
FBLA’s Spring Leadership Conference in Rochester
For the second year in a row,
Mamaroneck High School’s Future
Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
chapter travelled to the New York
State Spring Leadership Conference
in Rochester, NY and was named
New York State Chapter of the Year.
Competing against 130 chapters from
around the State, Mamaroneck students won top awards in 18 of the 60
competitions, including First Place
recognitions in Community Service,
Cyber Security, Mobile Application
Development, and Networking Concepts and Second Place awards in
Digital Design & Promotion, Entrepreneurship, FBLA Principles & Procedures, Local Chapter Annual Business Report and Outstanding New Member.
In addition to the competitions, students immersed themselves in educational workshops to
sharpen their core business skills, visited an information-packed exhibit hall, expanded their networks and attended motivational keynotes on a broad range of business topics. Gillian Sweeney was
elected State Historian, and Sophia Danzinger tied for District 3S Vice President.
“We recently began collaborating with Mr. Jadav’s computer science students, and this has
been a wonderful partnership that has broadened our impact and enabled us to distinguish Mamaroneck in new ways,” said Maria Siciliano, MHS’s Future Business Leaders of America advisor. “Our
Chapter of the Year award represents the hard work, perseverance and effort of all 48 FBLA student
members attending from Mamaroneck HS. I couldn’t be more proud.”
Future Business Leaders is the largest and oldest student business organization, with a quarter
million members and advisers in over 6,500 active middle school, high school, and college chapters
worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
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Larchmont Ledger
Gehrig and Appel Named 2015 Larchmont Luminaries
On April 19, 2015, Baseball
Hall of Fame first baseman Lou
Gehrig and best-selling author
and publicist Marty Appel were
inducted into Larchmont Luminaries by the Larchmont Historical Society. The annual award is
given to prominent Larchmonters, one living and one posthumous, and are selected based on
their outstanding contributions
to the arts and athletics.
Lou Gehrig (1903-1941)
played baseball for the New
York Yankees from 1923 to 1939.
Known as the “Iron Horse,” Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive
games, a record that stood for
65 years. In 1939, he was diagnosed with ALS, amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, now commonly
called Lou Gehrig’s disease. He
lived with his wife, Eleanor, in
the Stonecrest Apartments at
21 North Chatsworth Avenue in
Larchmont from 1934 to 1940.
Marty Appel, who lived in
Larchmont for 20 years, is considered the leading authority
on the New York Yankees. His
(L to R) Dee van Eyck, LHS VP, Programs Chair; Marty Appel, honoree; Nancy
White, LHS President; George Latimer, NYS Senator; Stephen Roldandi, LHS
Treasurer; and Laura Maloney, LHS VP, Membership Chair. Photo Credit:
Stephen van Eyck
twenty books include “Pinstripe
Empire: The New York Yankees
From Before the Babe to After the
Boss,” and the children’s version,
“Pinstripe Pride.” As the Yankees public relations director,
he knew and worked with Lou
Gehrig’s widow and would always call her the morning after
“Pride of the Yankees” was on
TV to tease her about how good
she looked in it. (Actress Teresa
Wright played Eleanor in the
film.) Appel currently heads his
namesake public relations firm,
Marty Appel Public Relations,
a major boutique agency based
in New York City serving clients
largely in the world of sports but
also in publishing, education,
consumer products, medicine,
and not-for-profit.
For more information, contact LHS Programs Chair Dee van
Eyck at 914-522-8394 or deevaneyck@aol.com.
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MHS Students Launch “BrainSTEM”, Focused
on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
The first issue of “BrainSTEM, an electronic STEM Journal written and produced by
students at Mamaroneck High
School, has just been published
and is now available online. This
debut publication, which may be
the first of its kind on the high
school level, includes articles
and personal narratives such
as This Season in STEM (news
about recent discoveries in each
of the disciplines), A New Class of
Antibiotics, Why Gravity Keeps
Me Grounded: What Science
Means to Me, or New Species
Discovered, as well as teacher/
community member spotlights
and book/Original Science Research reviews.
“With the growth of STEM
as both an academic and career
path, this journal gives students
an inclusive avenue for exploring
and sharing their interests in all
things STEM,” said Mr. Garbarino, MHS science teacher and
faculty advisor for the STEM
journal. “The range of topics
included and the number of students who contributed are quite
impressive. Students worked
hard to put this together, meeting at lunch, after school, and
over email.”
BrainSTEM
was
conceived by MHS senior and editor-in-chief Max Schechter
during his Original Science Research internship last spring at
Rockefeller University, where he
was paired with a mentor in a lab
and had the opportunity to be involved with science outreach and
education for middle school students in NYC. “I saw university
journals out there such as Triple
Helix, which about 20 colleges
are members of, but hadn’t seen
any high school publications like
this. I was impacted by the outreach being done to the general
public through Rockefeller Uni-
versity and wanted to bring that
to Mamaroneck,” Schechter said.
“It’s a way for everyone to be exposed to a wide array of science
issues and generate interest even
from non-science lovers.”
After pitching the idea for a
STEM Journal to MHS Principal
Elizabeth Clain and Mr. Garbarino last spring, Schechter began
to make it happen in the fall. His
first meeting brought out 20/25
students, who were interested
in helping by either writing articles, supplying photographs or
creating illustrations.
“I’m very happy with the
final product,” Schechter added. “It’s so unique to have a
publication like this that is completely student-run and of such
high caliber. The articles are so
well-written, and there’s such a
great variety of pieces. The fact
that we had so many kids willing
to do the work on this shows how
much interest in STEM there really is here at our high school. It’s
good to be able to share that with
everyone.”
Schechter hopes the publication will live on long after he
graduates from the high school.
And so does Ms. Clain.
Michael J. Apollo Awarded Youth Provider of the Year
The Town of Mamaroneck/Village of Larchmont
Volunteer Ambulance Corps
(LVAC) announces that Junior
Member, Michael J. Apollo, Jr.,
16, has been honored as Youth
Provider of the Year by the
Westchester Emergency Medical Services Council’s Public
Information Committee.
In order to be nominated for this award one must
have met the eligibility and
criteria stipulated by the committee requiring individuals
to be between the ages of 14
and 18, maintain first aid certification, and active membership in a first response
agency. Having satisfied these
requirements and combined
with his dedication, maturity
and skills, Apollo stood out
among his fellow members,
both senior and junior, as
worthy of nomination.
Having only joined in May
2014, Apollo had already dedicated just shy of 900 hours to
the organization by Mid-February 2015. “Michael Apollo
quickly won respect among all
members of the Corps for his
great sense of professionalism
and always wanting to learn
more. The other members
Michael J. Apollo
have also expressed enjoyment
volunteering alongside of him”
says LVAC President Grant Nishanian.
Having been the sole
Mandarin speaking first responder on a recent call,
Apollo was able to translate
for three patients, ensuring they received the best
pre-hospital care and allowing doctors and nurses to
have a full picture to be able
to work with. His study of
Mandarin has already come
to use in a setting beyond the
walls of a classroom.
“The patients felt at
ease knowing that someone
spoke their language. Mr.
Apollo’s skills really made
a difference that day” says
Kris Mueller, Crew Member
and Membership Committee Chairperson.
The award from Westchester County EMS Council will be presented to Apollo at their annual awards
ceremony on May 14th, held
in conjunction with National EMS Week.
The Town of Mamaroneck/Village of Larchmont Volunteer Ambulance Corps (LVAC) provides
emergency medical services
to the residents and visitors
of the Village of Larchmont
and the Unincorporated Area
of the Town of Mamaroneck.
Whenever called upon for an
ambulance, they respond with
EMTs and a Paramedic, each
of whom is trained to help in
a professional manner. New
members are welcome. Drivers, attendants and EMTs are
all needed. Free training is
provided. For more information, visit www.larchmontvac.
org.
Larchmont Ledger
State of County Address Declares
Westchester “Smarter, Safer, Stronger”
On April 22, 2015 Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino delivered an optimistic and strong message in
his annual State of the County
address, stating that Westchester was “growing smarter, safer
and stronger each day.” Despite
the increasing costs of Albany’s
unfunded mandates and the
automatic escalation of labor
costs, Astorino said an increase
to the county property tax levy
was out of the question.
“It’s a pledge (not raising
the tax levy) I have kept for
five years and I am making it
again tonight, because county
government has to be on the
side of every young person,
couple, senior and business in
Westchester that is struggling
to make ends meet so they can
stay here,” said Astorino.
To help hold the line on
taxes, Astorino has held the
line on spending. This year’s County Executive Robert Astorino
county budget is less than the
non-profit sector that generated
budget he inherited in 2010.
$129 million and accounted for
Among the cost saving measures
instituted to lower costs were ac- 1,600 jobs.
•
Capital projects investtions to competitively bid inmate
healthcare services, successful- ments are close to surpassing the
$1 billion mark (since 2010) and
ly transfer operation of county
mental health clinics to not-for- help create over 2,000 construcprofits and getting seven of eight tion jobs per year while providing
needed rehabilitation to our roads,
government unions to agree
bridges, sewers and parks.
to chip in for their health care.
• As part of Astorino’s
These actions save the county
Safer Communities initiative,
$10 million per year.
more than 350 volunteers were
The new $25 million Playland agreement with New York- trained in Youth Mental Health
based Standard Amusements will First Aid, and another 400 service providers and advocates
also save taxpayers money, as well
were trained as “community
as secure the long-term future of
Playland. Standard Amusements champions” with the mission
of being a go-to local resource
will invest $23 million in capital
in terms of awareness and eduimprovements perhaps as soon
cation when it comes to suicide
as later this year, introduce new
rides and attractions and make prevention.
•
The administering of
an up-front $2.25 million payNarcan was credited with saving
ment to the county and pay an
12 lives from heroin overdose in
annual fee of $300,000, that escathe past year. Police officers who
lates each year.
In addition to the Playland went through the county Departagreement, Astorino highlighted ment of Health’s Narcan program administered the antidote.
other positive news in the past year:
Astorino hailed a recent
• The county’s Patriot
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Housing Initiative has found
homes for 265 veterans (since decision which said actions by
HUD to financially penalize the
2013).
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The Industrial Devel- county were indeed subject to juopment Agency (IDA) assisted on dicial review, as a “major victory
16 economic development proj- against an aggressive and overreaching federal government,”
ects that generated more than
and a win for local zoning and
$400 million in private investhome rule. The county remains
ment, along with 3,400 permaon schedule in fulfilling the
nent and construction jobs.
terms of the 2009 federal hous• The Local Developing settlement agreement with
ment Corporation (LDC) assisted
currently 223 units occupied and
on a number of projects in the
can be a catalyst for strengthening families, then this may be the
most important role the county
ever plays.”
Astorino announced a new
Safer Communities initiative
with the development of a new
mobile phone application called
the Westchester Safety App.
Expected to be available later
this summer, the app will offer
real-time traffic, weather and
storm reports, and disaster preparedness tips via smart phones.
It is being developed by Interlecta, a Westchester-based IT company, in conjunction with the
county’s Department of Public
Safety. The download of the app
will be free, and there is no cost
to taxpayers.
And coming in May, the
county’s “A Job’s Waiting for You
Training” program gets under
way and matches long-term unemployed workers with hard to
fill jobs in health care such as
MRI technicians through a training program that, upon successful completion, guarantees the
trainee a job. The goal is to place
500 individuals in four years and
ultimately expand the program
beyond the health care field.
Astorino concluded his
speech by saying, “Westchester is a place we love, where we
raise our families, run our businesses and call home. Our past
is a source of pride, our future
is bright and together we will
continue to make Westchester
smarter, safer and stronger.”
May 2015
VNS Westchester’s Spring
Benefit Gala
Two distinguished leaders in the healthcare community will be honored by
Visiting Nurse Services in
Westchester (VNSW) at its
17th Annual Spring Benefit Gala on Tuesday, May 12,
2015 at the Willow Ridge
Country Club in Harrison. A
long-standing and celebrated
Frank A. Corvino
454 units with financing in place.
Among the new initiatives unveiled by Astorino
was the new Westchester Economic Development office that
will open a Manhattan office at
125 Park Avenue, directly across
from Grand Central Station.
The office will be functional and
open for business starting in
May. The purpose for the office
is to aggressively promote Westchester’s many assets, offerings
and competitive advantages to
companies and entrepreneurs
looking to leave New York State.
Astorino said, “Our message is
simple. To those companies in
New York City looking to Fairfield County or Jersey City, or
perhaps the Carolinas, Florida or
Texas, before you decide to leave
New York State, you need to take
a look at Westchester.”
The county’s new fatherhood initiative is designed to
celebrate the critical role of the
father, provide key tools and support, and help those in at-risk situations navigate and overcome
potential barriers they may have
to becoming effectively involved
dads. Former New York Knicks
all-star Allan Houston was in
attendance and his foundation
will partner with the county in
the initiative. “Over the course
of the past 50 years, the critically important role of the father in
the family has been diminished,”
said Astorino. “A good and present dad is good for moms and
good for kids. And if the county
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tradition on the Westchester
County springtime social calendar, the VNSW spring benefit will this year recognize
the generous spirit of healthcare innovator and visionary
Frank A. Corvino, chairman
of the Greenwich Hospital
Foundation; and Dr. Sumir
Sahgal, a champion of leveraging healthcare information
technologies to enhance care
for chronically-ill homebound patients. The festive
evening will also showcase
the important work of VNSW
and inspire giving to support
its high-quality home health
and community healthcare
services. Michael Gargiulo,
news anchor at NBC4 New
York, will serve as emcee. In
addition to the awards ceremony, the event will feature
a spectacular silent auction,
gourmet dinner, and decadent desserts.
“This year’s honorees
exemplify the collaboration across the spectrum of
healthcare
organizations
that is necessary to improve
healthcare for all in our region,” said Timothy P. Leddy,
interim president and chief
executive officer, VNSW.
“Both Frank Corvino and Dr.
Sumir Sahgal, and their respective organizations, are
valued partners of VNSW. It
is our privilege to express our
heartfelt thanks to them for
helping us fulfill our mission
of providing the highest level
of care to patients, their fam-
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ilies, and caregivers in the
comfort of their own homes.”
Proceeds from VNSW’s
Gala will support a wide
range of programs for residents of Westchester, the
Bronx, Dutchess, Putnam
and
Rockland
counties.
These include free health
screenings, health education
programs focusing on preventative care and chronic
disease management, and
home care services for uninsured and under-insured
patients. Community funding is critical, says Leddy,
as these services are not reimbursed by government or
other funding sources.
“Healthcare today is
vastly different than it was 15
or 20 years ago,” said Leddy.
“With fewer and shorter hospital stays for many patients,
we are experiencing a greater need for home healthcare
throughout our entire service
area. We invite residents of
Westchester and adjacent
communities to join us on
Dr. Sumir Sahgal
May 12 to recognize the contributions of our honorees
and to celebrate our 100+
years of service to the region.”
The gala is co-chaired
by Mahopac resident Debra Swee, communications
consultant and VNSW board
member, and Michael Wilson, co-owner, Wilson & Son
Jewelers of Scarsdale and
Mt. Kisco, and resident of
Stamford, CT. Tickets for the
event, which takes place on
May 12 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
at the Willow Ridge Country
Club in Harrison, may be purchased for $300 each at www.
vns.org. For information on
Sponsorship Opportunities,
Journal Ads or contributions
to the Silent Auction, contact
Joyce Infante, Director of Development, at JInfante@vns.
org or (914) 682-1480, ext.
649.
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Koslowe Gallery Presents “That was Fabulous!” The Paintings
of Stephen L. Crohn
To celebrate artist Stephen L. Crohn (1946-2013),
best known as “the man
who couldn’t get AIDS,”
more than 30 of his paintings will be on public view
for the first time (and available for purchase) in “That
Was Fabulous!” The Paintings of Stephen L. Crohn
fnow through June 2015 at
Westchester Jewish Center,
Koslowe Gallery, Rockland
and Palmer Avenues, Mamaroneck.
Crohn died
from suicide at age 66 on
August 24, 2013.
The exhibit is presented by local Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender and
Questioning (LGBTQ) community organ-izations and
initiatives;
spearheaded
by The LOFT: LGBT Community Services Center for
the Lower Hudson Valley
and the Crohn family and
in partnership with Mosaic of Westchester and the
Westchester Jewish Center,
Koslowe Gallery.
Crohn made medical
history and international
headlines in the late 1980s
and 1990s when researchers discovered that he possessed a genetic variation
that rendered him immune
to HIV. As a result, he dedicated much of his life volunteering as a research
subject for the scientific community. While his
contributions to HIV/AIDS
research have made him a
critical figure in gay, medical and academic circles,
think the series represents
the world as Steve would
have loved to see it… people, ideals, thoughts and
goals all shared regardless
of race, sexual orientation,
religion, money, station in
life or country. A rainbow is
a promise of a bright day to
come,” said Stephen’s sister,
Carla Crohn Friedman.
A portion of proceeds
from paintings sold at the
exhibit will go directly toward LOFT programming,
including suicide prevention. From 2013 to the beginning of 2014, The LOFT
experienced an increase
in suicides among their
members and participants
and is eager to increase
Crohn was a prolific painter
of more than 1,000 abstract
expressionist works.
“It’s an honor that Stephen’s family came to The
LOFT and asked us to take
the lead in sharing with the
community his legacy as an
artist and raising awareness about who he was beyond the medical renown,”
said Judy Troilo, Executive
Director of The LOFT LGBT
Community Services Center
for the Lower Hudson Valley.
In the gallery, which
is in the lobby of the Westchester Jewish Center there
will be nearly 30 paintings
exhibited.
“The Koslowe Gallery
has been looking for an
opportunity to collaborate
with the LGBTQ community. We’re thrilled to have
found the means for that
partnership in Steve Crohn,
an accomplished, moving
painter. His work is vibrant
and affecting in its abstract
representation of the raft of
emotions he felt for many
years. We look forward to
additional fruitful collaborations in the future,” said
Amy Levine-Kennedy, curator of the Koslowe Gallery.
Featured at the exhibit
will be The Rainbow Series,
seven paintings that will be
loaned to and on display at
The LOFT. The Crohn family hopes for the series to become a permanent acquisition for the organization. “I
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New Camp Allows Campers to Feel Proud
to Play like a Girl
Having run a summer
camp software company for 14
years and seeing a significant
shift in summer-time needs for
children and families, Ed Metzendorf, a Larchmont resident,
decided that Westchester was in
need of an all girls weekly summer camp that focused on skill
development.
sports, STEM and the arts. However, Next Level also gives the girls
additional opportunities such as
cooking, creative writing, cross fit/
yoga and even cheerleading.
The camp’s mission is to
inspire girls of all abilities and
interests to explore new possibilities, develop confidence, and
participate in fun-filled learning in
While researching an ideal
location for such a camp Ed was
connected with the Ursuline
School, a private school in New
Rochelle, and his dream is being
actualized with the launching of
Next Level Day Camp for Girls
this summer. Next Level is a
skill-based camp that inspires
girls of all abilities and interests
in grades 3rd through 9th. Ed’s
goal for every camper is best
summed up by saying “at the end
of a week no matter what level
you are we will not only help you
grow as an athlete, student or
artist but most importantly as a
person.”
Program offerings focus on
a structured environment. These
attributes are highlighted in the
“daily circles” as well as a camp
wide activity every afternoon.
The expert staff at Next Level
consists of local teachers, coaches, parents, and college athletes
who encourage the girls to experience new challenges, explore
their passions, and try something
new. Every day the staff will work
with the girls to make the most of
“teachable moments” that occur
on the field, in the studio or the
classroom.
Campers will utilize Ursuline’s state-of-the-art turf field,
air-conditioned gymnasium and
three outdoor tennis courts for its
athletics programs which feature
popular sports such as lacrosse,
basketball, soccer, field hockey,
and volleyball. Indoor activities
such as dance, art and creative
writing for the young campers
will take place in Ursuline’s air
conditioned classrooms.
Additionally, girls looking
for an intensive STEM program
can take advantage of Next Level’s “Camp within a Camp” program which is run in partnership with the Stem Alliance of
Larchmont-Mamaroneck. Run
by local teachers, the program
will allow the girls the chance
to build, tinker and code for
three hours every morning.
Many girls may choose to stay
for the rest of the day to take
advantage of Next Level’s other
offerings.
Besides skill development,
Next Level’s goal is for their
campers to develop self-esteem,
self-confidence,
cooperation,
fairness of play and leadership
skills. In order to help facilitate
that Next Level has teamed up
with My Remarkable Self to facilitate hands-on classes using roleplay, games, projects and small
group discussions that focus on
self-esteem, friendship, anti-bullying and teasing and communication building.
To learn more, visit the nextleveldaycamp.com. The camp
runs from June 29 - August 7, 9am
to4pm. Call early as some sessions
are at or near capacity.
Larchmont Ledger
Larchmont Resident Paul J. Massey, Jr. Honored by
Bridges to Community
BY LINNET TSE AND CARLA BERRY
On Wednesday evening,
April 22, Larchmont resident
Paul J. Massey Jr. was honored
by the Ossining-based international not-for-profit community development organization, Bridges to Community
(BTC), at their annual Leadership Dinner held at Tribeca
360 in Manhattan.
Massey
was awarded
BTC’s 2015 Outstanding Vision
and Commitment to Action
Award for his years of dedication and support of Bridges to
Community’s work. Bridges’
two-part mission is to improve
the lives of impoverished communities in Nicaragua and the
Dominican Republic through
volunteer service trips, and to
simultaneously educate and
transform those volunteers to
be more aware of the ways they
can impact lives for the better.
Bridges works in the areas of
housing, education, health,
and economic development.
His dedication to Bridges’ work is exemplified by his
three service trips to Nicaragua with groups from St. John’s
Episcopal Church in Larch-
mont. Even while
running his firm and
juggling other volunteer commitments,
Massey has taken several weeks to travel to
Nicaragua with each
of his children to experience first-hand
the issues confronted
by those living in the
developing
world.
With his children,
PJ, Sarah, and Greta,
Paul J. Massey Jr. addressing attendees at the
they worked alongside
Bridges to Community Leadership Dinner
community members
to help build houses and im- ing the lives of thousands of
children and adults. He has
prove local families’ lives and
served as CEO and founding
futures. Reflecting on his trips
to Nicaragua, Massey writes, partner of Massey Knakal Re“Our family owes a debt of ality Services until just a few
gratitude to the St. John’s com- months ago, when the firm
munity for encouraging our was acquired by Cushman &
involvement in and support- Wakefield. In addition to now
serving as President, New York
ing the work of Bridges. All the
Investment Sales of Cushman
Masseys have been enriched
& Wakefield, Massey is Presby this unique experience.”
ident of the Board of The New
Since his first trip to Nicaragua in 2008, not only has York Pops and serves on the
Board of the Tenement MuseMassey been an enthusiastic
um in New York City.
supporter of Bridge’s work,
To learn more about Bridges
but his firm, Massey Knakal,
to Community’s programs, projhas also supported Bridges,
ects, and volunteer trips, see the
helping Bridges to expand into
new communities and touch- Bridges to Community website.
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The Murray Avenue Elementary School PTA
wishes to thank the following businesses
in our community for their generous
support of our Winter Gala. With their
help we were able to raise needed funds
to help support our students.
Thank you!
A Mercurio Sons
ABC Cakes
Addison Street Spa
Anderson’s Book Shop
Angel Nails
Applause
Aroma Coffee Roast
Art of Dressing
Augie’s Family Style
Restaurant
Auray Gourmet
Badger Day Camp
Ballet des Enfants
Beadz
Bill Wang Photography
Bradley’s
Bread & Cocoa
Bu-Tique
Bullseye Glass Co
Burn
Center Stage Boutique
Chat 19
Cherry Lawn Farm
Market
Chit Chat Wines
Chris Bojanovich
Photography
Clutch
Corriander Modern
Indian
Creation Yoga
Creative Corner
D’Agostino Clothiers
Decoration Day
Designers Corner
Diet Center of Larchmont
Dream Spa & Salon
Durian
East Coast Skate Shop
eb Barrett
Ellen Marie Day Spa
Embassy Cleaners
Emelin Theatre
Equinox
Estelle Gourmet
Euro Nate Hockey
Everything’s Hair
Excel Martial Arts
Fiore Pilates
Firefly Salon
Flower Bar
Foley’s Hardware
Frankie & Fanucci’s
Futterman’s Stationary
Half Time
Hampshire Country
Club
Hiawatha’s Martial Arts
& Fitness
Home Fair Camera
Jay’s Wine & Liquor
Jillian McAlley
Photography LLC
Joy Alexander
Photography
Judy Gartman
Kurt Sauer Opticians, Inc
La Riserva Trattoria
Larchmont Laser
Larchmont Liquor & Wine
Larchmont Meateria
Larchmont Music Academy
Larchmont Nursery
Larchmont Tavern
Lifetime Fitness
Love by Bella Fiora
Lusardi’s
Madison Kitchen
Mancino Tailors &
Clothiers
Mathnasium
Maxime & Friends
Medallion Jewelers
Miller’s
Mount Tom
My Gym
Nail House
Nautilus Diner
New Rochelle Racquet Club
Nicky’s Pizza
NYSC Larchmont
NYSC New Rochelle
One2One Bodyscapes\
Palmer Jewelers
Peridot Fine Jewelry
Plaster Palace
Polpettina
Post Wine & Spirits
Raw Power Crossfit
Raymond Opticians
Red Mango
Rye YMCA
Sherwood’s
Stanz
Starbucks
Stephanie’s Kloset
Stitch by Stitch
Tequila Sunrise
The Corner Store
The Cut Above
The Ice Cream Parlour
The Voracious Reader
Tony’s Nurseries
Top 10 Nails
Town of Mamaroneck
Toy Box
Tres Magnifique
Villa Maria pizza
Village Merchantile
Village Paint Supply
Vintage 1891
Wallach Jewelry Designs
Warren Tricomi Salon
CT
Wendy Gee
Wraps & Things
Write On!
YogaSpark
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Larchmont Ledger
Assemblyman Steve Otis Hits Home Run for Little League
STEM-Tastic Saturday Returns with More Science/Tech Fun
place for recreation, exercise
and perhaps, most importantly, for the community to come
together. We are so grateful to
Steve for securing the funds to
help expand and improve this
much needed resource.”
Assemblyman Otis added, “I have had the pleasure of
working closely with Fields for
Kids and the Village of Larchmont for over three years to
make this field improvement
project a reality. This state
grant and the private fundraising efforts will mean more kids
will have access to good quality
fields delivering more games,
lmstemalliance.org or email
the STEM Alliance at info@lmstemalliance.org.
The STEM Alliance of
Larchmont-Mamaroneck is a
NY non-profit whose mission
more hits and more fun.”
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Little League (LMLL)
president Bill Nachtigal said,
“Our league is one of the largest in the country and we simply have not had enough playing fields. We have over 1600
players ranging in age from
4-18 and have been sorely
pressed for space. This grant
will help us complete our vision of having a field complex
that we can call the home of
LMLL.”
“The Lorenzen project has
been part of an overall plan by
Field for Kids (FFK) to improve
and increase fields in Larchmont and Mamaroneck for all
team sports. We started a fundraising campaign in 2008 and
through money contributed by
donors, the LMLL, the Village of
Larchmont and now this grant,
we now need only $25,000 in
donations to reach our $1.7 million goal,” says Hanley. “We plan
to start work this summer so
time is of the essence. Donors
who contribute by May 15 will
have their names inscribed on
a plaque at Lorenzen,” he adds.
To make a donation or request
additional information contact
fieldsforkidsmamk.org.”
is to organize STEM education
and enrichment initiatives in
order to inspire a community
where all are empowered to
em-brace STEM passions to
solve problems. The Alliance’s
vision is to serve as the network
that connects the community
to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math knowledge
as a means of solving problems
and fostering innovation.
Fall in Love with the People, Food and Gems
of Columbia
There is so much to enjoy
in Columbia, from historic fortresses and churches to stylish
hotels and restaurants. This
South American country is celebrated for five things: Gold,
emeralds, coffee, flowers and
friendly people. Granted Colombia wasn’t always a popular
destination because until recently, it was viewed by many
as a danger zone. Now things
have changed.
Cartagena, facing the Caribbean, is the most popular
destination in the country.
As tourism began flourishing in recent years, hip bars
and restaurants opened their
doors. Stylish hotels such as
the Tcherassi changed the face
of Cartagena. You can explore
this tropical city by foot. You
can walk along the cobblestone streets of the walled city
and take in the sights of the
charming colorful buildings.
Visit Plaza Trinidad, the oldest
area of the city. One must visit
the Castillo de San Felipe de
Barajas fortress. It was built in
1657 by the Spanish to protect
the town from pirates, and today you can wander its tunnels
and view the city from a higher
vantage point. There are also
some museums such as the
Palacio de la Inquisicion which
tells the story of the Spanish
Inquisition. The Emerald Museum provides a glimpse into
Colombia’s splendid gems.
For the best views of Cartagena, head to La Popa Hill ,
the highest point in the city.
The lush courtyard and 17th
century monastery here match
the beauty of the view. Before
nightfall, head to Café de Mar
and drink a local Aguila beer
while watching the sunset over
the Caribbean and then enjoy
a spectacular dinner at one of
the local restaurants before
heading to Getsemani for salsa
and people- watching. A few
days in Cartagena will have you
falling in love with the people,
food and flavor of this fascinating city. While December is the
height of the tourism season,
you can go at other times of the
year for smaller crowds and
lower prices.
Cartagena isn’t the only
spot to savor in Colombia. Too
often travelers forget about Bogota, Colombia’s capital. It is located a little more than an hour
away by plane from Cartagena
and has a completely different geography. This enormous
city is divided into 20 districts
and six zones, ranging from
the colonial neighborhood of
La Candelaria to the artsy La
Macarena. For instance, the G
Zone also known as the Gourmet Zone, is currently experiencing a culinary explosion
and luxury hotels are opening
up all over the place.
Before seeing anything,
head uphill to Montserrat. Sitting at 11,000 feet above sea level and home to a 17th century
church, this has been a pilgrim
destination since the 1620’s.
The highlight is the view from
the top, where the magnitude
and natural beauty of Bogota
can be fully appreciated.
Article written by Carlos
Castro, Bayside Travel.
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President of Bayside Travel in
Bronxville, Eastchester Travel
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Kitchen & Bath Insider© - #174: Even Lucy is Refacing!
BY PAUL BOOKBINDER, M.I.D., C.R.
To be more accurate, the
statue of Lucy is going to be refaced. The likeness of Lucille Ball,
in her hometown of Celoron, New
York, is so bad looking that the
town has decided to have her refaced. The newspaper headlines
vary but my favorite is “Upstate
Town Terrorized by Demon Lucy
Statue”. Thank goodness refacing
is now considered an acceptable
method of rejuvenating a scary,
sad looking statue or kitchen.
The mayor of Celoron, Scott
Schrecengost, has chosen to reface Lucy, rather than replace
her, because it is considerably less
expensive to put a new face on a
400lb bronze statue than to replace it completely. And, it can be
done much faster that starting a
new statue from scratch. Interestingly these are the same reasons
most people chose to reface their
cabinets rather than replace them.
It comes down to convenience
and cost. With our hectic schedules, many people don’t want to
have their lifestyles disrupted any
longer than necessary. It’s hard
enough getting everything done
that we’re supposed to each day
without having construction going on for several weeks. Refacing
takes much less time than replacing a kitchen and is much less
stressful than a total renovation.
And in most cases it’s usually more economical than a new
kitchen. I say “usually more economical” because there are factors
that can increase the costs of refacing. When you select thermofoil replacement fronts the cost is
about 50% less than buying and
installing new, all-wood cabinets.
However, if you choose special
shapes or wood fronts the savings
begins to diminish. Another factor that can add to the expense of
Lowey Applauds Approval of MTA’s
Federal Application to Implement
Rail Safety Technology
Congresswoman Nita M.
Lowey
(Westchester/Rockland), the Ranking Member
on the House Appropriations
Committee,
applauded the
Federal Railroad Administration’s impending approval of
the New York Metropolitan
Transit Authority’s (MTA) application for a$967 million
loan to install positive train
control (PTC) technology for
Long Island Railroad and Metro-North Commuter Railroad.
This loan will allow MTA to install life-saving safety improvements on commuter rail lines.
“I’m pleased that MTA’s
application to install positive
train control technology will
be approved by the Federal
Railroad Administration,” said
Lowey. “Securing this funding
will help ensure that disastrous events like the December 2013 Metro North accident
never happen again. Over the
last year, I have worked tirelessly to highlight the need for
additional resources to help
commuter railroads install
PTC, and I will continue to
work with federal and state officials to ensure that MTA gets
the resources it needs to keep
its riders safe.”
The loan application was
approved by the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA)
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program
(RRIF) program. Under this
program, the loan funding can
be used to acquire, improve, or
rehabilitate intermodal or rail
equipment or facilities, including track, components of track,
bridges, yards, buildings and
shops; refinance outstanding
debt incurred for the purposes
listed above; and develop or establish new intermodal or railroad facilities.
Direct loans can fund up
to 100% of a railroad project
with repayment periods of up
to 35 years and interest rates
equal to the cost of borrowing
from the government. Eligible
borrowers include railroads,
state and local governments,
government-sponsored
authorities and corporations,
joint ventures that include at
least one railroad, and limited
option freight shippers who
intend to construct a new rail
connection.
By law, railroads are expected to implement PTC systems, which prevent collisions
and derailments by ensuring
that trains are not travelling
at excessive speeds, by December 31, 2015. In the aftermath of the December 1, 2013,
Metro-North crash, the Federal Railroad Administration
launched a “Deep Dive” safety
assessment of Metro-North’s
operations. In a January 2014
spending bill, Lowey required
DOT to release its report to
Congress, which highlighted
deficiencies in Metro-North’s
safety protocols and training.
refacing is changing the layout of
your kitchen. You realize the greatest saving when no alterations are
made to the floor plan. If you intend on changing more than 10%
of the cabinets in the kitchen it
makes more sense to think about
replacing all of them.
The selection of replacement fronts has recently expanded exponentially. Now, Lucy’s
new face could be anyone; Ethel,
Marge, Wilma, or best of all, a pretty image of Lucy, as was originally
intended. In your home, you can
reface with real wood, choosing
from maple, cherry, alder, birch,
pine or exotic woods. If you want to
go with laminate fronts there are
close to a hundred colors to chose
from, and now the laminates can
be textured or hand-crafted with
a glazed finish or Italian high gloss
lacquer, just like real wood. Add to
this all the modern internal conveniences that you find in new kitchen cabinets and refacing becomes
a viable alternative.
Although, in the past,
refacing used to conjure up a
less-than-beautiful
solution,
where the material used to cover
the cabinets and doors didn’t look
real and would peel off in a few
years. While this may have been
true years ago, the materials and
adhesives used for refacing today
have improved dramatically. Most
contractors who offer this service
now replace the door and drawer
fronts and cover the cabinet with
the same material the new fronts
are made of. Today, a custom refacing job, if done properly, looks
just like a new kitchen and lasts
just as long.
If you’re terrorized because
you’re living with a scary looking
kitchen, like the folks in Celoron
are of their statue, it might be time
to consider this wonderful solution. Granted, it’s not for everyone,
so it’s in your best interest to speak
with a professional designer for
their input, however, most kitchens will benefit from refacing. And
considering Lucy was one of the
most talented, beautiful and funny
women in TV’s history, it is only
right that her statue get a face-lift.
Managing Digital Assets in your Estate Plan
BY BERNARD A. KROOKS.
CERTIFIED ELDER LAW ATTORNEY
Let’s face it, we all have an
online presence, whether we
like it or not. Think about all
the online accounts you have
such as Facebook, LinkedIn,
Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, to name a few. Also,
add in all your email accounts,
frequent flier miles, bank and
brokerage accounts and all
the bills you pay online. I’ll bet
that if you made a list of these,
you probably have more thank
you think. For a while it was
just an interesting theoretical
problem: what would happen
to these accounts upon your
death or if you became incapacitated. Now, it has evolved
into an interesting legal dilemma.
Do you want to allow
someone else access to your
online accounts if you became
incapacitated or passed away?
What needs to be done to ensure that this happens? Also,
what do you want to happen
with your digital assets (all
those pictures you have posted
on Facebook and Instagram)?
Should they stay online or be
removed?
Let’s start with passwords. You know that you’re
not supposed to reuse passwords, and that you should
change your passwords on a
regular basis (how many of us
really do that?). Maybe you
have made the decision not to
change the password for some
sites, or to use the same password for your car rental and
airline reservation accounts.
Even so, you probably have a
lot of passwords, and it might
seem like a full-time job just to
manage them.
Now think about allowing
your family member or other
trusted person access to those
passwords in the event something happens to you. Do you
write them down somewhere?
That would be very insecure,
and a lot of work — you need to
update the list every time you
change a password (or add a
new account). Where can you
keep it that it is available and
secure? A password-protected
file on your computer? Which
computer and how hard is it to
break the password protection
on your favorite word processor, and what happens if your
computer hard drive fails (as
it most assuredly will, sooner or later)? There are some
online services that will store
you passwords in an encrypted
space. This way, you have only
one password to remember
(the one for the online service).
How do you pass along
the password information on
death or disability — without
giving anyone access right
now? Look into something
called a “dead man’s switch.”
The concept is borrowed from
train locomotives. In the electronic world, it works like this:
you set up an account, and it
sends you a message every 30
(or 60, or 90 — you usually can
change the timing) days. You
respond by telling the program
that you’re still OK, and nothing happens for another cycle.
But if you don’t respond, it decides something has happened
to you, and it sends a message
(which you have written in
advance) to the recipient(s) of
your choice.
You can see how that
might make sense. You write
a message telling your daughter the login information for
your password management
program, and a list of major accounts for her to look into. All
you have to do is remember to
update that message each time
you change your password,
and respond to the messages
you get every month. The rest
takes care of itself.
Think about what documents and arrangements you
need to prepare in advance.
Should there be a provision in
your power of attorney, your
trust and/or your will about
digital assets? Probably, but
recognize that the law is still
unsettled when it comes to
whether your executor or
agent under a power of attorney has access to your digital assets. You may recall (or
may not recall) that when you
signed up for your online account you checked a box called
a “terms of service agreement.”
This lengthy, boilerplate document likely has some discussion about what happens
to your account if something
happens to you and it possibly prevents your fiduciary
from accessing your digital assets. Whomever you appoint
as your fiduciary will have to
overcome this hurdle along
with state and federal privacy
laws in order to manage your
digital assets upon your incapacity or death.
There are some new developments on the horizon. A
national group, the Uniform
Laws Commission has drafted and approved a Uniform
Fiduciary Access to Digital
Assets Act. The Act attempts
to make digital assets available to fiduciaries. They even
spent a great deal of time on
deciding what constitutes a
“digital asset.” States, howev-
If you find yourself upstate, stop
by the Lucille Ball Memorial Park
to visit with Lucy (after the work
has been completed) and see what
a difference a new
face can make.
Paul
Bookbinder,
M.I.D.,
C.R., is president of
DreamWork Kitchens, Inc. located in
Mamaroneck, New York. A Master
of Design (Pratt Institute), and E.P.A.
Certified Remodeler, he serves on
the Advisory Panel of Remodeling
Magazine. A member of the National Kitchen & Bath Assoc., he is
also a contributor to Do It Yourself
magazine. He can be reached for
questions at 914-777-0437 or www.
dreamworkkitchens.com.
er, have been slow to adopt this
Act. More importantly, the
online industry is against the
Act and is taking the position
that the “check the box” boilerplate provisions in the terms
of service agreement generally require them to protect
your privacy and not disclose
information to your fiduciaries. This issue will likely be
resolved by the court system in
upcoming years.
So, what should you do?
At a minimum, make a list of
all your accounts and passwords and keep it in a safe
place. Speak with your estate
planning attorney about how
to best ensure that your fiduciaries will have access to
these accounts (if that is what
you want) if something happens to you.
Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is
a founding partner of Littman
Krooks LLP and has been honored as one of the “Best Lawyers”
in America for each of the last
seven years. He is past President
of the National Academy of Elder
Law Attorneys (NAELA) and past
President of the New York Chapter of NAELA. Mr. Krooks has also
served as chair of the Elder Law
Section of the New York State Bar
Association. He has been selected
as a “New York Super Lawyer”
since 2006. Mr. Krooks may be
reached at (914-684-2100) or by
visiting the firm’s website at www.
elderlawnewyork.com.
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May 2015
•
Larchmont Ledger
Mother’s Day for Every Palate!
Mom deserves her special day. If you are planning to
dine out on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10th, here are a few
suggestions that cover a wide
variety of tastes. Special Hint:
Mother’s Day is a big restaurant day, so be sure to reserve
a table early; you can even take
Mom out any time during the
weekend to keep it more stress
free. Enjoy!
Dubrovnik, 721 Main
Street, New Rochelle 914637-3777
For years Jerry Tomic, a
native of Croatia, dreamed of
bringing a true taste of home
to Westchester. The flavorful cuisine of Croatia served
in a refined atmosphere. He
premiered Dubrovnik and it
became a hit: Westchester’s
first restaurant devoted to
Croatia, a multi-level 85-seat
establishment with seasonal
outdoor patio, state of the art
temperature controlled wine
cellar, al fresco woodburning
BBQ for meats and fish, lush
seasonal herb garden, and
bar/lounge. Talented chefs
man the kitchen and they will
transport you to the beautiful
Adriatic in flavorful style. Jerry
Tomic, his wife ‘Jackie’ Kaszas,
and partner Nada Bernic insist
they will be using all the finest
ingredients in the seasonal
marketplace. Most everything
is house made from the bread
to desserts. Try the Warm Octopus Salad; Steamed Mussels;
Bay Scallops on the Shell; Fresh
Cod Filet with grapes, olives,
pearl onions; Mama Tereza’s
lobster, shrimp, scallops, fish,
clams and mussels steamed
in a seasonal broth over pasta;
Grilled Rack of Lamb; or whole
roasted fish prepared out on
the BBQ. “Fresh food, simply
prepared is the Croatian way”,
says Tomic. Special Mother’s
Day menu. Open 7 days for
lunch and dinner. Reservations suggested. Private party
facilities. Valet parking. www.
durbrovnikny.com
Rio Bravo Tacos & Tequila,
1879 Palmer Ave., Larchmont
914-341-1546
The artsy red statue
guarding the Palmer Ave. entrance to this new Mexican
restaurant just hints at the
many
south-of-the-border
pleasures waiting inside. It
is a sprawling 200-seat environment strewn with colorful Mexican art and artifacts,
multiple seating areas with a
big bar/lounge for socializing.
Brothers Edgar and Hector
Brambila also operate a Rio
Bravo in Fairfield, CT. and have
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with flavorful surprises: Milanesa Chicken Tacos, hand battered fried chicken wrapped in
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May 2015
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15
What’s Happening at Larchmont Public Library
Better Posture
Means Better
Health
Believe it or not, the way
you sit and stand as well as move
your body has a tremendous impact on your health and well-being. Poor posture can lead to
significant health problems as
Eve Silver
we grow older unless we seek
to correct things. The library invites the public to join Certified
Alexander Technique Instructor, Eve Silver, on Saturday, May
9 at 11:15am, for an introductory workshop on the benefits of
the Alexander Technique. The
workshop is also being given on
Friday, May 29 at 11:15am, at the
Larchmont Public Library. Both
workshop sessions are free.
The Alexander Technique is a method that works to
change habits of how we move
in our everyday activities. It is
a simple and practical method
for improving ease and freedom of movement, balance,
support and coordination. The
technique teaches the use of the
appropriate amount of effort for
a particular activity, giving you
more energy for all your activities. It is not a series of treatments or exercises, but rather
a reeducation of the mind and
body. The Alexander Technique
is a method, which helps a person discover a new balance in
the body by releasing unnecessary tension. It can be applied
to sitting, lying down, standing,
walking, lifting, and other daily
activities.
Eve Silver is committed
to helping others find a way
to explore and improve habits
that can cause pain, fatigue and
tension and is a fully qualified
teacher of the Alexander Technique. She successfully completed a three-year, 1600-hour
training course at the Ameri-
can Center for the Alexander
Technique in New York, and has
been certified to teach the Alexander Technique by the American Society for the Alexander
Technique (AmSAT). AmSAT is
the largest professional association of certified Alexander
Technique teachers in the United States and establishes and
maintains the nation’s highest
standards for teacher training,
certification and membership.
Silver is a member of The Alexander Associates of Westchester and has a private and group
teaching practice in Rye and
New York City.
For more information about
Eve Silver and the Alexander
Technique, visit Eve at www.
evesilverat.com
a cookbook loaded with recipes
to try. You do not need to bring
a cookbook or participate in
the cookbook swap to enjoy the
barbeque presentation by Chef
Zehe.
Joerg Zehe is an Executive
Chef who has fine dining kitchen experience across an array
of classical and progressive cuisines. With over 15 years of experience he is expert in all facets of
restaurant management. Prior
to opening Apiary, Zehe cooked
in several of New York’s most notable restaurants including Ed’s
Lobster Bar, Matsuri, Bolo and
Maloney & Porcelli.
The arrival of warmer temperatures signals a number of
things, one of them being the
start of barbeque season. If you
are an outdoor grill king you’ll
want to join Chef Joerg Zehe
from Larchmont’s APIARY on
Monday, May 11 at 7pm, at the
Larchmont Public Library. Chef
Zehe will be presenting barbeque seasoning secrets that will
make you the talk of your neighborhood. Chef Zehe will have
food samples for you to try so
ing Alzheimer’s advocate Meryl
Comer’s Slow Dancing With a
Stranger is a profoundly personal, unflinching account of
her husband’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease that serves as
a much-needed wake-up call
to better understand and address a progressive and deadly
affliction. On Sunday, May 3,
at 4pm, in the Larchmont Village Center, Meryl Comer reads
from and discusses this timely
and much-needed book. Refreshments will be available at
3:30pm.
When Meryl Comer’s husband, Harvey Gralnick, was
diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 1996, she
watched as the man who headed
hematology and oncology research at the National Institutes
of Health started to misplace
important documents and forget clinical details that had once
been cataloged encyclopedically
in his mind. With harrowing
honesty, she brings readers face
to face with this devastating
condition and its effects on its
victims and those who care for
them. Detailing the daily realities and overwhelming responsibilities of caregiving, Comer
sheds intensive light on this
national health crisis, using her
personal experiences—the mistakes and the breakthroughs—
to put a face to a misunderstood
disease, while revealing the facts
everyone needs to know.
Pragmatic and relentless,
Comer has dedicated herself to
Meryl Comer
Reads from Her
Learn the BBQ Latest Book on
Secrets of Local Alzheimer’s
Emmy-award
winning
Chef
broadcast journalist and lead-
Chef Joerg Zeha
you can taste the difference.
Simultaneously, the library is having its first ever
cookbook swap. Bring your favorite cookbook with you to the
program and you’ll be given a
ticket that will allow you to select the cookbook of your choice
from those that are brought to
the event by those participating.
It’s sort of like a “white elephant”
party but for cookbooks. Everyone is sure to come home with
Meryl Comer
fighting Alzheimer’s and raising
public awareness. “Nothing I do
is really about me; it’s all about
making sure no one ends up like
me,” she writes. Deeply personal
and illuminating, Slow Dancing
With a Stranger offers insight
and guidance for navigating Alzheimer’s challenges. It is also an
urgent call to action for intensive research and a warning that
we must prepare for the future,
instead of being controlled by a
disease and a healthcare system
unable to fight it.
43rd Annual
Seniors Art
Exhibit Opens
The Larchmont Public Library presents the 43rd anniversary exhibit of artworks by art
students at the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Senior Center. The
exhibit will be on display in the
Oresman Gallery in the Larchmont Public Library from May
2 through May 30. The exhibit is
free and open to everyone during
normal library hours. Additionally, there will be a reception
honoring the artists on Saturday,
May 9, from 2:30 to 4:30pm.
The exhibit, featuring the
works of seniors attending the
art class led by artist and instructor Patricia Minor-Sutherland,
will include artworks from every
medium including oils, watercolor, acrylic, pastels and graphic
pencil. The exhibit will feature
80 works by artists that include
Barbara Datino, Stella Lasker,
Norma Mano-Luther, Angela
Forenza, Norma Perciasepe,
Robert Polstein, Robert Reid,
Terry Price, Ruth Rutchik, Barbara Girardi, Soledad Sambrano,
Jesse Seligson, Vincenzo Sperandio, Kay McCarrick, Varsha
Mehta, Irene Wielgus, Donald
Levine, Barbara Fix, Lynn App,
Jock Maggard, Mary Anne Martucci and Mary English.
The
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Senior Center offers art
instruction throughout the year
on Wednesdays. The classes are
held at the VFW Post located at
1288 Boston Post Road, in Mamaroneck.
Artist and Instructor, Patricia Minor-Sutherland, has
been teaching the art class at
the
Larchmont-Mamaroneck
Senior Center for 43 years. She is
a full-time artist and has had her
paintings exhibited in the Museum of Colorado, Medici Center
for the Arts in Philadelphia, The
Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, KY, the Biennial Invitational Museum of Contemporary
Art in New York and many others. She is a founding member
of the Reilly League of Artists in
White Plains.
For Information about the
art classes available at the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Senior Center
contact the Center at 834-8840, or
online at http://www.townofmamaroneck.org/community_services/senior_center.html.
Women
Business Owners
Government
Contracting Forum
Despite their growing
ranks, women-owned businesses still capture a small percentage of government-contracting dollars. That means
big opportunity--if you know
how to work with the various government contracting
agencies. Women own an
estimated 9.1 million businesses in the United States,
but they collect just 5 percent of government contracting dollars designated for
small firms each year—which
represents a huge potential opportunity for women business
owners.
If you are a woman and
own your own business and
would like to gain insight into
this lucrative area, visit the
Larchmont Public Library on
Saturday, May 16 at 2pm, for an
informative workshop session
featuring a panel of successful
businesswomen, each of whom
has successfully negotiated and
been awarded government contracts that have helped them to
build their businesses. The panel features Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D,
head of the Consumer Safety &
Sustainability Group for Consumer Reports, Marie Wiggins,
Executive Director of the New
York Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), Toan Huynh,
Co-Founder and co-owner of
The Saucy Sauce Company and
Senior Executive at Cloud Sherpas, and Carmen Huertas-Noble,
founding Director
of the Community
& Economic Development Clinic
(CEDC) at CUNY
School of Law.
The workshop will help
women to obtain
government contracts at every
level of business
including school
board, local, state, and federal
agencies but will primarily focus
on how to obtain contracts with
local school districts. You will
learn how to be more proactive
and how to focus on what you do
best and apply those to your research into all types of contracts.
Additionally, the workshop will
include the best methods for
how to follow up and be “pleasantly persistent”.
With the U.S. government
as the world’s largest single purchaser of goods and services,
pursuing government contracts
is a worthwhile market opportunity for many small businesses—
including women-owned firms.
The workshop is provided free
of charge and no reservations are
necessary.
For more information about
this or any of the other programs
scheduled at the Larchmont Public Library, visit www.larchmontlibrary.org.
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