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Class of 2020 Graduation Filled with Pride, Cheers

For a commencement exercise like none other, the New Rochelle High School Class of 2020 gradu-ation brimmed with all that makes the day special – in-domitable pride, cheers, photographs, and plenty of purple.

“It’s a bittersweet mo-ment – a proud moment,” said Anijah Kee, who plans to study health and science at Mercy College.

A worldwide pandemic prevented the traditional ceremony that fills McKen-na Field each June. But re-strictions and cautions could not stop the parade of purple-robed graduates from marching on the grounds of their beloved school.

Following state guidelines, the administrators and teachers choreographed an afternoon-long ceremony on Thursday, June 25, that featured a caravan of cars (many festooned with balloons and signs) carrying graduates to a

purple-and-white balloon arch in the teachers’ parking lot off Clove Road. The families then kept pace in their vehicles while the stu-dents, wearing purple face masks, marched down a gauntlet of glory basking in their moment.

Along the walk, faculty mem-bers cheered them on with signs of congratulations. The one held by Tilsa Rodriguez-Gonzalez, the Su-

pervisor of Physical Education and Health, read: “Can’t mask our pride!”

At the halfway point, graduates picked up diploma covers and were congratu-lated by Board of Education President Amy Moselhi, Board member William Iannuzzi, Su-perintendent Dr. Laura Fei-jóo, and Interim Principal Jo-seph Starvaggi. Each graduate posed for a (maskless) photo in front of a purple backdrop, then continued down the walk to for a second photograph taken with Huguenot Lake in the background where their

family vehicle was waiting for them to re-board.

“It was nice that they put this together so we could graduate properly,” said graduate Anna Kessler.

When it was done, some even said they pre-ferred aspects of the cer-emony to the traditional commencement, includ-ing the setup that allowed parents in their cars to drive near to where their children were receiving the awards.

“They need some-thing to smile about,” said

Aisha Washington, whose son Mar-rell Rivera graduated. “It’s a good way to close the senior year, con-sidering what they’ve endured.”

After the procession, some newly minted alumni reflected how they got through their chal-lenges including the worldwide Coronavirus COVID 19 crisis that left school buildings closed and classmates physically distant dur-ing the final months.

“The class pulled togeth-

er,” said graduate Layden Vander-berg. “We found ways around the virus in order to make sure we had a fun year and stayed together.”

“We were a re-silient group,” said Kessler. “We were very determined. We just persevered through every-

thing.”Even in the days leading up to

the event, students were mentally preparing for a new kind of cer-emony.

"It's exciting to say goodbye to this place in our own special way," senior Skyler Edwards said as she picked up her cap and gown at the school on Monday. “You have to roll with things and we've dealt with it. We went through the grieving pro-cess about what we've missed, like the prom and class trip. We had to process, we're fine now."

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Zimmermann Gives Update on Parks and Recreation Summer Youth Food Distribution Program

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN Parks and Recreation

Commissioner William V. Zimmermann gave an update on the Summer Youth Food Nutrition Meal Distribution Program at the June 16th New Rochelle City Council Legis-lative Meeting.

“On June 2, Revolution Foods informed us that they will not be servicing us. They could not meet the reim-bursement guidelines from the State relative to each meal. Local restaurants did not meet mandated costs. We awarded a contract to New Rochelle Cafeteria Services, Inc. at 70 cents/$1.00, more than what we would normally pay and will offer a daily ‘Grab and Go’ program, combining breakfast and lunch at $8.00 per participant.

“Our Youth Nutrition Budget is $151,000. From June 29th to July 10th, we will serve Hope Community Service; Municipal Housing Authority Bracey Apartments and Westchester Community Opportunity Program (West-COP).

“The full program goes from July to 13th to August 21st serving Flowers, City, D’Onofrio Parks, Five Islands,

WestCOP and 94 Davis, the Senior Center Site. We will serve 11,730 breakfast meals, combined with 11,370 lunch-es.”

The second discussion turned to feasibility of par-tially closing Division Street for outdoor dining, utiliz-ing parking spaces and lots to provide additional dining space. Outdoor dining re-quires manpower, equip-ment and Police personnel, willingness of Division Street restauranteurs to participate, potential impact on Division Street businesses and need to work with the Chamber of Commerce.

It was unanimously agreed that the two-week closure of Division Street from Westchester Place would take place June 21 through July 5.

William V. Zimmermann

Voters Pass $283.9 Million New Rochelle School Budget

Voters passed the $283,930,535 City School Dis-trict of New Rochelle school budget for 2020-2021 in a his-toric election that was con-ducted entirely via absentee ballot. When overburdened printers delivered ballots to homes later than expected in many districts across the state, Cuomo ordered that districts continue to accept those sent in by mail until Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

The results were an-nounced after a second long night of ballot-canvassing that was required because of thou-sands of mailed-in ballots. On June 18, 2020, the Board of Edu-cation voted to declare the results of the canvas of votes cast.

The spending plan includes a $2 million equity budget aimed at narrowing achieve-ment gaps and creates a districtwide STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art at Math) initiative. It earmarks $1.3 million for added

key positions, the cost of which is partially offset by retirees. It adds $2.1 million to the capital budget for various projects, in-cluding work on theaters and auditoriums around the Dis-trict, upgraded public address systems, added security cam-eras and more. The budget also uses $1.3 million from reserves to create this budget at a 0% increase on the tax levy. The budget was designed to absorb an estimated $2.8 million cut in state aid. Cuomo still has not released state aid figures; any further reduction for New Ro-chelle would require cuts in the spending plan.

“Thank you, New Rochelle community, for investing in our children dur-ing these difficult and uncertain times,” said Superintendent Dr. Laura Feijóo. “It is gratify-ing to see support for a budget that will add social work and teaching positions, provide funds to narrow achievement gaps and launch a districtwide STEAM initiative.”

Dr. Laura Feijóo

a crippling eco-nomic crisis is on the rise. Until there is a vaccine, we must find ways to co-exist with the coronavirus while moving for-ward thought-fully and safely, particularly for our small businesses, the backbone of New Rochelle’s economy,” said Scott Rechler, Chair-man and CEO of RXR.

The City’s diverse busi-ness community is com-prised of multiple sectors of industry, including retail, restaurants, finance, medi-cal, arts and entertainment and more, that could poten-tially benefit from funding and business assistance as they navigate the impacts of the pandemic and move forward.

Starting today, busi-nesses interested in re-ceiving a grant can apply through the City’s new on-

line portal, www.ideallyne-wrochelle.com/rebound to determine eligibility. The portal is available in English and Spanish. Applicants will then be directed to com-plete a full application and upon review by a newly ap-pointed selection commit-tee comprised of the City and business community, funds will be distributed ac-

City Manager Charles B. Strome, III


City of New Rochelle Launches Rebound New Rochelle Program to Help Local Businesses and Residents Become New Ro Stronger

As the City of New Ro-chelle continues to reopen, the City announced its new program Rebound New Rochelle (Rebound NR), a partnership with the New Rochelle Chamber of Com-merce, New Rochelle Busi-ness Improvement District, the Business Council of West-chester and the private sec-tor, to help local businesses and residents impacted by the pandemic succeed in the new economic climate.

Funding for the pro-gram was made possible with the generous support of the private sector, in-cluding the City’s master developer for Downtown New Rochelle RXR Realty. The City is also leverag-ing federal grant dollars received through the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Ur-ban Development (HUD) to bring the program total to over $1.8 million.

"By providing meaning-ful assistance to businesses and individuals, we can ac-celerate our local recov-ery and position our entire City for success in a post-COVID environment. The Rebound program reflects New Rochelle's strong com-mitment to inclusive, equi-table prosperity from which all of us can benefit," said New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson.

“As the public health crisis begins to subside,

cordingly that can be used for rent, staffing, work-ing capital or other critical needs. Additionally, busi-ness guidance to help drive success and manage those funds efficiently will be available through the RXR Realty Volunteer Portal and through The Acceleration Project (TAP).

Businesses and micro-enterprises interested in the program must demon-strate a financial need, be willing to share financials, be in good standing with the City and have a physical location in New Rochelle. The City of New Rochelle is also in the process of se-lecting a Minority Business Liaison to enable minor-ity business owners, who may have been left out of the federal CARE programs, to navigate the resources available to help their busi-ness be more successful.

Rebound New Rochelle will also provide Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) for families who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak. That

assistance includes provid-ing temporary rental assis-tance to those with house-hold incomes, prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, of less than 50 percent of the Area Median Income (as deter-mined by HUD and adjusted for family size) who have been laid off or furloughed from their job, and are un-able to pay their rent as a result of the ongoing pub-lic health crisis. Interested households can learn more and apply through the Re-bound New Rochelle portal.

“The City of New Ro-chelle is committed to the economic security of our diverse business commu-nity and our residents who were and continue to be significantly impacted by the public health crisis. We hope Rebound New Ro-chelle will serve as anoth-er lifeline to help advance our community’s recovery

in the months ahead,” said New Rochelle City Manager Charles B. Strome III

“We understand the

significant finan-cial challenges businesses and residents are fac-ing, and our City has responded with strength and solidarity in cre-ative collabora-tions to help the

business community and our residents recover. We created Rebound New Ro-chelle to extend a critical

lifeline to help our com-munity rebound and suc-ceed, and we are sincerely grateful to all of our private partners who continue to step up at such a critical time,” said Luiz Aragon, City of New Rochelle Commis-sioner of Development.

“As our Downtown businesses continue on their financial path out of this pandemic, Rebound New Rochelle will be an im-portant program in aiding in their recovery,“ said Marc Jerome, Chairman of the New Rochelle Downtown Business Improvement Dis-trict (NRBID).

“As a business owner, I know New Rochelle’s small businesses are suffering economic distress on two fronts: first being closed during these past months of the pandemic and sec-ond facing the added ex-penses of PPE’s and other required safety equipment

Luiz Aragon

just to reopen at reduced capacities. Rebound New Rochelle is a much needed and innovative example of a public-private partner-ship working together to help businesses survive,” said Rob Hayes, President of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce and owner of The Beechmont Tavern.

“The Rebound New Ro-chelle Initiative is another example of the innovative, collaborative and practical approach of the City of New Rochelle to be on the cut-ting edge of service to the City's business community and is a model for public-private partnerships. The Business Council of West-chester is pleased to be a partner and looks forward to being an active partici-pant in this important pro-gram,” said Marsha Gordon, President & CEO of the Business Council of West-chester.

“We are excited to re-engage with New Rochelle to support their businesses as they re-emerge in this next normal. We will offer customized 6-session boot camps over 10 weeks, in which two consultants will partner with each business owner to determine how to identify and address their immediate challenges and position them for growth and deliver a short-term plan for stability and suc-cess”, said Jane Veron, CEO of The Acceleration Project (TAP).

The City is also work-ing with its private partners and the business commu-nity to identify additional support for the program. More information on overall qualifications can be found on the Ideally New Rochelle website at: www.ideallyne-wrochelle.com/rebound. For more information on the City of New Rochelle, please visit www.ideallyne-wrochelle.com.

Marsha Gordon

Jane Veron

Rob Hayes


A Drive In Screening Under the Stars

The Entergy Screen-ings Under the Stars outdoor movie series at Kensico Dam Plaza has been a staple of Westchester’s summer fun and entertainment scene for the past 16 years. And, this year for the first time, Kensico will be transformed into a drive-in, presenting The Secret Life of Pets (PG, 2019) on Friday, July 17 and Wonder Park (PG, 2019) on Friday, Aug. 14 allow-ing movie-goers to enjoy these two animated films in a social-ly-distanced way.

County Executive George Latimer said, “With COVID-19 still a reality, our Parks De-partment is coming up with new ways for county residents to experience parks and pro-grams that they’ve come to en-joy over the years. Watching a movie from your car will be a novelty for some and nostalgic for others, but fun for every-body.”

The Secret Life of Pets 2 continues the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school each day. Wonder Park tells the story of an amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive.

Both movies will be tick-eted-admission events, with purchase available by online pre-sale only.

Tickets go on sale for The Secret Life of Pets on Wednes-day, June 17 online at 2 p.m. at wcparks.ticketleap.com/drivein. Tickets are $20 per car and there will be a 125-car limit due to capacity and distancing protocols. Wonder Park tickets will go on sale at the same link on Monday, July 20, also start-ing at 2 p.m..

Moviegoers will be asked to maintain a six-foot distance from others when exiting their

vehicles, and to wear a mask at all times when outside their vehicles. No gatherings will be permitted. Exiting your vehicle will be permitted when using the restrooms; while sitting in your lawn chairs which must be placed up against the front or back of your vehicle; or while sitting in the bed of your pickup truck. Restrooms will be serviced routinely and hand sanitizer will be available.

Entergy Screenings Un-der the Stars is presented by Westchester County Parks and Sharc Creative with Westches-ter Parks Foundation, and sup-port from Westchester Talk Radio, 100.7 WHUD, 107.1 The Peak, Rey Insurance, Hamle-thub. Robison, Inspiria Out-door Advertising, Metro-North Railroad and Westchester Magazine.

The ticket link will be listed at parks.westchestergov.com.

Janet Langsam Honored with Americans for the Arts’ Annual Leadership Award

On June 24, Americans for the Arts announced that Armonk resident, Janet T. Langsam, CEO of ArtsWest-chester, has been honored with the Selina Roberts Ot-tum Award at the Ameri-cans for the Arts digital An-nual Convention and Public Art & Civic Design Confer-ence. This award recog-nizes an individual work-ing in arts management who has made a meaning-ful contribution to their

local community and who exemplifies extraordinary leadership qualities, and is part of a suite of leadership awards that recognize the achievements of individu-als and organizations com-mitted to enriching their communities through the arts.

ArtsWestchester is an organization that fi-nancially and promotion-ally supports all of the arts in Westchester County

through government, cor-porate, and institutional partnerships. During her 29-year tenure, Langsam, an artist and journalist, has helped grow the organiza-tion to a $4.9 million agen-cy and has made the arts more visible, diverse, and accessible for residents. As CEO, she advocates for funding, supports local artists and cultural orga-nizations, champions the county’s arts community,

and reports on the eco-nomic impact of the arts. Among her many achieve-ments, Langsam spear-headed the purchase and reimagining of an aban-doned historic bank build-ing into an arts incubator for artists, architects, and creative businesses.

As a proponent of pub-lic art, Langsam recently collaborated with the N.Y. Thruway Authority on ten works of public art for The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. In her career, she has fostered artist resi-dencies in schools, hous-ing projects, mental health facilities, and developed contemporary art instal-lations in hospitals, shop-ping centers, and housing developments. Langsam has been named among 914 INC’s Most Inf luential Women of Westchester. She holds a master’s de-gree from New York Uni-versity’s Graduate School of Public Service.

“These tremendous leaders have distinguished themselves as passionate advocates for the arts and arts education,” said Rob-ert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “They have imple-

mented innovative and transformative programs to strengthen the commu-nities they serve and build recognition for the im-portant work of the arts. Their unwavering com-mitment to local, state, and national support for the arts is deserving of this recognition.”

‘’One of the most en-dearing things about the arts is its power to bring people together. That’s what we had in mind when we initiated a major pub-lic art project that would be sewn by many hands in the community,” Langsam noted. Referring to the monumental work of pub-lic art called Metropolis Sunrise being assembled at the ArtsWestchester building in White Plains, Langsam conveyed that due to social distancing and Covid-19, more time is needed to complete the public art project by artist Amanda Browder that will be draped on top of the 9 story arts building. “Col-lectively, we have sewn an incredible 6500 square feet of fabric, which means that we are 2/3 of the way toward completing our goal of sewing 10,000

square feet. We have ral-lied a staggering number of volunteers—some 400 individuals and partners. Metropolis Sunrise is fun-damentally, an expression of community working to-gether to bring beauty and vibrancy to their shared living space.”

Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America. With offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City, it has a record of 60 years of service. Ameri-cans for the Arts is dedi-cated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to par-ticipate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

Americans for the Arts’ Annual Convention and Public Art & Civic De-sign Conference bring to-gether arts and community leaders to network and dis-cuss strategies for build-ing stronger towns, coun-ties, and cities through the arts. What started as a small group of 45 people in 1955 has now grown to more than 1,000 each year and continues to grow 10-15 percent annually.

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Iona College Professor Named a 2020 Fulbright ScholarIona College Media

& Strategic Communica-tion Assistant Professor Dr. Nadine Barnett Cosby ’96 MS has been named a 2020 Fulbright Scholar in the Africa Regional Research Program. In keeping with Iona’s mission of service, her research will explore the expectations and reali-ties of mission trips to Af-rica, specifically working in Zambia, where she has led two Iona mission trips.

“I started to notice there was a disparity in what the groups would think they were going to do verses what the host com-munities and the people in the communities expected or thought of mission trips,” she said. “I thought it would be interesting to look at, is there a disparity there? Is there some kind of disconnect between organizations – specifically in the case of my research, edu-cational organizations – and how they approach mission trips? And is that in line with how the community that is hosting these mission trips look at it?”

As part of her research, Fulbright will fund multiple trips to Zambia so that Barnett Cosby can interview people serving on mission trips, as well as those hosting the trips. She will also use the time to train people in host commu-nities on how to conduct in-terviews and document the feedback, so that her work can continue through a different lens while she is not physically in the field.

Although COVID-19 dis-rupted travel plans this sum-mer, Barnett Cosby is hopeful she will be able to take her first trip to Zambia this winter. She ultimately will have two years to conduct her research and compile the findings, which could be published as a book and/or in various journal ar-ticles. Given her experience in film, she also plans to docu-ment the experience visually, perhaps to produce a docu-mentary.

Prior to joining Iona as an adjunct in 2011 and then going full-time in 2013, Barnett Cos-by enjoyed an extensive career in media. A writer, producer and director, her works are heavily rooted in the explora-

tion of racial, cultural and gen-der representation and span across film, television and new media. She has over 20 years of experience working in several capacities at leading outlets such as Madison Square Gar-den, Fox 5, Lifetime Television Networks and Disney/ABC.

Notably in 2018, she published a dissertation en-titled The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, but It Will Be Hashtagged: The Impact of Social Media Activism on Real World Engagement. She presented her findings at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Commu-nication National Convention in Toronto, Canada.

In light of today’s global protests – which have been organized in large part around the organization and hashtag #BlackLivesMatter – it is clear her instincts were right on point. When asked about the impact that the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter has had in building support for the move-ment, she said it poses “a weird Catch 22.”

“There are significant pros and cons related to the hashtag and the use of social media. The pros are that you have this major movement around an organization that now everyone knows because of social media. You can easily search for information about the movement and link infor-mation to the movement, just by using that hashtag. That’s huge. When else have we been able to communicate on a broad scale in that way? So that’s a wonderful thing,” she said.

“But the downside with a hashtag is you can very eas-ily lose control of your mes-sage. What does that mean? It means anyone can post any-thing and use that hashtag and now they have linked and as-sociated themselves and their message with Black Lives Mat-ter. So, you have people post-ing really negative stuff about killing police, and that actually has nothing to do with Black Lives Matter. It’s a part of what contributes to the misconcep-tions about the movement for

some people.”It is also particularly in-

teresting, she said, to observe how people have responded to the hashtag simply because it mentions a particular race. Barnett Cosby went through about 1,800 social media posts to follow the dialogue, find-ing it “really astonishing” to see how many arguments were taking place not over the movement itself, but solely be-cause people did not like the hashtag.

“Having the word ‘Black’

in there puts a lot of people on high alert. It’s like some people are offended simply because the cause references a particular race of people,” she said. “We’ve seen #All-LivesMatter come out in re-sponse, when most people who understand the move-ment, understand that no one is saying only Black lives matter. It’s a movement based on the particular time in our history and based on par-ticular events. It’s a cry for justice and equity for a group

of people who are repeatedly victims of systemic injustice and inequity.”

Ultimately, despite the downsides, Barnett Cosby be-lieves the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter has been positive for the movement and the cause of racial justice and equality in America.

“I think overall it’s a pro because of the visibility the movement has gained,” she said. “And not just Black peo-ple; many allies have joined the movement.”

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New Rochelle District Hires H.R. Director,Appoints Two Assistant Principals

The New Rochelle Board of Education has taken leaps forward in establishing its leadership team for the com-ing year, hiring a human re-sources executive director to help recruit a top quality, diverse staff and appointing two administrators to assis-tant principal positions.

The administrators and their positions are:

• Traci Jackson, a White Plains teacher who built a career in corporate man-agement and hiring before answering a passion for ed-ucation, has been named Ex-ecutive Director for Human Resources, a new position in the City School District of

New Rochelle.• Christopher Francavi-

glia, who has served as the CSDNR middle school social studies chairperson for this school year, will become an assistant principal at Isaac E. Young Middle School.

• Rachel Cornelius will continue in the role of In-terim Assistant Principal at New Rochelle High School. The re-appointment creates a second assistant principal position at the high school for the first time.

“We are building a great team for the coming year,” said Superintendent Dr. Lau-ra Feijóo. “I look forward Ms. Jackson’s contributions to

pursuing high quality, diverse candidates. I am eager to see

Mr. Francaviglia join the Isaac Young leadership team and Ms. Cornelius expand the team at the high school.”

Mr. Francaviglia and Ms. Cornelius were appointed to their positions by the Board last night. Their new posts begin July 1. Ms. Jackson was appointed previously and will begin July 13.

Traci Jackson who is currently a social studies teacher at Eastview Middle School in White Plains, will assume her new role on July 13. She will work directly with Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Ryan Reed and will be instrumental in the ongoing recruitment of a highly qualified staff that

better reflects the student population. She will also as-sist in developing procedures for hiring staff members and fostering the well-being of the District’s staff members.

Ms. Jackson built a ca-reer in corporate America over 13 years, rising to the post of District Sales Manager for a division of Abbott Labo-ratories. Along the way, she discovered that she enjoyed the teaching and training as-pects of her job the most, so she made the jump to edu-cation. For the past 17 years, she has been an educational leader and classroom teach-er in White Plains, a district that she describes as having strong similarities to New Rochelle. She has also served as a union representative and as an advocate for students, families and staff members. She gravitated toward human

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Class to be Remembered with 2,020 Tulips

The Class of 2020 will be remembered every spring when tulips bloom in purple and white at the school.

Tom and Ally Gallin, parents of a member of the class, are donating 2,020 of the bulbs to be planted at the school, along with an accompanying plaque that reads “Dedicated to the Class of 2020.” The flowers are expected to be planted in the fall and bloom for the first time around mid-April 2021.

Ally Gallin said she was moved by the trials the class faced, unable to be together physically in their final months and missing events such as the prom.

“I was looking to let people know that the students were here and they were loved,” she said.The bulbs have been ordered. Gallin, who is a board member of Volunteer New York!, said

the organization will help coordinate a volunteer opportunity to plant them in October.City School District of New Rochelle leaders were happy to accept the offer.“What a magnificent tribute this will be to a unique class,” said Superintendent Dr. Laura

Feijóo. “Every spring, a beautiful display of flowers will come to life to ensure that we never for-get this class and the challenges it faced. We are incredibly grateful to the Gallins for this gift.”

“The Board of Education of the City School District of New Rochelle formally notes its gratitude and appreciation for (the Gallins’) generosity, public spirit, and support of the School District,” the Board wrote in a resolution accepting the gift on June 2.


Photos of Graduates Stretch 240 YardsDown North Avenue

While the New Rochelle High School graduation was taking place Thursday in the parking lot off Clove Road, another tribute to the Class of 2020 was hard to miss.

Enlarged yearbook photographs of the class members lined North Avenue, New Rochelle’s main north-south corridor, from Braemar Avene south.

Extra signs with inspirational quotes and floating strings of purple and white balloons added to the festive sight.

“You put something on North Avenue, everybody sees it,” said Eric Turkewitz, one of several parents of seniors who were the driv-ing force behind the initiative. Parent Lauri Pitkus led the effort; others were Denise Flood, Renee Hodys, Helder Dias and Miriam O’Malley.

The project came together in about five days and the pho-tos were posted Tuesday evening. The display stretches 240 yards along North Avenue.

“This was a way of giving the students something extra,” Turke-witz said. “It sort of puts a bow on top of what they were doing.”

Tributes from Students, New York Giants

When it became clear the New Rochelle High School Class of 2020 would not have a tradi-tional graduation, many stepped up to honor and celebrate them in different ways, including a group of seniors and the New York Giants.

The students, mostly from the NRHS Science Research Program, spent a month building a virtual scale model of the school in the cyberverse of the video game Minecraft to serve as a graduation ceremony.

“It was a lot of fun, and being able to share what we did with the entire City of New Ro-chelle made it very important,” said graduate Jack Schlamkowitz, who put in 40 of the more than

400 hours it took to build the school and make the vid-eo. “We wanted to make it as realistic as possible.”

(Schlamkow-itz is also seen in the video playing a classic rock ver-sion of the Nation-al Anthem on an electric guitar.)

Highlights from Pre-Recorded Portion of Graduation Celebration

A portion of the New Ro-chelle High School Class of 2020 graduation celebration was pre-recorded. Watch the ceremony, with words of wisdom, praise and congrat-ulations by visiting https://ensemble.lhric.org/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/t5HZa39G/view. Some high-lights follow, but be sure to watch it all.

Valedictorian Abigail Kazakov: "It’s insane how four years of high school just flew by so fast. It serves as a re-minder to focus and put your phone down, before a mo-ment has passed."

Salutatorian Stephen Bartell: Addressed his class-mates as, "athletes and math-letes" and said the pandemic underlined that, "to be a New Rochelle Huguenot is to be a problem solver."

"I never expected to sit through my final classes of high school in my pajamas nor did I expect gym class to involve repeatedly walking back and forth between my bed and my refrigerator."

Class President Ekemini Etor: "We really are one big family and I wouldn't change a thing about it. We are using what we learned in four years for good and if that is proof of anything, it is proof that our generation will be the one to

end racial inequality and in-justice."

Board of Education President Amy Moselhi: "You are the future and you will have the enormous bur-den of righting the wrongs that we have seen play out on our national stage….Each of you will be remembered often times for contribu-tions you didn't realize you had made: to your friends, to your teachers, to your coaches, to your community and to your parents."

Board of Education member Lianne Merchant: "You have proven...that you have what it takes. You learned how to stare down uncertainty. This is a new era; the rules haven't been writ-

ten yet. You are able to handle that because of what you’ve been through."

Superintendent Dr. Laura Feijóo: "Work hard and never miss the opportunity to better yourself, but have a little fun while you're at it. Make room for your loved ones, make a new friend, find a new passion, find a way to serve others."

Interim NRHS Prin-cipal Joseph Starvaggi: We need you, our graduates, our young citizens, to be the change we need. We need you to make sure that all people, especially those who have been mistreated and treated with bias, are given the respect and treatment they deserve.

Valedictorian Abigail Kazakov

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resources, and made that the aim of one of three district internships she took on as requirements for the certifi-cation she was earning in the Manhattanville College Edu-cational Leadership Program.

It was the combination of her fields of experience that made her attractive to New Rochelle, Dr. Feijóo said. “Her love of students led her to change careers and become a teacher and instructional leader,” she said. “Here’s an opportunity for us to get the best of both worlds.”

Ms. Jackson was drawn to New Rochelle because the administration showed genu-ine devotion to creating a di-verse staff, and because the positive reputation Dr. Feijóo enjoys among those Ms. Jack-son has spoken to in the New York City Education Depart-ment, the superintendent’s former employer.

“From what I under-stood, her leadership skills are incredible,” Ms. Jackson said. “She’s open to new ideas. I look forward to working in that type of atmosphere.”

Ms. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Business Admin-

istration in marketing from Howard University and a Master of Professional Stud-ies from Manhattanville Col-lege with certifications in elementary and special edu-cation. She also holds School Building Leader/School Dis-trict Leader certifications from Manhattanville’s Edu-cational Leadership Program, and an advanced certification in secondary social studies from Pace University.

Christopher Francaviglia has served as social studies chairperson for both IEYMS and Albert Leonard Middle School since last September. Starting July 1, he will serve as one of two IEYMS Assistant Principals along with Plinio Trujillo. He replaces Interim Assistant Principal William Mackin.

“I am happy to have the opportunity to stay in the District and to continue to grow professionally and serve the students, staff, and fami-lies of Isaac Young,” he said.

Principal Dr. Tawanda Robinson said Mr. Francavi-glia completes a full perma-nent leadership team to guide the school forward.

“We were impressed by his demeanor and his excite-ment about wanting to be at Isaac and about the ways he wants to contribute to the learning community,” she said.

Rachel Cornelius has served as Interim Assistant Principal for the past year, having served as a house prin-cipal in the school before that.

“It’s exciting to be part of the community that I live in,” she said. “I love all the oppor-tunities that are provided for the students. I like being part of the school and helping it move forward to achieve the goals that are set forth.”

She will work alongside Camille Edwards-Thomas, who was recently named As-sistant Principal, and Steve Goldberg, who will take over as Interim Principal in July.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to work with Ms. Cornelius, and that there will be two assistant principals at high school,” Mr. Goldberg said. “This will allow for great efficiency and personalization of the administration oversee-ing the school, especially in this era of coronavirus.”

New Rochelle District Hires H.R. Director,Appoints Two Assistant Principalscontinued from page 8

Summer Interns Available at No Cost to You

As more businesses reopen with budgets tighter than ever No Cost Summer Interns might be an ideal solution. Two different New Rochelle programs have offered their Intern Services to the NR Chamber to share with businesses in the City.

The New Rochelle Summer Youth Employment Programs are scheduled to begin on Monday, July 13th. (Mon. – Fri.) Providing Interns paid by the City of New Rochelle in placements based on each Employer’s needs and young person’s academic course of study/work history. Please complete the Work Project Form for more details & see the Work Project Letter or contact Sam Gomez at (914) 654-2044, M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm or email [email protected] for more details.

The Guidance Center of Westchester's Center for College and Careers (CCC) is reaching out to local businesses to build connections to funnel participants needing job shadowing, internship, and work experience to businesses in the community. The Federal Government provides us with funds to pay for up to 140 hours of work experience for each program participant. This allows businesses to work closely with members of the community who are eager to learn and grow, gain an additional pair of hands that contribute to the business output, and the potential opportunity to hire the program participant for long-term if it fits the business needs. For more information see TGCW Work Experience Letter or con-tact Maureen Higgins 914-319-9704 [email protected]

Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour: GenerationsForward Speaker SeriesWilliam Zimmerman

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center’s Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour will feature Gen-erationsForward speaker William Zimmerman on July 10 at 5 p.m.

William Zimmerman is the son of Polish Jews, who survived the hardships and trauma of the Nazi era. His parents met and were married in Belgium shortly after the war and came to America in 1950. Through partici-pating in the GenerationsForward Program, he realized his importance of telling his family’s story, especially to those who may not have previous knowledge about the Holocaust.

As part of our mission, we have established the Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour—our stories, where our members will share their family’s experi-ences. Each cocktail hour, a Memory Keeper will give testimony which can be seen online from the safety and comfort of your own home.

We tell our family’s story from our next generation perspective, adding new meaning to the survivors’ powerful stories of witness. Our stories provide a thought-provoking window into the unimaginable consequences of human hate, and help individuals realize that their daily choices matter, that one person can make a difference, and that hope is important, regardless of the circumstances.

As part of the GenerationsForward initiative of the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, Memory Keepers help achieve its mission to teach the lessons of the Holocaust, to pro-mote the right of all people to be treated with dignity and respect, and to encourage speaking up and acting against all forms of hate, bigotry, and prejudice.

For Zoom long-in information, e-mail Millie Jasper at [email protected]

William Zimmerman

Westchester County Parks Outdoor Summer Camps Open July 6

Westchester County Parks’ popular outdoor summer camps are open with modifications for operating safely under New York State COVID-19 guidelines, West-chester County Executive George Latimer announced.

County Executive George Latimer said: “Because of the State’s structuring of summer camps, we are able to open some of our County day camp programs. While the camps have certain parameters that may be a little different – we are opening them and that is the important part.”

The camps held at the na-ture centers will operate out-doors only because of limited in-door space; therefore, the camps will close on inclement weather days. Muscoot Farm camp will be held outdoors and, during in-clement weather, inside the large activity building.

Muscoot’s curriculum will be modified due to State and County Health Department guidelines. Muscoot camp regis-tration is currently full and wait-listed. Tuition is $250 per camper, per week.

At Cranberry Lake Preserve

in North White Plains and Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers, camp groups will be smaller than in typical years, with eight campers per session in order to achieve proper social distancing. Camp runs in six, five-day sessions, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Monday, July 6. Tuition is $350 per camper per week. Camp will be cancelled if heavy rain or thunderstorms are forecast. A make-up day will be scheduled at the end of camp for any missed days.

At Marshlands Conser-vancy in Rye, which also begins Monday, July 6 and runs for six, five day sessions. Camp day will be split into two daily sessions: 9 a.m. to noon for children in grades 1 – 3 and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for children in grades 4 – 6. Tu-ition is $175 per camper per week. Camp will be cancelled on days with heavy or thun-derstorms forecast. A weather make-up day will be available at the end of camp.

Age range is grades 1 – 12 at the nature center camps and age 4 to grade 12 at Muscoot.

A new family camp con-cept is being introduced at the

Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River. There will be seven, five-week sessions starting July 6. Prior to their session, families will pick up a “Family Camp Box” containing materials and supplies for their week of on-site activi-ties, Once at camp, each day will consist of one to two hours of self-guided activities combined with one naturalist-led activity. Heavy rain and thunderstorms will cancel camp.

The Parks Department’s Hole-in-One Junior Golf Camp for ages 10 to 17 will take place at the six county-owned golf courses: Mohansic in Yorktown Heights, Hudson Hills in Ossin-ing, Maple Moor in White Plains, Saxon Woods in Scarsdale and Dunwoodie and Sprain Lake, both in Yonkers. Sessions times and start dates vary with loca-tion; tuition is $75 per participant. Registration will be limited to 10 participants per session to assure social distancing.

To register, find camp de-tails and registration at parks.westchestergov.com.


As we gazed at this sight, trying to believe our eyes, a layer of salty foam several inches thick formed on the pond and then blew across the road, as from some giant washing machine run amuck.

Wild donkeys grazing by the roadside, pink aviary ambling through the flats, Disney-colored tropical fish …and back at my dream re-treat, a hammock gently swaying in the breeze, just waiting for me to slip in…Oh yeah, it’s easy to catch this peaceful, laid-back vibe that is Bonaire. Fingers crossed, it will last long after I’m back home.

If You Go:Bonaire Tourist Boardwww.tourismbonaire.comHarbour Villagewww.HarbourVillage.com1-800-424-0004; 1-305-567-9509Great Adventures BonaireE: [email protected] Tukwww.bontuk.com

Barbara Bar-ton Sloane is a Pelham-based Travel Editor/Columnist who writes for a number of both national

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Girl in Transit: Being There: BonaireBy Barbara Barton Sloane

Calm, peaceful, laid-back. In the movie “Being There”, Chance, the lead character, embodies all of these traits. There, in Bo-naire, a sense of calm, peace and easy-living exists, as well. This Caribbean island is 50 miles north of Ven-ezuela and 80 miles east of Aruba. Along with Aruba and Curacao, it forms the ABC islands of the Dutch Antilles. Bonaire’s earliest known in-habitants were the Caquetio Indians who came by canoe from Venezuela in about AD 1000. They were apparently a very tall people because the Spanish name for the is-land was “las islas de los gi-gantes,” island of the giants.

On a recent visit, no gi-ants, only a warm and hos-pitable people who embody the spirit of their land – re-laxed and easy-going. Bo-naire is known for its pristine tropical vegetation, beaches of white-powder sand, stun-ning coral reefs, and it is consistently recognized as the top diving destination in

the Caribbean.Dive Right In: I was told

that diving in Bonaire will spoil me for all other dive experiences. So, what’s a newbie diver supposed to do but give it a try. At Great Adventures Bonaire, a 5-star dive operation, I met Mark, an instructor of many years experience, who gave me a one-on-one lesson. Be-fore we dove, he explained the use of the regulator (for breathing), the vest (for buoyancy control to descend and ascend) and calculator (gauging time underwater). He then strapped a 40-lb. air cylinder to my back and fit-ted me with a wetsuit, mask and a pair of fins. Mark ex-plained that SCUBA stands for “self-contained, under-water, breathing apparatus.” Who knew? Now I was good to go.

We descended to just about 20 feet and immedi-ately I was transported into another world. All trepida-tion disappeared as I lost myself in this underwater

fantasy of the most amazing, weird, gorgeous creatures ever to be seen. There were fat Blue Parrotfish, adorable Angelfish, yellow and black Rock Beauties and, yikes! a Spotted Moray Eel, not to mention exquisite coral of all shapes, sizes and colors. Because of Mark’s calm and confident demeanor, my ini-tial foray into the deep was all good, start to the finish.

It Takes a Village: The lovely village of which I speak is Harbour Village Beach Club, the exclusive beach-front enclave and the island’s most luxurious resort. The property consists of clusters of Dutch Caribbean-style one and two-bedroom suites set amid lush tropical gar-dens and bordered by a white sand beach and picturesque marina. On site is a world-class spa with pampering facials, wraps and massages –particularly welcome after a day of diving or windsurf-

ing. Entering my room, I was delighted to find it decorated in typical Colonial Plantation style: dark teakwood furni-ture, tiled floor and romantic netting enclosing the bed. A door led to an expansive pa-tio, perfect for doing, well, nothing. Ok, so I dragged my Kindle to my lounge chair a few times but truth be told, languorously lying supine was my favored pastime.

Star Light, Star Bright: One night, a very special treat - the staff set up a table for two on the sand facing the sea. Tiki torches and can-dles were our only light, save for a brilliant starry sky. The sound: just our murmured conversation and waves gen-tly lapping the shore. I’m told that this is a favored dining spot for the just-married and honeymooners. I fit into nei-ther category but dining sur la plage suited me to a “T.” It was also terrific to experi-ence inspired cuisine at the

resort’s open air La Balandra Restaurant. Our companion most days was a large green iguana who stared intently at us until he was thrown a crumb or two. An Amuse Bouche, to be sure.

The most fun way to see the island is from a “tuk tuk,” an open air electrical vehicle. The Bon Tuk com-pany is operated by Bas van den Hee and his partner. Bas drove us around in this cute cart, stopping frequently so we could take pictures while he explained what we were seeing. We visited the Fla-mingo Sanctuary, one of the few nesting places for Carib-bean flamingos whose popu-lation in spring swells to 5,000 pretty-in-pink birds. Bas took us to the island’s southern tip to see tiny hut shelters built in the 1800s for African slaves that were brought over by the Dutch West Indies Company to work the salt flats.

Color it Pink: Picture a body of water that morphs from sky blue to navy to em-erald green. In Bonaire, yes. But, can you believe that here you’ll also find water that is pink? In the distance on the salt flats… perfectly pink ponds. Bas explained that the brine in this water en-courages the growth of bac-terium that turns the ponds a vivid pink color – and the small crustaceans that live in the brine turn pink as well.

Stepinac High School Celebration of Class of 2020 with Baccalaureate Graduation Mass and Announcement of Graduation Award Winners

Stepinac High School continued its celebration of the 2020 Class 2020 celebrated by Rev. Thomas Collins (Class of ’79) available for viewing on www.LocalLive.com.

The names of the gradu-ation student award winners were also announced and con-gratulated by Paul Carty, Prin-cipal.

The Mass was the second in a series of special live and virtual events that the all-boys Stepinac, honoring the school’s 70th graduating class. The first was the presentation of per-sonalized lawn signs to each of the 180 graduates which fea-tured a large year-book photo of the honoree.

The celebration of St-epinac’s Class of 2020 contin-ued on June 25 with a student

car parade. After arriving in their cars, graduates and their parents/guardians walked a short distance to the athletic field, decorated with a huge arch of red, white and blue balloons. Each graduates photo was displayed on the scoreboard.

Members of the faculty were on hand to cheer the

graduates. Upon completion, the student and family mem-ber returned to their car and exited the campus. To protect the health and well-being of the participants and the com-munity, the students arrived at the campus at a designated time based on their last time, rather than en masse. In addi-tion, they were instructed to

follow social distancing pro-tocol and wear masks.

A virtual celebration of the graduates was presented on the school website (st-epinac.org) on June 30th. Each graduate was featured along with their graduation awards. A highlight was pho-tos and videos of the Class of 2020’s moments from the school year. Valedictory and salutatory addresses were in-cluded along with other spe-cial presentations.

If distancing guidelines permit, an extended celebra-tion of the Class of 2020 will be held in mid-July with a small-scale graduation cer-emony for the graduates and their parents/guardians only. Social distancing rules will be strictly enforced. Details for

this and other events will fol-low in future announcements.

Father Collins noted, “Given the extraordinary challenges they faced during the spring semester, it is fit-ting we recognize the Class of 2020 in several special ways. Like the entire Stepinac com-munity, the graduates proved to be a strong, resilient and determined counter-force to the pandemic.” Paul Carty added, “We congratulate them on their achievements at Stepinac and wish them well as they follow in the steps of our alumni in pursu-ing post-secondary success at college and in their future careers.”

Local graduates receiv-ing awards this year include the following: Bronxville: Em-

met Loughran -- Law Honors Academy, The National Honor Society Certificate, Principal’s Award for Academic Excel-lence, President’s Award for Service; Eastchester: Da-vid Share -- Boy Scouts of America-Rank of Eagle Scout; Larchmont: Shengrui Gan -- Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honors Society; New Rochelle: William Anthony Flood -- President’s Award for Service; West Harrison: William Pat-rick Henderson -- Economics and Finance Honors Academy, Order of the Crusader, The National Honor Society Cer-tificate, Excellence in Religious Studies, The Mercy College School of Business Leadership Award, Frank Becerra Spirit in Sports Award, St. Michael’s College Book Award.


Elder Law and Special Needs Planning after the Pandemic

BY BERNARD A. KROOKS, CERTIFIED ELDER LAW

ATTORNEY

The “new normal” seems to be on everyone’s mind. What it means and how it will affect all of us remains to be seen. One thing seems for sure, things will not be the same for perhaps a very long time, if ever. This will impact our everyday lives the way few events in history have.

Social distancingIn the legal world, tech-

nology has had a positive ef-fect in allowing us to reach our clients in ways we could not have done so before the crisis. The evolution of vir-tual meetings has allowed us to deliver services to clients in remote locations or medi-cal facility settings that would not have been possible before video technology became acceptable for both the law-yer and client. This is a real game-changer, in a positive way, in the way we practice law.

Long-term careIt has been difficult

for families, as well as elder law attorneys, over the past few months to connect with clients in long-term care facilities. It is certainly un-

derstandable that hospitals, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities have had to restrict access in order to save lives and re-duce exposure for all parties. Given the significant con-centration of COVID-19 cas-es within nursing homes and the inability for families to be with loved ones in person, a radical shift in the delivery of long-term care services is likely on the horizon.

For now, this may lead to more people wanting to receive assistance in their homes instead of moving into a long-term care facil-ity such as a nursing home or assisted living. But are peo-ple going to be comfortable allowing non-family mem-bers into their homes to pro-vide care? New York, unlike many states, has always had an accessible home health care program under Medic-aid. How will this change? Unfortunately, during the pandemic, New York en-acted legislation that would make it much more difficult for people to access Med-icaid home care services. How will this interplay with the new normal? This is an opportunity for our govern-ment to step up to the plate and help people stay in their homes while receiving the

care that they need. Per-haps New York State should postpone the effective date of the new stringent rules, or maybe even repeal them be-fore they take effect. More on these changes in a future column.

Finally, I would be re-miss if I did not give a shout out to all the medical per-sonnel who have made huge sacrifices during this incred-ibly difficult time. On behalf of all of us, thank you.

Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding partner of Litt-man 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 Attor-neys (NAELA) and past Presi-dent 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. 914-684-2100, elderlawnewy-ork.com.

Latimer Introduces Members of the Police Training Task Force

Westchester County Executive George Latimer previously had announced the formation of a police training reform group. On June 23, he gave an update on the group’s work, intro-duced its leadership and outlined how it meshes with new guidelines from Albany.

Following the killing of George Floyd in Minne-apolis, Westchester County acted quickly and pulled together a working group of various stakeholders to review procedures and poli-cies at the County Police academy.

Latimer said, “We know that it is not enough to rally, it is not enough to express heartfelt an-ger and frustration – and it really isn’t realistic for a white man to try to chan-nel what is being felt in the African-American commu-nity or any community of color. What is important for me to do, given my re-sponsibilities, is to have an appropriate governmental response so that it is not just about the rally of the moment but it’s about what can we do as a government to improve.”

The working group will be comprised of County and local police professionals, individuals who serve on the Human Rights Commis-sion, on the County’s police board, members of the Af-rican-American clergy and justice activists, to review in detail all of the procedures and policies that are used at the County Police Academy to train new police recruits and to provide in-service training for those that are already working in law en-forcement.

Members of the Task Force include: Thomas Gleason, Terrance Raynor, Tejash Sanchala, Rev. Do-ris Dalton, Mayo Bartlett (Co-Chair), Andre Early, Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden, Lila Kirton, Leroy Frazer (Co-Chair), Chris McNerney, Ken Chamberlain, Martin Mc-Donald, Rev. Troy DeCohen, Rev. Dr. Stephen Pogue, Chad Golanec, Barbara Hart, Karine Patino, Chief

Melvin Padilla, Jack Ale-many, Hon. Terry Clements, Hon. Lyndon Williams, Hon. Colin Smith, Robert Tucker, Paul Hood, Michael Hagan, Robyn Schlesinger, Judge Kathy Davidson.

Staff Liaisons include: Blanca Lopez – Team Lead-er, Crystal Collins, Jason Whitehead, Sheralyn Pulver, Perri Kadanoff.

Mayo Bartlett said, “Thank you to County Ex-ecutive Latimer, Deputy County Executive Jenkins, and the Board of Legisla-tors for having the vision to convene us before it was mandating by the Governor. This is a remarkably unique opportunity for us to work to make Westchester Coun-ty not just better than it is – but the best, in terms of public safety, in the world.”

“I thank the County Executive for giving the op-portunity to serve in this capacity, I welcome it - it is very timely and very impor-tant. Although I have been a Westchester resident for 30 years, I spent most of that time working in crimi-nal justice in New York City and elsewhere around the State. It will be good to come home and use what I have learned over the years to try to help this County move forward,” Leroy Frazer added.

Westchester County Board of Legislators Chair-man Ben Boykin noted, “This is a taskforce that is going to get to work to do things. To make real sub-stantive and fundamental changes to how we do po-

licing in Westchester. One important thing to be said, before the Executive Order from the Governor, West-chester was already moving forward with this taskforce that was announced by the County Executive. Again, Westchester is always ahead of the curve.”

Following the Gover-nor’s recent Executive Or-der, the County is now ex-panding its work - and doing even more in this area. The EO requires each local gov-ernment with a police agen-cy to perform a comprehen-sive review of deployments, strategies, procedures and practices and develop a plan to improve them. The plan has to be completed by April 1, 2021 plan and must be adopted by local legislative body. Local governments must submit certification to Division of Budget that plan has been completed and ad-opted. The plan is to be cre-ated by the Chief executive of each local government must convene head of their police agency and commu-nity stakeholders.

Stakeholders include members and leadership of local police force, members of the community, inter-ested non-profit and faith based community groups, district attorney’s office, lo-cal public defender and local elected officials.

This plan must be of-fered to the public for com-ment to all citizens of the locality. The plan must also contain evidence based po-lice strategies to include use of force policies, procedural justice, studies addressing systemic racial bias in po-licing, diversion programs, restorative justice practices, community based outreach and conflict resolution, problem-oriented policies, hot spots policing, focused deterrence, crime preven-tion through environmental design, violence prevention and reduction interventions. Lastly, the plan must be tai-lored to specific needs of the community and general promotion of improved po-lice agency and community relationship.

County Executive George Latimer

Attorney General James Helps Win Supreme Court Decision Ensuring Federal Consumer Protections Remain in Place

New York Attorney General Letitia James helped win a major victory in the U.S. Supreme Court that preserves the Consumer Fi-nancial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Dodd-Frank Act’s important federal con-sumer protections in the case Seila Law, LLC v. Con-sumer Financial Protection Bureau. Although the court held that the CFPB direc-tor can now be removed at will by the president of the United States, it agreed with the argument made in a multistate amicus brief, led by Attorney General James and joined by a coalition of 23 other attorneys gen-eral, fighting to ensure that

the states can continue to benefit from powerful tools granted to both the CFPB and the states under Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act to safeguard against fraud and abusive consumer practices.

“Following the Great Recession, the Dodd-Frank Act created the CFPB and granted vigorous enforce-ment powers to the states to ensure that consumers could never again be egregiously defrauded, deceived, or mis-led by private companies, and with today’s Supreme Court decision, that impor-tant work can continue,” At-torney General James said. “Although we disagree with the Supreme Court’s ruling

about the director’s inde-pendence, a separate ruling the court issued protects years of financial and con-sumer protections that have saved Americans hundreds of millions of dollars and remedied countless abusive and fraudulent practices. The CFPB can continue to be an independent enforcer of consumer protection and states can continue to pur-sue remedies under federal law to root out fraud and abusive consumer practices in the market.

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Restaurants Reopen Gradually in Mid-Hudson Region!

With permission from Gov. Cuomo and local of-ficials in the Mid-Hudson Region of New York State, Phase 2 reopening has been ongoing since June 9th. Phase 3 reopening began on June 23rd for limited indoor

seating at restaurants within strict guidelines.

This is, of course, great news for the restaurant community which has been struggling for months since coronavirus dining restric-tions were put in place. I miss the ambiance, convivi-ality, and the food. It will be a ‘new normal’, experts say. Follow the rules and stay safe …

AL FRESCO BRONXVILLE!Owner Steven Palm of

Underhills Crossing at 74 ½ Pondfield Road has been op-

erating this restaurant with a distinctive hand since 1995 serving contemporary Amer-ican specialties with pizzazz. Palm and his crew set up a big colorful outdoor café be-decked with colorful flowers. Open 7 days for lunch, din-ner, and weekend brunch. New hours. Check ahead. Phone: 914-337-1200 www.underhillscrossing.com

Wayne Chessler of Park 143 Bistro at 143 Parkway Road, has a beautifully de-signed outdoor seating area lush with shrubs and flowers. His seafood-centric menu is

a treat. Open 7 days a week. Cozy bar and fresh-made cocktails. Major credit cards. Phone: 914-337-5100 www.park143.com

Bronxville Diner has outdoor tables sprawled all along Kraft Ave. You can take in some retro-diner special-ties. www.thebronxvilledin-er.com.

Nestled off Pondfield Road is Scalini Osteria, An-gelo DiRosa’s charming spot offering both front and rear patios to enjoy a progressive Italian meal. www.scalinios-teria.com

PELHAM AL FRESCO!Patrons flocked to Ma-

celleria Italian Steakhouse as soon as they set up their out-door seating along Fifth Ave. Customers were obviously happy to see them back. Open daily. www.macelleri-aitaliansteakhouse.com

Sergio’s, further up on Fifth Ave., created an out-door patio in their rear park-ing area. Open 7 days. www.

sergiosofpelham.com And, Villaggio is cover-

ing their section of sidewalk with tables as well. www.vil-laggiotrattoria.com

NEW ROCHELLE AL FRESCO!

Dubrovnik Restau-rant on Main Street offers lovely patio dining overlook-ing their urban garden and farm. You almost forget you are in downtown New Ro-chelle. Jerry Tomic founded Westchester’s first eatery devoted to Croatian cui-sine and atmosphere. Tal-ented Chef Antonio Selen-dic mans the kitchen and he will transport you to the beautiful Adriatic on the Dalmatian Coast in flavorful style. Matt and his staff will be your guides. Most every-thing is house made from the bread to desserts. Specialties range from pristine fish and seafood to meats prepared on the woodfired outdoor grill. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner. Reservations suggested. Private party fa-

cilities. Valet parking. Du-brovnik, 721 Main Street, New Rochelle. 914-637-3777 www.dubrovnikny.com

Road foodies may re-member Leno’s Clam Bar, also known as Greasy Nick’s, along Pelham Road in New Rochelle . . . just down the road from Glen Island Park. I started going to Leno’s gen-erations ago for their burg-ers, steamers, fried clams, grilled hotdogs, and corn on the cob swimming in but-ter. It’s a wonderful no-frills experience. Leno’s Clam Bar is at 755 Pelham Road, New Rochelle. Open daily during the season. Phone: 914-636-9869.

(Morris Gut is a restau-rant marketing consultant and former restaurant trade magazine editor. He has been tracking and writing about the food and dining scene in greater Westchester for 30 years. He may be reached at: 914-235-6591. Email: [email protected])


Saints John and Paul’s French Language Students Top in the Nation at Le Grand Concours

Saints John and Paul School’s (sjpschool.org) places a strong emphasis on lan-guages with rewards to the community. The school offers French and Spanish classes for English speakers starting in Kindergarten, as well as a Fluent French track starting in PreK, for fluent French speak-ers. At the end of 8th grade, students in this track con-sistently score a 5 on the AP French Language and Culture College Board exam.

This year, two French teachers, Mrs. Douineau and Mrs. Shinkar, gave their stu-dents the opportunity to participate in a French lan-guage competition: Le Grand Concours (a.k.a. The National French Contest). In this com-petition, students in grades 1-12 take a written test and compete against others from all 50 states with a similar French educational back-ground.

This year, 24 Saints John and Paul students from grades

2 to 5, competed against 68,790 participants from all grades and levels.

Saints John and Paul School had fabulous results from stu-dents in both French for Eng-lish speakers, and Fluent French tracks!

There were 4 Platinum win-ners, the highest award in Le Grand Concours. These students earned the top score in the na-tion for their level/division: Rafael Fiastre, Hermione Roussillon, Alex Berger, Tancrède Weinstein.

A Gold medal went to Ana-bel Zihenni; a Silver medal was awarded to Alicia Zihenni; Bronze

medals went to Louis Dirdarian, Louis Ducrot, Sophie Lassander.

Honorable Mentions were given to Camille Clément, Al-ban Kaeppelin, Alicia Navarre, Stephan Alvarez, Félicie Che-valier, Ann Dykstra, Achille Le Roch.

For more information about the school, visit sjpschool.org or contact Mrs. Patricia Howard, Director of admissions ([email protected]).

For information about the language program, contact Mrs. Elsa Douineau, Director of language program ([email protected]).

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