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Th e body of the 4-year old Greenburgh boy who went missing on Christmas Eve from a family home in South Carolina, is expected to be returned home this week for a funeral at Calvary Baptist Church in White Plains.

According to media reports, Jayden Morrison, an autistic child, wandered off through an unlocked screen door on Christmas Eve.

A massive hunt of emergency workers and volunteers searched for the boy through Christmas day. He was found on December 26 in a pond about 100 yards away from the house. According to the

Journal News, police say there were no signs of foul play.

Jayden had a twin brother Jordan, who also is autistic and a 3 year-old sister Kelsey.

His parents Andre and Tabitha Morrison and his grandmother Carolyn Sumpter said that in their Greenburgh home Jayden was always in an enclosed environment and did not have the ability to wander. which he was known to do when he was younger.

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Kwanza Celebrated at white Plains Slater CenterBy Pat Casey

Th e Kwanzaa White Plains Collaborative held a Kwanza celebration at the Th omas H. Slater Center on Monday, Dec. 29.

Th e program included traditional Drumming by Kofi and the Sankofa Dance and Drum Ensemble and contributions by White Plains Youth Bureau, Th omas H. Slater Center Step Up Girls, White Plains High School Steppers, and H.I.P. H.O.P.

Ruby Dee, Maya Angelou and Nelson Mandela were remembered ancestors.

Dr. Oscar N. Graves, a local physician who helped young African American and Latino men was also remembered. He had passed only six months ago.

Mack Carter, Executive

Director, White Plains Housing Authority and Heather Miller, Executive Director, Th omas H. Slater Center spoke about this year’s honorees: Dr. Evelyn Eusebe-Carter, FACOG; Erwin Gilliam, Erwin’s Barber Shop; Mayo Bartlett, Esq.; and Th eodore Lee, Lee’s Funeral Home.

Th e Kinara was lit, each of the seven candles representing a Kwanzaa principle and traditionally lit each day with that principle in mind.

Aft er the entertainment a Karamu Feast was provided free of charge by ShopRite.

Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration that honors African heritage and is observed from

The White Plains Kwanzaa program was opened with a libation ceremony led by Kofi Dunkar. He spoke of the symbol of the bird, often represented as an egg, representing power – held carefully.

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By Pat CaseyOn the plaza outside the Westchester

County Court House by the Westchester County Police Memorial on Sunday evening a gathering of police, military and other public service workers held a candlelight vigil to honor the memories of New York City Police offi cers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.

Considering that the rainy weather had kept more people from attending the event, Frank Morganthaler, President of the Westchester Chapter of Oath Keepers, said another, similar event would be planned for a future date.

Morganthaler, a Hawthorne resident, ran for Congress in 2013 as the conservative We the People party candidate. As a member of Oath Keepers, Morganthaler felt it was important to honor the memories of the two police offi cers slain while on duty in New York City last week.

Calling their deaths an assassination, Morganthaler said, “It is appropriate for us to gather by the County Police Memorial, and also near the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue, which is also located on the same plaza. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t believe in violence,” he said. “If more

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On Monday, at approximately  8:45 a.m. the Greenburgh Police were notified of a Bomb Threat at Edgemont High School at 200 White Oak Lane in the Edgemont section of town.

The Greenburgh Police response to the scene included members of the Special Operations Unit, EMS and Mobil Command Center. Greenville Fire Department also responded.

Students were relocated until building searches were completed. The school was searched with the assistance of Westchester County Police Explosive trained K-9.

No explosive device was found and Police units left the scene at 11:15 a.m. 

The school returned to its schedule

after the searches were completed. This incident is being investigated

by the Greenburgh Police Department Special Victims Unit. 

In response to concerns from parents in Edgemont, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner explained that the Special Operations Unit was established in August 2007 in order to consolidate and enhance the oversight of the various specialized tactical and rescue units within the Greenburgh Police Department.  These units include Special Weapons and Tactics Team (S.W.A.T.)  comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh and the  Villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Hastings, Irvington and

By Pat CaseyDuring a Special Meeting of the White

Plains Common Council on March 15, a vote was taken that determined the revised Site Plan proposed by the French American School of New York (FASNY), formerly known as Site A, is indeed an Environmentally Sensitive Site.

Discussion before the vote centered an a drainage ditch across the street from the FASNY site on the Westchester Hills property. The drainage ditch became a point of environmental concern when it was brought to the attention of the Council by the Gedney Neighborhood Association. Subsequent reports also analyzed the water course and ditch on the Westchester Hills property, and a report by White Plains Planning Commissioner Christopher

By Pat CaseyCongresswoman Nita Lowey

(D-Harrison), held two Health Care Town Halls Saturday to discuss Republican legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with a new proposal known as the American Healthcare Act (AHCA).

The Westchester town hall was held at White Plains High School. White Plains resident Paul Schwarz, representing the League of Women Voters of White Plains, moderated the panel discussion.

Congresswoman Lowey is adamant that the right path for Congress to take is to work in a bipartisan manner with the existing ACA to fix problems and make improvements. “I cannot think of

any reason to vote for it (the AHCA),” Lowey said, adding that she hopes town halls being held across the country will enlighten Republicans.

Discussion leading to a vote on the new healthcare bill begins this week.

The White Plains panel included Beth Finkel from AARP, New York, Lisa Allison with the NYS Dept. of Health, Jeffrey Gold of the Healthcare Association of NYS and Larry Levine of Blythedale Children’s Hospital.

Potential loss of coverage, reductions in coverage, increased costs of insurance, loss of subsidies to purchase insurance, and harm to Medicaid and Medicare were discussed by the panel with focus on

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Gomez determined that the water course was within the 100-foot distance of the FASNY property, making it also environmentally sensitive.

Both Councilwoman Beth Smayda and Councilman John Kirkpatrick voted against the resolution. They agreed that the water course was ‘engineered’ and not a natural stream and therefore did not qualify as a protected area.

Councilmembers Nadine Hunt-Robinson, Dennis Krolian, John Martin and Milagros Lecuona all agreed, along with Mayor Tom Roach that the water course did qualify as environmentally sensitive and voted in favor of the resolution.

The positive vote now requires a supermajority for acceptance of FASNY’s Site Plan.

The Council also scheduled concurrent public hearings on the Site Plan to take place April 5 at 6 p.m. at the White Plains Performing Arts Center at City Center in White Plains.

After the vote FASNY released a statement: “Better late than never. That

is the reaction of The French-American School of New York following the vote Wednesday night by the White Plains Mayor and Common Council to schedule a final public hearing on the School’s plan to create a Middle and High School on a portion of the abandoned Ridgeway Country Club. “

Commenting on the vote, John Botti, a member of the FASNY Board of Trustees who is overseeing the plan for the new School said, “We’re obviously pleased that the Council is at last moving forward toward making a final determination on the reduced plan that has now been under review for more than six years, and we’re confident that we will obtain the votes required to approve the project. Frankly, the drastically reduced plan we have agreed to merits a 7-0 vote.”

The Gedney Association also released a statement through its recently hired PR agency that said the group was pleased with the Council’s decision but also alleged the city administration was operating in secret to advance the FASNY project.

seniors and children.During the Q&A

session at the close of presentations, Fr. Gawain de Leeuw of Grace Episcopal Church in White Plains asked what the repercussions would be to Planned Parenthood. An audience member shouted out that he was Satan and the applause in Fr. Gawain’s favor was very strong.

Congresswoman Lowey expressed her support for Planned Parenthood and said removing funding to the program would put many women’s health in jeopardy.

Senior healthcare cuts were also of concern amongst members of the audience. Finkel, representing AARP said people between the ages of 50 and 64 would be hurt the most by the proposed

plan and would pay the highest premiums.Lowey said the new plan had not been

given enough time for proper study and emphasized that constituents not only in New York where the ACA had done well, but in other parts of the country had to contact their representatives to let them know what they want.

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (pictured seated to the extreme right) held a town hall meeting on healthcare at White Plains High School on Saturday, March 18. Panelists represented AARP, NYS Dept. of Health, Healthcare Association of New York and Blythedale Children’s Hospital.

Tarrytown. In December 2013, the Greenburgh Police S.W.A.T. team achieved New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services (Municipal Police Training Council) S.W.A.T. Team Accreditation. Greenburgh Police S.W.A.T. was the first multi-jurisdictional tactical team in the State of New York to achieve this  comprehensive  standard. Additionally, Greenburgh Police S.W.A.T.

conforms to the National Tactical Officers Association (N.T.O.A.) recommended training standards for collateral duty tactical teams. 

Other units are the Crisis Negotiation Team (C.N.T.), comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh. The Technical Rescue Team,    comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh Firefighters from the Fairview

and Greenville Fire Departments. The K-9 Unit, comprised of a Police Officer/handler and canine “Metro” from the Town of Greenburgh. Mobile Command Center Unit, comprised of Police Officers from the Town of Greenburgh. C.E.R.T., Community emergency response team, comprised of trained civilians throughout the town of Greenburgh.

According to Feiner, officers in each of these units are required to undergo a rigorous selection process before assignment to a specific team. Each officer must attend monthly training in addition to courses sponsored outside of the department.  All training is coordinated

through the Special Operations Unit Commanding Officer.

The Special Operations Unit Commanding Officer serves as liaison to the various police departments providing personnel to these units, and to the numerous emergency response agencies within and outside of the Town of Greenburgh. 

Dr. Erik Larsen, Associate Director for the White Plains Hospital Emergency  Department, has regularly volunteered his services to the S.W.A.T. and Technical Rescue Teams for training and is available to provide medical services during emergency call-out situations.

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Beware the Russian Bear as it Flexes Its Diminishing MightThere are

many facets of wine, primarily self-contained within the expansive wine industry. From the agricultural component, to

the technological, biological and marketing components, the wine industry, at least in the United States, tends not to cross the line into socio-political matters or governmental intervention and influence - not to any major extent (Federal distribution regulations notwithstanding). However, this is not always the case in other wine-producing nations.

Social trends and political intervention are exerting increasing influence in certain countries. For example, in Russia, the demise of the Soviet state and the recent international sanctions over the annexation of Crimea have altered Russian drinking trends and consumption. These changes in Russia have affected the fortunes of the neighboring wine regions that flourished during Communism. The reign of Vladimir Putin has also introduced new tensions in the area’s wine industries.

As I’ve been following the domestic and international political state of affairs in

Russia, I’m noticing a number of political influences on wine sales. Here, from the perspective of Russian wine consumers, are recent developments in the Russian wine market.

Good news: Wines from Georgia, highly popular in Russia before and after Georgian independence, were banned in 2008 as the result of a war with Russia. Last year, trade relations resumed and Georgian red and white wines from the Black Sea area are once again available and increasing in popularity.

Bad news: Wine exports from Moldova to Russia flourished during the post-Soviet era, accounting for 90 percent of production of these highly regarded wines. Then in 2006 Russia banned all Moldovan wine imports. Trade resumed a few years later, but last year a new ban was imposed. Moldovan winemakers began exporting their wines to Western Europe; a few trickle to the United States. I attended a Wines of Moldova event this summer and enjoyed several excellent wines.

Bad news: Sanctions and embargoes by Western nations. Begun soon after the Crimean annexation, wine imports were not widely affected by these measures.

However, anticipating an ever-growing list of goods banned by the West, President Putin’s office recently purchased over one million bottles of wines from the European Union. At least the politicos will be able to weather the Western measures for a while.

More bad news: The dramatic drop in oil prices, coupled with the devaluation of the ruble. Those imports still crossing the Russian borders are becoming more expensive by the day. Russians enjoy French and Italian wines. Escalating prices will certainly affect the purchasing power of middle

class Russians. Even the wealthy oligarchs are

affected. Government-created Russian oil billionaires are increasingly subject to personal and corporate sanctions; purchasing fine French and Italian wines is increasingly difficult. Although the fortunes of a number of these oligarchs can be tenuous in today’s political climate: enjoying fine wine with President Putin in St. Petersburg’s top restaurants one day, drinking tap water with fellow exiles in a Siberian cafeteria the next.

Good news: Wine consumption has been increasing steadily – albeit rather slowly. However, one reason for the increase in

wine consumption is encouragement from Moscow. Alcoholism is rampant in Russia; to discourage vodka consumption, the government has embarked on a campaign to encourage citizens to drink wine. Steering citizens from 80 proof spirits to 14 percent alcohol would be considered a triumph in reducing alcoholism. We’ll have to wait and see if this campaign proves effective.

Bad news: Retaliation to the sanctions. The Russian parliament is considering a ban on all French wines. Ironically, this could be devastating to Russian consumers, who favor French wines; nearly 20 percent of Russia’s worldwide wine imports are from France. At least consumers wouldn’t need to be concerned about the rising cost of these wines.

Is the Sleeping Bear of post-World War II now a Bear-gone-wild, intent on flexing its muscles in a world torn by turmoil? Perhaps, but at least the threat of Bear-drunkenness is not rampant, not with wine consumption in check.

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By Pat CaseyAt the conclusion of the public hearing,

March 7, on a proposed Group Home at 22 New York Ave. South, the White Plains Common Council voted to oppose the project in accordance with procedures outlined by NYS Mental Hygiene Law Section 41.34.

The proposed community residence for developmentally disabled adults was put forward by the Institute of Applied Human Dynamics, Inc. (IAHD), an organization that provides services to people with developmental disabilities and behavioral disorders by “providing support and services to these individuals and their families across their lifespan so as to assist them in community living, achievement of growth potential, support for community inclusion and provision of long term care in the home of their choice,” according to the agency’s website.

The property at 22 New York Avenue contains a large single-family home with space for adequate parking for staff, visitors and two vans used for transportation.

IAHD Executive Director, Stanley Silverstein, explained that the group of 10 people, who would be moving from a similar situation in Mt. Vernon (although they originally came from communities across Westchester County), had been together as a family for many years. Seven had been together for at least 30 years.

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41.34, also known as the Padavan Law, was established in 1978 to prevent communities from excluding group homes unless the area is already saturated or a better site in the same community can be found.

Residents from the Prospect Park neighborhood as well as members of the neighborhood association board who came out to oppose the group home cited the number of proposed occupants of the home as too high a number for a “family” in that neighborhood and that the 24/7 need for residential staffing and the size of the vans and required parking made

the home more of a commercial enterprise than a home.

They said they were concerned for the safety of their children walking to school and bus stops because of traffic volume and the size of vehicles (other than regular buses, delivery vehicles, etc.) that would regularly service the IAHD home, all traveling on narrow roads with no sidewalks.

According to the written New York law, a community residential facility for the disabled would support from four to 14 residents. The municipality in which the home would be established has 40 days to respond to notice by the sponsoring agency, in this case IAHD, if it intends to oppose the plan. The municipality can also

find and suggest another location for the group home.

During the pubic hearing, Councilman Dennis Krolian asked if any other sites within White Plains had been considered as alternatives. Krolian proposed that the group of 10 to 14 individuals could be broken up into smaller groups such as 6 to 8 for housing in more standard-sized homes.

Krolian further said he had driven around White Plains looking for vacant homes and homes for sale that might fit the requirements.

His suggestion was not taken up by other members of the Council who felt that such an alternative had not been sufficiently vetted and due to the looming State deadline, they needed to act within days on their response.

Ultimately, the opposition by White Plains was primarily based on saturation of such homes in the area. With 138 developmentally residents already housed in White Plains, 80 of those individuals are living in nine homes within 4,606 feet of 22 New York Ave.

Pedestrian safety and the unique nature of the neighborhood were also taken into consideration.

The vote to object was six to one with Councilman John Martin voting yes although he said he believed the State would not accept the rejection, and Councilwoman Beth Smayda voting against the objection because she “could not with her heart” deny residency to the people seeking it.

The saturation decision and viability of other claims will be made by New York State.

Not included in the vote, but filed for future consideration was a proposal by Councilman John Kirkpatrick to investigate a compromise between White Plains and IAHD to allow the group home at 22 New York Ave. to go forward with a smaller number of members to the family – perhaps capping the number at 10.

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Astorino visited La Chinita Poblana restaurant in Irvington last week to celebrate Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW). La Chinita Poblana, owned by Juan Aguilar, is one of seven restaurants offering Latino cuisine during restaurant week. While visiting, Astorino highlighted Aguilar’s story and how he opened his popular Irvington restaurant.

At 13 years old, Aguilar immigrated by himself to the United States from Puebla, Mexico. His first job was washing dishes at a local restaurant, but soon he learned to serve as a bus boy and eventually as a waiter. As he continued to succeed in the restaurant business, Aguilar became sous chef at popular Westchester restaurants, including Red Hat on the River in Irvington. In 2013, Aguilar opened La

Chinita Poblana as a tribute to his home cuisine and the rich culture in Puebla.

“Mr. Aguilar’s story truly shows us that the ‘American Dream’ is alive and well,” said Astorino. “Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is the perfect time to try new restaurants and cuisine throughout the county, while getting to know our local entrepreneurs.”

HVRW celebrates top restaurants, giving diners the opportunity to enjoy exceptional dining at an approachable price point. Three-course, prix fixe dinners are $32.95 and lunches are $22.95 (plus beverage, tax and tip).

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College Scholarship Applications Now Open NYS Senator George Latimer has

announced that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $3000 scholarships that will be awarded at the Annual Legislative Conference Day on June 5, 2017.

The scholarships, two for academics and two for athletics, are available for

current or future college students from New York State. Eligibility is based upon the student’s grade point average (GPA), interest in pursuing a higher education, involvement in the local community and financial need. For the athletic scholarships, the applicant should indicate the sport and schools that have indicated interest or player commitment.

“With the cost of higher education still growing faster than the rate of inflation, it is crucial for students and their families to look for opportunities to help defray the costs. I’m very pleased that the Italian-American State Legislators Conference is again making scholarships available, and look forward to the possibility of a scholarship going to one of my constituent

families,” Senator Latimer said. Students from Port Chester and Mamaroneck have secured these scholarships in the past.

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Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino last week appointed George Oros as the new Director of Economic Development. Phil Oliva, the current Deputy Director of Communications, will succeed Oros as Chief of Staff. Both appointments were effective March 13.

As Director of Economic Development and Special Adviser to the County Executive, Oros will oversee all of the traditional management responsibilities for the Office of Economic Development, the Industrial Development Agency, and the Local Development Corporation. He will also continue to be part of the senior level staff that advises Astorino and will work on select initiatives and policy matters, such as the public-private partnership proposed for Westchester County Airport, the federal Affordable Housing Settlement, the closing of Indian Point and other projects.

As Chief of Staff, Oliva will oversee the legislative agenda for Westchester at the federal, state and county levels. He will also coordinate intergovernmental relations with municipalities and supervise constituent services.

“Good management and good government go hand in hand,” said Astorino. “The public will be well served having these two talented and experienced professionals in these key positions. Both

have private sector experience, as well as first-hand knowledge of the elective, executive and legislative workings of government. This combination will allow us to further our agenda of protecting taxpayers, preserving essential services and promoting economic growth.”

Prior to joining the administration as Chief of Staff when Astorino took office in January 2010, Oros, a resident of Cortlandt, served 14 years as a County Legislator, including being elected Board Chairman and Minority Leader. He also served for several years as a councilman in

Cortlandt. Oros had a private law practice for more than 25 years. He is a graduate of Pace Law School and Pace University, where he obtained a Bachelor in Business Administration, majoring in marketing.

“It is an honor to be named to this position,” said Oros. “I am very grateful for the confidence the County Executive has placed in me and look forward to working with our partners in the business sector to spur continued economic growth in our county.”

Prior to joining the Astorino administration, Oliva worked for IMS

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Food Bank for Westchester “Community Scoop-a-thon” Competition 

Greenburgh Snow Angels Get Help During Recent Storm

Food Bank for Westchester is calling all community groups to help fight hunger. A new program called the  Community Scoop-a-thon is a spinoff of its Annual Golden Scoop Corporate Competition. The  Community Scoop-a-thon  is a volunteer program designed to help raise hunger awareness by getting groups together to pack the most bulk food into deliverable household size packages within one hour.

“Our Golden Scoop Corporate Competition has always been a popular event, so we thought it would be a great idea to launch the  Community Scoop-a-thon  to expand the program and provide a special competition for civic

organizations and other community groups to get involved in helping our neighbors who are hungry,” said Leslie Gordon, president and CEO of Food Bank for Westchester. “We invite police officers, firemen, members of community centers, and others to sign up, roll up their sleeves and help us pack food that will provide meals to families in our most vulnerable communities.”  

The 1st  Annual  Community Scoop-a-thon  competition will take place on  Sunday, May 7, at Food Bank for Westchester in Elmsford. Groups will gather at the warehouse for a friendly food-packing competition, which will take place in one-hour shifts from

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Teams of up to 10 individuals will compete to see who can pack the most produce-filled bags in an hour. After the competition, Food Bank for Westchester will deliver meals to individuals who are hungry and in need. 

The winning team will be awarded the  Community Scoop-a-thon Championship  title and take home the coveted  Community Scoop-a-thon Championship trophy for an entire year. The winning team will also be recognized at the Food Bank for Westchester’s Hunger Heroes Awards Breakfast in June, an annual event that acknowledges supporters in the community who have gone above and beyond to alleviate

hunger in Westchester County.  The entrance fee for the  Community

Scoop-a-thon  is $25 per team member with a $1,000 team fundraising commitment. All proceeds will benefit Food Bank for Westchester. For groups interested in participating, please contact Madeline Sulla at Food Bank for Westchester by April 10 via email at  madeline.sulla@foodbankforwestchester.org  with the subject line “Community Scoop-A-Thon.”

Food Bank for Westchester is located at 200 Clearbrook Road in Elmsford. For more information, visit http://www.foodbankforwestchester.org.

Gary Mastrangelo, Principal of the Highview School on Central Avenue, doesn’t only care about his students, he cares about the elderly and our community. During last week’s snowstorm Gary offered to join the Greenburgh Snow Angels team and to assist an elderly woman who needed help getting out of her home. He, his son Jake and Jake’s friend Josh Nobel, 16-years-old, volunteered their time and helped an elderly woman with Parkinson’s Disease get her driveway cleared so her 24/7 home care aide could have access and the woman could get emergency help

if needed. After they helped the elderly woman they assisted the woman’s next door neighbor because the regular helper did not show up.

Gary is teaching his son why it’s important to help others. The Greenburgh School district is very fortunate to have such a caring leader serving the school district – someone who really wants to make the world a better place.

We are always looking for snow angels to help those in need. There are still a few people who we were not able to help. 

–Paul Feiner, Supervisor, Town of Greenburgh

Support for a White Plains Art SocietyI am writing in support of Mary

Ann Balco Berry’s Letter to the Editor, regarding the need for a White Plains Art Society. As a resident and artist living in White Plains I share her perspective on the need for a venue to promote the works of local artists. This shortcoming needs to be addressed by our city, and deemed just as important as hiking trails and bicycle lanes. Currently, local artists are forced to go out of town to showcase their work. In artist’s parlance, an affluent community without an arts society, is like Hamlet without a ghost.

White Plains is fortunate to have ArtsWestchester and my favorite entertainment venue, The White Plains Performing Arts Center that contribute

to the Arts culture of White Plains. They both offer venues for artists’ work.

I do believe it is in White Plains’ best interest to have the new owner and developer of 52 North Broadway allocate dedicated space to be managed by volunteers at the former Good Counsel property. Such an Arts Society would not compete with the existing arts community, but rather support it culturally and economically, especially since White Plains is the county seat of one of the nation’s most affluent counties.

A special thank you to Mary Ann Balco Berry for bringing this idea before the community.

–Richard Cirulli, White Plains

Support the Dobbs Ferry Food PantryThe Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry has

placed a bin at the lobby of Greenburgh Town Hall. If you would like to donate food to the poor you can drop off your donations at Town Hall during business hours. Pleased to have an opportunity to help neighbors who are less fortunate.

The Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry at South Presbyterian Church opened its doors in January 2011 in response to the growing

demand for food assistance in Dobbs Ferry, as well as people from the neighboring towns of Ardsley and Irvington. We also serve people from Greenburgh. However, the Pantry is open to and serves everyone who expresses need, regardless of religious belief, affiliation or income level.

The church currently provides the space free of charge. Our staff is 100 percent volunteer. All of the money donated to

the pantry is used to purchase items that go directly to those who need assistance.

The pantry is open every  Wednesday  from  10 a.m. to noon. On the last Wednesday of the month we are also open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. On average, we serve 30-35 families, approximately 125 individuals, many of whom are young children.

The South Presbyterian Church

sponsors the Food Pantry as an offshoot of its Hunger Ministries. It is a 501(c)(3) organization. Volunteers and donors are both members and non-members. It is run by a coalition of about 25 community members from Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley.

–Paul Feiner, Supervisor, Town of Greenburgh

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Obituaries

Boomerang

By Richard Cirulli Guest Column

It’s All ‘Greek’ to Me – The Archons of Democracy“The conscious

and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this

unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.” – Edward Bernays

We would like to believe the strengths of democracy are the tolerance of free speech, ideals and pursuit of equality. This was manifested in the turbulent 60’s when many Baby Boomers protested against a democracy that ironically, granted them the right to voice their dissent legally. In terms of recorded history, democracies have reined for a minimal period of time. As a nation, we owe our gratitude to the Greeks for the world’s first democracy in 508-506 BCE, with intermittent interruptions until 322 BCE. Prior to this period, and hence, many countries today are still ruled by archons – the elite well bred. By the time the rebellious Baby Boomers entered the political scene in the 1960’s, the United States could lay claim to being the longest democracy in

history, or more precisely a ‘popular republican’ Constitution.

The United States, like Athens, secured its Constitution in the aftermath of a revolution. Worth noting, the Parthenon was built when Athens was functioning as a ‘pure’ democracy, when offices once held by heredity and the wellborn were open to lower-class citizens.

Athens, like the United States was also riven with social conflicts such as: rich vs. poor, free citizen vs. slave, and prejudice against the poor who lived inland. These simple country folk were the objects of mockery in many of the Greek plays. Under the Athenian constitution, these ‘lower class’ citizens were labeled thetes, who found employment as rowers in the Athenian navy, so much for upward mobility. Athenian democracy was far from liberal with its bi-polar actions that could swing from generosity to vindictiveness in short order. And, like the United States, Athens found itself engaged in a series of on-going wars for better or for worse.

The seed of democracy was planted by Solon, the Greek lawgiver in the 6th century BCE. He was the leader who

overturned the markers of society during his time, having gone down in history as being objective and even-handed when he abolished sharecropping and debt slavery to the underclass. This is similar

to America today where many citizens are being strangled by debt, by usurious interest rates and abusive bank fees, to name a few. Though our current debt slavery is limited to only the bottom 99 percent. Under this flawed ideology, a hierarchy of an explicit elite group controls

the unjust distribution of wealth that ultimately leads to a voluntary servitude of negatively impacted masses to accept the flawed ideology of the elites.

In theory, democracy is a state defined by the virtue of its democratic citizens. Plato, a fierce critic of democracy, was quite aware that virtue is the chief feature in a democratic state, and that its greatest good is freedom. Though he holds these virtuous natures to be illusory, for the record, Plato did not support equality. Plato further held to the belief that an oligarchy government is based on a constitution favoring a property assessment, in which the rich (archons) rule, with power not to be shared with the poor man.

Inequality is the cause of a flawed

ideology, and powerful democratic objections to inequality. Inequality leads to barriers to the acquisition of knowledge that restrains democracy. This view was shared by James Madison who recognized material inequality is a central source of a flawed government.

Looking back, and making a few comparisons between an Athens past with America today, critical observers of democracy suggest that in reality, it is a disguised oligarchy of unknown elites manipulating ordinary citizens for their own purposes.

In closing, I will end with a few words from Edward Bernays’ book “Propaganda,” written in the early 20th century. Bernays is referred to as the father of modern propaganda, in slang parlance the spin-doctor.

“The invisible government tends to be concentrated in the hands of a few. We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is the logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized.”

Dr. Richard Cirulli, is a retired professor, business consultant, writer, columnist, and innocent bystander at large. He looks forward to your comments, and can be reached at profcirulli@optonline.net.

Maria Luisa BrunoOn March 16, Maria Luisa Bruno, a

45-year-resident of Greenburgh, passed away at her Elmsford home. Though faced with a number of health issues, she had an incredibly positive outlook and was a gifted artisan, entrepreneur, wife, mother and grandmother. Maria Luisa was a talented designer and dressmaker whose creations could have graced Vogue magazine. She was an extraordinary and creative cook who loved to serve her family and friends. She was devoted to her family, including her beloved dogs, her Bravos (I, II, III) and her many four-legged grandchildren. 

Maria Luisa was 79 years old. She was born in Italy, and came to the U.S. in 1954 with her parents and sister. She became a U.S. Citizen in the early 1960s. She was married in 1958 to another Italian native, printer Antonino Bruno, who is now deceased. She is survived by her two sons Erasmo Bruno of Tarrytown and Tullio Bruno of Katonah and his wife Lisa Bruno; her grandchildren, Gregory Bruno Victoria Bruno (Erasmo’s children), and grandson Julian Bruno (Tullio and Lisa’s son). She is also survived by her sister Cesidia Pozzuoli.

Catherine McKeownCatherine M. “Katie” McKeown, 92, of

West Harrison, passed away March 13. She was born Jan. 27, 1925 in Manhattan to Elizabeth Healy and John F. Bonacci. On May 28, 1955, Katie married the love of her life, William B. McKeown, in White Plains. He predeceased her on Sept. 2, 1983. 

Katie attended Good Counsel Academy and Good Counsel College, graduating in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in English. In her early career, she worked as an editorial assistant for Norden Labs and for Reader’s Digest. She later owned her own employment agency in White Plains. More recently, she worked as an Administrative Assistant for Southern Westchester BOCES for more than 20 years until her retirement from full-time employment in 2003. She returned to work the following week and continued working on a part-time basis until 2011, when she finally fully retired at the age of 86. 

Katie was the ultimate hostess, cook, and a wonderful friend to all. Her home was always a gathering place where all were welcome. It was a place where holiday celebrations were filled with family, friends, food, and love, and where huge summer parties were known throughout the community. Katie was an

avid golfer, playing well into her eighties. She was a voracious reader who enjoyed finishing The New York Times crossword puzzle every Sunday. A devoted Jeopardy! fan, she could still come up with the right questions until the very end. 

Family was always the most important part of Katie’s life. She was a loving and devoted mother whose life revolved around her children and grandchildren. Katie is survived by her four children: Morgan (Julie) McKeown of Stamford, CT, Thaddeus (Anne) McKeown of Yorktown Heights, Gerard McKeown of Atlanta, GA, and Mary Adele McKeown (Peter Gavin) of Ossining,. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren: Jamie McKeown, Billy McKeown, Andy McKeown, Megan McKeown, Matt McKeown, Katie McKeown, Jack McKeown, Madi McKeown, Breslin McKeown and Rory Gavin.

She is also survived by one sister, Thomasina Bonacci. Katie was predeceased by two sisters Mary O’Brien and Theresa Scanlan. All four sisters were extremely close throughout their lives and Katie and Tommie lived together for many years. She was also a loving aunt of many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and a great, great niece and nephew and a dear friend to many. Katie was a parishioner at Our Lady of Sorrows

Church for over 50 years as well as a daily communicant. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to either St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org, or Catholic Charities of NY, 1011 First Avenue, 11th Floor, NY, NY 10022, www.catholiccharitiesny.org.

Mary Jane PastorMary Jane Pastor a longtime resident of

Hartsdale, died March 12, surrounded by her family. Mary Jane was an entrepreneur who started her career in real estate and property management in her thirties working for companies such as Helmsley Spear and people like Alexander Cadoux, managing buildings on East Hartsdale Avenue. In 1984 she founded Mary Jane Pastor Realty which has gone on to be the #1 real estate company in Hartsdale for decades. She was an inspiration to many people in the business world and to her family in general. She is survived by two daughters, Jane Vitale and Judith Stoma, four grandchildren Dean Nugent, Jason Moore, Philip Meoli and Carlie Jane Stoma and 10 great grandchildren. 

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By Richard LouvEvery summer, when I was in junior

high and high school, my buddy Pete Sebring would disappear for a few weeks to a camp in the mountains west of Colorado Springs. I resented it. For me, those humid July weeks back in Kansas dragged, and then Pete would come home telling tales of adventure — as if he had been to some alpine Oz.

As it turns out, that camp shaped Pete in ways neither of us realized at the time. He credits his summers in Colorado with giving him a foundation for success and longevity – more than three decades – as a teacher.

“The camp encouraged me to invent activities, such as pioneering, survival hikes and overnights, and identifying native plants of central Colorado,” he said. “Once while picking ground plums, which tasted like raw green beans, we uncovered an ancient hunting site full of arrowheads, charcoal, and flint chips. I also encountered brown bears, coyotes, pumas, and wolves – one white and one black. Only the kids with me believed me.”

I was one of those who didn’t believe that Pete had encountered wolves. This morning, I checked the history: The Colorado Department of Resources reports that, while wolves were, by official measure, eradicated in the 1930s, “there have been sporadic reports of wolves

in Colorado over the decades” — none confirmed. They may have been wolf-hybrids or dogs or, just maybe, wolves.

“Their night howls were long, sonorous, and unnerving, Pete recalled.

One more reason I wished I could have gone to summer camp with him.

Still, during those years, I had my own adventures – a free-range childhood spent fishing and chasing snakes and building forts in the woods. Those experiences shaped my life every bit as much as Pete’s time at camp shaped his.

Today, too few children and young people have either experience – free-range or camp. In my book,  “Last Child in the Woods,” I describe how young people can likely tell you about the Amazon rain forest, but they’ll likely be hard-pressed to describe the last time they explored the woods in solitude or lay in a field listening to the wind and watching the clouds move. Nature is becoming an abstraction, something to watch on the flip-down TV screen from the back seat of a minivan.

In 2005, “Generation M: Media in the Lives of Eight- to Eighteen-Year-Olds,” conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, revealed that children are plugged into some kind of electronic medium an average of five-and-a-half hours a day, “the equivalent of a full-time job, and more time than they spend doing anything else besides sleeping.”

One reason kids aren’t going outside as much is parental fear. News and entertainment media have conditioned us to believe that life outside the front door is far more dangerous than it actually is, at least from stranger-danger. Nonetheless, this fear is unlikely to go away, which is one of the reasons parents are likely to value camps even more in the future than they do today. Risk is always a part of life, but camps can offer parents the reassurance that their children will be safe as they receive the gifts of nature.

The physical benefits are obvious. Others are more subtle, but no less important. For example, research shows that nature experiences significantly reduce children’s stress. Free play in natural areas enhances children’s cognitive flexibility, problem-solving ability, creativity, self-esteem, and self-discipline. Effects of Attention Deficit Disorder are reduced when children have regular access to the outdoors. Studies of outdoor education programs geared toward troubled youth – especially those diagnosed with mental-health problems – show a clear therapeutic value.

Children are happier and healthier when they have frequent and varied opportunities for experiences in the out-of-doors.

Nature-oriented camps also help care for the health of the earth; many studies show that nature play in childhood is the chief determining factor in the environmental consciousness of adults.

Clearly there’s more to camp than s’mores. Pete could have told us that. In fact, he did.

Richard Louv is the author of  “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”  and chairman of the Children & Nature Network (www.cnaturenet.org).

Reprinted by permission of the American Camp Association.

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The New York State Council of School Superintendents announced last Monday that Dr. James Langlois, superintendent of Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, has been named the 2015 New York State School Superintendent of the Year.

Langlois leads a responsive, innovative and collaborative agency that serves some of the highest rated and most respected school districts in the nation. “We Can Do That,” the BOCES motto, exemplifies the agency’s commitment to helping school districts meet the rapidly changing challenges of education reform and tight budgets with flexible, cutting-edge, high-quality and cost-effective programs.

“To the extent that the award calls attention to the challenges faced by public education and its long history of successes in the face of those challenges, I am honored to receive this recognition,” Langlois said. “It is an honor that I am proud to share with every superintendent who leads public schools.”

Langlois has led Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES for the past 10 years. Previously, he served eight years as superintendent in Goshen and was an assistant superintendent on Long Island. He worked in various leadership positions in New York City public schools in Manhattan and the Bronx. He began his career 50 years ago as a high school English teacher in Connecticut.

“Jim Langlois is admired by his colleagues in this state and beyond,” said Council Executive Director Dr. Robert Reidy. “They have called on him to serve in many leadership roles. He is also a respected independent voice and effective local leader among the superintendents and school boards of the Lower Hudson Valley.”

Langlois served for seven years on the national governing board of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the council’s national affiliate, and

for several years on the national Association of Educational Service Agencies’ (AESA) Executive Committee.

He holds two masters degrees and a doctorate in educational communication from Columbia University Teachers College. He has taught graduate educational leadership courses at Fordham University and SUNY New Paltz and is the author of several nationwide evaluations of federally funded career and technical and special education initiatives. Langlois has also

presented at many national and regional conferences.

“He has creatively and with great persistence developed a positive, collaborative and responsive culture that has successfully steered our BOCES through major internal transitions and multiple external challenges,” said BOCES Board President Richard Kreps. “As a result of his leadership, our BOCES is often looked upon as a model of effective practices in an educational service agency.”

Some of the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES accomplishments that have been achieved under his leadership include:• Creating a Center for Educational

Leadership that provides innovative graduate degree and certification programs for educators in partnership with several colleges and universities;

• Developing widely used, ground-breaking science, social studies, sustainability and blended online curricula;

• Transforming BOCES’ career and technical education with new offerings in high-tech, medical and other 21st century career areas, and expanding offerings to middle school students and to multiple school-based sites;

• Opening up new areas of special education services while systematically

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Now that I live in a maintenance-free condo, I am sometimes asked if I miss anything about living in a single-family house, with those many chores involved.

The one thing I miss most is that funny little room that transitioned my guests and I from the outside to our country kitchen – the mudroom. It measured only 8 feet by 9 feet, but inch for inch, that space was the most practical and most used location in my house.

It’s that in-between area that allows one to move with impunity from one environment that may be dusty, dirty, muddy or wet into a cleaner space.

At least that is the purpose it served when we were an agrarian society and kicked off boots muddied from a day in the fields before entering the main house.

Mudrooms were popular from the 18th century to the 1920s. But as our society shifted from farming to less physical endeavors, mudrooms were banished in back to give way to the foyer in front.

But in the 1950s, perhaps because Americans started to collect more “stuff ” in a prosperous time following World War II, the mudroom regained popularity, adding storage space to the function of housing coats and shoes. And in the 1970s, it morphed into a combo storage/laundry room when homeowners demanded that washers and dryers make their way up

from the basement. Eventually designers

questioned the wisdom of combining a place for shedding dirt with laundering, and washers and dryers made their way to the more convenient second-story bedroom level.

Today the mudroom serves many individualized needs of the homeowner and most times is now incorporated into the footprint of the house, taking space from the kitchen and most often situated as an entry from an attached garage. I’ve listed homes where the mudroom has featured a pantry as an extension to the kitchen, an office, a hobby center, a sports equipment storage facility, a potting room for the garden and a changing room for the pool, the latter of which is the case with my mudroom.

When I found my home, it featured a motley mudroom that had been tacked on to the back of the house sometime after 1860. All but abandoned in terms of maintenance, it was a loosely framed lean-to with a cracked cement floor, and the ceiling was just the raw rafters of the roof, overlaid with wood shingles. There was no insulation and only wood shelves on one wall suggesting that the structure

may have doubled as a potting shed.

Because it was the direct access from our driveway to the kitchen, it was hardly an attractive entrance to the house.

In my boldest construction project before or since, I chipped away the broken cement and hand-poured a new concrete foundation from a number of mixings in my wheelbarrow. I insulated the walls and created a nice closet and space for a half-bath. Other than the installation of the bathroom fixtures and a new windowed door that replaced one with decaying solid wood, I did all the work myself. And, now, as a semi-retired fixer-upper, I recall that work from long ago with great satisfaction.

When designing a mudroom and selecting its finishes, it’s well to remember that there’s a reason that the word “mud” lingers in its name. Materials for flooring should, therefore, be durable, easy to clean and water resistant. This is not the space for wall-to-wall carpeting, but tile, vinyl, natural slate or porcelain tile are excellent flooring choices.

Wall treatments also should not be delicate, but might be a solid vinyl which

can be scrubbed without damage, or paneling that will be more forgiving when visitors lean against the wall to remove soiled shoes or boots.

One design trick is to use the same cabinetry in the mudroom that is used in the kitchen, giving the impression that both rooms are bigger than they actually are.

Mudrooms often don’t have windows, although it’s ideal if they do. If not, overhead lighting is preferred rather than wall fixtures that protrude into cramped space or standing lamps that could interfere with cleaning the floor.

A modern mudroom might best include closed storage areas and a large closet organized in a way to separate clothing and equipment for the outside. Lacking a closet, the mudroom can accommodate an armoire for storage purposes.

Considering how many uses the mudroom has today, perhaps it deserves an upgrade in title to the all-purpose room.

Bill Primavera is a Realtor® associated with William Raveis Real Estate and Founder of Primavera Public Relations, Inc. (www.PrimaveraPR.com). His real estate site is www.PrimaveraRealEstate.com, and his blog is www.TheHomeGuru.com. To engage the services of The Home Guru to market your home for sale, call 914-522-2076.

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Listening to Your Inner Palate and Blocking Out the Static

By Nick Antonaccio

Have you shared a bottle of wine in a group dynamic – restaurant meal, dinner party or wine bar – and fell in love with the wine on the spot? It instantly hits all the right hot

buttons of your palate: the aromas are sensual, your mouth and tongue are coated with a cornucopia of pleasing flavors, and as you swallow, your whole wine psyche is enlivened, every nerve ending is tingling. Wow, what a wine.

Just as you’re about to shout out that you’ve discovered your new “favorite wine” you look around at your drinking partners. Expecting that they have just experienced the same ethereal moment, you are taken back. Rather than expressions of pleasure on their faces and in their eyes, you see disapproving looks, wrinkled noses and puckered mouths. How is it that your body language may emote ecstasy while others’ emote disdain?

This experience has befallen me – on numerous occasions. My palate’s interpretation of a particular red wine’s earthy aromas, evoking visceral olfactory sensations of forest floors or pungent mushrooms, is in contraposition to the palate of my drinking mate’s interpretation

of the wine as maliferous, pungent barnyard odors on a hot, damp day.

Likewise, when friends regale me with their fascination with red wines I’ve dubbed “California Juicy Fruits,” I cringe at the prominent flavor of sweet grape juice in my mouth, without a defined structure of complexity or sophistication. For me the labels may as well read “Welch’s.” But a certain demographic in America seems to have a genetic predisposition to all things fruity – from desserts to breakfast cereal and recently to red wine.

Each of us has a wine palate that is unique and individual. Our gustatory physiology is a basic component of human DNA; however, the variations of our four taste receptors and ten thousand senses of smell is what labels some of us as being “wine snobs” and others as having an “unsophisticated palate.”

Compounding this conflict are wine critics. How many times have you read wine opinions on a particular wine that vary significantly one from the other? It’s as if the bottle of wine being critiqued was switched between critics’ samplings, fomenting opinions that are radically

different. One critic’s “blueberries and leather” descriptors for a wine may be another critic’s “chocolate and velvet” descriptors for the same bottle.

The method I’ve used to hone my wine preferences is simple: trial and error. Years

ago, I blind tasted wines on as many occasions as possible. Each time I would memorize my palate’s reaction to a wine: Bitter? Sweet? Acidic? Fruity? Simple? Complex? Over time, I built a personalized profile of aroma and flavor components that were pleasing to my unique palate. I found that I preferred wines produced from specific

grapes, from specific regions and from specific winemakers. As I often advise readers: “Continuous experimentation results in instinctive behavior.”

All of this is not to say that there aren’t generalizations that provide macro value in narrowing my experimentation. My palate responds favorably to wines with a balance between acid and fruit. The macro style of French Pinot Noir is pleasing to me. My wife’s palate prefers wines that are fruit-forward; heavy tannins compromise her taste buds. The macro style of California Pinot Noir is pleasing to her.

Back to those California Juicy Fruit wines. More prolific than ever before,

they represent one of the fastest growing categories of wine sales (many from California).

More winemakers are tapping their creative juices, attempting to be all things to more people. The entrepreneurial ones have found the sweet spot of American wine consumers: fruit–forward, simple red wines that are equally enjoyed with light food fare or as a quaffing wine in social settings.

If your palate is simpatico with the style of these wines, experiment with macro level offerings and develop a personalized style profile in your memory banks. Happy hunting.

Nick Antonaccio is a 40-year Pleasantville resident. For over 20 years he has conducted numerous wine tastings and lectures. Nick is a member of the Wine Media Guild of wine writers. He also offers personalized wine tastings and wine travel services. Nick’s credo: continuous experimenting results in instinctive behavior. You can reach him at nantonaccio@theexaminernews.com or on Twitter @sharingwine.

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By Morris Gut

Menu Movers & Shakers

Great Spring Dining Deals 2017 The competitive

economic climate has prompted restaurants to create great deals for every palate this season. Of course, you can search for coupons and discounts on-line, but many eateries are offering in-house

incentives that are hard to beat right now. Here are a few suggestions.Early Birds Dinners at Ernesto’s, White Plains

Genial hosts Ernesto Capalbo and Charlie Gambino of Ernesto’s Ristorante, 130 W. Post Road, White Plains (914-421-1414), have given the restaurant a fresh contemporized look. The sparkling bar area offers happy hours Tuesday through Saturday, 3 to 7 p.m. with reasonably priced beers, wines and $5 martinis; Thursday and Friday, half-price appetizers, too. It is a good venue for networking. There is

Kitchen Counter lunch for $10.95 served Tuesday through Friday from noon to 3 p.m., and 3-course Early Bird dinners are served 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday priced at a reasonable $17.95. The regular Italian-American menu is always available as are private party facilities for up to 75 guests. Let the veteran floor staff led by Elio, Geovan and Juan see to your needs. Ernesto moved his popular pizza shop down to the corner and named it Pizza Cucina where you can still get all your favorites fresh-made. Pizza Cucina is located at 102 Post Road, White Plains (914-752-4611). On and off premise catering. Free and municipal parking; www.ernestosristorante.com.Early Dinners with a View at Mamma Francesca, New Rochelle

The 3-course Early Bird Dinners served here are generous and cost a reasonable $14.95. When Nick DiCostanzo was growing up on the Island of Ischia on the Coast of Naples in Italy, his earliest

memories where of the simple seaside meals he would enjoy with his family, farm-to-table and of course sea-to-table. As proprietor of Mamma Francesca Italian Restaurant in New Rochelle for over 30 years, located on the banks of Long Island Sound with 6-story views of the ‘Queen City’s’ seafaring boat clubs, this culinary philosophy still holds true, albeit with a sprinkling of contemporary taste. There is a talented new kitchen staff preparing a seasonal menu of robust specialties: fresh Ischia Salad; Giant Meatballs; good retro versions of Chicken, Veal or Shrimp Parmigiana; Mamma’s Chicken Breast Europeo, stuffed with prosciutto, mozzarella, mushrooms and spinach in a Marsala wine sauce; a big platter of Misto Frutti di Mare loaded with shrimp, clams, calamari and mussels in a red sauce over linguini; and Pork Chops or Sirloin della Nonna, served with sliced potatoes, peppers, mushrooms and onions. Daily Happy Hours and Chichetti menu at the bar. Party facilities and off-premise catering. Free parking. Mamma Francesca, 414 Pelham Road, New Rochelle; 914-636-1229; www.mammafrancesca.com.Express Lunch at Mediterraneo, White Plains

Part of Z Hospitality Group, which owns and operates eight restaurants in Westchester and Connecticut, Mediterraneo, White Plains, officially premiered late last year. Executive Chef Albert DeAngelis and his crew are currently offering an Express Lunch Monday through Friday: 2-courses $18, 3-courses $21, eat in or take out. Happy Hours from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday feature 50 percent off a variety of cocktails and pizza. The tri-level restaurant is open daily for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Located at189 Main Street, White Plains; 914-

448-8800; www.zhospitalitygroup.com/mediterraneowhiteplains. All You Can Eat Buffet at Mughal Palace, Valhalla

The exciting sights, scents, sounds and exotic flavors of regional Indian cuisine come alive at Mughal Palace, 16 Broadway, Valhalla (914-997-6090). Proprietor Mohammed Alam and his friendly professional staff are great tour guides and always strive to make your visit a pleasant one. There is a daily all you can eat Luncheon Buffet offering a changing variety of fresh menu specialties.

Over a dozen selections with all the trimmings from soup, salad and fresh baked breads to main courses and dessert is fixed price, all you can eat. The buffet is served daily 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. If you are new to the cuisine, it is a great way to taste a variety

of dishes at one sitting. Buffet served: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily, $12.95 per person; $14.95 Saturdays; $15.95 Sundays. The fresh made Indian breads are a must to help lap up those delicious gravies: Nan, Onion Kulcha and Garlic Nan are favorites. A variety of Indian beers or Mango Lassi will help you wash it all down. A Winter Special offers 20 percent off selected beers and wine throughout the week. Alam recently took over reasonably priced Ambadi Kebab & Grill on E. Post Road in White Plains (914-686-2014); www.mughalpalace.com.

Prix Fixe Luncheons and Dinners at Gina Marie’s Chianti, Tuckahoe

There are prix fixe Luncheons for $16.95 and prix fixe Dinners for $21.95 served daily. A big 5-course dinner is available for $35 per person. Chef/proprietor Paul Caputo operates a bustling ode to Italian-American cuisine served in generous style. He previously operated Gina Marie’s Bella Vita in Mt. Vernon. On one wall in the dining room is inscribed: “chi mangia bene, viva bene” (if you eat well, you live well), and that’s the overriding philosophy

here. Chef Caputo has a history of serving big portions of fresh made-to-order food; ‘family style’ some call it. Check out such specialties as: Spiedini ala Romana; his amazing Garlic Bread Paoliccimo with chopped broccoli rabe; Chicken Caesar Salad; Zuppa Di Pesce over Capellini; Steak Campagnola; or giant Veal Chop Contadina. Great burgers and hero sandwiches, too. Don’t worry; there are always plenty of doggie bags on hand for take home. On and off-premise catering. Chianti, 174 Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe; (914-346-8844); www.ginamarieschianti.com.3-Course Early Dinners at Escape Latino, New Rochelle

A flavorful 3-course Latin/Caribbean dinner is only $19.99, Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at rhythmic Escape Latino Restaurants in the Bronx and Westchester. The partnership here strives to bring the best of Latin and Caribbean cuisine in an intimate, child friendly, bamboo lined atmosphere. Try such specialties as: Empanada Trio, Octopus Salad, Coconut Shrimp, Chuletas, fried or grille pork chops; Ropa Vieja, shredded steak with saffron rice and sweet plantains; or a grand Seafood Paella, mussels, clams, shrimp, calamari and lobster on a bed of saffron yellow rice. Their newest restaurant in New Rochelle also serves a 3-course Lunch Special for $12.99 in the dining room, only $8.99 when ordered to go, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Sunday brunch. Happy Hours. Escape Latino, Bronx opens at 3 p.m.: 1841 Hobart Ave; (718-684-1860). Escape Latino, New Rochelle open for lunch and dinner, 969 Main Street; (914-355-5885); www.escapecuisine.com.

Morris Gut is a restaurant marketing consultant and former restaurant trade magazine editor. He has been tracking and writing about the food & dining scene in greater Westchester for 30 years. He may be reached at: 914-235-6591. E-mail: gutreactions@optonline.net.

Appetizer platter at Ernesto’s, White Plains.

Chicken Caesar salad at Chianti, Tuckahoe.

Seafood platter with fresh pizza bread at Mamma Francesca.

A buffet sampling at Mughal Palace, Valhalla.

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