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Tuckahoe captured the Class D title with a 24-12 win over Haldane on Oct. 31. The Tigers have won four straight section championships.For more, see page 15.

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Marcotte hangs on to county board seat

By siBylla chipaziwaEditorial Assistant

In one of the closest races in Westchester County, Legislator Sheila Marcotte, an Eastches-ter Republican, has once again maintained her seat on the county Board of Legislators after defeat-ing Haina Just-Michael, a New Rochelle Democrat.

According to the unofficial tally from the Westchester Coun-ty Board of Elections, Marcotte won by 424 votes as of press time, a margin that turned out to be larger than what political pundits had anticipated. The win marks a third term on the county Board of Legislators for Marcotte in what proved to be yet another close race for the incumbent.

Marcotte’s legislative district, District 10, consists of the Town of Eastchester, the Village of Tucka-hoe and parts of the City of New Rochelle.

In each election, Marcotte fac-es the daunting challenge of over-coming a Democratic disadvan-tage in the New Rochelle portion of the district.

The county legislator, 50, pre-viously told the Review that she wasn’t worried about her voter disadvantage in New Rochelle, where most registered voters with-in that portion of the district are Democrat. “All I can do is cam-paign on my record, as I have done in the past, and let the residents de-cide in November,” she said. East-chester and Tuckahoe mostly con-sist of Republican voters.

Just-Michael conceded on Wednesday morning after it be-came clear that Marcotte would be able to hold onto her seat. Marcotte won 52 percent of the total votes cast to Just-Michael’s 48 percent.

Marcotte was able to win de-spite her being outpaced by her well-financed opponent.

“I am humbled and delighted,” she said. “I don’t ever get scared by the dollar signs, because I think if you don’t have the right mes-sage, it doesn’t matter how much money you have behind you.”

As for what’s next on the legis-lator’s to-do list: the 2016 county

budget. Marcotte called it the most important work a legislator does all year. “We just dive right in. There’s a lot of work to do. The product we put forth—I promise you—will be the best that we can deliver,” she said.

A resident of Tuckahoe for 17 years, Marcotte has also served on that village’s Planning Board and Board of Trustees and later on the Eastchester town board. She first ran for the District 10 seat in 2010, beating Greg Varian, a New Rochelle Democrat, in a special election to replace Republican Legislator Vito Pinto, who had been appointed by County Execu-tive Rob Astorino, a Republican, to head the county’s Veterans Ser-vice Agency. She was re-elected in 2013 after defeating another New Rochelle Democrat, Mary Jo Jacobs.

Members of the Board of Leg-islators are elected to serve two-year terms.

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Sheila Marcotte fended off another challenge from a New Rochelle Democrat and secured a third term on the Westchester County Board of Legislators. File photo

By sarah varNeyStaff Writer

Proposal No. 1, a referen-dum question to move the year-ly deadline for the Westches-ter County executive to submit a budget from Nov. 15 to Oct. 15 for capital projects and back to Nov. 10 for the operating bud-get, was passed overwhelmingly by an 82 percent margin. With 100 percent of Westchester Coun-ty’s 949 districts reporting as of press time, there were 71,335 votes in favor of the change and 15,146 votes against it.

The earlier deadline will give both community members and members of the county Board of Legislators more time to review County Executive Rob Astorino’s budget and to ask questions.

Moving up the budget dates required a change to the County Charter, which had not been al-tered since 2000 when the last

Prop. 1 victory means earlier budget for AstorinoWestchester countywide referen-dum was on a ballot.

The proposal is one of 16 ideas that has come out of the Charter Review Commission, a Board of Legislators committee set up in 2011. The commission’s charter was to review the county rules and to make advisements on changes that might benefit the legislative process.

County Legislator Sheila Mar-cotte, an Eastchester Republican, reviewed the referendum proposal as chairwoman of the legislators’ Budget and Appropriations Com-mittee, as did county Legislator Virginia Perez, a Yonkers Demo-crat, as chairwoman of the Legis-lative Committee. Both expressed support for the proposal prior to Election Day and the Westches-ter League of Women Voters also gave the referendum the green light.

Not surprisingly, Marcotte was pleased with the approval

of the referendum. “This was a no-brainer. It’s just a matter of good government. I’m delighted,” she said.

The 2015 budget for Westches-ter County is $1.8 billion. The 2016 proposed budget is due Nov. 15, as the change to the charter will not take effect until the 2017 budget cycle and according to published reports there is current-ly a $25 million shortfall.

A representative from Astori-no’s office said the county execu-tive had supported the change.



What’s going on...

Visit eastchesterlibrary.org or call 793-5055 for more information on and to register for events and programs.

The library will be closed in observance of Vet-erans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Baby Lap TimeOn Thursday, Nov. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 11

a.m. Come for music, movement and storytelling fun. For ages 9 months to 23 months. Walk-ins are welcome.

Reading Buddies Book ClubOn Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This program is aimed at avid readers in grades two and three. This program is drop-off.

Reading Buddies will discuss Jules Feiffer’s “A Room with a Zoo.” This is the humorous story of 9-year-old Julie who really wants a chihuahua, but whose parents instead give her a series of substi-tute animals that don’t need to be walked. For ex-ample, when a cat proves to be stubborn, they buy a hamster to entertain the cat.

The club will be a roundtable discussion, where participants will discuss why they liked or didn’t like the book and how it compares to other books they have read. There will be a trivia contest with prizes, and refreshments will be served. Online pre-registration is required as space is limited. Contact Jonathan Heifetz at 721-8105 or [email protected] for more information.

Bronxville Public Library

Visit bronxvillelibrary.org or call 337-7680 for more information on and to register for events and programs.

The library will be closed in observance of Vet-erans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

‘Let’s Build!’On Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. A

Westchester Children’s Museum Program. Indi-vidual and group projects engage students in this fabulous series that encourages creativity and thinking skills along with design and engineering concepts. A six-week series open to children in grades two to five.

The second session is “Concepts,” dealing with creating buildings and simple structures. Include child’s name and grade when registering online.

Teen Zombie NightOn Friday, Nov. 13 from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

The lights are low. The zombies are loose. Partic-ipate in a live zombie survival game. Gather sur-vival gear scattered in the library while avoiding the ZombieLibrarians. The team who collects the most gear with their brains intact will win. Teens in grades six and up are invited to partner with friends and make teams of up to four players.

Registration is a must. Sign up online or call 337-7680 ext. 34. Please register with name of teen and include grade in comment box. One ticket per teen.

Mock SAT examOn Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Applerouth Tutoring Services is hosting a free mock SAT exam at the Bronxville Public Library. All you have to do is sign up. Taking this prac-tice test will help you become more comfortable with the complete testing environment. The test comes with a free individual, detailed score re-port that highlights your personal strengths and weaknesses.

Visit applerouth.com/services/test-prep/sat/mock-test/new-york-city/ in order to log in and sign up for the exam.

Bronxville Women’s ClubNovember art exhibit

This month’s art exhibit will feature the works by totemic17, curated by Sleepy Hollow artist Jeff White. The works will be on view through Nov. 25. There will be a free opening reception on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 135 Midland Ave. in Bronxville. Totemic17 publishes one woodcut portfolio per year, each with about a dozen artists, mixing highly acclaimed ones with

emerging talents. The projects are comprised of distinct block sizes and integrate an element of hands-on community engagement. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ex-cluding holidays. For more information about the exhibit or the opening reception, call 337-3252 or visit bronxvillewomensclub.org.

Open house on Veterans DayThe Bronxville Women’s Club, located at 135

Midland Ave., invites everyone to its open house on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The BWC will honor our veterans along with a fun day of games, sports, karaoke and other activities for all ages. No charge; donations accepted. Veterans will also talk about their experi-ences. For more information, visit bronxvillewom-ensclub.org or call 337-3252.

Book and Author LuncheonThe public is invited to attend the Bronxville

Women’s Club’s annual Book and Author Lun-cheon on Friday, Nov. 13 at noon at 135 Midland Ave. Following lunch, author Gerda Roze will speak about her book, “To Peel an Onion.” Books will be available for purchase. Advance reserva-tions should be done by Tuesday, Nov. 10. Fee is $20 per person. Call 337-3252 or send checks to 135 Midland Ave., Bronxville, NY 10708.

Westchester Italian Cultural CenterArt exhibit

The exhibition “Abruzzo and Molise, Yester-day and Today” is on view until Nov. 27 at the Westchester Italian Cultural Center. Abruzzo and Molise are towns that are home to breathtaking ancient hilltop villages, Italy’s oldest national park, Neolithic caves, Roman ruins and the best beaches in the country. The exhibit highlights the regions’ natural resources, ancient history, culture and traditions. The social history of memories and traditions, citizens’ craftsmanship, literature and culinary excellence will be highlighted in this ex-hibit. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evening and weekend hours are only available via appointment. The exhibit is free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for children under 18.

Senior programs and servicesThe Center at Lake Isle

Located at 660 White Plains Road in Eastches-ter. The Center offers an interactive environment for socializing, recreation, education, culture and entertainment. Programs range from wellness and exercise, to trips and live performances. Weekly programs include: a variety of exercise classes, dancing, cards, Mahjong, Bingo, book reviews, health screenings, drawing, and music programs. A hot lunch is served daily. Transportation is available to residents of Eastchester, Tuckahoe and Bronx-ville. Call 337-0390 for more information. See our website, eastchester.org/departments/seniors, for a monthly calendar of events and programs.

Sundays at ConcordiaLocated at 171 White Plains Road in Bronxville.

Enjoy live musical entertainment and lunch at this unique intergenerational program on Sundays,

Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. Conveniently located at Con-cordia College’s student dining hall and scheduled on Sunday afternoons.

Reservations are required. Transportation is available to residents of Eastchester, Tuckahoe and Bronxville. Call 771-3340 for more information and reservations. See our website, eastchester.org/departments/seniors, for a monthly calendar and more information.

Bronxville Chamber of CommerceBronxville Farmers Market

Come out to the Bronxville Farmers Market, BFM, happening every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Nov. 21. Located at Stone Place at Paxton Avenue.

Choirgirl Music fundraising eventJC Fogarty’s is a sponsor of Choirgirl Music’s

fundraising event supporting the humanitarian aid organization World Relief. This concert will fea-ture anthems and hymns celebrating the festivals and seasons of the church year and will feature lo-cal professional and amateur musicians, as well as world-renowned baritone Todd Thomas, and so-prano Lis Stevens. On Sunday, Nov. 8 from 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Concordia College, 171 White Plains Road in Bronxville. The suggested free will donation is $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors; donations will be accepted at whatever level of support you can provide. For more infor-mation, visit choirgirlmusic.org or call 474-0987.

Bronxville Adult School

The Bronxville Adult School’s website is bronx-villeadultschool.org. You may register online, by mail by printing a registration form from the web-site, and pay fees using check, Visa, MasterCard or Discover, or over the phone at 793-4435. Registra-tion is ongoing. Classes are filled in the order in which registrations are received. Order confirma-tions will be sent via email only.

End-of-life planning On Thursday, Nov. 12 from 7 p.m. from 8:45

p.m. at the Bronxville School, Room B-102. Course fee is $30.

Most of us know that it is a good idea to have a will and do financial planning in preparation for death so that our families are minimally burdened, but we may not know how to go about it. In this course you will learn the meaning and use of dif-ferent advance directives and get tips and materi-als to help you start end-of-life planning conversa-tions with your family and your physician. In addi-tion, you’ll receive a Be Prepared Kit, which helps you stay organized, and makes it easy for your family to find critical information and documents “when it matters most.” Get the guidance and tools to understand and organize end-of-life planning in a simple and practical way.

Eastchester Public Library

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By James perOStaff Writer

As foreclosures in Westches-ter County surge for the second year in a row, the Westchester County Clerk’s office warns that a lingering foreclosure crisis isn’t quite over with yet.

“These numbers are indica-tive of an alarming trend in New York state, especially in subur-ban areas, that the foreclosure crisis is far from over,” said County Clerk Timothy Idoni.

According to data from the county clerk’s office, between Jan. 1, 2015 and Sept. 30, 2015 there were a recorded 1,697 foreclosure filings in the county compared to the filings in 2014, which totaled 1,738.

The concern, however, stems from the fact that while foreclo-sure filings haven’t fluctuated much, judgments for foreclosure cases have accelerated signifi-cantly since 2014.

Data from the county clerk’s office shows that in the first three quarters of 2015, foreclo-sure judgments have dramati-cally outpaced the numbers from

County foreclosure judgments near record high 2014, reaching 871 at the end of September compared to last year’s 772 judgments for the year.

So far, according to the data, the only year rivaling 2015 in the amount of foreclosure judg-ments over the past nine years is 2008—the year that the mort-gage bubble burst—when fore-closure judgments in Westches-ter County leapt to 1,034.

According to Idoni, if fore-closure judgments continue at the same rate this year, they may very well eclipse that to-tal; in fact, he’s almost certain 2015’s numbers will break that threshold.

“We’re looking at about 1,200 foreclosures,” Idoni estimated.

The cause of Westchester’s rise in foreclosure judgments isn’t necessarily indicative of a rise in new foreclosures, how-ever. Idoni suspects that a com-bination of lengthy backlogs and the reintroduction of some old foreclosure filings are to blame.

“This is a regeneration of a lot of those cases that were nev-er heard years ago,” said Idoni, adding that about 50 percent of

filings introduced in 2008 were thrown out for various reasons.

A report from the New York State Department of Financial Services shows that downstate regions of New York state have been affected by prolonged fore-closures proceedings significant-ly more than the rest of the state.

The report also states that the foreclosure process in downstate regions of New York could take up to 30 percent longer than foreclosures in upstate regions due to repeated adjournments among other factors. As a result, Idoni says that about 80 percent of Westchester’s foreclosure cas-es are backlogs, which he said is on par with the national average.

As for the effects of such a rise, Idoni says the biggest con-cern will be an increased num-ber of vacancies in communi-ties across Westchester County, some of which—such as lower income communities like New Rochelle and Mount Vernon—are already dealing with large numbers of empty homes.

“There are going to be some neighborhoods hit with multiple vacancies,” Idoni, the former

mayor of New Rochelle, said. “That’s the biggest fear.”

Despite the concern such a rapid rise has generated, Idoni

suspects that since many of the foreclosure judgments have re-sulted from lingering cases, we can expect to see the numbers

return back to normal in about 12 to 18 months.


According to the Westchester County Clerk’s office, foreclosure judgments are surging towards a record high in 2015. Photo/BasicGov via flickr.com


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The Loukoumi Make A Dif-ference Foundation united more than 50,000 children across the country on National Make A Dif-ference Day, Oct. 24, as part of its annual Make A Difference With Loukoumi Project. Loukoumi, the lamb character from the Louk-oumi children’s book series, and author Nick Katsoris boarded a school bus filled with children and supporters that day, uniting many of the participating organizations by visiting their good deed events. Make A Difference with Louk-oumi is part of National Make A Difference Day sponsored annu-ally by USA Weekend magazine. The day unites more than three million Americans each year. The Make A Difference With Louk-oumi project is the recipient of a 2014 USA Weekend National Make A Difference Award.

Since 2009, Loukoumi has rallied thousands of children to make a difference in their own special way on one day. The proj-ect started with the release of the book “Loukoumi’s Good Deeds,” which teaches children the impor-tance of doing good deeds, and that by doing so, they can make a difference in their life and the lives of others.

“It was really special to narrate ‘Loukoumi’s Good Deeds’ on CD,” says Jennifer Aniston. “Not only because of how inspirational it is for kids, but because it was an opportunity to work with my dad. I also loved that it was supporting

Local students make a difference with Loukoumi

a personal cause of mine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. I am thrilled that the Loukoumi books are continuing to make a difference in the lives of children through this wonderful Make A Difference Day program.”

The Loukoumi Foundation also united many organiza-tions under its Make A Differ-ence umbrella, who partook in various projects throughout the country, including The National Philoptochos Society, Kiwanis, Pacer’s National Bullying Pre-vention Center, Matthew Mc-Conaughey’s Just Keep Livin’ Foundation, Chefs for Human-ity, The Joey Foundation, EI-MAI Center for Emerging Young Leaders, The Westchester Chil-dren’s Museum, Holy Trin-ity Greek Orthodox Church, The

Houston Food Bank, St. Basil’s Academy, Fordham University’s Up ‘til Dawn Club, and schools nationwide including The Anne Hutchinson School in Eastches-ter, The Chapel School in Bronx-ville and The William Spyropou-los School in Flushing.

According to Loukoumi foun-dation President Nick Katsoris, “The beauty of this project is that it encourages children to make a difference in their own special way, through projects that they enjoy, benefitting charities and organizations that mean some-thing to them.”

For more on National Make A Difference Day, visit makeadif-ferenceday.com and for more about Make A Difference with Loukoumi, visit LoukoumiFoun-dation.org. (Submitted)

The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation poses with a check presented to the Westchester Children’s Museum in Rye on Oct. 24. The Make A Difference with Loukoumi exhibit at the museum was officially announced before Loukoumi went on to other stops in the school bus.

Loukoumi, third from left in back row, makes a stop at Fordham University on Oct. 24 to raise money for the university’s St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Club. Several local schools including Anne Hutchinson School in Eastchester and The Chapel School in Bronxville were present.

The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation accepts donations from local organizations for children’s literacy awareness, including gently used books and other items. Contributed photos

Loukoumi foundation President Nick Katosris, center, and The Westchester Children’s Museum in Rye pose with the $20,000 check from the Loukoumi foundation on National Make A Difference Day.

Children volunteers sell bracelets and accept donations on National Make A Difference Day on Oct. 24.


Latimer hosts Chamber Summit in Port Chester Representatives from nearly a dozen local Chamber of Com-merce groups met at a Chamber Summit meeting, sponsored by state Sen. George Latimer, a Rye Democrat, at the Port Ches-ter Senior Center in Septem-ber. The attendees came from communities as diverse as Ar-monk and Yonkers to exchange ideas on growing business in their local areas, and share strat-egies for attracting member-ship and motivating residents to “Buy Local.”

“This was an opportunity for people to hear what is happen-ing in neighboring communi-ties, and to spark ideas that may be helpful in their own area,” Latimer said.

Chambers that participated include Armonk, Bronxville, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New

Rochelle, Pelham, Port Chester-Rye Brook, Rye and Yonkers.

John Ravitz, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Business Council of Westchester, was the keynote speaker, touching on issues of governmental importance such as the minimum wage, which would affect business. He out-lined the business council’s ef-forts to positively impact local businesses with their advocacy agenda and business develop-ment initiatives, such as an up-coming trip to Cuba.

Assembly members David Buchwald, a White Plains Dem-ocrat, and Shelley Mayer, a Yon-kers Democrat, also spoke to the group, as did Westchester Coun-ty Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat.

Margaret Ricketts, president

of the Rye Chamber of Com-merce, and of Carpet Trends in Rye, noted that “it was very helpful to bring together people from other areas to share their experiences. We’re all running our own businesses and we don’t always have the time to do this.”

Steve Josephson, president of the Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce, and owner of the Toy Box in Mamaroneck, said, “I captured a lot of good sug-gestions from other chambers” at the program.

Latimer indicated his office would prepare an online Cham-ber Directory of contacts to be shared among the local cham-bers, as a follow-up to the event.

Any chamber may contact Latimer’s office at 934-5250 for more information. (Submitted)

John Ravitz from the Business Council of Westchester gives his keynote address to local business owners at a Chamber Summit meeting in September. The meeting was held at the Port Chester Senior Center and was sponsored by New York State Sen. George Latimer. Contributed photo

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I am pleased to announce that the village will be rolling out a pay-by-phone option for village parking meters beginning early 2016. In preparation, village staff is meeting with constituent groups to explain the mechan-ics of the new app system. The first of such meetings took place on Oct. 22 with members of our Chamber of Commerce.

The system is owned and op-erated by PANGO Inc., an Israeli company headquartered in New York City. An industry pioneer, PANGO holds many of the pat-ents in the mobile parking tech-nology field. With coverage all over Israel and Germany, PAN-GO also operates in many Amer-ican cities including Harrisburg, Penn., Philadelphia, Phoenix, Scranton, Penn., Alexandria, Va., and nearby Mount Vernon.

In essence, the PANGO ser-vice is a downloaded app that allows parkers to pay their me-ter charge by phone. This allevi-ates the need for a pocketful of coins and allows people to add time remotely if running late up to the allotted hour limit on the meter. For example, if I prepaid for an hour in a two-hour park-ing zone, I can add an additional hour while in a waiting room or under a hair dryer.

PANGO programs its sys-tems to recognize the rules of each parking zone in the village as well as each meter number entered by the user. As a result, the system knows what to charge and how long the user may park. Parkers may also opt to receive an automated alert that notifies them that their meter is about to

Pay-by-phone parking option coming soonexpire. The alert is typically 15 minutes before expiration but may be adjusted to the needs of the particular app user.

There is a fee of 25 cents per transaction. Although parkers may use PANGO to pay their fees at all metered spaces in the village, the coin payment option will never go away. PANGO is simply a second way to pay.

The app may be download-ed via the App Store or by ac-cessing PANGO via mypango.com. Users complete a brief form entering the license plate numbers—and can register an unlimited number of vehicles—and credit card information. The sign-up process takes approxi-mately two minutes and there is no fee for the download. PAN-GO works with iPhone and An-droid, but not BlackBerry devic-es. Once the app is installed, cus-tomers just have to open the app, choose their vehicle and enter a meter number. It can even be done on the run or from a train seat if pressed for time. Those who choose not to use the mo-bile app may still pay by credit card with PANGO by calling the company’s dedicated phone line at 1-877-697-2646.

Our parking enforcement of-ficers will have synchronized hand-held devices to monitor both coin and app payment methods. Should an app user experience a glitch or confusion at the time of use, they may call a staffed call-in number and receive assistance within 60 seconds.

We expect to have instruc-tional forums for any interest-ed groups including our senior citizens and school families. PANGO will provide several thousand brochures with all the prompts for new users as well as on the ground helpers during the

actual roll out period.Not only is the system an ad-

vantageous alternative for vil-lage parkers, it also has built-in services that can assist our mer-chants and our chamber. Mer-chants can advertise sales, ex-tended hours of business, or of-fer free patron parking in the app format. The messages can also be almost instantaneous in na-ture. For example, as you type in your parking space number, you may read that your favorite store is having a sale that afternoon or is offering free parking if you come and shop or dine that day.

The Chamber of Commerce can also use the app to announce local events including street con-certs or sidewalk sales.

Ideally, the village plan was to simultaneously roll out the PAN-GO app with the evening chang-es in parking meter enforcement. However, due to an unforeseen glitch in the synchronization of computer equipment, PANGO is delayed.

In the interest of fairness, we will not be enforcing the 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. meter payment un-til the non-coin option is avail-able. We will make sure all will be informed of when the new program app and concurrent en-forcement takes effect.

Due to the increase in staffing throughout the village, business-es and institutions, as well as the increase in service-oriented businesses versus the traditional soft goods stores, parking is at an all-time premium.

The completion of the Kens-ington Garage in the spring of 2016 will alleviate some of the parking stress and we hope PANGO can too. To learn more about the application, log on to mypango.com or call Village Hall at 337-6500.

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MayorMary Marvin

The legend lives on: Dizzie GillespieBy mara rUpNers

Contributor

Musicians may pass away, in the physical sense, but they never really leave us. Their leg-acy lives on in the music they wrote, in their recordings, and in the musicians they played with, trained and inspired.

Such is the case with Diz-zie Gillespie, who would have celebrated his 98th birthday on Oct. 21. At the age of 12, Gil-lespie, the youngest of nine chil-dren, taught himself how to play trombone and trumpet, and the rest, as they say, is history. He traveled the world, jammed with all the greats, made numerous recordings, and is remembered today as an elder statesman of jazz, one of the most influential jazz trumpet players of all time.

In 1977, Gillespie was play-ing impromptu gigs throughout the Caribbean with saxophonist Stan Getz, and landed in Cuba. In Havana, he met a local man, Arturo Sandoval, who offered to show him around the city. Later that night, Sandoval, a trumpet player himself who idolized Gil-lespie, managed to play for the jazzman—and blew him away.

So began a lifelong friendship and musical collaboration, a sto-ry of jazz, travel and musical innovation. Gillespie was key to helping Sandoval gain politi-cal asylum in 1990; to this day, Sandoval lives here in the U.S. He continues to tour, and has evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classi-cal artist, pianist and composer.

And when he takes the stage, you can be sure that the leg-endary Dizzie Gillespie is right there with him.

Be a part of their story. Ar-turo Sandoval will perform for one night only on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. Tickets are $45, $50 and $60, and good seats are still available.

Mara Rupners is the director of marketing at The

Performing Arts Center. The Performing Arts Center,

Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, N.Y.

10577 Box Office: 251-6200

Hours: Tuesday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and on weekends

before performances Website: artscenter.org


Three members of Team Chapel and their coach pose before the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 1. From left, Chris Gleason, Scott Geminn, Stephanie Raubenheimer and the Rev. Dr. Robert Hartwell. Not pictured are team members Laurie Meehan and Ron Drews. Photo courtesy Village Lutheran Church

Chapel School marathoners raise scholarship funds

On Sunday, Nov. 1, five mem-bers of Village Lutheran Church and The Chapel School commu-nity ran the TCS New York City Marathon on behalf of scholar-ships for The Chapel School stu-dents.

The team coach and senior pastor of the church and school, the Rev. Dr. Robert Hartwell, helped form the charity run several years ago. Runners are given a fundraising goal of at least $3,000. According the De-velopment Office program man-ager, Kim Zwisdak, “All money raised by the team members goes to help support scholarship assistance for deserving students that otherwise may not be able to attend The Chapel School.”

The private, Christian day school has received gifts totaling more than $15,000. “It is truly

inspiring to see the dedication and perseverance of our team members,” she said.

The team would check in pe-riodically before the marathon and share words of encourage-ment and training tips.

“Aside from committing to raise $3,000 for The Chapel School Scholarship Fund, each runner had to train physically and mentally to run the 26.2 mile-long course. We are so thankful for our Team Chapel runners and their supporters,” Zwisdak added.

Team Chapel’s runners for 2015 were Chris Gleason, Laurie Meehan, Scott Gem-inn, Ron Drews and Stephanie Raubenheimer. When comment-ing about the race, Chris said, “Amazing support from family and friends. Their energy paired

with the hundreds of thousands of other New Yorkers made this an incredible experience! Al-though a humbling experience in many ways too.”

Principal James Dhyne shared his gratitude for the gifts re-ceived. “Gifts continue to be re-corded. Team Chapel did a fan-tastic job and the money raised will go a long way in meeting the needs of our deserving students.”

Donations are still being ac-cepted. For more information on Team Chapel, contact The Cha-pel School at 337-3202 or visit teamchapel.com.

The Chapel School is locat-ed at 172 White Plains Road in Bronxville. For more informa-tion about The Chapel School and its programs, call 337-3202 or visit thechapelschool.org. (Submitted)

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HISTORICALLY SPEAKINGRichard Forliano

HISTORICALLY SPEAKINGRichard Forliano

The controversial trial of Anne Hutchinson

With George Pietarinen, author of “Anne Hutchinson,

A Puritan Woman of Courage.” This is the third in a series

of articles on the Colonial and Revolutionary History

of Eastchester.

While the Puritans left Europe to escape religious persecution, this did not lead to a belief in tol-erance for others. The Puritans, like many true believers, felt that their way was the only way.

But soon, dissension and strife were threatening the unity nec-essary for the colony to survive. A protracted, bloody and tragic struggle against the Pequot Native American tribe created tensions between those who supported the war and those who did not. Minis-ters like Roger Williams and John Witherspoon who held views opposed to the ruling theocracy found themselves banished into the wilderness. Anne Hutchison

had lived in Boston for only three years when she too ran afoul of the authorities.

Deputy Gov. Thomas Dooley tried to place sole blame on the strife that was dividing the colony on the actions and beliefs of Anne Hutchinson, saying, “Three years ago we were all in peace… Mrs. Hutchinson from the time she came has made a disturbance.”

In the late fall of 1637, Anne Hutchinson was brought to trial in a court presided over by Gov. John Winthrop and the most pow-erful ministers in the Massachu-setts Bay Colony. The charges against Anne were serious. She had troubled the peace of the commonwealth and churches by holding meetings at her house. Moreover, she had counselled her followers not to participate in the struggle against the Pequot.

The trial began in November 1637 as winter was approaching. During the first days of the trial, this proud, brilliant and educated woman outmaneuvered the ac-cusers who were attempting to prosecute her. She had learned theology and a command of scrip-

ture in England from her minister father, Francis Marbury, who had also been imprisoned for religious views that were similar to the very men who were prosecuting her. Anne cleverly avoided confess-ing to the charge leveled against her. She insisted that the minis-ters leveling accusations against her take an oath on the Bible to tell the truth. Effortlessly quoting scripture, she avoided the most se-rious charge of accusing ministers of advocating a covenant of works over a covenant of grace.

Acquittal seemed like the clear option when Anne made a very damaging statement to her accusers, saying, “You have no power over my body; neither can you do me any harm—for I am

in the hands of the eternal Jeho-vah, my Saviour…I fear none but the great Jehovah, which hath foretold me of these things, and I do verily believe that he will de-liver me out of our hands. There-fore take heed how you proceed against me—for I know that, for this you go about to do to me, God will ruin you and your pos-terity and this whole state.”

She claimed to have received direct revelations from God and was exempt from the mandates of the court, blasphemy to the Puri-tans of that time. The final source of all authority was the Bible. It was the function of the clergy to guide their followers in the paths of righteousness. Anne claimed that God spoke to her directly, which cast into doubt the need for clergy. In a sense, she had con-fessed to her guilt.

Why at a moment of triumph did Anne make such a colossal blunder? Did she simply crack under pressure, or was it a mat-ter of not being able to speak the truth? Either way, she was doomed. Anne spent the next four months under house arrest, un-able to see her children. In March 1638, weakened and sickly, Anne recanted some of her views fol-lowing the advice of two minis-

ters she respected. But in the end, the court not only banished Anne but cast her into eternal damna-tion by excommunicating her. In a long, six-day April snowstorm, Anne and her children made the arduous trip to join her husband in Providence, R.I.

What do prominent historians say about the legacy of Anne Hutchinson and her trial? Dan-iel Boorstein, one of America’s prominent 20th century histo-rians, claimed that if the court had treated her differently, “they would have merited praise as precursors of modern liberal-ism, but they would not have founded a nation.”

Anne was saying that the min-ister and the church were no lon-ger needed. Edmund Morgan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who granted the unfairness of the trial, said, “Once Hutchinson pro-claimed a belief in immediate rev-elation, it was quite impossible for her to remain part of the Puri-tan commonwealth.”

Eve LaPlante, a direct descen-dant of Anne Hutchinson and author of “American Jezebel,” a best-selling work of nonfiction in 2004, believes it might have been better for the judges to banish her without a trial.

“By carefully recording and saving her extensive testimony, the judges inadvertently gave her what few women of her time en-joyed: a lasting voice. The trial that led to her imprisonment lets her speak to us nearly four centu-ries later,” LaPlante said.

The divisions caused by the tri-al of Anne Hutchinson gave rise to the establishment of America’s first college. Hutchinson was the true midwife of Harvard. To para-phrase an article in an issue of Harvard Magazine published in 2002, the colony determined to provide for the education of a new generation of ministers and theo-logians who would secure New England’s peace from future sedi-tious Mrs. Hutchinsons.

Hutchinson had taken on the Puritan theocracy and although she lost her trial, centuries later we can only admire her strength of conviction and courage. With the establishment of Harvard Col-lege, ministers received better training and the colony continued to survive.

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A depiction of Anne Hutchinson on her way to trail. Photo courtesy Richard Forliano


TONIA SAYSTonia Tagliaferro

TONIA SAYSTonia Tagliaferro

RHYMES WITH CRAZY

Lenore Skenazy

RHYMES WITH CRAZY

Lenore Skenazy

weight until you try to fit into your jeans.

Dear Tonia:Why do women shop so

much? My girlfriend is always shopping. There doesn’t even have to be a reason to shop. Is that typical or does she have a problem? I shop only when needed and usually once a year, unless I have a wedding or something.

M.W., New Rochelle

Dear M.W.:Most women don’t need a

specific reason to shop. We shop when we’re happy, depressed, need a special something, gained weight, lost weight, be-cause something is on sale, we need it, or we want it; because something is the newest and the latest, as a pick-me-up, because we are bored, or for a quick high; the list of reasons or im-pulses is endless. Some women like the thrill of the kill and the bargain hunting, while others are compulsive shoppers or are actu-ally shopping addicts.

Believe it or not, I know a lot of women who hate shopping, don’t have time to shop or just don’t know what to buy. “Retail therapy” seems to work for many women for a multitude of rea-sons. Even on a bad day, there’s always an accessory or a pair of shoes that will make a woman happy. Some men actually enjoy shopping while others, like you, will only shop when needed. Ei-ther way, allow your girlfriend to be herself and make herself hap-

py unless it puts a strain on your or her budget.

Dear Tonia:What should I wear to my

40th class reunion, a dress or slacks? It’s on a Saturday night at a hotel.

L.B., Scarsdale

Dear L.B.:Today, sadly, no one re-

ally gets dressed up anymore. I would suggest wearing some-thing you love, that flatters your figure and makes you feel beau-tiful. Whether you go with a dress or pants, wear something dressier than daywear and sexier than office wear. Don’t overdo it or go too glitzy unless that is your signature style.

If you’ve put on weight, don’t hide behind clothing that is too big or oversized. Wear a good-fitting black pant with a nice camisole or blouse tucked in with a belt and jacket in a fun, trendy or striking color. The belt is essential for creating the il-lusion of a smaller waist. Add accessories that will make the outfit pop. Sometimes dropping a few pounds will boost your confidence but don’t go on any crash diets to impress anyone else. All people tend to remem-ber is whether you looked happy.

Tonia Tagliaferro is a fashion stylist. For questions and advice, you can contact her at [email protected].

And for more information, visit artofdressing.net.

The deal with shopping and reunion wear

Dear Tonia:What’s the difference be-

tween active and yoga wear? I see so many women wearing what I would describe as work-out clothing all day long. What’s the best yoga wear?

C.M., Mamaroneck

Dear C.M.:There is no real difference

between active wear and yoga wear. A key element to buying the correct yoga wear is comfort and modesty. It must fit comfort-ably without binding or reveal-ing too much. Look for stretch-able, cotton-blend tees or tank tops that hug the torso. I like the foldable waist pants for warmth and comfort. Capris have also been popular.

Yoga wear has expanded into fashionable bright prints and patterns rather than basic black. For fashion divas, yoga wear can be found with details like distinct patches, rhinestones, mesh and embroidery. Today, women are wearing active wear as everyday clothing ei-ther to make a statement or be-cause they feel more comfort-able. Personally, I don’t think it should be worn as daywear, especially if it doesn’t flatter a woman’s figure. One prob-lem with wearing active wear all the time, just like sweat-pants, is that you will not no-tice if you are gaining or losing

The magic of first grade

Peek into any school on any day and chances are, you will see a little magic. Or a lot. I peeked into Public School 347 on East 23rd Street in Manhattan last week and who should be there but Gregory Jbara, star of stage—he plays the father in the Broadway musical “Billy Elliott”—and screen—he’s on the CBS drama “Blue Bloods”—reading out loud about some very scary carrots.

Next to him stood an interpret-er signing every word, because this is the American Sign Lan-guage and English Lower School.

“Jasper knew his parents were wrong. Creepy Carrots were real!” Jbara intoned as a group of about a dozen first graders sat at his feet on the rug, wriggling a bit, of course, but wide-eyed with interest.

“Where are the carrots?” Jbara asked the kids, pointing to a page of tombstones.

“In the deadness!” yelped a little boy.

“In the graveyard, yes,” Jbara nodded.

So what brought a Tony Award winner to a school where all the kids are deaf, hard of hearing, or “deaf-allied,” including children of deaf adults, CODA?

Facebook and fandom. Gary Wellbrock, the kids’ teacher, has always been a Broadway fanatic. He was a performing arts major himself back in the day. Now he has a doctorate in deaf education. But if you’re a theater fan and you work in New York City and you’re active on Facebook, after

a while, your worlds merge. So on July 3, just to see what would happen, Wellbrock posted about an idea he’d been percolating. He called it “Broadway Books First Class.”

His idea was to invite Broad-way performers to come to his first grade class and read a book aloud. Why not? The city’s bud-get for arts education had been dwindling, so here was a way to give the kids a glimpse of the the-ater world, and a hint of the gift that belongs to all New Yorkers: we live in the capital of the arts. Soak it in!

“I just posted, ‘Is anybody in-terested?’ And within hours, he was like, ‘Yes. I’m in,’” Well-brock recalled, nodding at Jbara. “I typed back, ‘That would be cool,’ but I was really running around like, ‘Oh my God! Oh my God!’” The two had never met, but here was Broadway royalty saying, “See you soon!”

By the Fourth of July, Well-brock had four stars signed up. And now his growing list in-cludes drag legend Charles Busch (should be a great class), actress Alison Fraser who plays the strip-per Tessie Tura in musical “Gyp-sy,” as well as Brooklynite Eden Duncan-Smith, 15, who starred in “The Lion King” on Broadway, is in the movie “Meadowland” with Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson, and also happens to be a former student of Wellbrock.

Like I said, if you’re in New York and love Broadway, your worlds will eventually merge.

“Let’s thank Mr. Jbara,” said Wellbrock as the actor closed his book. In addition to a chorus of audible thank yous, many hands waved in the air—the deaf form

of clapping. “Some of the kids want to grow up and become ac-tors too,” Wellbrook told him.

“I want to be a doctor!” shouted one boy.

“I want to be a slapper of things!” shouted another, pro-ceeding to slap himself in the face until everyone told him to cut it out.

“Do we have any questions for Mr. Jbara?” Wellbrock jumped in.

“Have you danced on TV?” one kid asked.

“I have.”“How do you make movies?”

asked another, to which Mr. Jba-ra gave a kid-friendly descrip-tion of a typical filming day.

“Did you always want to be an actor?”

Bingo! That question sent Jbara back to the time he was exactly the same age as these kids. “We learned a song called ‘Frosty the Snowman,’ and the teacher decided she wanted one of the students to dress as Frosty,” he told them. “Every-body wanted to be Frosty, but the teacher decided it was actu-ally going to be me.”

He looked a little misty, recall-ing his first gig. After all, it set the stage—as it were—for the rest of his life.

The kids seemed to under-stand, and one came over wear-ing a bunny puppet on his hand which he hopped up and down Jbara’s arm.

“What’s this?” Jbara asked.“A lion,” the boy replied.First grade can be a magi-

cal time, especially if there’s a teacher who makes sure it is.



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LIVE MIKEMike Smith

This past weekend, I was forced to stand by and watch as a team I swore my allegiance to in my youth fell to a superior squad in a postseason elimination game, thus ending a spirited playoff run.

Amazingly, I don’t mean the Mets.

On Saturday, Oct. 31, despite several intriguing sectional match-ups, I headed to McKenna Field to cover the Huguenots’ Class AA semifinal game. The reason I chose to cover this game over the others on the schedule is simple: I used to play for Scarsdale.

I know that there’s no rooting in the press box, or on the side-lines where I can often be found taking photos. And when it comes down to it, when I do have a root-ing interest, I’m usually throwing my support to our local teams. But I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to watch my Raiders compete in a semifinal game, something that

Divided allegiancesseemed like a fairy tale, at least back when I donned the maroon and white.

See, the Raider teams of my year were not exactly what you would call “good.” We weren’t pushovers by any stretch of the imagination, but we weren’t world-beaters either. We were a middle-of-the-road team with a stingy defense and a lot of pride in what we did on the field.

We were convinced back then that we were building something, a bridge of sorts between the pro-gram’s glory days of the late 1980s and a bright future where battling for a section title wouldn’t seem like such an impossibility.

Sure, it took a little longer than we had hoped—11 to 12 years to be exact—but I couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride as the No. 3-seeded Raiders took to the field last Saturday, ready to take on the top dog in Section I.

And then, the game started.If there were any questions

about New Rochelle being as good as advertised, they were quick-ly put to bed as the Huguenots

outran, outhit and outplayed the Raiders from start to finish, beat-ing them 33-7. And as much as I had hoped that Scarsdale would make it a game, I couldn’t help feel ecstatic for New Rochelle’s players, who have approached this season with truly refreshing enthusiasm.

New Rochelle deserved to win; they deserved to make the Class AA title game, and, bias aside, I think they deserve to beat John Jay on Saturday, Nov. 7.

But as happy as I am for the Huguenots and their fans, I was equally as happy for the Raiders. It was a great year for the kids, a great year for the program, and hopefully, a sign of things to come.

Maybe in another 12 years or so, some of those Scarsdale se-niors from Saturday’s game will come back to watch the Raiders celebrating a section title.

Hopefully, though, it won’t take quite that long.

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Scarsdale quarterback Michael Rolfe tries to elude New Rochelle’s Tyler Cohen on Oct. 31. For Sports Editor Mike Smith, a former Scarsdale football player, covering a game between the Huguenots and Raiders was a task that was both a welcome and a challenge. Photo/Mike Smith

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By miKe smiThSports Editor

All season long, Bronxville coach Jacquelyn Frawley has praised her team’s ability to raise its game at crucial mo-ments. On Nov. 3, the Broncos proved that on Section I’s big-gest stage, topping Pawling 2-1 with less than a minute to go in double overtime to win the Class C championship.

With 35 seconds left to play in the second sudden-death period, Caroline DePaul re-ceived a pass from Lilly Grass and fired a shot past the Pawl-ing goalie to break a 1-1 tie and help the Broncos repeat as Class C champs.

“I was just going with it and I had no idea how much time was left,” DePaul said. “I just saw Lilly pass, I swung and it went in.”

For a while, it didn’t look like overtime would be necessary.

Bronxville’s Mia Bettino found the net for the game’s first goal less than two min-utes into the second half and the Broncos were able to con-trol the action from thereon out. But with just 3:20 remain-ing, Pawling’s Carly McGrath was able to hammer home the equalizer on a rebound, forc-ing the first overtime period.

As deflating as the Mc-Grath goal was, DePaul said the Broncos tried not to dwell on missed opportunities.

“We know how painful these games can be; we know how tiring they are,” she said. “But we never got down, our coaches kept us positive and we just tried to play our best.”

The two 7-on-7 sudden death periods were not short on thrills as both teams had their chances to score the game-winner. For the Bron-cos, the game simply came down to playing steadily and in control.

“We wanted to keep posses-sion out there,” Frawley said. “We were just trying to keep it stick-to-stick and place the ball rather than going after hard shots.”

It came as no great surprise to the head coach that the Broncos were finally able to break through.

“We knew what was on the

Broncos triumph in OTline,” she said. “During the season, there’s always another game, but all it took was one goal and our season was over.”

With the win, Bronxville now finds itself headed to re-gionals this weekend. Their first opponent will be Sec-tion IV champ Whitney Point, which beat the Broncos 2-0 in last year’s state semifinals. For the Broncos, who have just four seniors on the roster,

the game will be a unique ex-perience, but DePaul believes the team has the talent to pow-er through.

“This is exciting, especial-ly since this was a building up year with a lot of young girls,” DePaul said. “I’m re-ally proud of how far we’ve made it, and I think we can keep winning.”

cONTacT: [email protected] DePaul controls the ball against Pawling. With 35 seconds left in the second overtime period, DePaul found the net for the game-winning goal.

Mia Bettino pushes the ball upfield against Pawling on Nov. 3. Bettino scored in the second half to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead in the Class C title game. Photos/Mike Smith

Bronxville celebrates after winning another section title on Nov. 3. Bronxville topped Pawling 2-1 in a double overtime thriller.

Ellie Walsh blows past a Pawling defender in the Class C championship game.

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By miKe smiThSports Editor

As one of only two Class D teams in Section I, Tuckahoe comes into each season with the section title game against Haldane circled on the calen-dar. Since 2012, the Tigers have been undefeated in the annual game and continued that streak on Oct. 31 when they downed the Blue Devils 24-12 at Pace University.

It didn’t take long for Tucka-hoe to assert its dominance on Saturday, as the Tigers came out firing for their second win of the season against their Class D foe this year, taking a 24-0 lead well into the fourth quarter before the Blue Devils rallied for two late scores.

“Our game plan coming in was not very different than in our first game,” Tuckahoe coach Tom Itri said. “We had success running the ball, and we wanted to limit the turnovers and the penalties.”

Although the Tigers couldn’t quite shed the penalty bug, as they were flagged for five per-sonal fouls in the game, they were able to control the line of scrimmage and found success on the ground and through the air.

Sophomore quarterback Matt Annunziata had two first half touchdown passes, one to Chris-tian Pinto and the other to Rob-ert Kiernan, to provide a boost for the Tigers’ offense.

According to Itri, Annun-ziata was fired up for his first sectional contest under center, especially considering his Hal-dane counterpart, fellow sopho-more Tyler Giachinta, figures to be an integral part of the Blue Devils’ program for the next two years.

“We started all week with [Matt], talking about [Hal-dane’s] sophomore quarterback and saying we wanted to see who the better guy was going to be,” Itri said. “He really rose to the occasion and proved he was the better guy, at least that day.”

For the Tigers, who spent much of the season taking on larger Class C schools, all roads led to the Class D crown.

“We called [our schedule] ‘Murderer’s Row,’ and every school was bigger than us, no matter who we played,” Itri said.

Tigers take Class D crown“But we know that now that we got to this point, we’re not going to see teams as big as Hackley or Chester.”

Tuckahoe will be back in ac-tion in the regional finals on Nov. 14 when they take on the winner of the matchup between Section IX Downsville-Roscoe and Eldred on Nov. 7 at Sleepy Hollow High School.

Although the Tigers are pre-pared to take on Downsville,

which beat Eldred twice already this year, they will first focus on getting physically prepared for whomever they play next week.

“We are going to use this week to get everyone healthy and towards the end of the week, we’ll start preparing for Downsville,” Itri said. “In case they don’t win, we have a whole week to prepare for Eldred.”

cONTacT: [email protected] Tuckahoe hoists the Class D plaque after topping Haldane 24-12 on Oct. 31.

Steven Fleuridor dives for an extra yard against the Blue Devils. Christian Pinto rushes for a positive gain against Haldane. Pinto had a touchdown catch in the Tigers’ win.

Tuckahoe celebrates its Class D title last Saturday. The Tigers have won four straight section titles. Photos/Bobby Begun

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