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Andrew Schultz goes up for a one-handed shot in the paint against Nanuet. After a commanding win, Eastchester is undefeated through its first six games this year. For coverage, see page 15. Photo/Bobby Begun

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In the Dec. 4 edition of the Eastchester Review, an article titled “Tuckahoe adopts Eastchester fast food rules” should have read “Tuckahoe plans to adopt Eastchester fast food rules,” since the final vote had not yet taken place as of press time; the vote wasn’t expected until Dec. 14.

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Community Action Partnership holds first meeting

Members of the WESTCOP/Eastchester Community Action Partnership. Back row from left, Jerod Yancy; Darryl Taylor; Bronxville Mayor Mary Marvin; Claudia Tagliaferri; Eastchester Councilman Luigi Marcoccia; Daniel Lang; Patty George; Stephanie Palmer; and Westchester County Legislator Sheila Marcotte. Front row from left, Dream Harris; Lovely Billups; and Marilyn Graham. Not pictured: Tuckahoe Mayor Steve Ecklond, Tuckahoe Trustee Steve Albasi and John Spruck. Contributed photo

Members of the 2015-2016 WESTCOP/Eastchester Com-munity Action Partnership, ECAP, Advisory Council held their first meeting Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the ECAP building on Main Street in Tuckahoe. Most members are repeating terms of service, but the new-ly-elected or appointed board include benefactors and volun-teers Daniel Lang, John Spruck,

Tuckahoe Village Trustee Steve Alfasi and Tuckahoe resident Dream Harris.

The tripartite board consists of 15 members made up of target area civic reps and elected offi-cials. Chairwoman Lovely Bil-lups welcomed the new members and expressed confidence that ECAP will continue its service to the youth, seniors and fami-lies in Tuckahoe, Eastchester

and Bronxville under the expert leadership of Don Brown, area director.

ECAP’s last project focused on its expansive Thanksgiv-ing food basket distribution to more than 250 local fami-lies. The board is also in the initial stages of planning the traditional Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast on Jan. 18. (Submitted)

Anonymous donor gives bikes to children, teens

Thanks to an anonymous donor, children and young adults will be the recipients of shiny new bicycles this Christmas season. From left, ECAP Director Don Brown; Luigi Marcoccia, ECAP board member; Lovely Billups, ECAP board chairwoman; and bike assembler Mark Volpe. Contributed photo

Dozens of children and young adults at the Eastchester Com-munity Action Partnership, WestCOP-ECAP, will be the

happy recipients of shiny new bi-cycles for Christmas. The bikes were donated by a benefactor who wishes to remain anony-

mous, but whose reward comes from “knowing that the holidays will be brighter for youngsters in the community.” (Submitted)


What’s going on...the book of Daniel. For more information, contact Deacon Chuck Horvath at 664-3393 or [email protected].

Intimacy with GodThe Village Lutheran Church invites you on

Saturday, Dec. 19 to dwell on this spiritual formula for intimacy with God. What does intimacy with God mean for you? What can we learn from Mary for choosing the better part? Please read Chapter 5, “Living Room Intimacy” and Chapter 7, “The Better Part” from the book “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World” by Joanna Weaver. (Chapter 6 is being skipped until January.) Come at 8:30 a.m. for Bible study fellowship and breakfast in the Friendship Room. Please bring a Christmas break-fast treat, your Bible and folder, and any prayer requests. Contact Deacon Wendy Krolides at 722-6072 or Sharon Peterson at 337-0207 ext. 1007.

Round the Table Carol Sing The annual musical celebration of the Christ-

mas story will be held on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 10:45 a.m. This year’s theme is “The Gifts of Christmas” and will use traditional Christmas carols to focus on the true blessing of Jesus’ birth. Featuring the church’s choirs with brass, strings and handbells.

the library at 961-2121 for more information.

Community volunteers and donationsSnow Angels needed

The Snow Angels program needs volunteers to aid the elderly and disabled with snow removal. All requests from volunteers are matched up with a request from someone who lives near them and who has requested help with snow/ice removal. Volunteers will receive community service hours from the program coordinator. Those who are in-terested should contact Sheila Marcotte at [email protected], and parents can con-tact her at 309-6947. Marcotte will then contact the program coordinator directly.

Community food driveEastchester Community Action Partnership,

ECAP, will be collecting nonperishable food items this holiday season, including canned goods, rice, pasta, hot and cold cereal, boxed foods and sauces. Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated. Donations can be dropped off at ECAP, located at 142-144 Main St. in Tuckahoe. For more informa-tion, contact Don Brown at 337-7768.

Village Lutheran ChurchMen’s Bible Study

The next meeting is Saturday, Dec. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Share breakfast with the women’s group, then break off for Bible study on

Bronxville Public Library

The library will be closed on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 and Christmas, Friday, Dec. 25. Visit bronxvillelibrary.org for more information on events and programs.

Start with ArtOn Monday, Dec. 21 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Open to children ages 6 and up. Learn about an artist and make a project based on his or her works. Register online as space is limited.

Social NeedlersOn Wednesday, Dec. 23 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Come and join a knitting and crochet hour every Wednesday. Chat and socialize while making beau-tiful items which will be donated to the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. For more information, call 337-7680 ext. 63 or email [email protected].

Tuckahoe Public Library

The library will close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 and will be closed on Christmas, Friday, Dec. 25. Visit tuckahoelibrary.org for more information on events and programs.

Babytime StorytimeOn Thursday, Dec. 24 at 11 a.m. Open to chil-

dren from birth to age 2. Join Miss Ellen for stories and songs for babies. Registration is required. Call

The library will close at 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 and will be closed on Christmas, Friday, Dec. 25. On Saturday, Dec. 26 the library will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visit eastchesterlibrary.org for more information on events and programs.

Options for college presentationOn Monday, Dec. 21 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

A presentation for high school students and their parents on what counts in the college admissions process by Keith Berman. “What Counts in the College Admissions Process” covers the following topics: finding the right match; how colleges admit students; what students have done in the past to get in and get the most out of college; and how to stay calm throughout the entire process. A Q-and-A session and the chance to talk one-on-one with Berman will follow to get participants’ questions answered and for them to leave with concrete next steps. Register online, as space is limited. Contact Elizabeth at 721-8102 or [email protected] for more information.

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‘Tim and Scrooge’: A review

By MicheLLe JacOBYContributor

Tis’ the season to get together with friends and family to cel-ebrate this special time of year. We all have our long to-do lists of shopping, wrapping, deco-rating and trimming the tree. It’s a busy time of year, but it’s also a time for family traditions and creating memories. We sing holiday songs, cook our grand-mother’s recipes and watch our

creates some chaos. Veteran actor George Lee An-

drews plays Scrooge with ease on stage. It’s fun to watch him try to balance his ghostly world while helping the here and now. He couldn’t do it without his former partner Jacob Marley, played by Kevin Ligon. Marley still lingers with his chains and bellowing voice. The two have fun with the tunes “Humbug,” “He Doesn’t Want It” and “He Doesn’t Own It.”

Justin Scott Brown is a pas-sionate, grown-up Tiny Tim, torn between his passion for teaching and responsibility to his family. Brown lights up the stage in every scene. He and his love Allison Drake, played beautifully by Marissa Mc-Gowan, have a lot of decisions to make, and these discussions usually take place in front of the whole eavesdropping Cratchit family, providing a lot of fun for the audience.

The family, along with some unexpected guests, gather at the Cratchit house for Christ-mas dinner, with Bob and Mar-tha Cratchit played by John Hillner and Rita Harvey. Anna McNeely plays the spinster, nonstop baking sister, Anne Cratchit; Spencer Plachy plays the single, handsome brother, Peter Cratchit; and Jed Resnick stars as the married, father-to-be Gerald Cratchit. Fred Inkley as Harold Hall and Daniel Mar-cus as Henry Hastings play the deceitful partners trying to take over the family business, who take center stage with their ar-rogance in “Agreement.”

Plenty of twists, turns and wonderful surprises happen when Scrooge is in town. Join Scrooge and Tiny Tim this Christmas season and enjoy this

heartwarming tale about life, love and family.

Nick Corley is the director; Lis Tiso, producer; choreogra-phy by Jennifer Paulson Lee; musical direction by Patrick Hoagland; set design by Steve Loftus; lighting design by An-drew Gmoser; and costume de-sign by Martha Bromelmeier.

This Bob Funking and Bill Stutler production of “Tim and Scrooge” is playing now through Sunday, Dec. 27. Show times: Wednesday, Thursday and some Friday matinees, lunch is at 11:30 a.m. and the show starts at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings: dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees: lunch is at noon and the show starts at 1:30 p.m.; and Sunday evenings: dinner is at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

For discounts for groups of 20 or more, call 592-2225. For luxury boxes, call 592-8730 for private parties of six to 22. Enjoy dining and theatre in an elegant private box. Additional features include an expanded dinner menu, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, a private powder room and reserved parking. Ad-ditional costs apply, call for de-tails.

Ticket prices for dinner and the show range between $56 and $84 plus tax, depending on the performances chosen. Bev-erage service and gratuities are not included in the ticket price. Discounts are available for chil-dren, students and senior citi-zens at selected performances. Also check the website for on-going special offers. For more information, including the full schedule, call 595-2222 or visit broadwaytheatre.com.

favorite Christmas movies. The Charles Dickens tale “A

Christmas Carol” is a timeless classic with Ebenezer Scrooge receiving ghostly visitors throughout Christmas Eve who eventually warm his heart. Did you ever wonder what happened to Scrooge after he was enlight-ened? Westchester Broadway Theatre presents the delightful tale of “Tim and Scrooge” this month, written by Nick Meglin and Neil Berg. It’s 12 years later

and poor Scrooge has passed on but still has many surprises left for Tiny Tim who is about to turn 21.

This tale was written in the style of Dickenson by Meglin, former editor of MAD Maga-zine, with the musical score by Berg. The two have taken the Christmas classic and gathered all the Cratchits for a family re-union. Full of the spirit of the holidays and laughter, Scrooge makes his presence known and

From left, Justin Scott Brown as Tim and George Lee Andrews as Scrooge in Westchester Broadway Theatre’s latest holiday show, “Tim and Scrooge.”

The cast of “Tim and Scrooge” on stage at Westchester Broadway Theatre through Dec. 27.

Justin Scott Brown, center, plays Tim in “Tim and Scrooge,” playing at the Westchester Broadway Theatre through Dec. 27. With him are Marissa McGowan as Allison; George Lee Andrews, far left, as Scrooge; and Kevin Ligon as Marley. Photos/John Vecchiolla

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Westchester County Execu-tive Rob Astorino joined with New York Rangers alumnus Adam Graves, Friends of West-chester County Parks and the Westchester County Parks De-partment at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla on Friday, Nov. 27 to celebrate opening day of West-chester’s Winter Wonderland with a 27-foot Christmas tree lighting ceremony and special holiday celebration.

“I am proud to say that West-chester’s Winter Wonderland is here to stay,” Astorino said. “Thanks to all the wonderful partners, sponsors and of course, the county’s outstanding parks staff, Kensico Dam Plaza has once again been transformed into a magical place for winter-time fun. I encourage everyone to check out all the exciting at-tractions at Westchester’s new-est signature event. It’s a perfect way to get family and friends outdoors and into the holiday spirit.”

To pay tribute to the event’s presenting sponsor, Westchester Medical Center, Astorino invited Victoria Ricotta, a former patient

at Maria Fareri Children’s Hos-pital, and her family to light the tree with him.

Thanks to a new partnership with the New York Rangers, the event will feature a Rockefell-er Center-size ice rink called “RangersTown” as a nod to the RangersTown Hockey House in front of Madison Square Garden. Ranger alumnus Adam Graves attended the celebration to par-ticipate in a special children’s “Try Hockey for Free” session sponsored by the team. To add to the fan experience, the Rangers will also provide special perks each Friday, Saturday and Sun-day night for guests to enjoy, in-cluding special hockey sessions with Rangers alumni and photo opportunities with the Rangers’ player bench, field marketing vehicle and mobile brand experi-ence. The team will also offer at-tendees an opportunity to enter a drawing to win exclusive Rang-ers prizes and giveaways.

A new lineup of fun, family-friendly entertainment, includ-ing visits with Santa Claus, circus performers, carolers and storytellers, are scheduled to

take place in a new, heated tent on specific days throughout the event.

New general admission pric-ing is $15 per person, which al-lows unlimited access to amuse-ment rides, ice skating and rent-als, and visits with Santa Claus. Children ages 5 and under are free. Friends of Westchester County Parks helped develop Westchester’s Winter Wonder-land with the county parks de-partment, while also advocating and investing in Westchester County’s 18,000 acres of parks and open space.

“From the beginning, West-chester’s Winter Wonderland was designed to bring people to enjoy our beautiful Kensico Dam Park and celebrate the spirit of the season,” said Joanne Fer-nandez, board chairperson for Friends of Westchester County Parks. “We invite everyone to join and create a memorable hol-iday experience close to home.”

The event is presented by Westchester Medical Center, sponsored by Friends of West-chester County Parks and pro-duced by Westchester County

Winter Wonderland opens for the season

Department of Parks, Recre-ation and Conservation. Event sponsors include the New York Rangers, Yonkers Kia, Con Edison, Party Line Rentals and Robison Oil.

Westchester’s Winter Won-

derland will run through Sun-day, Jan. 3. Now through Dec. 20, the event will be open Fri-days and Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Beginning Mon-day, Dec. 21, the program will

be open weekdays and Sun-days from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more in-formation or to purchase tickets, visit wwinterwonderland.com. (Submitted)

From left, Danielle Ricotta, Michael Ricotta, Alfred Ricotta, Victoria Ricotta, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Santa Claus stand in front of the Christmas tree at Westchester’s Winter Wonderland on Friday, Nov. 27. Victoria, whose life was saved two years ago by the expert care of doctors and nurses at Westchester Medical Center’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, helped light the tree. Contributed photo


BRONXVILLE TODAY

MayorMary Marvin

During the first week of De-cember, local customers and friends received a letter from the Try and Buy Toy Store in Pleas-antville announcing its closing after 40 years. It was their flag-ship store of the four locations that there were, including one in Bronxville.

The owners sent out a lengthy letter as they sought to educate the public about some factors that contributed to their inability to survive.

Sadly, it touched way too close to home for our village. It serves as a cautionary tale and perhaps will galvanize us as a community to think locally and shop locally in an effort to preserve the ever-disappearing small town commercial way of life.

Chief among their reasons for closure was the pervasive pull for consumers to the Internet in search of the best bargain. To quote the owner, “Daily, we have people who come to the store, utilize the help of the staff, get to touch and feel the toys, and then order them while standing in the store on Amazon.”

Next was the advent of the credit card chip. In order to upgrade their computer and point-of-sale purchase software, $40,000 to $50,000 needed to be spent to accept the new chip-en-abled technology.

As an aside, in the owner’s ex-perienced opinion, toys are los-ing their importance in society. According to him, children and

Why shopping locally matterstheir parents are much more en-thralled with technology and the screens and tablets. The owner saw the age group that plays with toys continually getting younger. If truly widespread, one wonders whether such a trend will have long-term effects on types of motor coordination.

Due to those factors, the store’s sales dropped to 2005 levels while expenses will be at 2016 levels—clearly not a mod-el for sustainability.

The letter was profoundly sad and made me pause, especially as we are in the midst of the crit-ical buying season for all of our merchants. I don’t want this sce-nario to play out for any of our dedicated shopkeepers.

As I have written in past col-umns but bears repeating: shop-ping locally is the real bargain.

For every $100 spent in a lo-cally-owned independent store, $68 returns to the home com-munity. The same amount spent at a mall or chain store returns $48 “home,” and if spent on the Internet, nothing comes back to the towns and villages.

The sales tax revenue com-ponent is key to the success of every local budget nationwide. Fully one-third of all state rev-enues, totaling more than $150 billion annually, comes from the collection of a sales tax.

Because of the increase in non-taxed Internet purchasing, the state of Massachusetts esti-mates they “lose” $335 million in sales tax revenue and Califor-nia pegs its “losses” at more than $1 billion annually.

The end result is the elimina-tion of jobs in public works and police, further eroding vital ser-

vices to taxpayers.Bringing it down to a local

level, the village’s share of sales tax revenue dipped enough, es-pecially in the calendar year 2010-2011, to necessitate trim-ming staff hours and some spe-cial services. Without the sales tax revenue component in last year’s village budget, property taxes would have risen a whop-ping 12 percent.

Bottom line, if your shopping choice is Amazon or big box stores versus Pondfield Road and Palmer Avenue, the sav-ings you reap will very quickly come home to roost in the form of higher local property taxes and/or a decrease in municipal services. In contrast, a purchase made in the village sends money directly back to our schools and village government, and also sends a message that you are in-vesting in the future of our small village and everything that it adds to your quality of life.

It was recently reported that the county government is grap-pling with a budget that has a lower than expected sales tax component. The solution: cut jobs and trim programs in the areas of the arts and recreation.

Keeping purchases local keeps money local; saves on fuel and ancillary transportation costs; encourages a walking en-vironment; lends for personal services that foster a human con-nection between merchant and customer; and supports those who support our charities and organizations.

Simply put, a vibrant down-town increases homes values and decreases property taxes. Hands down, it’s your best bargain.


Nonprofit Westchester recently joined with more than 50 representatives of the nonprofit community to celebrate agen-cies in the county who par-ticipated in this year’s #Giv-ingTuesday campaign.

Nonprofit Westchester, NPW, led the campaign for the aware-ness day in Westchester on Tues-

day, Dec. 1 in partnership with The Journal News and lohud.com to encourage residents to give locally through donations or through volunteer services. Charities, families, businesses, community centers and both international and local students came together to celebrate gen-erosity by donating money and

Nonprofit Westchester celebrates Giving Tuesdaytime to charities.

During the reception, held at ArtsWestchester in White Plains on Wednesday, Dec. 2, win-ners of NPW’s and The Journal News’ #GivingTuesday Virtual Film Festival received recogni-tion for videos they created that encouraged giving. Volunteer New York! received an award for Best Overall Video, Food Bank for Westchester received an award for Best Cinematography, and Yes She Can Inc. received an award for Best Story Telling Video.

“We are pleased to help lead the #GivingTuesday campaign in Westchester for the second year in a row with The Journal News and lohud.com. The virtual film festival made it that much more interactive,” said Joanna Straub, NPW executive director. “There are many nonprofits in the coun-ty that provide needed services to our local community. We are pleased that The Journal News and lohud.com recognize the need to give locally and we look forward to working with them to raise needed support for non-profits in Westchester and the

From left, Joanna Straub, NPW executive director; Marjorie Madfis, executive director of Yes She Can Inc.; and Philippa Wharton, volunteer with Yes She Can Inc.

From left, Kathy Halas, NPW board chairwoman and the executive director for the Child Care Council of Westchester; Joanna Straub, NPW executive director; Chad Salter, special campaigns coordinator, Food Bank for Westchester; and Ellen Lynch, president and CEO, Food Bank for Westchester. Photos courtesy Nonprofit Westchester

surrounding communities in years to come.”

Since October, NPW’s non-profit members used social media as a platform to spread information on how the com-

munity can donate to their orga-nizations on #GivingTuesday. In addition, The Journal News and lohud.com spotlighted the work and the needs of local nonprof-it groups in a campaign called

Give Where You Live. For more information about

Nonprofit Westchester and how to become a member, call 332-6679 or visit npwestchester.org. (Submitted)


This is the fifth in a series of articles on the

Colonial and revolutionary history of Eastchester.

In the years 1637 and 1638, a number of seemingly discon-nected and distant events would have far-reaching ramifications for the future settlement of East-chester. In that time, violence from the bloody Pequot War had reached its zenith, culminating in a ghastly massacre of Native Americans at Mystic, Conn.

Participating in the conflict as a self-trained surgeon was a young English adventurer named Thomas Pell. Later, Pell would have a significant impact on the development of Eastchester, the Bronx and Westchester County. All this was taking place at the same time that Anne Hutchinson was being forced out of Massa-chusetts Bay for her strong reli-gious views. She would eventu-

Setting the record straight: 1637 to 1646ally come to live and die on land that would become Eastchester.

The intense rivalry between the disorganized Lenape-speak-ing tribes, the Dutch and the English colonists over the fur trade had a severe impact on set-tlements in nearby New England and New Netherlands. Native Americans still far outnumbered the settlers who had crossed the Atlantic, even though the total number of Native Americans had been severely decimated by three decades of exposure to European disease. Tribes like the Pequots allied themselves with the Dutch, and others like the Mohegans and Narragansets conspired with the English. Efforts to control the fur trade provoked violence in the Connecticut Valley not only between the Dutch and English, but among the Lenape-speaking tribes that were competing for a piece of the action.

By early spring of 1637, the Pequots were on the warpath, killing 30 men, women and children in nearby Connecticut towns. In retaliation, Puritan militia from Massachusetts, un-

der the command of Capts. John Mason and John Underhill, sur-rounded a Pequot village at Mys-tic, Conn. Entrances to the vil-lage were blocked while all the inhabitants were burned alive. Approximately 600 old men, women and children were incin-erated. Native American allies of the English were so disgusted by the Mystic massacre that they gave up the fight against their sworn enemies. By 1638, the Pe-quot nation was thoroughly de-feated. Almost overnight the bal-ance of power had shifted from the populous but disorganized Pequots to the militant Puritans.

Into the carnage of America’s first full-scale Native American war would come a fascinating and dynamic individual named Thomas Pell. This is the same Pell who, almost three decades later, would sell the land that would become Eastchester to 10 Puritan farm families from Fair-field, Conn.

Who was this man? Thom-as and his older brother, John, were born the privileged sons of a well-connected Englishman

HISTORICALLY SPEAKINGRichard Forliano

named John Pell. Unfortunately, both his mother and father died before Thomas turned 5. As a young man barely out of his teens, Thomas Pell held a mi-nor position in the court of King Charles I. One biographer be-lieves he was forced to flee Eng-land “to save his neck …being caught making love to one of the queen’s ladies-in-waiting.” Feel-ing threatened for his indiscre-tion and facing limited prospects in a society favoring the firstborn son, Pell volunteered for ser-vice in the Netherlands during that country’s war for indepen-dence from Spain. He rose to the rank of lieutenant and mastered enough of the medical practices of the day to be considered a sur-geon.

By 1637, 24-year-old Thom-as Pell had crossed the Atlantic and was found practicing his surgeon skills during the Pequot War. As a surgeon, he would wit-ness the horrors caused by that horrendous struggle. Pell was with John Underhill at Mystic, but instead of taking part in that ghastly massacre, he ministered to the injured, amputating limbs and bandaging wounded men. As the war progressed, Pell contin-ued to witness the aftermath of the terrible atrocities committed by English settlers and Native Americans alike.

The needless and hideous

atrocities from full-scale con-flicts between Europeans and Native Americans must have had a profound impact on this shrewd, ambitious and most likely compassionate individual. When Pell learned five years later about the brutal slaying of Anne Hutchinson and many of the members of her family, he was rudely reminded of the ter-rible consequences of full-scale warfare between Europeans and the indigenous population. Pell would deal with the Native Americans firmly but fairly.

The story of Anne Hutchin-son and how her family came to the land that would later be called Eastchester is well known. Hutchinson, branded as a heretic and banished, initially brought her family to Rhode Island. Feel-ing unsafe in Rhode Island, Anne moved to Eastchester. William Kieft, the Dutch governor of New Netherland whose jurisdic-tion she fell under, had a conten-tious relationship with the Native Americans. When Anne and her party showed up in Kieft’s do-main, he placed the Hutchinsons in a no man’s land at the height of the troubles. Less than a year after her arrival, the 52-year-old woman, six of her children and nine others perished in a Native American attack.

In the fall of 1643, a force of 1,500 Native Americans invaded

the province and massacred any colonist they encountered. These attacks almost destroyed the Dutch settlement at New Am-sterdam and surrounding areas. In desperation, the Dutch of-fered a huge reward and hired John Underhill, the same Puritan captain from Massachusetts who participated in the brutal mas-sacre of defenseless Pequots at Mystic. Forces under the com-mand of Underhill surround-ed 600 of the Lenape in their stockade somewhere between Bedford, N.Y., and Greenwich, Conn. These defenseless Native Americans were burned alive in the same manner that Underhill had incinerated the Pequots at Mystic six years before.

Many thanks to Blake Bell, Pelham town historian, and Lloyd

Ulton, Bronx County historian, for their pioneering research and writing from which much of the material in this article is taken.

In the next article, the story of how Thomas Pell, by dealing

fairly with Native Americans, was able to purchase land and start settlements without bloodshed.

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any comments or questions you might have about this column.

A depiction of the attack on a Pequot village at Mystic, Conn., in 1637. Photo courtesy Richard Forliano


Bronxville students adopt different math technique

Bronxville Elementary School has taken a new approach to teaching math to its students. The technique, called Singapore Math, is based on the nation-al math system of Singapore, which aims to promote a deeper understanding of numbers and mathematical concepts using critical thinking skills. The cur-riculum, which has already been rolled out for Bronxville stu-dents in kindergarten through second grade, was introduced to third-graders this year.

Third-grade teacher and cur-riculum leader Sara Payne said the innovative approach to teach-ing math involves visual hands-on manipulatives like cubes,

counters, place value disks and even candy to help students solve different problems. The students move through a three-step learning process: concrete, pictorial and abstract.

First, teachers introduce a new concept with manipulatives. Then, students draw pictures us-ing bar models, arrays or other visuals to show their work. Fi-nally, they complete the abstract problems using mathematical equations.

“The Singapore Math phi-losophy emphasizes developing a strong number sense, mental math skills and a deep under-standing of place value,” Payne said. “It is the idea that learning to

problem-solve and develop math-ematical thinking are the key fac-tors to being successful in math.”

Payne said the philosophy en-courages students to collaborate and discover different ways or strategies to solve a problem. It also helps students understand the concepts behind what they’re doing and why, rather than sim-ply memorizing facts.

“Students use their critical thinking skills, focusing on the process with less emphasis on the answer,” she said. “They are learning to explain their think-ing, show their work and collab-orate to discuss their steps while solving a problem in many dif-ferent ways.” (Submitted)

Bronxville Elementary School third-graders learn math through visual hands-on manipulatives that help them solve different problems. The technique, Singapore Math, aims to promote a deeper understanding of numbers and mathematical concepts using critical thinking skills.

Bronxville Elementary School teacher Sara Payne teaches Singapore Math to her third-graders. Photos courtesy Bronxville school district

One third-grader practices the Singapore Math technique with some Hershey’s Kisses.


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We don’t have to fear after San Bernardino

In the wake of the San Ber-nardino shootings, The New York Times ran an article titled, “I Think About It Daily: Life in a Time of Mass Shootings.”

But is this true? Have we real-ly all become convinced that we are under constant threat? Seems to me that since 9/11, we’ve learned what we’re made of; if not sterner stuff, then at least more rational stuff, and we know that violence is random and rare.

Yes, rare. Especially here. Let’s talk about local crime for a sec.

In New York City, as in most of the country, crime peaked around 1993 and has been go-ing down pretty steadily since then. In 1990, there were 2,245 murders in the city. Last year, the number here was 333.

That’s an amazing drop. But what about this very

instant? Isn’t crime sudden-ly “surging,” as the headlines suggest?

The Brennan Center for Jus-tice at the New York University School of Law crunched the numbers we’re hearing about. It found that while the murder rate is projected to go up 11 per-cent in America’s 30 largest cit-ies this year—which does sound alarming—the numbers are still far lower than 10 or even five years ago. Here in New York, the projected number of murders by year-end is 357.

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as the report notes, “in absolute terms, murder rates are so low in many cities now that even an in-crease or decrease of just a few occurrences can cause a large change in percentage terms.”

For instance, if one person in a million dies from a deadly spider bite and the next year two people die this weird, icky way, that’s a 100 percent increase. But it’s not as if deadly spiders are taking over America (yet!).

The picture gets clearer if we think in terms of deaths per 100,000. “In 1990, there were 29.3 murders per 100,000 resi-dents,” the Brennan Center re-ports, citing FBI and police sta-tistics. “In 2000, there were 13.8 murders per 100,000. Now there are 9.9 per 100,000.”

So while “Murder Rate Up!” makes for a best-selling head-line, “Americans Far Safer Than They Were 20, 10, and Even 5 Years Ago!” is just as true.

When I spent 14 years at the New York Daily News, my edi-tor would sometimes remind me that people read the paper be-cause “they want to know what can kill them.”

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perhaps even sensible after the California and Colorado mur-ders. It did this by surveying the public with an online question: “How often, if ever, do you think about the possibility of a shoot-ing in your daily life?”

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14 • The easTchesTer review • December 18, 2015 SPORTS

LIVE MIKEMike Smith

Speaking as a former high school student who happened to attend the occasional winter sporting contest, I have to ad-mit: today’s high school fans are weird.

Now, perhaps it’s just me showing my age or document-ing my not-so-slow descent into old fogey-ism, but I’m honestly at a loss when it comes to the youth of today—and their be-havior at sporting events.

On Dec. 11, I traveled to Bronxville to watch the Broncos take on cross-town rival Tucka-hoe in an early-season meet-ing between the two teams. As expected, Broncos fans filled the bleachers to cheer on their young, talented squad. But even as someone who’s seen his share of student sections in his life, the thing that struck me about

Fathead fandomthis particular group wasn’t the chants or the attire; it was the props.

In addition to a stick horse, which honestly isn’t that odd considering the nickname of the sports team, Broncos fans also came brandishing a number of fatheads, or cardboard cutouts that have seen a proliferation at sporting events in recent years.

But while the fatheads seen in many sports arenas, espe-cially on the collegiate level, generally depict the coaches or players actually appearing in the games, the ones I saw at Bronx-ville—especially the likenesses of Donald Trump and WWE star John Cena—threw me for a loop.

Why Trump? Cena? What did it mean?

Hours after the game, I found my mind repeatedly drifting back to those questions. In fact, I ended up giving it much more thought than I did the perfor-mance of either team.

As a high school student, I was no stranger to the ironic use of pop culture icons. I mean, my entire campaign for junior class vice president was essentially an excuse for me to paper the hallways with images of Mr. T and Welsh crooner Tom Jones. But I never would have thought to repurpose these images for a sporting event.

I mean, our idea of being clev-er sports fans was simply hurling insults at the opposing team’s point guard until the assistant principal threatened to have a word or two with our parents.

But I guess this is a different world.

Every Saturday during the college football season, ESPN’s College Gameday crew seeks out the most inventive signs they can find at their host’s campus. Soccer fans in Europe toil for hours to create meticulous di-oramas about their opponents that would likely be censored on American television.

Bronxville fans cheer on their basketball team with the aid of some props on Dec. 11. Sports Editor Mike Smith may not understand all the nuances of high school sports fandom, but he applauds the effort. Photo/Mike Smith

So maybe, for sports fans, embracing absurdism is the log-ical next step. I applaud them

for it, I admire it, but I’m also glad I’ve outgrown it.

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December 18, 2015 • The easTchesTer review • 15SPORTS

Eagles start fastBy MiKe sMiThSports Editor

On Dec. 15, the Eastchester Eagles stayed perfect with a one-sided win over Nanuet, improv-ing to 6-0 and showing flashes of brilliance on both ends of the court. As the highly-touted East-chester squad marches toward the playoffs, head coach Fred Di-Carlo hopes to see his club con-tinue to play with the same kind of energy it displayed in its 53-31 thrashing of a tough Golden Knights team.

“I was a little worried about Nanuet’s size coming in, but I think we did a halfway decent job with that,” DiCarlo said after the game. “But we play fast and quick and that’s what we were able to do today.”

Eastchester wasted little time putting points on the board, hit-ting five 3-pointers in the first quarter to open up a 22-10. Ben-ny DiMirco, who finished with a game-high 19 points, netted nine in the first half while teammate Steve Galgano added 14 to get the Eagles off to the start DiCar-lo was hoping for.

The result was a 36-20 East-chester lead at the half.

“The past few games, we’ve started a little slower than I wanted,” the head coach said. “So we made it a priority today to come out with more intensity

so that we weren’t fighting back after the first quarter.”

Eastchester’s offense cooled off considerably after the half, netting just six points in the third quarter, but the Eagles’ effort on the defensive end kept the team afloat as they held the Golden Knights to just four points in the frame and 11 in total over the fi-nal two quarters.

In seasons past, Eastchester’s full-court, high-pressure defense had been its calling card, and this year is no exception.

“We’ve been stressing de-fense all year and if we’re going to be a real good team, we need that,” DiCarlo said. “I told them that you’re not going to lose too many games when you hold the other team to 31 points, and they took that to heart.”

At 6-0 on the year, the un-beaten Eagles knew that Nanuet represented a step up in competi-tion, but the schedule doesn’t get

any easier for Eastchester over the next few weeks. The Eagles host John Jay on Dec. 18, after press time, before playing two games at the Westchester County Center against league-rival Rye

and CHSAA foe Stepinac during the winter break.

“We feel like every game is going to be a challenge,” DiCarlo said. “We play in a tough league, the Slam Dunk tournament is go-

ing to be tough and we just need to take it one game at a time. We’re not going to get too high, and we’re not going to get too low.”


Benny DiMirco attempts a layup against Nanuet. DiMirco led Eastchester with 19 points in a 53-31 win.

Nick Scalise puts up a shot against Nanuet. Photos/Bobby Begun

Steve Galgano flips an underhanded shot at the basket. Galgano had 14 points against the Golden Knights.

Benny DiMirco takes a shot over a Nanuet defender on Dec. 15. DiMirco’s game-high, 19-point effort led 6-0 Eastchester to a lopsided win over the Golden Eagles.

16 • The easTchesTer review • December 18, 2015 SPORTS

By MiKe sMiThSports Editor

Two rivals squared off in an early season contest on Dec. 11, as Bronxville hosted long-time foe Tuckahoe for the only scheduled meeting between the teams this season. The Broncos drew first blood, and were able to turn a strong start into a win over the Tigers, beating the visi-tors 46-35.

Bronxville’s top scorer, Jack Reilly, scored 23 of Bronxville’s 46 points, notching seven of them in the first quarter to help the Broncos establish a 13-6 lead. According to Bronxville head coach Brian Senior, the Broncos’ activity on the glass—especially on the defensive end—helped negate the Tigers’ length advantage.

“We’ve seen Tuckahoe, and we know they’re very athletic,” Senior said. “We’re not the big-gest team, so we needed to be committed to not giving them second chance opportunities on the boards because that would

Broncos top rival Tigershave been very difficult for us to overcome.”

Bronxville was able to extend the lead in the second and third quarters, thanks to a solid per-formance from the charity stripe. The Broncos converted on 11 of 14 chances from the foul line, while Tuckahoe struggled some-what, going 3-for-6.

Despite falling behind early, the Tigers battled valiantly, and cut the lead to single digits in the fourth quarter behind nine points from senior Collin Cummings. The Broncos held on, while gaining some valuable experi-ence. Bronxville is currently 3-3 on the season, while Tuckahoe fell to 0-5 with the loss.

Last Friday’s showing was a nice turnaround for Bronxville, which suffered a 71-44 loss to Pearl River on Dec. 8.

“Playing with a lead is some-thing new to some of these guys,” Senior said. “It’s differ-ent, you’ve got to take care of the ball, and use more of the clock in your possessions.”

According to Senior, the

Jerry Frost sets up the offense against Tuckahoe on Dec. 11.Jack Reilly and Bryan Murray prepare to battle for a rebound. Photos/Mike Smith

Alston Tarry attempts a layup last Friday. Bronxville beat Tuckahoe 46-35.

chance to play in a rivalry game was also important for Bronx-ville’s younger players, many of whom have never taken the court in front of a packed gymnasium.

“We only have six guys re-turning, but for some of the guys coming up from JV, they adjust-ed well to the speed and intensity of the game,” Senior said. “They performed well, and I’m happy with the effort we put forth.”

Tuckahoe will be back in ac-tion on Dec. 16, after press time, when they travel to Port Ches-ter to take on the Class A Rams. Bronxville will host its annual tournament beginning on Dec. 18, when they take on Nanuet in an opening round game.


Jack Reilly looks for an open man against Tuckahoe. Reilly had a game-high 23 points.

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