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92-unit apartment building for seniors 55 years or older, ac-companied by an underground garage, to be built on the prop-erty of Ted Hermann’s Auto Body at 151 Summerfield St.

In a neighborhood com-prised of mostly one-to-three story residential homes and commercial structures, the Summerfield proposal is re-quiring five stories and mul-tiple other variances. In total, the developer is asking for 11 variances, six of which exceed the dimensions of the town’s zoning code by 100 percent or more.

The project—because of its size, number and significance of variances and potential en-vironmental impacts—drew the attention of some North Eastchester residents who would neighbor the proposal, if constructed. Since the proj-ect was first introduced in 2012, droves of area residents have filled Town Hall during planning and zoning board meetings in opposition.

“All the people involved in this project—the developer, the landowner, the architect—knew very well the stipula-tions in the senior housing law of what is permitted and what is not. They knew this going in. This is not new,” Frank Sweeney, president of the North End Civic Association, said. “Now we’re faced with 11 variances in order to make this work. That tells me some-thing is wrong.”

Les Maron, an attorney rep-resenting the North End Civic Association, said the variances “are far too substantial for that particular site.”

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By JOHN BRANDIStaff Writer

Bronxville’s Board of Trustees has approved an en-gineering contract for Park-way Road Bridge, but delays between municipalities could still stall the project’s start date.

The board unanimously ap-proved the $32,900 contract with Manhattan-based WSP USA, an engineering and de-sign consultant, on a recom-mendation from Village Ad-ministrator James Palmer.

The next step, Palmer said, was to get a response back from the Town of Eastchester, which shares a portion of the bridge and would be respon-sible for some of the repair costs, through an inter-mu-nicipal agreement, IMA. That agreement will outline what each involved municipality, including the City of Yonkers and Westchester County, will pay toward the repairs.

“It’s a very important first step in getting the bridge in-spected again, and getting out to bid,” Palmer said of the

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ZBA nears Summerfield voteBy CHRIS EBERHART

Staff Writer

On Sept. 9, the Eastches-ter Zoning Board of Appeals closed its public hearing on the Summerfield Street senior housing project. The board plans on returning to the table in November for a final vote on the 11 variances requested for the project.

In the interim, the zon-ing board will deliberate over whether the applicant showed how the “benefit of the proj-ect outweighs any burden to health, safety and welfare that may be suffered by the com-munity,” which is the thresh-old for approving variances, as per state law.

Head of Eastchester’s Plan-ning and Building Department Margaret Uhle said, the zoning board will discuss the applica-tion in October and then return with a resolution at its Novem-ber meeting.

She said the board could de-cide to vote during the October meeting but said that scenario is “unlikely to happen.”

If approved, the proposal would be sent to the Archi-tectural Review Board, which would review the aesthetics of the project. The Architec-tural Review Board would then issue a recommendation to the Planning Board, the lead agency for the project, for fi-nal site plan approval. Any site plan approval would include discussions about the details of the developer’s plans for stormwater management and mitigation.

The Summerfield Street senior housing project, pro-posed by DELV Developer in 2012, calls for a five-story,

Bronxville approves Parkway Road Bridge contract approval. “However, concur-rently [we] still need to final-ize the IMA with Eastchester, [but have] not heard back.” Palmer said Eastchester needs to sign off on the IMA in or-der for the project to move forward. It has been about a month with no response from the town, according to Palm-er, and if there’s no response soon, the village administrator would have to discuss the mat-ter with the Board of Trustees.

The Parkway Road Bridge was officially closed in July 2013 because of structural

damage revealed during a rou-tine inspection by the New York State Department of Transportation.

The bridge has been a source of frustration between the mu-nicipalities and the county, as each was claiming the other is responsible for the necessary maintenance. That frustration nearly led to litigation.

Palmer said the repairs are still being estimated at $150,000 in total. Bronxville and Eastchester have agreed to

Never forgetThe Town of Eastchester held its annual 9/11 service at Town Hall last week. For story, see page 6. Photo courtesy Town of Eastchester

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Westchester honors Sept. 11 victimsIn a solemn ceremony Thurs-

day night, Westchester County paid tribute to those who died in the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, including 111 Westches-ter residents and 12 former resi-dents. County Executive Rob Astorino presided over the 13th anniversary ceremony that took place at The Rising, the coun-

ty’s 9/11 memorial at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.

“Each year, we read the names of the brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, grandpar-ents, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors that our county lost on 9/11,” Astorino said. “We start with William F. Abraha-mson and end with Joseph J.

Zuccula. Some were the peo-ple closest to us in the whole world. Others were people we never met. When we are done, the 123 names become our prayer of mourning, thanksgiv-ing and hope.”

“They say time heals, and it does,” Astorino continued. “But it can never completely

fill the emptiness left behind when good lives are cut short. There is no replacement for what can never be. For balls never thrown or caught. Grad-uations unattended. Weddings missed. An empty seat forever at the dinner table. Our prayer of the names is our way of say-ing we miss you, and we will

always miss you. It is also our way of honoring you. Good lives cannot be forgotten—es-pecially when they are taken so tragically, so wantonly, so needlessly. In your memory, we build a legacy to the best inside of all of us.”

More than 500 family mem-bers and residents attended the

twilight ceremony. The ceremony was part of

various remembrance activi-ties throughout Westchester organized around the theme of using volunteerism as a way to honor those who died. Many of these events took place ear-lier in the day at the County Center. (Submitted)American flags and flower bouquets at the foot of the 9/11 Memorial at Kensico Dam.

A fresh wreath adorns Kensico Dam on Thursday, Sept. 11 to pay tribute to the Westchester victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Photos/Bobby Begun


What’s going on...tor, comprehensive sightseeing, all hotel service charges and local taxes, porterage and entrance fees.

Please contact Pastor Hartwell at the fol-lowing email [email protected] or call 337-0207 ext. 1003 to receive a brochure. Village Lutheran Church is located at 172 White Plains Road in Bronxville.

Westchester Sandbox Theatre

Deadline for our What’s Going On section is 3 p.m. every Thursday. Though

space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listings. Please send

all items to [email protected].

Eastchester Public Library Book sale

Every Tuesday the EPL is holding a Friends book sale from noon to 3 p.m.

Baby Lap TimeJoin the library for a

fun gathering with music, movement and short sto-ry reading. From 10:30

a.m. until 11 a.m. For ages 9 to 23 months. Pro-grams dates for fall are as follows: Oct. 30.

Preschool Story TimePreschool Story Time Thursday Session

at 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Preschool Storytime is designed for children who are three to four years old and can stay in the program without a care-giver.

In-person registration is required. Regis-tration has begun. Please bring one document to show proof of age of child.

Limited to Eastchester and Tuckahoe library cardholders only. Non-residents will be placed on a waiting list.

Westchester Italian Cultural Center Italian language enrichment course Students are grouped by age and ability level

in this full immersion enrichment class. The

program is designed to allow students to acquire an understanding and develop basic communi-cation skills in the Italian language, while ex-ploring its culture and by engaging directly in interactive learning. They will follow a routine that is meant to reinforce what they have pre-viously acquired and facilitate the acquisition of new topics. It is designed as an immersion language and cultural experience, with the con-templated outcome of having children with no previous knowledge or understanding of spoken Italian, acquire linguistic communicative skills and an appreciation of Italian culture and way of life. This is held on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. until noon. This session is for children ages 4 to 12 years old.

Fall session has begun and runs through Nov. 15. This is the last week to register. A late regis-tration fee will apply. To register call 771-8700 or go to the site at wiccny.org. 1 Generoso Pope Place in Tuckahoe.

Events at the Lutheran ChurchPilgrimage

Pastor Rob and Sue Hartwell are exploring sponsoring a Holy Land Pilgrimage—walk in the Footsteps of Jesus for 10 days—Feb. 2 to 11, 2015.

The tour itinerary is for Haifa, Tiberias, Naza-reth, Bethlehem, Jerusalem and would be $3,379 per person from New York, which includes the $700 govt. taxes/airline fuel surcharges. Tour includes: first class hotels, breakfast and din-ner daily, services of a professional tour direc-

Five-hour pre-licensing class

Formula One Driving School, located at 584 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, has the five-hour pre-licensing class scheduled for Sat-urday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. This class is required by New York State for new drivers before they can take their road test. Call 381-4500 or vis-it formulaonedrivingschool.com to register or for other services and for upcoming Insur-ance Reduction/Point Reduction class dates.

Beach clean-up

Help pitch-in to beautify New York’s beaches at Marshlands. All tools will be provided. This begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 3 p.m.

For more info on these and other events at Westchester County Nature Centers, contact 968-5851 or go to parks.westchestergov.com.

The Westchester Sandbox Theatre is call-ing all young actors and actresses. Registration for fall semester of acting classes is now open. Gain confidence, learn new skills and become a stronger performer in this class that uses impro-visation, monologues and scene work to create theatrical magic. Classes take place Wednes-days beginning on Sept. 24 and running through Nov. 19 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., for children in kindergarten through fourth grade and 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for children in fifth grade through eighth grade.

The semester costs $385. The Theatre is lo-cated at 931c E. Boston Post Road in Mama-roneck. For more information, call 630-0804 or visit the site at wstshows.com.


Eastchester Women’s Club donates $5K

The Eastchester Women’s Club presented Supervisor An-thony S. Colavita and the East-chester Recreation Department with a check for $5,000 for use at the Joyce Road playground. The money has been used to transport playground equip-ment from the former Eastches-

ter Child Development Build-ing and reinstall it at the Joyce Road playground.

This move allowed the East-chester Parks and Recreation Department to improve the park at minimal cost to the residents. Supervisor Colavita thanked the Women’s Club for their donation

and praised their organization for always looking to help others.

The Eastchester Women’s Club selects local organizations and projects to donate to and also presents four $500 scholar-ships to Eastchester and Tucka-hoe graduating seniors each year. (Submitted)

Left to right, women’s club treasurer Julie Lanza, Town Supervisor Anthony Colavita, women’s club members Dottie Buccheri, Patricia O’Sullivan and Mickey Wright, Huntley Civic Association President George Papademetriou, Parks and Recreation Department Superindendent Sally Veltidi, Huntley Civic Association President Ed Bruno, Parks and Recreation Department General Foreman Pat Annetta.


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Veterinarian remembers 9/11 through artBy CHRIS EBERHART

Staff Writer

An Eastchester resident spent the months following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 heal-ing yapping dogs and ornery cats during the day. At night, he painted a piece of history.

The final product, titled “Heroes in Hell,” has been temporarily displayed in the lobby of Eastchester Town Hall every year since its com-pletion in late 2001 to memo-rialize the sacrifice made by the first responders.

Dr. Nicholas DiRusso, a veterinarian at the Animal Hospital on Tuckahoe Avenue in Eastchester, said he painted this work shortly after 9/11, partly as self-therapy, partly as his way of helping.

“The whole day was emo-tionally draining,” said Di-Russo, referring to Sept. 11, 2001. “I had a compulsion to help, but I couldn’t help as a veterinarian, but I could help as an artist.”

For about three months, DiRusso said he worked non-stop on his oil painting that depicts first responders sur-rounded by the ghastly de-bris and rubble left behind by the collapsed World Trade

Center buildings. “The more I watched the

news, the more I kept work-ing,” he said.

DiRusso’s painting was showcased during this year’s 9/11 memorial service in Town Hall’s lobby as it has during every memorial service since its creation.

Across from the painting, there were nine candles—sym-bolizing the nine Eastchester residents who perished in the terrorist attacks—that flick-ered on the fireplace above a plaque with their names in a closed-off display right inside the doors of Town Hall.

The candles will remain there for nine consecutive days.

“Our community was not

immune from these attacks,” Colavita said. “We hope the support shown by this com-munity somehow eases the burden and strengthens their resolve.”

Members of the commu-nity, elected officials, veter-ans, firefighters, police offi-cers and EMT workers filled Town Hall’s first floor. With heads down and hands togeth-er at their waists, the memorial service’s attendees listened to Colavita as he spoke about what this day now means 13 years later.

“Today is a day of remem-brance. We remember the images and sounds of that day which have been forever seared in our minds. We re-

member that morning 13 years ago this day, this country was attacked and lay devastated and at its weakest. But by the end of that day, this nation was at its finest,” Colavita said.

The memorial service end-ed with a closing prayer by Rev. Cark Maiello and an out-door presentation of the East-chester Rotary Club’s Sept. 11 Memorial Clock by the en-trance of Town Hall.

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Eastchester veterinarian Nicholas DiRusso painted “Heroes in Hell” as a form of self therapy after the terror attacks on 9/11. The painting was completed towards the end of 2001 and has been displayed in the lobby of Eastchester Town Hall during every memorial service.

EaSTChESTEr rESIdEnTS LoST In 9/11

Ronald Bucca

Mary Caufield

Thomas Fitzpatrick

Michael McHugh

Dennis Moroney

Diana O’Connor

Edward Ryan

Thomas Shubert

Jeffrey Walz

A plaque remembering the names of the Eastchester residents lost on 9/11 sits on a table in the middle of Town Hall’s lobby.

At the end of the memorial ceremony, there was an outdoor presentation by the Eastcester Rotary Club near the Sept. 11 Memorial Clock.

Eastchester Town Supervisor Anthony Colavita reads the names of the nine people who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 during the town’s memorial service. Photos courtesy Town of Eastchester


I’m back, you’re back; here’s where we stand

Welcome back to the many residents who took some time away from the village.

As you can see, a great deal was accomplished and new projects begun throughout the village this summer. The fol-lowing is an update on our completed/ongoing efforts.

Garden avenue Parking Lot:Funded with a grant from

the National Fish and Wild-life agency, areas of the lot were retrofitted with increased drainage capacity to aid in the collection of rainwater as a flood mitigation measure.

The flow of the water from the higher levels on Prescott Avenue, that rush down Gar-den Avenue, to the school will be slowed and a portion ab-sorbed, thereby benefitting the residents on Garden Avenue as well as the school.

We also took this opportu-nity to reconfigure the park-ing spaces to create safer en-trance and egress and doubled the number of trees and tree pits, further enhancing water absorption and aesthetics. We plan to add even more trees in the area abutting the back en-trances of 77 Pondfield Road and the Houlihan Lawrence Building.

Parkway road Bridge:Our colleagues in Yonkers

and Eastchester have an Inter-municipal Agreement in their possession that will solemnize the costs and duties of each en-tity as relates to bridge recon-struction.

So as to avoid any further delays, the village trustees voted at Monday night’s board meeting to engage the services of an engineering company to begin reconstruction plans.

We believe the end result is a very equitable division of responsibilities recognizing to reach this level of shared re-sponsibility caused inconve-nience to residents of all mu-nicipalities.

Contract agreement with our dPW staff:After several years of ne-

gotiation, the village and our public works employees have reached an agreement that ex-tends through 2017. As you

would expect of the gentlemen you know on our DPW staff, the contract talks were genial and conducted in a spirit of coop-eration and civility. In the end, neither group thought it was the best deal possible, which is the sign of good contract.

Metro-north:After persistent lobbying,

Metro-North agreed to paint the railroad underpass this summer, which was a wel-come sight to all. In a curious division of labor, the stairwells were not painted, so we con-tinue to request full comple-tion of the project.

Residents often suggest that the village undertake some of the cosmetic work sorely needed at our train station, and, on occasion, we have re-quested permission.

However, given the climate we live in today, our requests have been understandably de-nied due to insurance and li-ability concerns.

Water bills:Thanks to a united and con-

certed effort of the village and the consortium of our neigh-boring communities, the cost of the hydrant maintenance, which last year cost village taxpayers $146,255, will now be shared by all water users, not just taxable property own-ers. The new line will be re-flected in everyone’s bill and will fall out as a line item in the village budget.

United Water, a subsidiary of the Suez Corp of Paris, is purveyor not only of our water supply, but owner of the con-duits/infrastructure bringing water to our homes, thus we have no recourse but to deal with them.

We are currently oppos-ing the proposed rate increase presently before the New York State Public Service Com-mission. The 10.9 percent in-crease for the 2014-2015 year alone is exorbitant and not grounded in current economic reality.

road paving initiativeAgain this year, we em-

barked on a very aggressive paving program, spending more than $250,000—exclu-sive of the repaving of the Gar-den Ave lot—on 10,000 linear feet of asphalt. This year, our roads were in particular need of resurfacing due to the dam-

age caused by last year’s epic winter storms, which created a record number of pot holes.

Business district revitalization:Finding businesses that can

be profitable in a small vil-lage in the internet age is a constant struggle. Chances are one won’t succeed if the same item can be purchased tax free on the internet at midnight.

From our end, the trustees have been working with a con-sultant in order to streamline our administrative processes so we remain competitive with like communities in terms of attracting new merchants into a welcoming community.

I can never emphasize enough the benefit to you the taxpayer, not just our loyal merchants, of shopping lo-cally. Based on our apportion-ment of Westchester County sales tax revenue, your village taxes would have been in-creased by 12 percent last year if you chose to make most of your purchases on the internet. The short term savings simply translates into a long term loss.

Now that summer is com-ing to a close and our busi-ness district streets are happily congested, it is important to remind, for the safety of all, skateboards are not allowed on any village sidewalks and only youngsters under 11 years of age can ride bicycles on our sidewalks. If you see behavior otherwise, we ask that you call the police desk at 337-0500.

Projects on the horizon:The Kensington Road de-

velopment is proceeding, though temporarily stymied by the glacial pace of approv-als from our monopoly enti-ties: Con Edison, Metro North and United Water. Though slightly behind schedule, we expect stage one soil removal to begin shortly.

Finally, it is with great sad-ness that I note the passing of one of our treasured crossing guards, Albert Rocco, who manned the post at Garden and Tanglewylde.

Albert was my crossing guard, who greeted everyone with a smile and would hold a line of cars as he patiently waited on a young straggler. Looking forward to a summer of Yankee baseball, he passed quite suddenly just days after school’s closing.

Bats are back in Westchester

Bats are back, making their way into Westchester homes this month, and the Westches-ter County Health Department wants residents to know what to do if these unwelcomed visitors happen to drop in.

“We’d like everyone to catch the bat,” Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler said, “Most of the time, the bats tested are not rabid, so you and your family can be spared unneeded treat-ment. But rabies is fatal, so with-out the bat to test, you will most likely have to get rabies shots.”

In August, 43 bats were brought to the health department for testing because they were found in a home. Since none of those bats tested positive for ra-bies, none of these residents had to be treated preventively for ra-bies. This month, 17 people who were exposed to a bat and where not able to catch it for testing had to begin preventive treatment against rabies.

If you find a bat in your home, don’t panic and never let the bat fly out the window. To learn how to safely capture a bat in your home, watch the instruc-tional video on the health depart-ment website at westchestergov.com/health.

If there is any chance that a person or pet in your home has had contact with a bat, catch it

and call the health department at 813-5000 where you will be directed to speak with someone who will arrange an apointment for the bat to be tested for rabies.

For those who capture the bat, 97 percent of those bats tested negative for rabies. Those resi-dents were spared the series of rabies shots as a result. As long as the bat is not rabid and is caught and tested, no one will need ra-bies shots, but if the bat tests positive for rabies, a series of life-saving vaccines must be adminis-tered as soon as possible.

For each of the past five years, about 148 Westchester residents have required rabies treatment after being exposed to bats that where not caught and, therefore, not tested for rabies. Whenever a bat is found in a room with a sleeping or mentally impaired person, or with a young child or pet, contact with the bat is sus-pected and at that moment it is essential to call the Westchester County Health Department at 813-5000.

Here’s how to safely catch a bat:

1. Close windows and doors so the bat cannot escape.

2. Wear thick gloves and grab a container (such as a coffee can, a piece of cardboard and some tape.

3. Wait until the bat has set-

tled on a wall.4. Place the container over

the bat, trapping it against the wall.

5. Slide the cardboard be-tween the wall and con-tainer to trap the bat inside.

6. Tape the cardboard to the container

7. It’s critical to keep it on ice in a cooler or double-bag it and place it in the freezer.

8. Call the Health Depart-ment at 813-5000 for ad-vice on submitting the bat for testing.

It’s also a good idea to learn how to bat-proof your home, by adding screens to your eaves and attic openings. An-other favorite place for bats to hang out is inside your closed patio umbrella, so beware when you open it.

From 1995 to 2011, 49 peo-ple died of rabies in the U.S.; 35 of them had been exposed to bats, according to the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Prevention.

For more information on rabies, go to Facebook.com/wchealthdept, Follow on Twit-ter @wchealthdept, call the Westchester County Health Department at 813-5000, or visit the website at westches-tergov.com/health. (Submitted)


“The number of units and the size is far too large. My cli-ents have no problem with se-nior housing, and we wouldn’t be objecting if the proposal was for a smaller building,” he said. “It’s going to strain on the infrastructure that already has stormwater issues.”

The developer’s attorney Helen Mauch disagreed.

“The record shows the town, the staff [and] the con-sultants have worked diligent-ly and hard and undertook a painstaking analysis of the project,” Mauch said. “The reality is the variances appear more severe than they are in reality because of the way the town measures the varianc-es...Granting these variances would not result in an undue hardship or detriment of the safety and health of the people of Eastchester.”

During the Sept. 9 zoning board meeting, Uhle addressed some of the concerns raised by Maron dating back to May.

Maron has questioned the area variances for the under-ground garage, impervious sur-faces and parking spaces and argued there should be three additional area variances for the above ground yard setbacks.

Maron also said the under-ground garage as proposed does not comply with the zoning code because it ex-tends past the “building line,” defined by the zoning code as an “external face of the exterior wall of a building at

SUMMERFIELD from page 1Proposed Variances for

Summerfield Housing Project

REQUESTED VARIANCE REQUIRED PROPOSED

Minimum required lot size (sq. ft.)

40,000 32,500

Minimum required front yard setback (ft.)

22 0

Minimum required rear yard setback for (ft.)

30 0

Minimum required side yard setback (ft.) (east side)

22 0

Minimum required side yard setback (ft.) (west side)

22 0

Maximum permitted building coverage (sq. ft.)

11,375 27,495

Maximum permitted number of stories

4 5

Max permitted building height (ft.)

45 57.69

Max permitted density (units)

46 92

Minimum number of required off-street parking

123 101

Max permitted impervious surface coverage (sq. ft.)

22,750 29,900

ground level.” In response, Uhle said the

“building line clearly refers to the building envelope,” which is generally defined as “the area within which a structure may be located based on the required yard setbacks.”

In a phone interview this week, Maron said Uhle’s in-terpretation is not consistent

with the definitions in the town’s zoning code because the code clearly defines build-ing line.

“There’s no mention of a building envelope,” Maron said. “We’re reviewing our op-tions on how to deal with this mistake.”



Rye City Mayor takes ALS Challenge

By ALINA SURIELStaff Writer

Everyone knows someone who has gotten doused with a bucket of icy water for charity after a whole summer of the viral Ice Bucket Challenge to benefit the ALS Association.

Rye City Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican, and life-long Rye resident and historian Douglas Carey became two of the latest names to undertake the chal-lenge when they both stood under a drum of cascading frigid water on Aug. 31. The duo did so in honor of the late John Wenzel, a former presi-dent of the Rye Rotary Club who passed away on Aug. 28 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or, as it is more commonly known, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The deed was done at Rye Recreation Park during the festivities of Summerfest, an annual end-of-season celebra-tion put on by Rye’s Lead-ers of Tomorrow community service group. As one of the founders of that organization, Carey was inspired to stage the stunt after hearing that Scott Wenzel, son of John and a longtime volunteer with the Leaders of Tomorrow, would be unable to attend this year’s jubilee because he had to trav-el to South Carolina to be with his ailing father.

This was Wenzel’s first year missing Summerfest after per-forming in the program for 10 consecutive years as the leader and saxophonist of the Reddy Valentino Orchestra. Carey

contacted Wenzel and his fam-ily about the possibility of the challenge after being notified that Wenzel’s father had, in fact, passed away two days prior to the event.

As soon as he was ap-proached by Carey, Sack was eager to volunteer his efforts in any way he could.

“The line of people who wanted to pour water on me was very long, which is the nature of the business,” Sack said. “But Doug asked me to do this, and I said, ‘Doug, I’m not doing this alone.’”

For Carey, the fun of par-ticipating was tempered by the reality of how difficult dealing with ALS can be for the af-flicted, especially as his own mentor, Dr. Donald Elwell, had also previously died of ALS.

“I was looking forward to it after the successful day of many activities and many weeks of preparation, but all I could think of was Mr. Wenzel and my mentor as my eyes were closed waiting for the water, and all those brave people battling this disease right now,” Carey said. “That was my focus and that was very humbling.”

Sack expressed pride at hav-ing participated in the aware-ness-raising spectacle.

“Some might say it’s not par-ticularly mayoral to be doused,” he said. “But I think there’s nothing more mayoral than do-ing something for the people who have ALS, and also to hon-or a solid citizen in the process.”

Scott Wenzel was touched by the attention brought to

the disease in honor of his father.

“I think what Doug did at Summerfest was outstanding,” said Wenzel. “It was a wonder-ful surprise for all of us, for them to do that.”

To fill the spot left by the absence of Wenzel’s orchestra, Reddy Valentino saxophone player Chris Stelutti organized a quartet to play bossa nova hits and swing music from the 1940s and 50’s.

According to information on the ALS Association’s web-site, amyotrophic lateral scle-rosis is a disease which causes the progressive degeneration of motor neurons. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and eventually this damage causes sufferers of the disease to lose the ability to control muscle movement and possibly even become totally paralyzed in its later stages.

The disease gained national attention when it ended the career of New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig in 1939, but the ALS Associa-tion has enjoyed considerable increases in funding in the summer of 2014, when an internet charged campaign of people raising awareness for the organization by dumping buckets of ice water on their heads went viral. Between July 29 and Aug. 29, $100.9 million have been raised, compared to a mere $2.8 million raised in the same month last year.


Rye City Mayor Joe Sack, left, and Rye resident Doug Carey take on the Ice Bucket Challenge. Photo courtesy John Carey

All Aboard

“The introduction of so pow-erful an agent as steam to a car-riage on wheels will make a great change in the situation of man.” –Thomas Jefferson, 1802

Nowhere may that be more evident than in the Town of Eastchester and its two incor-porated villages of Tuckahoe and Bronxville. It all began with the creation in 1831 of the New York Central Railroad in New York City as these trains forever changed the complex-ion of the area. The railroad stations in each of the munici-palities are also reflections of these changes, and each de-pot has its own storied history. Two of the stations are less than a mile apart and an easy walk along either the Bronx River or the local streets.

First stop: Crestwood Station, Columbus Avenue, Tuckahoe, N.Y.The best route is to begin at

the Crestwood Station although chronologically it was not the first station to be built. News-papers extolled the virtues of suburbia at the turn of the 20th century and this station was built to accommodate the area’s growing population. Originally known as Yonkers Park, it and the train arrived in the 1890s but the railroad changed its name to Crestwood Station in 1903. To this day, the area has title confusion with nearby towns: Crestwood is a section of Yon-kers not Tuckahoe, there is a Yonkers Avenue in Tuckahoe, among other misnomers. These misnomers were not an issue to the iconic publication, the Sat-urday Evening Post. Through-out its history the Post and Nor-man Rockwell’s accompanying covers defined suburbia and its emerging middle class. Rock-well created a cover convey-ing the early morning subur-ban dash to the city. Rockwell was a New Rochelle resident and included many locals in the cover. Known as Com-muter (and various versions of Waiting at Crestwood Train) it graced the cover in 1946. It is easy to google this painting to see the station as it appeared in

the 1940s and compare both it, and the surrounding area’s ap-pearance today.

Second stop: Tuckahoe Station, 1 Depot Square, Tuckahoe N.Y. Head south along Colum-

bus Avenue to Tuckahoe Sta-tion, less than a mile walk. Today, Tuckahoe is one of the only villages to have two de-pots. This station has the earli-est history, due to Tuckahoe’s prominence as the “marble capital of the world” during much of the mid-1800s. Quar-ries drove the local economy and their marble was origi-nally shipped along Marble-dale Road. Oxen carts were the means of travel and a town dock on the Hutchinson River were their destinations. From that dock the marble was shipped around the nation and the world, eventually be-coming part of many notable structures.

Legend mentions the quar-ry owners rallied in Tucka-hoe forcing the newly-created New York Central Railroad to provide a stop for the ship-ment of marble. Another legend mentions the owners footing the bill for the sta-tion. Whatever the reality, the quarry owners were successful and Tuckahoe was one of the few stops between New York City and White Plains when it was built in 1844. Nearby Lime Kiln Road then became the direct link from the quar-ries to the station.

The railroad not only trans-ported this marble but allowed for workers to have a reliable means of working in the city but living outside it. Trains became an important part of suburbia helping to create a new middle class here in West-chester. So much so, when the line was electrified in 1910 the entire village stopped, including schools, as resi-dents came out to celebrate. Around the same time, the tracks were lowered and a bridge built over them. With the depot on street level it was a dangerous crossing.

Next stop: Bronxville Station 113 Kraft Ave., Bronxville, N.Y. As the crow flies and the

train flies it is less than a mile

from Tuckahoe to Bronxville’s station, but no human direct route applies here. A train ride is mere minutes and a mere three dollars. Walking or cy-cling is a little over a mile and Sagamore Road is the best op-tion from the Tuckahoe Station.

The Underhill family was one of Bronxville’s original families and its train station was once called Underhill Crossing. It was manned by a descendant of the original family, Lancaster O. Under-hill, who was its first sta-tion master for 44 years until 1894. The station’s name was changed to Bronxville when the village was formally estab-lished in 1898.

Now Bronxville Station’s Spanish-style architecture may appear out of place compared to other stations. This mission architecture once complement-ed the nearby Gramatan Ho-tel, built by William Van Duzer Lawrence, of Lawrence Hos-pital and Lawrence Park fame. The hotel, now The Gramatan, sits on the north side of the tracks but has long since been converted into shops and offices. When it was built around 1900, it encouraged visitors to the area but a hidden agenda was upscale home sales. Lawrence hired prominent architects to design homes in nearby and newly de-veloped Lawrence Park. The upscale homes were set among the then cowpaths of Bronx-ville and attracted an afflu-ent and artistic population to Bronxville beginning in 1898. Bronxville’s affluence contin-ues to this day.

Last stop: Dining and ImbibingSuburban migration from

the city was not to be stopped and it was the railroad which started it all. Each stop has all the amenities of modern suburbia. There is a plethora of restaurants, brewpubs, and coffee shops nearby each one, all within walking distance and some within the stations themselves. The stations re-flect the past and the present. They are reminders of Jeffer-son’s prescient understanding over 200 years ago that those railroads would change our lives forever. So climb aboard and ponder that history.

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pay $25,000 and the county will chip in an additional $25,000. Palmer didn’t give specifics on how the cost of the $32,900 engineering contract would be divvyed up, but he said the se-quence upon finalizing the IMA, will be putting the project out to a bidding process first and then meeting with the county.

The design of the bridge will take some time, and construc-tion is expected to begin this winter, according to Palmer. WSP USA’s proposal outlines five tasks, starting with a re-view of the existing inspec-

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tion reports and an updated and in-depth inspection of the bridge for short-term repairs. Task two would be to perform a capacity analysis, which measures a bridge’s capacity to carry vehicular loads based on the condition of the bridge. WSP USA will then prepare a technical memorandum, which will summarize the in-spection findings and capacity analysis results to base their repair recommendations and budgetary construction costs.

This technical memo will have to be approved by the Board of Trustees. Once ap-

proved, WSP USA will pre-pare construction documents including drawings and bid proposals for construction. The final task would be construc-tion oversight and providing the village with necessary documen-tation needed to respond to the Department of Transportation. David Weiss, department head and vice president of WSP USA, Eastchester Town Supervisor Anthony Colavita and Bronx-ville Mayor Mary Marvin could not be reached for comment as of press time.


The Bronxville Board of Trustees approved an engineering contract in the amount of $32,900 for Parkway Road Bridge, moving the village closer to making repairs to the structure. File photo

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Rochelle and Pelham on Sat-urday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28, with a full menu of art events and activities, from behind-the-scenes tours of art-ists’ studios—including the studio of world renowned 3D artist Charles Fazzino—and a free guided trolley ride around historic sites in downtown New Rochelle and Pelham, to a classic car show, a film fes-tival, a free concert and more.

Organized by the New Ro-chelle Council on the Arts, ArtsFest highlights the variety of arts and arts venues in New Rochelle and Pelham, provid-ing both visitors and residents alike a window into the area’s rich cultural and artistic diver-sity. Among the hands-on ac-tivities planned are a commu-nity painting party at Library Green guided by Art Par-Tay, a hot metal pour at the Pelham

Art Center, LEGO Day at the Huguenot Children’s Library and the 3rd annual Lincoln Avenue Arts and Culture Fes-tival, sponsored by Grow Lin-coln Community Garden, with garden tours and demos, food and music. Participants will also have the chance to take in a movie—there’s a Sherlock Holmes film festival at the New Rochelle Public Library and screenings of two indie films at The Picture House in Pelham.

The weekend concludes with a free concert at Library Green at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon featuring the Vil-lalobos Brothers, a trio of vir-tuoso violinists, singer-song-writers, composers, arrangers and multi-talented instrumen-talists who are known as one of the leading ensembles of world music.

Making this year even more delicious, ArtsFest will be sand-

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ArtsFest is made possible by “Patron Sponsors” Charles Fazzino and Mercedes Benz of New Rochelle; “Event Sponsors” Alvin and Friends Restaurant; the New Ro-chelle Business Improvement District; The College of New Rochelle; Iona College; trans-FORM Showroom and Gal-lery; “Community Sponsors” Cadillac; Dino DiFillippis DDS; the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence; and Supporters: “Friends of the New Rochelle Public Li-brary; AJ’s Burgers; Art Par-Tay; The Picture House; Arts-Westchester. (Submitted)


By CHRIS EBERHARTStaff Writer

Westchester County did not submit a completed and ac-cepted analysis of impedi-ments to the federal Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Development by a Sept. 15 deadline, which was a require-ment of the 2009 affordable housing settlement.

As a consequence, Westches-ter is now out $15.6 million in federal grant money.

The 2009 settlement, made between HUD and then Demo-cratic County Executive Andy Spano, required the county to build 750 units of afford-able housing in Westchester over a seven-year period; com-plete source of income legisla-tion—which bans discrimina-tion against potential renters and home buyers based on their source of income—and complete an analysis of impediments, which is a re-view of the barriers affect-ing the development of afford-able housing.

The county is on pace to ful-fill the 750 units requirement.

Source of income legislation was passed last year. The analy-sis of impediments was nearly complete, but was still missing the Huntington analysis, which determines if there is exclusion-

County loses millions in federal grant moneyary zoning in a given area based on race.

The administration of cur-rent County Executive Rob As-torino, a Republican, submitted eight analyses of impediments to HUD, all of which were re-jected. HUD said the Hunting-ton analyses that were submit-ted were incomplete.

As per paragraph 32 of the 2009 settlement, the analysis of impediments “must be deemed acceptable by HUD,” and, since it has not been deemed accept-able, HUD said the county is not in compliance with the 2009 settlement and has with-held millions of dollars in fed-eral grant money.

Earlier this year, the county lost a 2011 grant worth $7.2 million. Now the 2012, 2013 and 2014 grant money—worth a combined $15.6 million, ear-marked for affordable housing and revitalizing low-income neighborhoods—has been lost and reallocated by the federal government before the start of the new federal fiscal year, which starts on Oct. 1. Although the new fiscal year doesn’t be-gin until the first of October, the reallocation process takes place in mid-September.

The deadline to send the analysis of impediments to HUD was Monday, Sept. 15, just one week after the county

Board of Legislators received the last piece of the analysis of impediments—the Hunting-ton analysis, which was com-pleted by court-appointed fed-eral monitor Jim Johnson, an attorney from Debevoise and Plimton who was tasked with overseeing implementation of the settlement, as a favor to the county after “productive and amicable” discussions with the Board of Legislators.

Two days later, chairman of the Board of Legislators Mike Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Demo-crat, called on Astorino to bun-dle Johnson’s analysis with the completed Berenson analysis—which determines if there is ex-clusionary zoning in a given area based on socioeconomic fac-tors—along with the previously completed work done by the county and send it to HUD as a completed analysis of impedi-ments before the deadline passes.

Astorino declined and out-lined his reasons why in a letter to Kaplowitz.

In the letter, Astorino said the Huntington report was incom-plete, the Berenson report was inaccurate and incorporating the monitor’s report would “com-pletely undermine the principle of Home Rule since the county would be agreeing to turn over decision making on local zoning to a federal agency.”

The alternative route for Kaplowitz was to vote on and pass his proposed legislation that would send the information to HUD as a 17-member legis-lature, but he said didn’t have the 12 votes needed to override an anticipated veto from the county executive.

Kaplowitz said, “It was dis-appointing to lose the $15.6 million in 2012, ’13 and ’14 grant money, but there’s much more at stake with the overall 2009 settlement. We are work-ing to avoid the settlement from being reopened, which could mean we have to build more [than 750] units, and leave us open for fines and more inter-cepted federal money for not being in compliance.”

He said if the county doesn’t comply with the settlement, the county could lose approximate-ly $540 million, which was an estimate from 2009 when the agreement was first signed.

To put things in perspec-tive, Kaplowitz said, the county receives $200 million

in federal aid. “If we lose that, ball game’s

up at that point,” Kaplowitz said.

Legislator Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, blamed Astorino for putting the county in this situation.

“It’s a shame that we’ve reached this point where we’ve lost an incredible amount of aid that the people of Westches-ter deserve. The delay strategy and the uncooperative strategy of the Astorino administration has chosen to take over the years has had a direct financial impact on the county,” Borgia said. “And it’s based on stub-bornness and pursuit of an ide-ology that doesn’t benefit the people of Westchester County.”

But legislative opinion about Astorino was split along party lines.

John Testa, a Cortlandt Re-publican, expressed his support for the county executive.

“Astorino has done every-thing HUD has asked him to do with eight submissions of analyses of impediments. And each new submission was based on a request from the previous submission. So, when one sub-mission was handed in, HUD would say ‘you’re missing this.’ [Astorino] filled in that miss-ing part and the next one would say ‘you’re missing this,’” Testa said. “The bar kept moving on the [Astorino] administration.”

Deadline or no deadline, the

county and the municipalities involved will have to address the monitor’s report, which indicates there are six munici-palities—Harrison, Larchmont, North Castle, Rye Brook, Lew-isboro and Pelham Manor—that have exclusionary zoning based on the Huntington test.

According to the monitor’s report, the municipalities with exclusionary zoning under the Huntington standard either “per-petuate clustering by restrict-ing multifamily or two-family housing to districts that have disproportionately high minor-ity household populations” or “disparately impact the county minority household population by restricting the development of housing types most often used by minority residents.”

In a roundtable discussion with the Board of Legisla-tors on Sept. 10, Johnson em-phasized this report was “evi-dence” of exclusionary zoning, not “findings,” and what’s be-ing presented is raw data with-out taking into account various zoning constraints or asking why the zoning code is config-ured as it is.

Johnson said the analysis of the data comes as part of step two, when the monitor talks with each municipality; this is just the beginning of the pro-cess. He said municipalities will have the opportunity to ad-dress him and “come forward with legitimate reasons that

justify the current zoning provi-sions” with evidence to support their claims.

“If there are insurmountable environmental issues in that the infrastructure can’t support mul-tifamily housing in the area, that could be a reason,” Johnson said.

Johnson and municipalities have been in talks to rectify zon-ing concerns stemming from his first report, released in Septem-ber 2013, that analyzed zoning codes under the Berenson test. In last year’s report, seven munici-palities were identified—Harri-son, Pelham Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Lewisboro, Ossining, Pound Ridge and the unincorpo-rated Town of Mamaroneck—to have exclusionary zoning based on the Berenson test.

Since the report was released, municipalities have been work-ing with the monitor to alter their zoning to allow for more af-fordable housing opportunities. Kaplowitz said all the munici-palities have had discussions with the monitor with varying degrees of involvement.

The Town of Mamaroneck has been taken off the list of seven after altering its zon-ing code, and, according to the monitor’s report, Ossining and Pound Ridge “have made con-siderable progress in reforming their zoning codes to expand opportunities for affordable housing development.”


Federal housing monitor Jim Johnson, center, who is overseeing the 2009 affordable housing settlement between Westchester County and the federal government, met with county legislators on Sept. 10 to discuss his recently completed Huntington analysis. Photo/Chris Eberhart

Yorktown Democrat Mike Kaplowitz, chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, uses visual aides to show what’s required in the Analysis of Impediments as part of the county’s affordable housing settlement. Kaplowitz is holding the monitor’s recently-completed “Huntington Analysis,” which is the last component needed to fill the Analysis of Impediments box before it can be sent to Department of Housing and Urban Development. Photo/Chris Eberhart


Too many restaurants pre-occupy themselves with shut-tling customers in and out in order to maximize profits. At family-owned Il Castel-lo in Mamaroneck, patrons are openly encouraged to sit back, relax and leisurely enjoy their meal.

The meals are comprised of Caesar salad prepared ta-bleside, followed by seafood pasta with homemade noodles and chicken scarpariello with hot cherry peppers and spicy Italian sausage.

The Il Castello menu in-corporates classic Italian fa-vorites, many of which are de-signed using longtime family formulas—like eggplant rolla-tini. This appetizer, stuffed with ricotta, parmesan and spinach, derives from owner Lenny Balidemaj’s grandmother’s recipe.

Originally from Montene-gro, Balidemaj came to the U.S. at age 20 to follow in the footsteps of his elder family members, and work in the res-taurant business alongside his two brothers. Now, with years of varied experience under his belt, Balidemaj is proudly cel-ebrating Il Castello’s five-year anniversary in 2014.

It was immediately ap-parent that Balidemaj deeply loves his work. He maintains discernibly close relationships with many customers, and I

watched him temporarily join various tables lunching. Faith-ful regulars return to Il Castel-lo as often as four or five times per week. Balidemaj takes the time to remember the names and preferences of his repeat clientele.

Today, Balidemaj fil-leted my melt-in-your-mouth branzino him-self, and I don’t suspect he was putting on a show for me. It seems he regularly enjoys being hands-on in food preparation and interaction with customers.

Next, Balidemaj popped be-hind the cozy bar to mix and pour apple martinis for one ta-ble—it’s 5 p.m. somewhere.

A further extension of the warm reception diners receive at Il Castello is the kitchen’s willingness to tailor menu items to meet individual requests. The staff is very open to customer modifications of any kind—flexible enough to satisfy even the most particular eater. If dining with children, while—there is no separate menu— you can order simpler, smaller plates for your little ones. If you’re craving pasta primav-era but it’s not on the menu at the moment, chances are, the chef will happily prepare it for you.

The pasta dishes at Il Cas-tello are certainly crave-wor-thy, indeed. There is a clear textural difference between fresh and dry pasta that ac-counts for the especially tasty noodles here—which are also

available in whole wheat. I sam-pled homemade fettuccini with a dollop of the freshest ricotta I can remember eating. The toma-to sauce is also made in house, and I appreciated that nothing I tasted during my visit was drowning in sauce of any kind.

In typical Italian fashion, Balidemaj served me a suc-cession of courses from his seasonally-updated menu. Be-fore the pasta, I began with a vegetable dish comprised of the silkiest strands of zucchini, mixed mushrooms, tomatoes and corn prepared with white wine, garlic and olive oil. I took note of several dishes whizzing by me, including yellowfin tuna, bay scallops and homemade ravioli.

Balidemaj emphasized his seafood offerings, but from look-ing at the menu, I could see that

Classic Italian at Il Castello

any die-hard carnivore would also leave happily satiated. I overheard one woman exclaim that her chicken Parmesan was the best she’d ever tasted, and she claims to have tasted a lot. The designated lunch special menu also features something for every palate and attracts a large business crowd.

Desserts followed suit; most popular with customers are the homemade tiramisu and ricotta cheesecake. All sweets are made in-house, including ge-lato and sorbets. I sampled two scoops of pistachio and ha-zelnut gelato. Impressed by

both flavors, I preferred the latter, while Balidemaj shared with me that pistachio is his favorite.

The cold, creamy-yet-light treat rounded out my memora-bly large lunch, but what stuck with me most was the lovely service I received.

It was a pleasure speaking with Balidemaj, who sat with me as I indulged. He shared that the restaurant’s name, meaning castle in English, was selected because he liked the way it sounded and knew it would prove popular. A fitting choice, indeed.

Hazelnut and pistachio gelato

Lenny Balidemaj, hand-making drinks for customers.

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Whole branzino, pre-filleted

Silky slivers of zucchini with mushroom, tomato, corn and basil

Entrance on Mamaroneck Avenue. Photos/Emily Giove

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It’s just two weeks into the 2014 NFL season, and the question I find myself asking is this; when does hockey start?

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A Giant disasterlike the current one.

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The only area in which the Giants are consistently suc-cessful each week is in rais-ing my blood pressure.

At least last year, I had a playoff-bound fantasy team to hold my interest once the Giants were eliminated by Columbus Day.

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so concerned with my hand-picked team dropping the first two games of the season. But considering I wasted my first-round pick on Adrian Peter-son— who is likely done for the year after facing child abuse allegations last week, it seems like it’s time for me to pack it in.

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It could always be worse though. I could be rooting for the Jets.

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Eagles coming togetherBy MIKE SMITHSports Editor

Eastchester might have lost a few games out of the gate in 2014, but given the Eagles’ tal-ent level—and their history as a

top Class A team—it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the young club contending for a section crown at the end of the year.

Eastchester beat Harri-son 1-0 on Sept. 11, on the strength of a first-half goal

by Gabby Ricciardi. With the win, the Eagles improved to 2-3 on the year and look to be turning the corner as the sea-son begins to heat up.

Despite losing 11 seniors from last year’s Class A run-

ner-up team, the Eagles have no shortage of stars, according to head coach Frank Fiore.

“We always have high ex-pectations for the girls, even though we know that we lost a lot,” said Fiore. “We have enough talent on the team, and enough in the program that we try to pick it up every year. We’ve been a good team for long enough that nobody’s go-ing to feel sorry for us.”

In addition to Ricciardi, the Eagles will be relying on their tri-captains, Claire Teah-an and sisters Olivia and Anna Hughes, to lead the squad this year. Offensively, the Eagles are also relying on midfielder Gail Kahmen to distribute the ball and facilitate the scoring.

Multi-sport star Clarissa Mejia is once again in net for East-chester.

With a younger squad, Fio-re said, the Eagles will work on controlling the ball and finding openings in opposing defenses.

“Depending on our forma-tion, we’re going to try and work on grinding it out, keep-ing possession,” he said. “The girls are out to prove they belong. We’re going to be a scrappy team.”

The Eagles will have their work cut out for them this year, with teams like Rye, Harrison, Byram Hills, Pel-ham and Port Chester on the league schedule.

“In my mind, there are so

many soccer schools in the area, I’d say this is the tough-est league in the section,” said Fiore. “There’s not one gimme game on here.”

Considering the tough schedule, the Eagles’ early tests should be helpful come postseason, according to Fiore.

“I told the girls, this is a marathon, not a sprint,” he said. “It’s going to take some time to come together as a team, but once the playoffs roll around, it won’t matter if our seed might be a little lower.”

The Eagles will take on Port Chester on Sept. 20, before hosting Harrison in a Sept. 22 rematch.


Erin hearn controls the ball against Rye on Sept. 5. The Eagles are looking to make another deep run in the Class A playoffs this year. Photo/Mike Smith

16 • THE EASTCHESTER REvIEw • September 19, 2014 SPORTS

Tigers top EaglesBy MIKE SMITHSports Editor

On Sept. 12, the Eastches-ter and Mamaroneck football teams squared off for the first time in each program’s his-tory. Host Mamaroneck would draw first blood in this bur-geoning rivalry, beating the Eagles 33-14 in a game that drew attention to some of the Tigers’ featured players.

Senior running back Mar-quez Jackson-Allen torched Eastchester, rushing for 217 yards and three touchdowns. Jackson-Allen would also have an 85-yard kick-off touchdown called back on a clip in a game that showcased just how explosive the senior can be when healthy.

“He’s just a special player,” said Mamaroneck coach An-thony Vitti. “He came out, the lights were on and he was feel-ing good. I really think of him as the offensive catalyst of this team.”

Fellow senior Andrew Som-mer lead the way on defense, recording 11 solo tackles and assisting on nine others as the Tigers maintained their shut-

out until late in the fourth quarter, when the Eagles final-ly got on the board.

“You can’t beat experi-ence and [Andrew] has been a three-year starter for us,” said Vitti. “He’s a kid who puts a lot of study time into this and you’re seeing it pay off.”

Sommer wasn’t the only de-fensive star, however, as Vitti credited the secondary with doing a solid job in containing

Eastchester’s top threat, wide out Andrew Schultz.

From the get-go, Schultz had to deal with double-teams and the extra attention of safe-ty Alex Parkinson near the goal line.

“We knew coming into the game that there were certain kids we didn’t want to let beat us,” said Vitti. “I think our backs did a terrific job limiting him during the game.”

The loss drops the Eagles to 0-2 on the season, while the Tigers now find themselves at 2-0 with homecoming next on the schedule. The Tigers’ first-team defense has allowed just one touchdown this year and Vitti hopes to see that com-mitment to defense become a constant this year.

“First of all, my coaches, especially David Smith and Vinnie Tamburro, have done a great job getting these kids ready this year,” he said. “Our defense is fast, and we can hit, and I think you’re seeing the kids really start to embrace the scheme.”

Eastchester is set host Spring Valley on Sept. 20 while the Tigers prepare for their homecoming game against an unbeaten Clark-stown South team on Friday night. According to Vitti, the Tigers will need to be sharp if they hope to keep their perfect record intact.

“We could always be a lit-tle bit more crisp, eliminate some of the mistakes” he said. “We’re going to have to step up big this week.”


Alex Parkinson hauls in a pass against Eastchester. Parkinson had three catches for 71 yards and a touchdown in Mamaroneck’s win. Photos/Bobby Begun

Mamaroneck’s Marquez Jackson-Allen heads for the end zone on Sept. 12. Jackson-Allen finished with 217 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

Eastchester wide receiver Andrew Schultz tries to break a tackle against the Tigers. Schultz drew a lot of attention from the Mamaroneck defense during Friday’s contest.

Wayne Hoffman carries the ball on Sept. 12. Hoffman and the Eagles mounted a comeback in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t overcome the Tigers in a 33-14 loss.

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