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By JOHN BRANDIStaff Writer

Eastchester Public Library will have to wait just a little longer to fix its leaks, as grant money for roof repairs makes its way through the appropriate channels for final approval.

Library Director Tracy Wright said she filed paperwork with the Public Library Con-struction Grant Program, a pro-gram included in the New York State annual budget, on Aug. 20 in the amount of $150,000. The Town of Eastchester is will-

ing to match the grant money through bonding, bringing the total funds potentially acquired to $300,000 for the repairs.

The roof hasn’t been re-placed in 20 years and has had “constant leaking” for the last 10 of those years, according to Wright. The bidding pro-cess for the roof repair, if the approval moves forward, will start by January 2015. The ac-tual construction, Wright be-lieves, won’t happen until after next spring.

The next step, Wright said, was for the grant proposal to LIBRARY continued on page 8

Bronxville DPW reaches dealBy CHRIS EBERHART

Staff Writer

The Village of Bronxville reached an agreement with the Local 456 chapter of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which is compro-mised mostly of village em-ployees from the Department of Public Works, and brings all the village’s unions up to date with current contracts.

The union had previously been operating under an ex-pired contract since those terms expired on May 31, 2011.

Under the new five-year agreement, approved on Aug. 21, the 20-member union will receive a pay increase and contribute to the costs of their annual health insurance premiums, which were previ-ously paid for entirely by the village.

According to the negoti-ated contract, union members will receive retroactive pay-ment for a 1.75 percent in-crease dating back to June 1, 2013. In the years following, the pay increases for union members will jump to 1.95 percent in 2014 and 2015 and then jump again to 2.50 per-cent in 2016.

As for the contributions to the health insurance, village employees hired before Aug. 21, 2014, when the contract was approved, will have to pay 5 percent of their annual health insurance premiums beginning Dec. 1, 2014. That contribution increases to 10 percent on Dec. 1, 2016, according to the agree-ment. Employees hired by the village after Aug. 21, 2014 will pay 20 percent of their annual health insurance premiums.

Both sides said they were

Eastchester library roof grant under considerationgo through a number of chan-nels with library personnel.

“Just want to make it clear that it’s not official yet [and] it goes through a lot of different layers,” Wright said.

The first layer would be for the grant to go to the Public Library Director’s Association, a group of 38 library directors in Westchester County, for its approval. On the association’s recommendation, the grant proposal is then placed on the agenda of the Westchester Li-brary System, a 15-member group based in Tarrytown,

which has a member for each of the county’s 15 library districts, according to Elise Burke, exec-utive assistant for the Westches-ter Library System.

The grant paperwork is sup-posed to reach the 15-member board at its Sept. 30 meeting.

Under that scenario, the grant then undergoes a two-step review process in Albany, by Oct. 16. The New York State Division of Library De-velopment is the first agency that reviews the application and

content with the new agree-ment.

“I think it is fair for our ded-icated workers and fair for our taxpayers,” Bronxville Mayor Mary Marvin, a Republican, said. “Both sides wished for more, which is the sign of a well-crafted agreement.”

Christopher Kurtz, an attor-ney who negotiated the con-tract on behalf of the union, said the negotiations were “tough but professional.”

“We’re happy with the deal,” Kurtz said. “It’s fair, and it’s reflective of the economy of the times with the salary, wages and health contribu-tions.”

Kurtz said negotiations started in early 2012, and the two sides met 15 times on and off over the next two years.

Earlier this year, the union—frustrated with not having a pay increase since 2010—picketed outside Vil-lage Hall before the April 7 village Board of Trustees meet-ing to demand a new contract.

Union members were chanting, “What do we want? Contract! When do we want it? Now!”

During the small protest, union members told the Re-view they’d be willing to con-tribute to their healthcare costs if it meant receiving pay in-creases.

According to Village Admin-istrator Jim Palmer, involved in his first negotiations with the village since taking over the po-sition this May, all three of the village’s unions are now work-ing under current contracts. He said police and CSEA contracts expire in 2015.

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The Village of Bronxville is in the midst of reviewing its outdoor dining policy in an effort to make the process smoother and cleaner for applicants. For story, see page 3. Photo/John Brandi

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work session 7 p.m.

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Review Board 7 p.m.,

Town Hall Auditorium

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6:30 p.m.

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Bronxville officials are ex-ploring ways to streamline the outdoor dining permit review process, according to the vil-lage’s chief administrator.

Village Administrator Jim Palmer said that the way out-door dining stands now in the village is the Planning Board approves special permits for merchants who wish to in-clude an area designated for dining outside. Outdoor dining permits are reviewed annually, and if there are no significant changes, the matter is thereaf-ter referred to the superinten-dent of buildings for approval.

In the process of trying to make the permit process clearer, Palmer is looking to collaborate with other munici-palities, such as the Village of Scarsdale, for ideas on how to improve regulations to out-door dining.

“The approach the village is taking here is to still have

Bronxville’s outdoor dining under reviewplanning and design review approval for initial application for outdoor dining, but to sim-plify the proposal and clarify the process for all future an-nual renewals,” Palmer said.

The current law defines out-door dining, or sidewalk cafes, as anything that is readily re-movable and is not affixed to the sidewalk by nails, bolts or cement.

Some of the “parameters,” according to Palmer, that are considered for sidewalk cafes is that they leave a five-foot-wide clear path for pedestri-ans, no music can be played in a sidewalk cafe setting and plants can’t be more than 30 inches tall.

Anne Longobardo, a mem-ber of the village’s Planning Board, said she believes there are fewer than 10 establish-ments in the downtown area that include sidewalk cafes. She said each permit is re-viewed. Bronxville does not currently institute a cap on how many merchants can ap-

ply for outdoor dining, al-though, she said a cap is con-sidered for certain locations. The reason behind this, Lon-gobardo said, is to account for sidewalk space and parking availability.

Still, Longobardo said some-times the layout of the sidewalk is the determining factor for outdoor dining, like whether an establishment is situated on a slant.

Palmer said the fee in Bronxville of $250, to have a sidewalk cafe, is also current-ly under review. More than a year ago, members of the vil-lage’s Design Review Com-mittee, Planning Board and local merchants convened to look at ways the village could further assist with business development in the downtown section of Bronxville, accord-ing to Palmer.

Scarsdale Village Manager Alfred Gatta said he believes outdoor dining in Scarsdale is a success, and calls their pro-cess straightforward. Gatta

said merchants pay a fee, $6 per every square foot of us-able space, and $1 out of the $6 goes into a village-run re-serve account “in case [the] establishment doesn’t keep it clean,” Gatta said.

Longobardo said that any policy change that comes about in Bronxville would not look to inconvenience

merchants, rather, she said, the village likes outdoor din-ing. She said especially in the age of online shopping, when residents get a chance to sit, they notice stores that are near these sidewalk cafes and are more likely to go inside.

Wayne Chessler, manager of Park 143 Bistro at 143 Park-way Road, said the success of

his outdoor dining depends on weather. Chessler started Park 143 in 2011 and has four ta-bles outside his establishment.

Chessler hopes the $250 special permit fee doesn’t in-crease.

“Don’t hurt business own-ers now,” Chessler said.

Kristen Lugano, manager of Pete’s Park Place Tav-ern, said of the permit for the business’ five tables, that she appreciates the village’s efforts with the measure. Lugano said she believes outdoor dining helps other, nearby non-dining establish-ments. Pete’s has been under the same name, but different ownership, since 1937.

Palmer said that consid-eration to give “greater au-thority” on permit renewal to the village administrator will also be given, but no specifics were mentioned.

A phone call to Underhills Crossing Restaurant’s corpo-rate office seeking comment was not returned as of press time.


Village officials are exploring ways to streamline the permit process for outdoor dining in Bronxville. Photo/John Brandi


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Eastchester Public Library Book sale

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

Preschool Story Time

Preschool Story Time Thursday Session at 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Story-time is designed for children who are three to four years old and can stay in the program without a caregiver.

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.

Japanese Mothers’ Program Japanese Mothers’ Program on Tuesdays

from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The program introduces popular English-language element ary-level books to Japanese parents and fea-tures discussions in Japanese, translations of the books with an emphasis on pronunciation. For more information about the program, please call 793-5055 and speak to Mariko.

Westchester Italian Cultural Center Italian language enrichment course

Students are grouped by age and ability lev-el 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.

Westchester Sandbox Theatre

The Westchester Sandbox Theatre is call-ing all young actors and actresses. Registration for fall semester of acting classes is now open.

retum and Veterans Memorial in Somers.Throughout the season, the Lasdon main

house will be decorated with an eerie alien/space theme of “Area 51,” which is the Nevada desert Air Force complex famous in pop cul-ture as home to secret extraterrestrials, UFOs, strange otherworldly experiments and conspir-acy theories that surrounded them.

Train ShowThe annual Lasdon Halloween Model Train

Show, decked out in the alien theme, will be on view Saturday, Sunday and Monday Oct. 11, 12 and 13; Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. On Halloween Friday, Oct. 31 viewing hours are 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The display consists of Lio-nel trains chugging along on more than 300 feet of track, past tiny buildings and miniature desserts. Admission to the train show is $2 for children under 12 and $5 for adults.

To add to the fun, the Lasdon hay maze will return this year, bigger and better than ever. There will be a scavenger hunt for children and costumed ET will be available for photo oppor-tunities in or out of his space craft. The maze will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Costume Party/Friends of Lasdon Fundraiser

The spooky season at the park culminates with the Lasdon Halloween party, Friday, Oc-tober 24, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Costume Party/Friends of Lasdon Fundrais-er Guests are encouraged to come dressed in “Area 51” themed costumes or other Hallow-een attire. The Lasdon main house, grounds and heated party tent will feature an assortment of aliens, flying saucers and other surprises to make it a truly festive evening.

The party for grown-ups is a fundraiser to support the planned conservatory to be built at the park. The event will include live mu-sic, provided by the Gerard Carelli band, a dance floor, food, beer and wine. Prizes will be awarded for the best overall costume, best alien and best duo.

In addition, there will be a 50/50 raffle dur-ing the event. Tickets, priced at $60 per person, $55 for Friends of Lasdon members, are avail-able from lasdonpark.org or 864-7268.

The party is sponsored by the Friends of Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Westchester Coun-ty Parks, Partyline Tent Rentals and Katonah Nursery.

During the entire season, the Veterans Mu-seum will be open to the public and the Shop at Lasdon will be open, selling gifts, snacks and refreshments.

Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Me-morial is a Westchester County Park located on Route 35 in Somers. Go to westchestergov.com/parks or call 864-7268.

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.

Five-hour pre-licensing class

Formula One Driv-ing School, located at 584 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, has the five-hour pre-licensing class scheduled for Sat-

urday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sun-day, 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 visit formulaonedriving-school.com to register or for other services and for upcoming Insurance Reduction/Point Reduction class dates.

Vendors sought for market at Westchester County Center

Westchester County Parks is seeking vendors for the new Main Street Market, to be held on select Sundays from November through March, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York.

Dates are Sundays, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14, 2014, and Jan. 18, Feb. 8 and March 22, 2015.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Sponsored by Westchester County Parks, this

market is for the sale of local food and products. No professional antiques or collectible dealers or representatives of nationally branded prod-ucts or businesses will be allowed. The sale is limited to 35 spaces.

Price is $250 for all five market dates for ap-proximately 100 square-foot space. Tables and chairs will be provided and electrical hook-ups are available. Vendors are responsible for any-thing else necessary for display. Set-up begins at 7 a.m.; doors open at 10 a.m.; booths must remain open until 3 p.m.

Admission is free. Parking at the County Center lot is $5.

The Westchester County Center is located at 198 Central Park Ave. in White Plains.

For more information call at 231-4645.

Westchester events

Aliens, flying saucers, mutants and other extraterrestrial surprises will “invade” north-ern Westchester during the October “Area 51” Halloween festivities, including a themed train show and costume party, at Lasdon Park, Arbo-


“Welcome Home” gala next monthFurniture Sharehouse, West-

chester’s Furniture Bank, will be hosting its “Welcome Home” Gala on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club. With over 300 guests expected, the event will raise funds to “Give the Gift of Furniture” to local families who cannot afford a bed to sleep on or a table to

share a family meal.Furniture Sharehouse will

also be taking the opportu-nity to honor several commu-nity and business partners for their invaluable support: Im-pact100 Westchester, for its transformational grant to pur-chase a truck; Volunteer New York!, for its commitment to promoting volunteerism;

and Collins Brothers Moving Corp. and CONRI Services Inc., for their donation of in-kind services.

The gala, which will in-clude an open bar and a deli-cious “Dinner by the Bite,” will also showcase the Share-house’s unique Designer Vi-gnettes staged by prominent designers using donated one-

of-a-kind furniture pieces and decorative accents as part of the evening’s silent auction. Guests will browse over a dozen staged vignettes featur-ing special pieces selected by designers from donated inven-tory, and every item will be available individually by silent auction or a new special “buy it now” feature.

“Our Designer Vignettes are what makes our gala unique,” said Kate Bialo, executive di-rector. “We have a very tal-ented group of designers who are busy creating over a dozen fabulous vignettes for the gala. I’m excited to announce that this year for the first time, our silent auction will also include a special collection of unique

artwork and decorative acces-sories selected from our inven-tory. You will definitely not want to miss this chance to bid on these special items.”

For sponsorship and ticket information, go to furniture-sharehouse.org or contact Rose Cappa at [email protected] or 747-0519. (Submitted)“A Study With a View” by Janine Ducoin-Arnold

“Rustic Retreat” by Sylvia Chandras


SOWE festivities a Westchester hit

Thousands of people flocked to the 2nd annual South West-chester Food and Wine Festi-val this weekend to sample the county’s finest culinary and vi-nous fare. Guests at the three- day event enjoyed watching ce-lebrity chefs Rocco DiSpirito, Graham Elliot and others bat-tle it out in a cooking contest in White Plains on Friday, and learned recipes from live demon-strations throughout Saturday’s

event in Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck and Sunday in Scarsdale.

Local restaurants served up some of their best offerings in an effort to introduce them-selves to the community, rep-resenting every delicious taste imaginable, from fried chicken and blue cheese waffles from Madison Kitchen in Larchmont to an East Coast oyster and yel-lowfin tuna mignonette with a

Summer Peach chaser from 8 North Broadway in Nyack.

Sponsor Zachy’s Wine and Liquor kept the euphoric vibe flowing by providing the festi-val with over 200 different va-rieties of wine and champagne from all around the world. Anyone over the age of 21 could be seen wearing a wine glass necklace provided by the festival for greater sampling ease, and more than a few took

the necklace home as a unique and functional souvenir.

For those looking for healthy options, Mrs. Green’s Healthy Eating Pavilion was a welcome oasis. The natural foods mar-ket, which has stores locally in Eastchester and Larchmont, and one coming to Rye City,

had a number of wholesome local products such as Nicara-guan coffee from Tarrytown’s Coffee Labs, which was served in the pour over method, and almond and cranberry gra-nola from Lola Granola in North Salem.-Reporting by Alina Suriel

The Gil Parris Band performs on Saturday, Sept. 20 during the SOWE Food and Wine Festival at Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck. Photos/Bobby Begun

Toni Senecal, host of a travel series on WCBS, samples the wide array of food with Review Publisher Howard Sturman. The two were judges for the event, which included dozens of food vendors from throughout the region.

A large sampling of wine from all over the world was on display in Harbor Island Park and Scarsdale for the annual SOWE festival.

Olias Rodriguez, of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in New Rochelle, defeats all challengers on his way to claiming victory in The Brooklyn Hot Dog Co.’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

The Southern Westchester Food and Wine Festival held its second annual event, expanding its offerings of activities and programs. Events took place in White Plains, Mamaroneck, pictured, and Scarsdale throughout the entire weekend from Sept. 19 to Sept. 21.

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then it’s sent to the Dormitory Authority of New York State.

The Public Library Con-struction Grant Program start-ed at an annualized rate of $800,000 for all of New York. As the countywide library re-pair projects increased, due to strain on aging infrastructure, the grant money increased in 2006 to $14 million, according to Burke.

In 2013, 15 Westchester-based library repair projects were ap-proved for grant funding, Burke said. From the $14 million state fund, $654,000 is divided among

LIBRARY from page 1 the 15 libraries that apply for project repairs in Westchester. Wright said the amount distrib-uted to each library depends on the size of the project.

There are other factors as well that are taking into consideration before grant funding is provided. Population size of each county is one factor, while the other important factor is the type of community in need, with about 75 percent of funding going to “economically disadvantaged” areas, according to Burke.

Beyond the roof repairs, Wright said new carpeting and lighting are “desperately need-ed” for the adult section of

the Eastchester library. Mean-while, the library has seen an increase in foot traffic despite the needed construction.

“We’re busier now than we’ve ever been because we do quite a bit of programming,” Wright said.

Such programming in-cludes adult-learning classes on how to use the internet and family technology days. In particular, Wright credits the program on how to download e-books and audio e-books as a driving force in the increase in visitors to the library.


Eastchester Public Library officials have submitted paperwork for a $150,000 grant to upgrade the building’s leaky roof. File photo

August was a quiet and re-laxing month—good for our government and residents, but not our merchants.

They are hoping for a need-ed robust fall as we all make school and holiday purchases.

Bronxville is not an easy place to open a business and many of our merchants com-mitted to us with their life sav-ings—we have less than opti-mal parking, we don’t have a reputation of supporting local businesses, many landlords are absentee conglomerates and we are near the top in commercial real estate taxes per square foot in Westchester County.

But, in the long run, shop-ping in the village is a major bargain far outpacing the short term “big box” bargains.

For every $100 spent in a locally owned independent store, $68 returns to the home community. The same amount spent at a mall or chain store re-turns $48 “home” and if spent on the internet, nothing comes back to the town and villages.

To put in local context, in fiscal year 2007 to 2008, the village government received $911,718 as our share of the Westchester County sales tax proceeds. Without these funds, village property taxes would have risen 12 percent on this one line item alone just to maintain the current level of services and staffing.

In 2010 to 2011, the sales tax revenue dipped to $838,143 as internet sales reached a ze-nith necessitating the village to trim staff hours and municipal services. Our dip in sales tax revenue mirrors what is hap-pening throughout the nation.

Our local merchants need usBottom line, if you shop on-

line versus on Pondfield Road or Palmer Avenue, the sales tax savings you reap will eventu-ally come home to roost in the form of higher local property taxes and/or a decrease in mu-nicipal services. In contrast, a purchase made in the village sends money directly back to our school and village govern-ment and sends a message that you are investing in the future of our small village and all that it adds to your quality of life.

Keeping local merchants vi-able has a multiplier effect as they tend to bank at local banks, use local accountants and ar-chitects, computer consultants, insurance agents, advertise in local papers and print with local firms as well as hire our local residents and students.

Nationally, small business-es donate 250 percent more to local charities than national chains, and in Bronxville, the percentage is even higher. Can you imagine our church fund-raisers, Memorial Day activi-ties, local raffles funded by Costco, Amazon and Home Depot?

Many storied New England communities have recognized the long term value of a dis-tinctive downtown and began “10 percent Back Home” pro-grams. The idea is to have 10 percent of your normal spend-ing to non-local businesses come back to your hometown. For example, if you purchased 20 books on Amazon last year, this year at least two should be purchased in one’s local book-store.

In tandem, these commu-nities have asked residents to think local. Can I buy it in the village before getting in the car, adding to pollution, con-gestion and the carbon foot print?

Shopping locally is a chance to take back control, a chance to deal with real people who understand what they are sell-ing because they probably pur-chased the item. A warm smile and friendly chat are worth something as well. Local shop-ping also eliminates the ad for the shoes I checked out online yesterday from traveling with me for weeks on the internet.

If efficiency and cost are all that matter, then the online gi-ants and big box stores should rule the world. But is this the world we want? Are we more than pure consumers?

The disappearance of local businesses leaves a social and economic void that is palpable and real—just look at parts of Pondfield Road—even if un-measured. The quality of life in a community can change in ways that macroeconomics ignores.

By buying locally, residents have a major role in shaping our own community. There is a direct nexus between the vi-brancy of our business district and the value of our real estate.

Our downtown is the glue that holds our community to-gether. On Sunday mornings near Lange’s and Park Place Bagels, seniors and strollers connect, new residents meet village veterans, playdates are made and rides to sports are organized.

Pondfield Road is the ulti-mate networking site.

Part of the reason that many people are attracted to moving to Bronxville is our distinctive business district.

So vote with your wallet. Keep our home prices high, our village sustainable and de-sirable and shop our very at-tractive stores.

Net-net, it is the best long term bargain around.

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Bo is the best –he likes cats, dogs, and people. Bo is friendly, house trained and knows his basic commands. He walk’s well with an easy-walker harness. Bo came to Pet Rescue after his human mom passed away. She was a dedicated transport driver saving thousands of dogs in the South from euthanasia. Many of those dogs came to Pet Rescue. Pet Rescue is committed to finding Bo the most purrfect home. He is 8 years old, but has the spirit of a young dog. In his foster home, he sleeps at night in a dog bed and is not crated when the left alone in the house while people are at work or school. He is currently living with two other Pet Rescue dogs - a male and a female. Bo is a good sport, he often allows the little 15 lb. dog jump on him and play all day. Bo is a big old mush-ball. If you want easy and lovable, Bo’s your man. Bo is neutered, vaccinated, de-wormed, heartworm tested and micro-chipped. To learn more, contact Larchmont Pet Rescue at 834-6955 or on the web at NY-PetRescue.org. (Submitted)


On Saturday, Sept. 13, Rev. Scott Geminn was installed as associate pastor at Village Lu-theran Church.

Rev. Scott Geminn is return-

Pastors and deacons from the Atlantic District attend Installation Service for Scott Geminn.Photos courtesy Village Lutheran Church

Church installs new associate pastoring to his New York roots. He grew up in Yonkers, where his parents currently live and was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. He is also

Rev. Dr. Robert Hartwell, installs Rev. Scott Geminn as the Associate Pastor of Village Lutheran Church.

a graduate of Concordia Col-lege in Bronxville. His wife Becca Geminn grew up in California, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor and church

musician and attended Concor-dia University in Irvine, Calif.

The Geminns served a small parish in Colorado and then moved to Trinity Lu-theran Church and School in Keene, N.H., where their daughter Emma was born in February 2014.

“My worship style is flex-ible, whether traditional or contemporary; I believe wor-ship should have a focus on Christ and Christ alone,” Geminn said.

Geminn has been described as “personable, outgoing, a growing theologian, a thinker and a good listener.”

Germin began his service this past July. The installation service was followed by a wel-coming reception.

Rev. Dr. Robert Hartwell said, “Pastor Geminn brings unique gifts and talents to this community.”

Village Lutheran and the Chapel School are lo-cated at 172 White Plains Road in Bronxville located across Concordia College. To learn more, go online at vlc-ny.org. (Submitted)

Rev. Scott and Rebecca Geminn and their infant daughter Emma


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Eastchester residents can race their way to new field equipment for the public high school, as many are preparing to take part in the first annual fundraising 5K this Sunday.

The Eastchester 5K is the first of its kind and the total event proceeds will go toward new bleachers and a press box for Eastchester High School. The Eastchester Irish-Ameri-can Social Club was the driv-ing force behind organizing the 5K and reached out to the Eastchester Eagles Sports Club and Eastchester Alumni Association, both organiza-tions working closely with the high school, for their help.

The preliminary idea for a 5K was first raised by so-cial club president John Col-lins about three years ago. He wanted a communitywide event that could help, but the trouble in getting the 5K off the ground was finding the right momentum in organizing efforts, according to club trea-surer Gary McCloskey.

That changed this year, as Collins finally found the time to make the fundraiser work.

McCloskey said the overall community has been very re-sponsive to the idea with about 600 people, as of press time, registering to either walk or run in Sunday’s event. McClo-skey said the 600 number has already exceeded the social club’s expectations.

“Initially, we thought we’d get 100 to 200 people, so we’re pleasantly surprised,” McCloskey said. “We want the community to know that, [moving forward] every last Sunday in September is East-chester 5K Sunday and [we want] to grow into something big and exciting.”

Families in the commu-nity are excited to participate, some are even considering taking their kids out of their Sunday baseball games to join in, McCloskey said of the peo-ple he has spoken with.

Overall, the social club is looking to create a “stronger, healthier community” through this event, even with the neigh-boring villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe.

The other two organizations

echoed this idea of strength-ening community, but more specifically, through support-ing local athletes. Dan Schul-tz, president of Eastchester Sports Club, said the timing of the 5K worked out, as the high school passed a bond in late 2013 for a new turf field, but new bleachers and a press box weren’t included in the public referendum.

“We got involved with the 5K, and had some discussions with the social club, and they wanted to sponsor and pro-mote something that would help benefit student athletes [in the] Eastchester School District,” Schultz said. “We were working in the commu-nity to try and raise awareness about the new press box and bleachers.”

Schultz coordinates with school officials, like the super-intendent, and keeps them in the loop on all 5K updates. In turn, school officials then keep members of the Board of Edu-cation current on the fundrais-er. He said their reactions have been “unbelievably positive.”

So positive in fact, that Chris Fiore, president of the alumni association, and Susan Kutzin, a member of the as-sociation, are not only a force behind organizing the 5K, they will both be volunteering at the upcoming event.

The alumni association is fairly new and needed its own push off the ground. Fiore said the first step was getting its house in order and getting the day-to-day operations es-tablished before moving on to other projects. The association joined the 5K organizing ef-forts in the spring of 2014.

Fiore hopes that the race participants keep the students in mind during the event. “I would love the community [and the] number of organiza-tions working together, to bet-ter the school district and work for our students,” Fiore said.

On a personal level, Kut-zin said she wanted to get involved to teach her chil-dren the importance of community involvement. “It’s so important for people to maintain the sense of be-longing in the community of where you came from,” Kutzin said. “[For] my children, it’s a means of staying in touch with the school.”

The proceeds for future 5K races will be earmarked for the school district, but may not be necessarily used for a sports-based project, Schultz said. However, it will still be based on the approval of the three organizations currently involved.

“Whatever use they feel is important at that time, it can be music [or] a new curtain for the high school auditorium,” Schultz said.

Eventually, a turnout of 1,000 registered participants is what Schultz said he’d like to see.

He also hopes that members of the community, even non-competitors, enjoy the day and what they are contributing to.

“I want it to be a day where people can have fun and go out with their families,” Schul-tz said. “People [that] aren’t competitive, [can] have a nice leisurely stroll and enjoy the atmosphere of the town.”


Community runs together, funds together

The inaugural Eastchester 5K

What:

Eastchester Town Hall, at 40 Mill Road

Where:

Sunday, Sept. 28, at 9 a.m. There will be late regis-tration until 8:45 a.m., the morning of the event.

When:

The event is organized by the Eastchester Irish- American Social Club, the Eastchester Eagles Sports Club and the Eastchester Alumni Association

Who:

All proceeds go to Eastchester High School to replace its bleachers and press box.

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Mamaroneck resident opens new women’s boutique and event room

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Tonia Tagliaferro of Art of Dressing opened an elegant new women’s boutique and event room in the heart of Westchester at 555 E. Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. The Art of Dressing by Tonia has helped women achieve a new level of confidence in their appearance, regardless of their age, weight or lifestyle. This innovative approach centers on developing a positive internal dialogue that changes the way we look and feel. Tagliaferro’s fall program, of-fers a 4-part series at $35 per class, covering everything from dressing for your body style to closet organizing and accessorizing to maxi-mize your wardrobe; great for women experi-encing a lifestyle change, enhance or update their look or entering the work place.

As an expert in fashion and styling, Taglia-ferro has been a featured motivational speak-er addressing between 50 to 500 women at prominent business organizations including

Health Quest, the Westchester Women’s Bar Association, IBM, Congregations and Wom-en’s Groups. For more information call Tonia Tagliaferro at 481-5552, or visit her website at ArtofDressing.net

SKIN M.D. comes to Greenwich

SKIN M.D. by The Cosmetic Medic located at 45 East Putnam Ave. opened on June 1, 2014. The business is owned by Karen M. Soika, M.D. who provides physician administered anti-aging procedures, weight loss including the HCG diet, and high-end industry leading medical skincare products from Obagi, Neocutis, Epionce, Skin Medica-Allergen, Jack Black, AnteAge, Sente, and Biopelle.

SKIN M.D. by The Cosmetic Medic repre-sents the newest business model in providing physician administered, non-invasive aesthetic procedures and treatments focused on anti-aging, skincare and weight loss to meet the growing trend and for demand for these ser-

vices. With our culture’s continued emphasis on looking younger, advancements in non-invasive technologies and the improving economy more people are spending money on aesthetic proce-dures and treatments. This trend has given rise to a new breed of medical care focused on pro-viding anti-aging, body and skin enhancing and rejuvenation treatments. SKIN M.D. by The Cosmetic Medic is the newest form of medi-cal aesthetic practices to enter the Greenwich, Conn., market.

“My passion is educating patients and Skin-care consumers on the importance of buying Ac-tion Skincare products, not marketing hyped up 99 percent water expensive products that wont change their skin outcome from local pharma-cies, spa’s, department stores or online-They Will not change your skin. Its false promises, hype and creative marketing to convince you, without research, published data to prove clini-cal outcomes...That is why I created the first retail store of it’s kind in the entire east coast. First in the country to have a full service Medical Cosmetic Skincare practice with a Esthetician for custom medical grade facials and exclusive only physician branded leading skincare prod-ucts.“ Karen Soika said. Schedule an appoint-ment for a free consultation and visit the unique retail store with a wide selection of medical grade skin care product lines. SKIN M.D. is located at 45 East Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Conn.

Purchase family dental grand opening

Local Dentist William Wolfson, announces the opening of Purchase Street Family Dental to provide area patients with top-notch quality dental care.

Local Rye resident Dr. William Wolfson is proud to announce the official opening of Pur-chase Street Family Dental at 266 Purchase St., Suite 101 in Rye. The mission of the practice is to provide the local Rye community with high quality dental care with a specific focus and at-tention to patients. Wolfson is joined by Yung Kim, a board-certified prosthodontist and perio-dontist and Daniel Gati, a general and restorative dentist. Conveniently located in the town of Rye in Westchester County, the office is easily acces-sible from all major highways, including I-95, 287, the Hutchinson River Parkway and Merritt Parkway as well as Metro North railroad.

The conveniently located office serves the towns of Rye, Rye Brook, Purchase, Harrison, Port Chester, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, Scars-dale, Eastchester, Bronxville, White Plains, Ar-dsley and Greenwich, Conn.

“Purchase Street Family Dental is a full-service cosmetic and family dental practice, specializing in relaxation sedation, one-day dental implants, same-day dentures, laser den-tistry, TMJ Botox therapy, Sleep Apnea therapy, Zoom Teeth whitening, 24-hour Emergency services, Invisalign invisible braces and Invis-align teen,” says Purchase Street Family Dental Founder, William Wolfson.

“To celebrate our grand opening, we are host-ing an Open House on Monday Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We invite our patients, friends, neighbors and colleagues to stop by our prac-tice, meet our team and familiarize themselves

with the new location.” All children who attend will meet the Tooth Fairy and receive a free bal-loon and toothbrush. All adults who attend are eligible to win a free Zoom Professional Teeth Whitening Treatment.

Founded in 1984 by longtime Rye resident and oral health expert, Dr. William Wolfson, Purchase Street Family Dental empowers its pa-tients via beautiful smiles and where you can attend as a patient and get help with alleviating pain and get rid of insecurity associated with dental health.

Purchase Street Family Dental is located at 266 Purchase St., Suite 101 in Rye. To request an appointment, call 921-5437 or contact via email at [email protected]. Directions are available on the website at RyeDentist.com.

Dr. William Wolfson, D.M.D has over 35 years of experience, with a focus on cosmetic dentistry and restorative dentistry. He graduat-ed from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1974. He was an Associ-ate Attending Professor at Montefiore Hospital between 1975 and 1980 in the dental unit and from 1980 to 1994 in the headache unit and an associate attending professor at Gracie Square Hospital between 1994 to 1996 and later in 2004 and continues currently.

He has extensive lecturing experience as a result. In addition, he is an Invisalign Preferred Provider and a New York Certified Laser Den-tist. He also specializes in TMJ Treatment and Headache Pain.

Aramark welcomes Arturo Rivera to director of facilities

Aramark Education is pleased to announce the promotion of Arturo Rivera to director of facili-ties, at the City School District of New Rochelle. Rivera has 17 plus years of facilities management experience with Aramark serving in a host of leadership roles. Rivera has been an integral part of the East Region team for Aramark Education. He has uprooted the education market while go-ing above and beyond in all that he does.

Although we are welcoming Rivera, we would be remised to not thank John Gallagher for his many years of tireless service to the dis-trict and community.

Brian G. Osborne, superintendent of schools says “ We are pleased and exited to have Rivera join us and we look forward to his bringing ex-cellence, integrity and accountability to facili-ties planning and management. I’d also like to simultaneously thank John Gallagher for his 17 years of dedication to our schools.”

Aramak is excited to welcome Rivera to the New Rochelle community. His official start day was Tuesday, Sept. 2. We are looking forward to his leadership in providing an environment that is both functional and conductive to learning at the City School District of New Rochelle.

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Cedar Street Grill boasts the cuisine of a fine dining estab-lishment in an unpretentious setting. Families enjoy frequent-ing the Dobbs Ferry eatery for early dinners, which chef Matt Kay jokingly coined “Chuck E. Cheese hour.”

As evenings progress, lights dim and the crowd grows more mature. At any time, the vibe is lively yet relaxed, with Ameri-can comfort food selections to match.

During my first visit to the 23 Cedar St. location, my fa-vorite starters included beer battered pickles, delightfully crispy, not greasy, and Brus-sels sprouts with bacon and maple syrup. The latter was developed about a year ago. Kay has played around every which way with kids’ most dreaded green veggie to ulti-mately serve them using this slightly sweet preparation. Surely, people of all ages can treasure them.

The wildly popular Cedar Street burger has been a fix-ture on the menu since day one and happens to be a favor-ite of Kay’s as well. The patty comes with Wisconsin white cheddar, applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onions and horseradish aioli, with garlic herb fries on the side. Kay is also partial to the but-termilk fried chicken served with Carolina rice, red beans, smoked tomato jam and crisp woody herbs.

No burger for me this time, but I can definitely speak to the tastiness of the bird.

Delicious Ahi tuna sliders, creamy mac n cheese, and a hefty

veggie burger rounded out my sampling for the evening. Yum.

Kay noted that he sources his ingredients locally when-ever possible, which is of great appeal to his clientele. The kitchen takes great care to uti-lize the best foods the Hudson Valley has to offer. While the restaurant is not quite 100 percent farm-to-table, it’s rather close.

Guests can also ap-preciate that Cedar Street Grill is fam-ily-owned: execu-tive chef Kay or his brother Joe, and his mother Catherine are each respon-sible for differ-ent aspects.

Kay, a 2006 cu-linary school graduate, comes from a high-end restaurant background, with experience at Har-vest on Hudson in Hastings. He successfully incorporates fine dining prowess into his food without creating a pre-tentious, “white tablecloth” atmosphere.

Catherine, born and raised in Dobbs Ferry, is the lead hostess. She’s practically the mayor, given how many peo-ple she has come to know and grow friendly with.

Joe runs the front of the house as a manager. He is also very passionate about cocktails and has been honing a mixol-ogy menu to continually com-plement the Cedar Street food. To best intertwine the sensa-tion of eating and drinking simultaneously, many ingre-dients used in the kitchen are also infused in his cocktails. Considerable time and thought goes into every sip.

My waiter helped me select the Palisades Breeze for my drinking plea-sure: Campari, strawberries, Mathilde pear liqueur, cran-berry juice, simple syrup and orange bitters. I learned that Allen Katz from New York Dis-tilling Company co-designed the diverse and seasonal cock-tail list with the Kay brothers. Both food and drink offer-ings are updated twice a year to reflect seasonal changes. I look forward to the apple and pumpkin spirits of fall.

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I’ve said it before; I’m a Derek Jeter fan.

My personal rooting inter-ests not withstanding, I’ve al-ways appreciated the Yankee captain. As a kid growing up in the 1990s, Jeter was one of a handful of stars I associated with my childhood. Looking around the Major Leagues these days, he’s just about the only one left.

The future Hall-of-Famer has given so much to the sport over the course of his 19-year career, served as the face of Major League Baseball—es-pecially in the “post steroid” era—and has certainly earned the right to ride off into the sunset on his own terms.

So why am I left feeling some-what cold by his farewell tour?

Perhaps it is—to borrow a phrase from John Sterling—so “un-Jeterian”—at its core.

Re2pecting the gamePart of the reason Derek

Jeter has been revered for the last two decades has been his ability to fly under the radar. In a somewhat oversaturated sports market, especially in to-day’s digital age, Jeter some-how managed to keep himself above the fray. Off the field, he was able to hold on to his pri-vacy, no small feat in an era in which every celebrity misstep seemingly leads to a journalis-tic feeding frenzy.

Sure he made commercials, some even poking fun at his playboy status, like that famous 2003 Visa spot with late Yankee owner George Steinbrenner. But he never seemed to over-stay his welcome on our televi-sion screens the way other en-dorsement-seeking superstars have.

That has all changed now.Between Nike’s Re2pect

campaign and the latest (albeit well-produced) Gatorade ad, not to mention the endless pa-rade of Derek Jeter apprecia-

tion nights at road stadiums—something I realize that the Yankee great has little control over—Jeter’s farewell, and his celebrity status, has eclipsed the Yankees’ season for the bet-ter part of the summer, some-thing that seems antithetical to Jeter’s entire career as a player.

It’s not that I begrudge him his months-long curtain call. With the Yanks floundering, Jeter’s final stretch has been the lone reason for people to tune in to games over the last few weeks. And if anyone in this sport deserves a royal sendoff, it’s Derek Jeter.

I just wish it wasn’t going to end like this; with flash-bulbs and a media circus at a meaningless Sept. 28 contest at Fenway Park. If there are two things Jeter has managed to avoid over the course of his great career, they’ve been overexposure and meaning-less baseball games.

In a perfect world, Jeter would have gotten the chance

to go out the way he came in; with little fanfare and another heroic October.

And this comes from a Red Sox fan. So you know the re2pect is real.

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On Sunday, Derek Jeter’s illustrious career will come to a conclusion. Sports Editor Mike Smith just wishes it would have ended differently. Photo courtesy MLB.com

16 • The eastchester review • September 26, 2014 SPORTS

By MIKE SMITHSports Editor

On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Bronxville Broncos continued their undefeated season with a 4-1 victory over Valhalla in the finals of the annual Broncofest Tournament. The win marked Bronxville’s seventh tourney title in the last nine years and helped the Broncos improve to 7-0 this fall.

Proceeds from the annu-al tournament go to benefit breast cancer research.

“The tournament is absolute-ly something we want to win every year,” said head coach Don Cupertino. “But we go into every game trying to win.”

Senior Lucy Kolhoff kicked off scoring in the first half, finding the net on a pass from eighth grader Rachael Peacock, and the Broncos were able to extend the lead in the second with goals from Beth Fin-ley, Fallon Raviol and Tay-lor Sears. Keeper Charley Warble made seven stops on

Girls win at Broncofestthe afternoon.

The Broncos ability to con-trol the ball in the midfield and maintain possession proved key against a solid Vikings squad.

According to Cupertino, Kolhoff has been an invaluable part of the Broncos’ success this year, using her high motor to lead Bronxville’s attack.

“She never stops,” said Cu-pertino of the senior. “I think the other girls see her working up front that they feed off that energy.”

With a strong group of vet-erans, like Kolhoff, and a crew of talented youngsters like Peacock, Cupertino said that he expected his squad—which reached the Class B state finals last year—to start this season on a high note.

“We hoped to do as well as we have been,” said Cupertino. “With quite a few girls return-ing and some new players, we expected to be formidable this year.”

But while Saturday’s four-goal explosion was a good

sign, he added, the Broncos still need to work on mak-ing the most of their scoring chances going forward.

“We’d like to improve that ratio of shots to goals,” said the head coach. “We work on different shooting drills in practice, but it’s hard to simu-late those game conditions.”

Bronxville will take on Edgemont on Sept. 24, after press time, before gearing up for a showdown with a good Briarcliff team on Sept. 27. The Broncos and Bears have squared off in the Class B fi-nals in each of the last two years, so Cupertino expects the midseason matchup with Briarcliff to be a good test for his girls.

“They are obviously a tal-ented team, and they return nine starters from last year,” he said. “We’ll do our best against them and then who knows, maybe we will see them in the postseason.”


Rachael Peacock looks to make a pass against the Vikings.

Mason Warble keeps the ball in play against Valhalla on Sept. 20. Finley scored a second half goal to extend the Broncos’ lead.

Lucy Kolhoff tries to beat a defender on the sidelines. Kolhoff scored the first goal of a 4-1 victory in the Broncofest finals.

Fallon Raviol pushes past a Viking defender on Sept. 20. Raviol was one of four Broncos to find the net in Saturday’s win. Photos/Mike Smith

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