By Dan Murphy As Westchester residents north and south

took the brunt of the recent nor’easter, leav-ing tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power for days, County Executive George Latimer, Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano were among the elected officials who took New York State Electric and Gas in the northern part of

the county and Con Edison in mid- and south-ern Westchester, to task for their response to the storm

Latimer was most vocal, and critical, over the response from NYSEG.

“While thousands of Westchester residents slept in homes with no heat, power or hot water, and in some cases with live wires down around

By Dan Murphy As the national debate over gun control

rages on, with the vast majority of Americans supporting background checks before the pur-chase of a gun – 95 percent – and two-thirds of Americans supporting a ban on assault weap-ons, what the impact will be here in Westches-ter on the upcoming elections for State Senate is unclear. But one thing that appears certain

is that the momentum on the issue of gun con-trol is with advocates calling for some action to be taken, and anger and opposition to both the National Rifle Association and politicians who support their efforts to offer Americans unlimited opportunities to purchase weapons.

The number of New Yorkers and the per-centage of Westchester residents that support a

By Dan Murphy While TV ratings may have been down

for this year’s winter Olympics in South Ko-rea, one of the highest rated nights, as always, was the Women’s Figure Skating finals. While watching, I realized that one of our very own from Westchester was skating on that special night.

Her name is Alexia Paganini, a 16-year old Harrison resident who represented Swit-zerland in the Olympics last month. Alexia’s

father is a native of Switzerland, which gave her the right to represent that country in the Olympics.

Alexia Paganini was born on November 15, 2001, in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. She began learning to skate at the age of 2 and skated at the Westchester Skating Academy in Elmsford for a few years under her former coach, Gilberto. She represented the United States at two international events,

By Dan Murphy A special election will be held on April

24 to elect a replacement on the Westchester County Board of Legislators to replace long-time legislator Jim Maisano, who resigned to take a Consumer Affairs Commissioner’s post in the administration of Democratic County Executive George Latimer. The special elec-tion will be held on the same date as a special

election for State Senate in the 37th District in Westchester, a wise move that will both save the County money by combining two special elections, and it may increase turnout for both contests.

Maisano served as a republican leader on the BOL for many years, and his departure now leaves 4 non-democrats left in the minor-

By Dan Murphy The debate last year on whether to al-

low ride share companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Westchester county resulted in a compromise agreement which allowed Uber drivers to operate in Westchester but also in-cluded a volunteer mechanism whereby driv-ers backgrounds could be reviewed and ap-proved by county officials. The ‘Thumbs Up” program, was a way in which former County Executive Rob Astorino could go along with ride sharing coming to Westchester.

The “Thumbs Up” program turned out

to be a thumbs down in reality with only 12 drivers singing up for the program, despite the county advertising the program and losing money with minimal fees collected. County Executive George Latimer was correct in closing down the program. “For the program to have any value there needed to be signifi-cant buy-in from drivers and companies alike. The numbers show that the buy-in was far less than significant. Westchester consumers of both traditional for-hire taxi and limousine

For families with school age children looking for something different to do outdoors, at the end of this month, a new, unique family fun park will open in Westchester. Boundless Adventures, an eco-friendly aerial adventure park, featuring nine treetop obstacle courses that include multiple zip lines, bridges and rope challenges for outdoor fun-seekers ages 7 through adult, announces its preview week

opening on Saturday, March 31, 2018, through Sunday, April 8, 2018. Thereafter, the park will be open Friday/Saturday/Sunday until June 11 when it opens 7 days a week.

Located on eight acres of hardwood for-ests on the Purchase College campus in New York at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Boundless Adventures has courses available for tree

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for many Westchester communities last weekends storm was as bad as Sandy

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Dr. Jason Thoms of Concordia College New York is having something of a viral mo-ment. From Yonkers to Qatar, Bronxville to Zimbabwe, requests keep coming for his cho-ral arrangement, “Four Protest Songs from the American Civil Rights Struggle.”

Concordia’s dean of arts and sciences and director of choral activities has been offering his arrangement to choral professionals since 2015, when he composed it for Concordia’s choirs on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Selma-Montgomery March. That year the choir took the pieces on tour to the South, and memorably sang them in the Brown Cha-pel and walking across the Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. The powerful impression of that tour – on both the singers and their audiences – prompted Thoms to offer his work to fellow choral directors via email. For three years in a row, however, he did not receive a single re-quest.

All that changed with this year’s email. To date, more than 500 requests have come in. Nationally and internationally, the climate seems right for songs of peaceful protest.

The inspiration for the arrangement came from a scholarly work Thoms came across. The writer was an academic who was present

at the Selma-Montgomery March and docu-mented the songs he heard, four of which make up Thoms’ arrangement: “Oh Freedom,” “This Little Light of Mine,” “Ain’t Gonna Let No-body Turn Me ‘Round,” and “We Shall Over-come.”

The arrangement presents the songs sim-ply, trying to imagine the way classic songs of protest rise from a crowd – where repeated verses get everyone singing along and ad-ditional lyrics are added by around the third verse. The work includes suggestions for po-ems and readings to be used between the songs.

“Protest is what we do to stand up for something important, and at this moment peo-ple seem prone to do that.” said Thoms. “These songs are about perseverance – bringing peo-ple together to help give hope and nourish the spirit.”

Concordia’s Gospel Knights and Tour Choir will be joined by a number of high schools April 5 when they hold a concert for civil rights and social justice. The choirs will perform Thoms’ “Four Protest Songs” together as part of a series of events at the college from April 4 to 17, commemorating the 50th anni-versary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Color Camera Club of Westchester re-cently opened a new exhibit titled “Creative Vi-sions” in the Oresman Gallery at the Larchmont Public Library. It will be on view through Thurs-day, March 29.

“Creative Visions” features photographs from several of the Color Camera Club’s mem-bers. An eclectic and diverse range of beautiful and thought-provoking images spans a wide range of subject matter in this exhibit.

The Color Camera Club of Westchester, Inc., was founded Dec. 21, 1951. Its purpose is to sponsor and support organized activities for the benefi t of camera hobbyists, improve their skills, and increase their personal enjoyment. A special effort is made to help out new photographers.

Since its founding, club members have achieved worldwide recognition by exhibiting their work in international salons (competitions). They have served both locally and internation-ally by participating in photographic councils, the Photographic Society of America, and the International Federation of Photographic Art.

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Simon, a global leader in retail real estate, is hosting its annual Easter celebration festivities at The Westchester offering families the chance to participate in traditional and unique seasonal events. Save time and avoid the line with Bunny by Appointment and reserve your magical mo-ment with Bunny online at simonbunny.com.

The Bunny Photo Experience began March 2 and runs through March 31. Kids will have the chance to visit with the Bunny and take home a treasured snapshot of the fun occasion.

The Simon Bunny Photo Experience is again sponsored by The Gymboree Group, a specialty retailer operating stores selling high-quality apparel and accessories for children un-der the Gymboree, Gymboree Outlet, Janie and Jack, and Crazy 8 brands.

“We love to hold family-friendly events and we always look forward to watching children in-teract with the Bunny at Easter,” said Paula Kel-liher, director of marketing at The Westchester.

The Westchester’s Caring Bunny event will offer families that have children with special

needs a subdued environment to participate in the Bunny Photo Experience. Caring Bunny, the largest program of its kind, has been developed by Simon and is guided by AbilityPath.org, a national online resource hub and special needs community. More than 90 Simon properties will host the Caring Bunny this season. Promotional assistance for Caring Bunny has been provided by Autism Speaks.

On March 11 from 9 to 10:30 a.m., many steps will be taken to reduce sensory triggers, creating a more comforting environment for children’s cherished visit with the Bunny. The subdued environment is likely to include: turn-ing off in-mall music, stopping escalators lo-cated near the photo set, dimming the lights and shutting down fountains for the duration of the event; eliminating queue lines through the use of a numbering system whereby guests approach the set when their number is called; and special activities geared toward the needs of the child during the “wait” period to help the child under-stand what activities will occur during the visit.

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By eric schoenIf President Trump

wants teachers to carry guns, how about we cancel his se-curity force and give him a gun so he can protect him-self. And let’s not forget that these horrifi c incidents have occurred in discothèques, on baseball fi elds and at concert venues. Are we going to arm everyone at these venues with guns? Teachers signed up to teach.

Now that you are clear on my position on this very important issue, we can go on to the other topics of the day…

Yonkers. City of Hills where nothing is on the lev-el. Do you wonder why Yonkers got that name? Four things this past week show you how things in Yonkers work.

A report from State Comptroller Thomas Di-Napoli on Yonkers’ procurement procedures for professional services states that city offi cials did not seek competition when procuring professional services from 22 providers totaling approximately $9.2 million. We are talking about lawyers, ac-countants, information technology folks, etc.

Eight of the professionals have worked for the city for more than fi ve years. The city has been using the same fi rm for auditing services for 30 years. You read that right, 30 years. You wonder why the city had a greater-than $50 million defi cit at the Board of Education several years ago? And despite that mess Yonkers kept the same audit fi rm for 30 years to this day.

The comptroller asked the city why it did not seek other bids. The head of purchasing said de-partment heads requested these professional ser-vices fi rms. Was there documentation? Nope.

The city said these professional services pro-viders “provide institutional knowledge.” City of-fi cials need to get over the fact that there is only one way to do things. I’m not just talking about this administration, but city offi cials in general. No individual or fi rm is the only individual or fi rm to do the job.

I really wish the comptroller had matched the list of 22 providers of professional services against a list of those individuals and fi rms who gave cam-paign contributions to elected offi cials in Yonkers charged with awarding the professional services contracts. I bet you would fi nd that those fi rms who received the big professional services contracts had made substantial contributions to campaign coffers of those in power in Yonkers.

What do they call that? Quid pro quo? I am not just referring to this administration,

because this has been going on for years. Pay for play might not be the best way to describe, it but it comes close. The big question is: How can the little guy, attorney or auditor get a piece of the ac-tion? Does the city do anything to solicit minor-ity- or women-owned business for these contracts? That is the question the Yonkers City Council, with some fi ne new members, should be asking.

Let’s turn our heads, whoops, no that’s the problem – let’s turn to the shenanigans going on at the Yonkers Civil Service Commission. With 12 hours left on a list for fi re lieutenant and a new list ready to be brought out, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spa-no appointed three people off the old list with no budgeted positions vacant in the department. The fi re commissioner, a good man who knows what he is doing based on conversations I have had with his peers in New York City, says the sudden hires were done because of the massive overtime the depart-ment is accruing due to long-term vacancies, and waiting for the state to rule on the disability cases

of lieutenants out on long-term disability.

Why was the hiring to non-existent positions done? Could it be because the cousin of Spano was number three, the last to be hired on the old list? If his hiring did not take place 12 hours later, the new list would be out and he would have had to wait his turn to be appointed.

I never heard of ap-pointments being made to positions that were not open. Maybe the state comptrol-ler should be looking at this. But don’t forget, Yonkers is where the Friends and Fam-ily Policy rules!

With anything related to Civil Service in Yonkers, one must start with the premise that Civil Service is “silly service.” The golden rule applies. The ones with the gold (power) rule. It’s no secret that the gentleman who administers Civil Service in Yonkers couldn’t pass the Civil Service test for his position and occupies a position not requiring testing. This, while city workers study hard and sweat sitting long hours taking Civil Service tests, praying that they pass and are reachable on the list for the job they hold.

Remember the $15,000 School Board presi-dent? A lawsuit fi led by the former transportation director for the district claims she was fi red for refusing to transport students in uninsured buses allegedly owned by a district offi cial’s friends. Who was that district offi cial? Bingo! The $15,000 School Board president.

Shelley O’Riley is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse her termination by the Yonkers Board of Education because school offi cials fi red her in response to her efforts to protect students from unsuitable vehicles and untrained bus moni-tors. In a city that transports over half of its stu-dents by bus, this, my friends, is a little scary.

O’Riley replaced former transportation super-visor Anna Sollozzo. Yes, that was the lady who in 2016 was sentenced to two to six years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from the district in a phony bus route scheme.

School busing in Yonkers will never end, as more than 70 percent of students live on the West side of town, where only 30 percent of the schools exist. Fortunately, Yonkers Public Schools is trying to obtain closed Catholics schools on the west side of town to reduce costly busing. And as the saying goes, children don’t learn on school buses.

Last but not least, the guilty plea by the ice rink worker at Murray’s Skating Rink in our fair city: A city employee for 30 years, Yonkers Inspec-tor General Brendan McGrath audited the rink and found that the employee stole $500, but may have stolen $10,000. Her boss resigned but has yet to be charged in the case. I ask: Has anybody been auditing what goes on at the rink? It truly is one of Yonkers’ greatest resources, drawing people from all over the region day and night to play.

Wait a minute… The ice rink worker worked for the city for 30 years. The city has had the same auditor for 30 years on a professional services con-tract. Is there something magical in Yonkers with the number 30? Or is 30 Yonkers’ unlucky num-ber?

Let’s hope the new folks on the Yonkers City Council demand changes in the way Yonkers does business. Until then, friends… this, too, is Yonkers.

Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@aol.com. Follow him on Twitter @ericyonkers. Listen to Eric Schoen and Dan Murphy on the Westches-ter Rising Radio Show on Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. on WVOX 1460 AM or WVOX.com and click on “listen live.”

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Editor’s note: Rising Media Group welcomes members of the Oxman Law Group as contributing col-umnists. Each week, a mem-ber of the fi rm will write a piece on different legal top-ics.

You’ve found your dream home! Your attor-ney has negotiated your contract; you’ve paid the deposit and arranged for a mortgage. You’ve marked the closing date on your calendar. But what exactly does the closing date in your contract mean?

A specifi c closing date or a closing set for “on or about” a specifi c date does not necessarily mean that that date is the day you will actually close on your hew home. Unless the contract specifi cally states the date is “time of the essence,” both parties are entitled to a reasonable adjournment. What constitutes “reasonable” is fact specifi c; the nature and ob-ject of the contract, the previous conduct of the parties, the presence or absence of good faith, the experience and sophistication of the parties, and the possibility of hardship or prejudice, are all factors that could be considered in deter-mining “reasonableness”. As a general rule of thumb most real estate professionals consider thirty (30) day notice fi xing a closing date to be “reasonable”.

A contract for the sale of containing the phrase “time is of the essence” creates the re-quirement that both parties to the contract per-form within the time specifi ed. Failure by one

of the parties to perform on the closing date will con-stitute a material breach of the contract and may result in the forfeiture of the down payment. When granting an adjournment of an “on or about” closing date, a party can seek to make the new closing date “time of the essence” but sending a “TOE (time of the essence) notice” when a party cannot close on the set date doesn’t guarantee a closing on the new date, it only helps to build a case should one party look to the courts to enforce their rights in court.

So what happens if the actual date of closing is important to either the buyer or seller? It’s common for parties to need to coordinate a closing with the expiration of a lease or the sale of an existing home. It’s impor-tant to communicate your needs to your attorney up front to help ensure that all of the parties in-volved are on the same page and targeting the same date. Last minute closing adjournments often create fi nancial and emotional chaos, but sometimes they cannot be avoided. The best strategy for dealing with the uncertainly of a closing date is to remain as fl exible as possible. And to consider alternatives, such as pre- and post-closing occupancy agreements to bridge the gap between closing and moving.

This article is written by a member of the Oxman Law Group, PLLC (www.oxmanlaw.com). Any comments or inquiries are welcome and can be directed to Marc Oxman at 914-422-3900 or moxman@oxmanlaw.com.

City of Hills…Nothing on the Level

When the Closing Date Isn’t Really the Closing Date

Eric SchoenTracey Daniels O’Connell

Gerald Klein, president of Tompkins Mahopac Bank, recently accepted the Cys-tic Fibrosis Foundation’s Greater New York Chapter’s Corporate Supporter Award from Jill Tucker, development manager.

Tompkins Mahopac Bank has supported the foundation since 1994, contributing more

than $300,000 in fundraising efforts, includ-ing for Great Strides, where teams from the bank’s branches in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties have walked in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s mission to cure and raise awareness for the rare, genetic disease.

Gerald Klein, president of Tompkins Mahopac Bank, accepts the Cystic Fibrosis Founda-tion’s Greater New York Chapter’s Corporate Supporter Award from Jill Tucker, development

manager.

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Cellist Nelly Rocha and pianist Jessica Os-borne will perform a concert featuring the classi-cal works of remarkable women composers Sun-day, March 18 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater of the New Rochelle Public Library.

The program features works by female com-posers of diverse nationalities and backgrounds who challenged the status quo, as actress Victo-ria Pollack will relate in brief dramatic render-ings between pieces. Although women were not allowed to study or pursue composition profes-sionally during their lifetime, pioneers Maria Theresia von Paradis, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger, Nadia Boulanger, Re-becca Clarke, Henriette Bosmans, Ethel Smyth, Amy Beach and Florence Price were fueled by their love of music and a collective determination to overcome prejudice.

Nelly Rocha is a versatile cellist based in New York City who has performed all over the world. She began her musical studies in Monter-rey, Mexico, where she was born and raised. She

holds a bachelor of music degree from the Uni-versity of Houston and a master of music degree from Arizona State University. In addition to per-forming, she teaches cello at the Music Conser-vatory of Westchester.

Jessica Xylina Osborne has performed throughout the continental U.S., Europe and Asia, and has appeared in recitals at many of the world’s most celebrated venues. She holds degrees in solo piano performance from Indiana University and Rice University, and a doctorate of musical arts in piano performance from Yale University.

Victoria Pollack is a New York-based actor and producer who has appeared in numerous play development workshops as an actor. As a pro-ducer, she develops live works and fi lms. She is a recent graduate of Juilliard’s Drama Division, Group 46.

A donation of $2 is suggested at the door. This program is made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library.

Purchase College recently released the fol-lowing statement in support of peaceful pro-tests:

“Purchase College, which has a long tradi-tion of encouraging student activism, reaffi rms its commitment to supporting peaceful protest. Whether applicants or accepted students have been working to bring about social, racial, eco-

nomic or environmental justice, Purchase Col-lege values their voices.

“While many schools and colleges have threatened suspension for participation in dem-onstrations of peaceful protest, Purchase Col-lege will not rescind acceptances or look un-favorably at these disciplinary actions in the admissions process.”

Tools, mental challenges and feats of physics will all be part of your learning adventure when you make your way to STEM-tastic 2018 at Hom-mocks Middle School on Friday, March 16 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Mark your calendar for a night of learning that includes activities as wide-ranging as game design with the Microsoft Store, SpaceX with MacInspires, working fabric from 2D to 3D with Sew Happy, and astronomy exploration with Ju-piter Joe.

This annual event is free and open to the public, allowing attendees of all ages to explore hands-on science, technology, engineering and math learning. Participants choose from more than 25 STEM activities and record their efforts on “challenge cards.”

“STEM-tastic is one way that we are creating a network of STEM learning opportunities in our community,” said Margaret Käufer, president of the STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Mamaroneck. “Festivals make STEM skills accessible and fun for children and their families while also showing how these skills relate to real-world applications.”

This year, STEM-tastic will include two ad-ditional “reservation required” workshops. The fi rst, Community Build, is a partnership offering

with another local non-profi t, Furniture Share-house, and will engage participants in assembling compact dining room tables to be given to eco-nomically disadvantaged families living in West-chester County. The second workshop, offered by PepsiCo, is a 30-minute lab exploration in food chemistry and science.

STEM-tastic is a free, public event made possible thanks to the direct support of event sponsors A Dance Studio, Capitol Debate, Ma-cInspires, The Digital Arts Experience, South-woods Camp, and Westcoast Connection. With dinner food, drinks and raffl e prizes on sale, it is a family-friendly event. Visit the STEM-tastic webpage for more details, workshop registra-tions, and for free tickets that are available now and going fast.

This annual event is sponsored by the STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Marmaroneck, a grass-roots, 501(c)3 non-profi t organization dedicated to enhancing kindergarten-through-grade-12 STEM education and enrichment initiatives to benefi t students, parents and educators in our schools and community.

For more information, visit www.lmstemal-liance.org, or follow the organization on Twitter and Facebook.

to the editor:Ever since the fi rst library opened its door

in the colonial period, libraries have been centers of community and learning. The library stands as a great equalizer, sharing information regard-less of ability to pay. A lot has changed since our colonial days, but libraries have remained a cor-nerstone of our lives and a cherished resource for many in our community. Over 51 percent of New Yorkers are registered library users. While there are so many ways to use and benefi t from our libraries, there have been few ways to return the favor and give back to libraries.

The Love Your Library Fund allows for people to give to libraries on their income tax return form, thereby funding summer reading programs for students. These summer reading programs help over 2 million students retain

reading skills over summer breaks and develop a love for reading and libraries, helping teach-ers reduce the time spent re-teaching skills that are lost over the summer. On average teachers spend four to six weeks reminding students of material they have forgotten. Summer reading programs help reduce that time.

There is no better time or easier way to help fund a library program that benefi ts the next generation of leaders than by making their con-tinued success a priority while fi lling out your tax returns. I encourage you all to make a dona-tion to the program through a tax check-off on your tax return forms this year and to support our libraries, our communities, and our students. Thank you. sandy Galefnew York state Assembly, 95th District

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Classical Concert to Feature Works by Female Composers

Purchase College Voices Support for Peaceful Protest

Get Your Tickets to STEM-tastic on March 16

Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Car-rie Chapman were three pivotal fi gures in the fi ght for women’s right to vote. Each of the three women also had distinct ties to New Ro-chelle.

At the March 16 League of Women Voters’ “Coffee and Conversation” event, City Histori-an Barbara Davis will give an illustrated presen-

tation on the three courageous, brilliant women and the time they spent in New Rochelle. The topic is in honor of the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, which occurred Nov. 16, 1917.

Complimentary coffee and light breakfast fare will be served. The free public meeting will be held in the library’s fi rst-fl oor meeting room.

Learn About New Rochelle’s Leading Suff ragists

Susan B. AnthonyCellist Nelly Rocha

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History, Ballet & Music at St. Paul’s Historic Site

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St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site will host a couple of free programs this month, at 897 S. Columbus Ave., Mt. Vernon.

On Saturday, March 10, at 1 p.m., learn about the life and times of Abigail Adams, wife of Presi-dent John Adams, who lived near St. Paul’s and attended services at the church in 1797 – through a talk by Professor Laura Chmielewski of SUNY Purchase.

At 2 p.m., the world-renowned Ajkun Bal-

let Theatre will present a special dance sequence evoking the lives of three prominent American women associated with St. Paul’s – Anne Hutchin-son, Abigail Adams and Eleanor Roosevelt.

On Friday, March 23 at 3 p.m., there will be a vocal performance of songs drawn from opera, Broadway, and sacred music by baritone bass Ronald Campbell, accompanied by keyboard.

For more information, call 914-667-4116 or visit www.nps.gov/sapa.

Westchester County Executive George Lat-imer has named Joseph Spano as commissioner of the Department of Corrections, and Louis Molina as first deputy commissioner. Both bring a life-time of experience, and diverse backgrounds, to the leadership positions.

“Both Joe and Lou will work to make the Westchester County Jail a nationwide model facil-ity,” said Latimer. “These are serious men, taking on a serious job. I look forward to working with them, and our entire corrections staff, to solve the unique challenges that face a jail of our size.”

Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins add-ed: “We interviewed countless people for these positions and the individuals standing before us were the best of that process. From my tenure at the County Board, I have a history with Joe dur-ing his first run as commissioner. When he left, Westchester had some of the lowest recidivism rates in the nation in addition to countless inmate transitional programs. I look forward to working with Joe and Lou to improve the current condi-tions of the department.”

For the past eight years, Spano has served in the private sector with roles aimed to improve the development and strategic planning of New York State jails. Previously, he served the County of Westchester – beginning as a corrections officer in 1982 and eventually spending nearly two years as the commissioner of the Department of Correc-tions, from August 2008 to January 2010.

During his time as commissioner, Spano di-rectly oversaw the overall operation of the second largest county jail in New York. This included co-ordination and evaluation of all programs, man-agement of a $130 million budget, and providing direction for programs to improve inmate health, training, treatment and educational courses.

“I am excited to come back to the place where my career began,” said Spano. “My first tenure as commissioner prepared me for this role and I am eager to help move the jail and its pros-pects forward.”

Molina, a veteran of the United States Ma-

rine Corp, comes to Westchester County after serving New York City and the U.S. government in numerous leadership roles. Beginning as a New York City police officer, Molina has spent his career working to provide safety to all of the organizations and people he has represented. This includes time as a senior police advisor and in-structor in Puebla, Mexico for the Department of State; and assistant director and campus opera-tional readiness transition manager for New York University’s Abu Dhabi Campus.

Most recently, Molina served the people of New York City as first deputy chief of the TLC’s Enforcement Division, and chief internal monitor and acting assistant commissioner of the Nunez Compliance Unit of the New York City Depart-ment of Correction. In these agency Executive Cabinet roles, Molina brought his specialized training to improve the agencies he was assigned.

“The Westchester County Jail should be a model for jails around the country to look at and learn from,” said Molina. “This is exactly what Joe and I intend to do and I look forward to de-livering.”

President of the Westchester Hispanic Law Enforcement Association Sgt. Hector Lopez added: “Both Joe and Lou are excellent choices to lead the corrections department into the fu-ture. With one of the state’s largest jails, we need steady leadership that will have the best interests of all stakeholders in mind. Joe and Lou are those leaders.”

Dan Gonzalez, senior advisor to STRIVE, an organization that provides transitional support and workforce training to inmates and jails, com-mented: “I have known Lou Molina a long time and am certain he will provide the type of leader-ship in Westchester that will be replicated around the nation. He is a man of the future who under-stands the importance of transitional practices, to ensure jails are providing proper rehabilitation so that inmates are released back into the community with the skills they need.”

L-R—new Deputy Corrrections Commissioner Lou Molina, Commission Joe Spano, County Executive George Latimer, with Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins

Krav Maga Grand Opening to Include Shotokan Karate Demos

True ChampionZ Martial Arts Westchester Krav Maga will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday, March 11 between 2 and 2:30 p.m. at 21 Quaker Ridge Road, New Rochelle. Mayor Noam Bramson, and Jennifer Lanser and Rob Hayes of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, will officiate the ceremony, accompanied by New Ro-chelle City Council Members Liz Fried and Barry Fertel.

The school is headed by Martial Arts Master Sensei Vladimir Zolottev, who holds more than 47 Martial Arts awards and distinctions, including World Cup karate champion, member of the Ro-manian National Karate Team, and certified Krav Maga Federation instructor.

Three prominent representatives of the Ja-pan Karate-Do International will also be flying in

to participate in the ceremony. These renowned Japan Karate-Do International instructors, in as-sociation with Sensei Vladimir Zolottev, will be conducting World-Class Shotokan Karate seminars throughout the weekend. Spectators are welcome. The renowned instructors are Sensei Nicholas Mazzuca (5th Dan), Sensei Fernando Fernandez (4th Dan), and Sensei John Laracuente (2nd Dan).

For more information about True ChampionZ Martial Arts Westchester Krav Maga, visit www.TrueChampionZ.com or www.WestchesterKrav-Maga.com, or call 914-813-8000.

True ChampionZ Martial Arts Westchester Krav Maga is a certified member of the Krav Maga Federation, the Shotokan Karate-Do of the United Nations, and Japan Karate-Do International.

True ChampionZ Martial Arts Westchester Krav Maga to open in New Rochelle this weekend

Lowey Addresses Mail Crisis In USPS Westchester District

In letter sent this week, Congresswoman Nita Lowey urged the deputy postmaster general to use an upcoming White Plains meeting to an-nounce solutions to challenges she has repeatedly brought to attention of the United States Postal Service in recent months.

Lower was joined by lower Hudson Valley elected officials and residents to demand long-term solutions to the systemic issues plaguing the post office branches in Westchester and Rockland counties, including lost checks, missing bills, and undelivered medications.

Joining Lowey were Village of Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity; Greenburgh Town Su-pervisor Paul Feiner; Cynthia Ferguson, an Os-sining resident who has been subjected to breaks in delivery and late and missing mail; and Els van den Bosch, a Port Chester resident who had to pay a replacement fee for her green card that was lost in the mail.

When the Postal Service is not working ef-ficiently, families and businesses can face serious consequences, according to Lowey.

“Unfortunately, that’s the case for too many area residents,” she said. “During the past five months, I’ve received dozens of postal service complaints which indicate a wide range of struc-tural problems. The shortcomings in our local postal service are not merely inconveniences; they are threatening the livelihood and well-being of some of our highest-need constituents. It is un-acceptable that New Yorkers would have to worry about missing a bill, not receiving a payment, or not having access to important documents or medication they need. I am committed to working with the community and the entire Postal Service team to find long-term solutions and rebuild trust in an institution that plays a pivotal role in this nation.”

“Delivery failures directly impact the lives of people in our community,” added Gearity. “It is troubling that even after months of attempts,

the Postal Service our residents rely on is still not fixed. We are grateful to Congresswoman Lowey for her efforts to address this ongoing issue.”

Feiner said he is pleased that Lowey is giv-ing this issue her priority attention.

“The lack of reliable and dependable mail service is a crisis for our residents,” he said. “I have received hundreds of complaints from resi-dents and many of these complaints are very seri-ous. Not receiving medication. Not getting checks they expect, or bills. Mail being sent to the wrong addresses. No mail deliveries for days at a time. We need to find a solution to the problem. I hope the postmaster general of the United States will consider our invitation to visit Westchester, to meet with postal customers and local postal em-ployees. We need results.”

At the press conference, Lowey described the pervasiveness of mail service problems in Rockland and Westchester that affect communi-ties throughout the 17th Congressional District, and highlighted a number of cases her office has received in recent months.

This includes a constituent from White Plains who relies on the mail for her heart medi-cation, who only received her medication when her husband personally waited for the carrier and asked him to check a spot in the delivery vehicle the carrier had overlooked; a constituent from Nyack who had her address changed without her consent, which resulted in a credit card be-ing opened in her name her becoming the victim of identity theft; and a constituent from White Plains who had to fight multiple battles because his nebulizer medication was lost in the mail (he and other seniors in his building consistently face missing mail and poor service).

Lowey will continue to bring cases directly to the Postal Service officials in Washington, be-cause the Westchester District Postal Service does not have an efficient way to work directly with lower Hudson Valley residents, she said.

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#6954 02/09 – 03/16

Notice of formation of Elah Tree, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/19/18. Office: Westchester County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful pur-pose.

#6955 02/16 - 03/23

Notice of formation of Lisa Rooth, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Secre-tary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/17. Office location: Westchester County. Princi-pal office of Lisa Rooth, LLC: 22A Deane Place, Larch-mont, NY 10538. SSNY designated as agent of Lisa Rooth, LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lisa Rooth: 22A Deane Place, Larchmont, NY 10538 upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

#6956 02/16 – 03/23

Notice of Formation of A.J. Contracting of NY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/2018. Office: West-chester County. The street address is: 645 S. Colum-bus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY, 10550. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: A.J. Contracting of NY LLC, 645 S. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful act

#6957 02/23 – 03/30

Notice of formation of No-ah’s Choice Pet Food, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/22/2017. Office location: Westches-ter County. Principal office of Noah’s Choice Pet Food, LLC: 113 Lee Road, Scars-dale, NY 10583. SSNY des-ignated as agent of Noah’s Choice Pet Food, LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Marty Rolnick 113 Lee Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583, upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

#6959 03/02 - 04/06

Notice of formation of Voy-ager Access LLC, a domes-tic Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/11/2018. Of-fice location: Westchester County. Principal office of Voyager Access LLC: 309 Mount Pleasant Ave, #520, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. SSNY designated as agent of Voyager Access LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LegalInc Cor-porate Services Inc., 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1 #086, Buffalo, NY 14221, upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

#6961 03/02 - 04/06

Notice of formation of Olive + Grayce Apothecary, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/16/2018. Of-fice location: Westchester County. Principal office of Olive + Grayce Apothecary, LLC: 34 Belmont Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801 SSNY designated as agent of Olive + Grayce Apoth-ecary, LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to Peter Tiberi 34 Bel-mont Avenue, New Rochelle, NY, 10801 upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Don-nelly Law PLLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: PLLC, 344 Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: practice the profession of Law.

#6958 02/23 – 03/30

Womb Whispers Truth, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/20/ 2017. Of-fice: Westchester COUNTY. County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 804 Bronx River Road #1A Bronxville, New York. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Ozma Advisory LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/29/2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro-cess to: LLC, 193 Stuyves-ant Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

#6952 02/02 – 03-09

Notice of Formation of The Art of Your $trategy LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/2018. Office: West-chester County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 42 Davis Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

#6950 02/02 – 03/09

Notice of Formation of Silver Meadow Consulting LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/26/2018. Office: West-chester County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 36 Drake Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE

The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 13, 2018, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolu-tion may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town of Eastchester, in the County of Westches-ter, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

LINDA LAIRDTown Clerk

BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF EAST-CHESTER, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRU-ARY 13, 2018, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF REAL PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS PURSU-ANT TO TAX CERTIORARI PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, STAT-ING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS $100,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSU-ANCE OF $100,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION.

Object or purpose: t he payment of real property tax refunds pur-suant to tax certiorari proceedings brought pursuant to Article Seven of the Real Prop-erty Tax Law

Amount of obligationsto be issued: not to exceed $100,000Period of probable usefulness: minimum five (5) years - and maximum twen-

ty (20) years, dependent on total amount of tax certiorari claims paid in a single fiscal year

A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Town Clerk at the Town Hall, 40 Mill Road, Eastchester, New York.

Dated: February 13, 2018Eastchester, New York

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winning the junior gold medal in April 2016 at the Gardena Spring Trophy in Italy, and she finished 6th in August 2016 at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event in France.

In 2017, after finishing 5th in the US ju-nior championships, at the recommendation of her new coach, Igor Krokavec, she became interested in competing for Switzerland. Swiss Ice Skating became aware of her interest in the spring of 2017 and Paganini made her se-nior international debut and her first appear-ance for Switzerland at the Slovenia Open in August 2017; winning the gold medal. In late September, she competed at the 2017 CS Ne-belhorn Trophy in Europe, where she obtained

the bronze medal, and a spot for Switzerland at the Olympics.

Alexia became the Swiss National Cham-pion and went on to represent Switzerland in the Olympics in PyeongChang. While her fa-ther is from Switzerland, her mother is from the Netherlands. She trained for 32 hours per week in Hackensack, NJ, for the Olympics

In PyeongChang, Alexia faced off against one in a million performances from Russian skaters, Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva, who won the Gold and Silver medals, with Kaetlyn Osmond from Canada took the bronze.

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The Center at Lake Isle Monday, March 12

9:30 a.m. Line dancing with Theresa10:30 a.m. Council meeting10:30 a.m. Drawing, games and cards 10:30 a.m. Strength and balance with So-nya12 p.m. Open council meeting12:30 p.m. Tai Chi with Angela1 p.m. Bridge/cards/Mahjong/board games

Tuesday, March 13Senior center closed

Wednesday, March 1410:30 a.m. Tap dancing with Paula

10:30 a.m. Drawing, games and cards12:30 p.m. Energizing exercise with Evey1 p.m. Mahjong/Bridge/cards/board games

Thursday, March 15Senior center closed

Friday, March 168:30 a.m. Exercise video9:30 a.m. Muscle toning video11:30 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day celebration

with musical entertainment, and a St. Patrick’s Day visit from Supervisor Colavita

The Center at Lake Isle is located at 660 White Plains Road, Eastchester. For more infor-mation or transportation, call 914-337-0390.

Congressman Eliot Engel, a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Commit-tee, recently announced that the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center Network has been awarded a $1.5 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser-vices.

The funding will continue to support the delivery of comprehensive, affordable primary care services to members of the Mt. Vernon, Yonkers and Greenburgh communities.

“The Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center Network provides quality health services to those who need it most,” said Engel. “With-out the center’s services, many of our neighbors

would not have a place to turn for compassion-ate care. I am pleased these federal funds will continue to support the center’s tremendous work in communities like Mount Vernon, Yon-kers, and Greenburgh.”

“This federal grant will make an impactful difference in the lives of our most vulnerable patients,” said Opal Dunstan, CEO of the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center Network, Yonkers Community Health Center and Green-burgh Health Center. “These funds, along with our recent recognition as a health center quality leader from the Health Resources and Services Administration, reaffirms our value to our pa-tients, families and community.”

By richard A. WhiteFiat Chrysler and BMW just announced

plans to jointly develop self-driving cars. The move puts the automakers in competition with Google, Apple, and other manufacturers that are also working on driverless vehicles. The question is when, not if, this is going to be commonplace.

Self-driving cars might seem to render pub-lic transportation obsolete. But the opposite is true. Autonomous buses have already made their way onto streets. And because Bus Rapid Tran-sit tends to have dedicated lanes, the transition to driverless vehicles should be easier for public transit than for private transport.

The truth is that public buses, subways, trolleys and trains will complement driverless automobiles by serving as our transportation network’s high-capacity trunk lines. Automated chauffeurs may pick us up for the first mile of our journey, or drop us off after the last mile. But public transit will serve as the backbone of that multi-modal transportation system.

Over the past two decades, public transporta-tion ridership has grown by 34 percent. Last year, Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public tran-sit, or 35 million every weekday. Those who use public transit don’t miss driving. Typically citing convenience and cost, six in 10 riders prefer pub-lic transit to other modes of transport.

Americans are giving up their car keys be-cause buses and trains fit seamlessly with the ride-sharing, car-sharing and bike-sharing services that have revolutionized how we get around.

Consider a survey taken last year of com-muters in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. Re-searchers surveyed 4,500 people about their use of public transit, car-shares, bike-shares, and ride-shares. They then identified a subset that regular-ly uses several of these modes of transportation. Nearly six in 10 of these “super-sharers” reported

that more often than not, they travel on a bus or a train.

These variations of ways to get around – public transit among them – are allowing more households to go car-free, or at least car-lite. Rideshare services and public transit are also complementary because people prioritize them at different times. In that seven-city survey of commuters, researchers found that Uber and Lyft are the most popular way to get around between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., when buses and subways are typically closed.

Rideshare services and public transit in some cities are even working in tandem. In Dallas, At-lanta, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, Uber has partnered with local officials to integrate rideshar-ing with real-time bus tracking in one smartphone app. In the future, such partnerships could yield seamless transfers, unified payment methods, dy-namic route maps, and even lower transportation costs.

People now expect to get where they need to go on-demand. Public transportation services can meet that need by offering convenient, reli-able and ubiquitous service, both individually and in partnership with others.

It’s important that they do, because a future with less driving creates healthier, wealthier, more sustainable communities. Taking public transit is 10 times safer than traveling by car. Those who rely on shared transportation are generally more physically active than their car-only counterparts. For most Americans, a car is the second-largest purchase they’ll make; skipping ownership by-passes that expense. Plus, increased reliance on public transit reduces U.S. carbon emissions.

Technology may soon take our places behind the wheel – and increase our reliance on public transportation in the process.

Richard A. White is a senior advisor with the American Public Transportation Association.

A number of programs for adults are sched-uled this month at the Ossining Public Library.

A presentation on women in Islam is sched-uled Wednesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. in the Budarz Theater. In celebration of Women’s History Month, local Islamic speaker and presenter Ola Nosseir will discuss the historical facts of women in Islam. In this presentation, Ola will also cover the rights and high status of women in Islam. All are wel-come to attend. Free.

The next film to be shown in the Ossining Documentary and Discussion Series is “The Em-powerment Project” on Thursday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Budarz Theater. It will be followed by a panel discussion. Free.

For more information on the films and series, visit www.ossiningdocumentaries.org.

On Wednesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Budarz Theater, the Spring Film Series: Resistance in the Streets – Three Visionary Directors will de-

but with “Open City” (1945), directed by Roberto Rossellini (1 hour and 43 minutes). This series is curated and moderated by Bonnie Katz. Free.

On Thursday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in the Budarz Theater, there will be a “First Ladies Co-alition” theater production. This is an interactive performance revolving around the life of Colleen McCracken, an ex-convict and survivor of domes-tic violence who designs a project while in prison inspired by the stories of her favorite first ladies – Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson and Mary Todd Lincoln. Mysteries and secrets are unveiled, hers and theirs. Created and performed by actress Ginger Grace; directed by Austin Pendleton. Free

Brian Conway and Friends will present a fiddle concert Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m. in the Budarz Theater. This world renowned fiddle player will also be accompanied by some of his students and other guests. All are welcome to attend. Free.

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ity caucus, 3 republicans and one conserva-tive legislator Margaret Cunzio. County Board democrats already have a supermajority of 12 seats, and a democrat in the county executives seat, giving the party full control over West-chester county government.

Maisano’s former BOL district, #11 com-prises New Rochelle and Pelham, is the type of moderate leaning district that republicans must hold if they have any interest in maintaining a elective presence in county government, but also a district that democrats think they can win.

Both parties will select their candidates this week for the special election. Republicans will select attorney Jim Freeman as their can-didate, while several democrats are interested in running. Freeman is a former assistant West-chester County Attorney and Board member of New Rochelle Neighborhood Revitalization Corp., with deep roots in New Rochelle.

Democrats will have to pick between at least three candidates when they caucus this

week, including Terri Clements, Tasha Young and former elected officials from Pelham and New Rochelle. Young represents the Indivis-ible Westchester branch of the democratic party, which has helped bring enthusiasm, vol-unteers and the blue wave to county politics.

Democrats in the district are downplaying the race, putting the burden on republicans to hold the seat or else end up in a 13-4 super majority of democrats on the BOL. “If republi-cans can’t win this seat, which was carved out for a moderate republican like Maisano to win, then I think that the blue wave is here to stay,” said one New Rochelle democrat.

With less than 50 days to go before the special election, republicans are publicly con-fident but realize the importance of holding a seat held by Maisano for 20 years, and in the hometown of the Westchester County Republi-can Chairman Doug Colety.

“The GOP needs to hold this seat, to show that we can still win contested elections in Westchester,” said one county republican. “The State Senate race is turning into a diffi-cult one for republicans, so this county board seat is turning into our last place to stand up and hold. It’s our Alamo.”

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climbers of every skill level from beginner through advanced.

Boundless Adventures co-owner Lorrie Funtleyder invites the public to “come and en-joy maneuvering through nature in an environ-ment that fosters confidence, self-esteem, and independence among other positive attributes, all in the name of fun.”

Funtleyder, who has owned other outdoor adventure facilities and has one opening in Massachusetts, and has served over 200,000 climbers and customers to date, explained that Boundless Adventures is similar to a ski resort, “with five different levels of difficulty. No bal-ance or strength is needed for the easier course, its just like walking above the ground. If you choose to the course gets more difficult and re-quires balance and strength.”

The most advanced safety equipment available is used at the park to minimize risk. Participants wear a full-body harness and are locked on to a safety line through an always “on belay” system. Two carabineers are con-nected and do not allow users to fully discon-nect from the safety line until they are firmly

on the ground. This system provides the climb-er with the security of knowing that he or she is always attached to a safety line, while allowing them to independently navigate the course.

Boundless Adventures is an environmen-tally friendly park. “The meßthods used to attach to trees have been developed with lon-gevity and growth in mind,” says Funtleyder. “Our system minimizes impact to the trees and allows for years of unrestricted tree growth.” Funtleyder notes that the park is built and in-spected to the standards set by the Association for Challenge Course Technology.

Walking paths and benches are avail-able throughout the park for guests to enjoy, whether participating in the tree activities or as a spectator from the ground.

All tickets, $54 for youths (7-11) and $59 for adults (ages 12+), are valid for 3 hours of climbing time from time of purchase, unless otherwise specified. Tickets include an addi-tional 30 minutes of initial orientation. Group admission is also available. There is no charge for parking or admission for spectators.

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services and app-based ride-share services deserve a fair and effective system that meets their needs and keeps them safe. What this program offered was just lip-service,” said Latimer.

But what happens next is now the unanswered question. Will Latimer and the County Board of legislators allow ride shares to continue to operate in Westchester? Latim-er and the democratic majority on the county board want to gather input from all relevant stakeholders as well as surrounding suburban communities, with Latimer adding,“Going forward, my Administration will be look-ing into best practices to maintain a healthy market for both TLC and ride-share provid-ers while also working to protect Westchester residents who choose to use either.”

When pressed whether the County Exec-utive’s comments were either an endorsement of Uber or a possible move towards cancel-ling ride sharing in Westchester, Latimer’s communications director Catherine Cioffi of-fered no clarification, emailing “at this point we are exploring all of this. Looking at best practices and what would service the people of the County best.”

Last summer, Westchester County legis-lators and then County Executive Rob Asto-rino came to an agreement with Uber and Lyft which gave drivers the ability to voluntarily submit for an enhanced background check, in exchange for Westchester not opting out of allowing ride shares into the county after New York State approved a plan allowing ride sharing for the entire state.

Several county legislators did not want to allow Uber and Lyft into Westches-ter without more safety precautions for rid-ers; other legislators wanted to support the Taxi and Limousine industry in Westchester by opting out of allowing ride sharing into the county.

Now almost one year later, the real-

ity and ease for some, of going on your phone to get a ride with Uber or Lyft if you chose to do so has normalized, to the point where it is common practice across the country, with younger residents using their Apps for rides and older residents still using a taxi.

One year ago then State Senator George Latimer commented publicly about ride sharing and supported the plan not to opt out and allow Uber and Lyft into Westchester.

“Been thinking about Ridesharing (Uber/Lyft etc) and where we go from here. I asked the question and heard from hundreds of residents some in direct opposition to oth-ers. There was a consistent theme that there should be competition in this field... but some wanted tougher vetting and protections. But it is already in use everywhere else in the nation - NYS is the last place to embrace it. So, what I think are practical, pragmatic responses:

1 - Don’t Opt out. The service is too well used and appreciated by a wide swath of the citizenry. The Sharing Economy is a reality of the times and we have to deal with it.

2 - Meet w Nassau and Suffolk officials. Develop whatever regs you jointly think would improve safety for riders and condi-tions for drivers. Draft legislation for NYS executive and legislative consideration. The combined population - over 4 million people, adjacent to NYC - would command attention and discussion. No changes can happen with-out State approval anyway.

Our newspapers supported Uber and Lyft one year ago, and there has been no in-cident, or change in public climate to change course in Westchester. Unfortunately, what we learned last year is that there is no mid-dle ground in regard to having stricter back-ground checks on Uber-Lyft drivers. Last year there was a choice for Westchester, don’t opt out and have Uber-Lyft for your drivers, or demand more background checks on drivers, which resulted in Uber threatening to turn off their apps for those in Westchester.

Let’s see what the future holds on the BOL and in County government in the weeks to come.

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The Katonah Museum of Art has appoint-ed new board members Craig Culver and Craig Intinarelli, who each come to the board with a unique blend of professional expertise, com-munity-mindedness, and passion for culture consistent with their new roles.

In making the announcement, said, “Trustees are a vital source of support for

the KMA – not only bringing a dedication to the arts and essential stewardship, but a will-ingness to share their professional expertise,” said Board President Deborah Mullin. “Craig Culver and Craig Intinarelli bring invaluable knowledge and experience, the benefits of which are already being reaped by the muse-um.”

A client partner at Facebook, Culver de-velops media strategy for many of the nation’s largest property and insurance companies. Prior to joining Facebook, he held a variety of sales positions at media companies including Forbes Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and Fox Sports Media Group. A graduate of Colgate University, he and his wife, Daria, live in Ka-tonah and are enthusiastic supporters of KMA,

where they visit often with their two children. “I look forward to sharing my family’s

love of the KMA by amplifying the museum’s presence on social media channels,” said Cul-ver. “Not every rural suburb has an art museum in its backyard and we want to be sure that the KMA’s wide range of programming and events is on everyone’s radar.”

Over the course of his career, Intinarelli has collaborated on the design and manage-ment of complex institutional and residential real estate projects in the tristate area and the eastern seaboard. Among his institutional proj-ects are The Louvre Lens, The Morgan Library and the Toledo Museum of Art. His work ex-perience also includes collaborations with in-ternationally-recognized design studios such as Axel Vervoordt, SANAA, and the Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

Currently, Intinarelli is a partner at Kroeger Intinarelli Architects and is a member of the Bedford Village Historic District Commission and the Board of Trustee at the Katonah Village Library. HE lives in Katonah with his wife and two daughters.

This season, swing comes before spring at Lyman Orchards’ Golf Club in Connecticut, where the two world-class, 18-hole courses and the nine-hole Apple Nine course are open for the season. The driving ranges at both the golf club and the golf center will open in the coming weeks.

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Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and State Sen. David Carlucci recently joined with Ray Sanchez, superintendent of the Ossining Union Free School District, and School Board mem-ber Frank Schnecker to advocate for a greater increase in Foundation Aid funding in the 2018-19 state budget than is reflected in the gover-nor’s proposed budget.

Galef and Carlucci call upon their col-leagues in both houses to put additional funds toward Foundation Aid funding, which will provide the greatest benefit to high-need school districts, such as Ossining, to better benefit schools with English language learners, stu-dents from low-income families, and students with disabilities.

While most of the more than 700 school districts in the state have decreased in enroll-ment, Ossining is one of only 18 districts state-wide that not only have an increase in enroll-ment of more than 500 students, but increasing numbers of students in free and reduced-cost lunch programs, with disabilities, and with Eng-lish language learning needs. The costs associ-ated with these programs are only increasing, leading Ossining to need additional Foundation Aid.

Foundation Aid has failed to recognize the enrollment increase of 963 new students (24 percent) in the past 10 years, the 53 percent increase in free and reduced-cost lunch appli-cants, 59 percent increase in students with ex-traordinary needs, and 31 percent decrease in the Combined Wealth Ratio – which measures the community’s ability to share the burden of educating its students, all of which are compo-nent parts of the formula that need to be fully funded.

“It is important to me to make sure that we fund Foundation Aid to the highest extent possi-ble,” said Galef. “There is no better investment than one in the educations of our young people. The Ossining School District has repeatedly been overlooked and undervalued in our formu-la. I am glad to join with my colleagues and the Ossining School District to call upon the entire Assembly and Senate to give the district and its students the money they deserve.”

Carlucci also said the students in Ossining deserve better.

“The Foundation Aid formula meant to help our neediest schools is in turn failing Os-sining,” he said. “I am working with Assembly-woman Galef and the Ossining School District to make sure state lawmakers are aware that growing student enrollment needs to be taken into account.”

“The students of the Ossining Union Free School District deserve significantly more state education funding,”

Assemblyman David Buchwald said the State Legislature and governor should follow the lead of the Assembly from last year in ad-vocating for an increased minimum percent-age of Foundation Aid for school districts like Ossining that have been shortchanged for far too long. “The children and taxpayers of the Ossining schools need Albany to pay attention and deliver results, and having Ossining’s state delegation calling for improvements together is a very important step in that process,” he said.

“Our Board of Education members, ad-ministrators, educators, and community have worked extensively to streamline our budget while maintaining a sound education for our students,” added Superintendent of Schools Ray Sanchez. “As we move forward, the Os-sining School District will be hard pressed to retain the programs needed to meet the needs of all students. However, I ask our state decision makers to consider ways to address schools, like Ossining, that have experienced increased enrollment, yet still remain underfunded based on the formula. Unless we address this funda-mental funding issue, our school district will continue to struggle to maintain the programs it needs to provide a sound basic education for the students in Ossining.”

The “Hold Harmless” provision of state education foundation aid is an important safe-guard for 88 percent of school districts across New York with declining enrollment, explained Frank Schnecker, a member of the Ossining School Board.

“Per-pupil funding inequities due to state formulas that ignore substantial increases in school enrollment and student needs for the past 18 years, harming the very small number of schools statewide like Ossining, must no longer be ignored,” he said.

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ban on assault weapons, a national database of weapons, and other restrictions on a citizen’s ability to purchase a gun is much larger than the national average. This puts another layer of increased difficulty on Republican candi-dates in Westchester to win elections this fall.

In the special election to be held April 24 for State Senate in the 37th District, Demo-cratic candidate Shelley Mayer called out the State Senate Republican majority and her opponent for failing to back common-sense legislation to prevent gun violence. The Sen-ate Republicans blocked an effort last week by Senate Democrats to pass legislation that would institute extreme risk prevention or-ders, improve background checks, allow for comprehensive research to prevent gun vio-lence, and ban bump stocks.

Mayer tried to tie her Republican oppo-nent in the State Senate special election, Julie Killian, to the State Senate Republicans that voted against the recent gun control legisla-tion. “It is reprehensible that the Senate Re-publicans and my opponent are choosing to continue to stand behind Trump and the NRA rather than take a stand to keep our communi-ties safe,” said Mayer. “We continue to hear a lot of talk about preventing gun violence, but what the people demand, and deserve, is real action.”

The Senate Democrats forced four bills onto the Senate floor for a vote, and the Sen-ate Republicans voted against each measure. The bills would have implemented effective background checks, established extreme risk protection orders, and banned bump stocks in New York State. The Senate Democrats also advanced legislation to create a Firearm Violence Research Institute, which is more pressing following the Trump administration and the Republican Congress’ resistance to re-searching gun violence.

“The madness must stop,” said Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. “We need to get serious about gun safety and we need to take real action. Studies have proven that states like New York with stron-ger firearm safety laws have fewer gun-caused deaths. Unfortunately my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have taken their lead from their extremist Washington allies and for years have refused to move any common sense gun laws.”

Mayer added: “We cannot continue to al-low failed leadership in the State Senate which chooses to carry the NRA’s water rather than working to keep guns out of the hands of dan-gerous individuals. I am not afraid to stand up to the corporate gun lobby, and as a state sena-

tor I will continue to do so.” On the federal level, Westchester Con-

gressman Eliot Engel, a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, joined more than 150 Democratic colleagues in in-troducing the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018, which would make it “unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault weapon.”

“As I have said many times before, the Second Amendment wasn’t written with semi-automatic weapons in mind,” he said. “They are weapons of war and no fair-minded person would confuse regulating them with infring-ing on personal freedom. It’s long past time Congress did something to stop this horrific gun violence, and there is no better place to start than getting these weapons of war off our streets.”

The Assault Weapons Ban would prohibit the sale, transfer, production and importation of semi-automatic rifles and handguns with a military-style feature that can accept a de-tachable magazine, semi-automatic rifles and handguns with a fixed magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds, semi-automatic shot-guns with a military-style feature, any ammu-nition-feeding device that can hold more than 10 rounds, and 205 specifically-named and listed firearms.

As the frequency of mass shootings has increased in recent years, assault weapons have become the weapon of choice for these murderers, said Engel. Assault weapons were used in attacks on Marjory Stoneman Doug-las High School in Florida and the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas. Shoot-ers have also used assault weapons to com-mit mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School and a movie theatre in Aurora, Colo.

When an assault weapon or a high-capac-ity magazine is used in a shooting, the num-ber of victims who are killed increases by 63 percent, according to the congressman. There have been almost 8,300 incidents of gun vio-lence so far in 2018. More than 2,200 Ameri-cans have lost their lives, and more than 500 children have been killed or injured.

“I voted for the original assault weapons ban which unfortunately was allowed to lapse under President George W. Bush,” said En-gel. “Now we can’t afford to waste another moment without fixing that mistake. This re-ally shouldn’t be a partisan issue – how many more children have to die before the GOP de-cides to act? Banning assault weapons, uni-versal background checks, limiting magazine capacities… these aren’t outlandish ideas. This stuff is common sense and my colleagues across the aisle need to wake up and realize that. They work for the American people, not the NRA.”

them, NYSEG officials stopped responding to emails and calls and became totally unrespon-sive,” he said. “The people of Westchester who pay NYSEG to provide them with a service have a right to know what NYSEG is doing to restore their power. While worker safety is a priority, NYSEG’s response has been deplor-able. There should be constant communication in a storm – and that did not occur.”

Latimer’s criticism and assessment were right on the money, as this reporter can attest to living in the northern Westchester part of the county. In the hours during and after the storm, there was little or no communication or timeline available as to how long it would take to restore power. Realizing the difficulty of NYSEG’s dilemma, with power lines and trees down all along many northern Westchester roadways, all residents wanted to know was for how long they should bail out of their homes, so they could plan, book a hotel room, or find a friend or fam-ily member to temporarily stay with.

“I spent the past few hours interacting with Con Ed officials and they indicated that there were 81,000 customers out of power around the county, with 16,700 restorations so far,” said Feiner in an email. “In Greenburgh this morn-ing, there were 4,317 outages. A short time ago the number went down to 3,440. High winds made restoration difficult yesterday. There are many trees that are down. Broken poles, etc. Since yesterday’s nor’easter Con Ed has been giving priority to opening up roads (and) ad-dressing low-hanging wires. Con Ed has to clear away downed lines, trees and other debris.

“They have to check for any damage to their system and assign crews and equipment to the area to begin repairs,” he continued. “They have to fix the power lines, transformers, or connections that caused the problem so they can get power back on quickly to critical facili-ties like hospital, customers who depend on life support equipment, schools, water treatment fa-cilities, firehouses. If you live near one of these facilities you might be lucky – because when the power goes on at those locations, chances are better that it will also go on for you. If a tree is blocking access to a road and people can’t get out of their home that will also be given prior-ity.”

On March 3, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano was fed up with what he perceived was a lack of any meaningful response by Con Edison to the almost 5000 Yonkers residents without power. Spano posted on Facebook March 3, “It’s now 12PM. There are 4600 #Yonkers customers without power. No Con Edison repair crews in the The City of Yonkers & No time table for restoration. It’s time to MAKE SOME NOISE & call your provider 1-800-752-6633. #ConEd

#NoPower.” Recent Coyote sightings in Yonkers, and as

far north as Somers, also impacted Westchester last week.

The Westchester County Department of Health cautions residents to steer clear of coy-otes and avoid walking alone in wooded areas, after a coyote recently captured in Yonkers test-ed positive for rabies.

The coyote was shot by a Westchester County public safety officer last week after it lunged at him on the Dunwoodie Golf Course. A second coyote was present at the time of the attack but was not captured. Police had been searching on foot and via helicopter for an ag-gressive coyote following six other coyote at-tacks in Hastings and Yonkers.

“If you see a coyote, don’t approach it,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler. “If it appears aggressive or lethargic, it could have rabies, so contact local police.”

Although the health department cannot be certain that the same coyote was involved in ev-ery incident, based on the timeline and locations of the attacks, it is likely this was the attack-ing coyote. There have been no reported coyote attacks in the area since this coyote was shot. Coyote attacks are relatively rare in Westches-ter.

Everyone who reported their exposure to a coyote over the past several days has begun receiving preventive rabies treatment. If left un-treated, rabies is fatal.

The attacks started Feb. 28 when a coyote bit a woman and killed her Yorkie in Hastings. Another man and a woman in Hastings were at-tacked a short while later. The next morning, a third woman was attacked. Then a mail carrier was bitten as she made her rounds in the Home-field section of Yonkers. A woman fended off a coyote with her bicycle on the South County Trailway near Tuckahoe Road. Just after 3 p.m., a man was bitten on the trailway, north of Yon-kers Avenue in Yonkers.

Unusual behavior may be the first sign of rabies in an animal. A rabid animal may become either abnormally aggressive or unusually tame. It may lose fear of people and become excited and irritable, or appear particularly passive and lethargic. Staggering and frothing at the mouth are sometimes noted.

Any physical contact with a wild or un-familiar animal should be reported to a health care provider. All animal bites or contacts with animals suspected of having rabies must be re-ported to the Westchester County Department of Health at 914-813-5000, at any time day.

Keeping pet rabies vaccinations up to date is also important for protection against rabies. New York State law requires dogs, cats and fer-rets to be vaccinated against rabies and receive regular booster shots.

For more information, go to www.west-chestergov.com/health or call 914-813-5010

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The American Cancer Society recently an-nounced that eight community-led Relay For Life events and two college campus events are planned across Westchester County in 2018. Residents can join together with the American Cancer Society to raise funds and awareness in an effort to free the world from the pain and suf-fering of cancer by participating, volunteering, fundraising or sponsoring Relay For Life.

Volunteers are needed. Residents from each community will help attack cancer from every angle through planning, fundraising, set-up, promotion and marketing, securing sponsors, organizing a cancer survivor reception, planning opening ceremonies, event logistics, security and entertainment.

“Whether you can offer a few hours or can help throughout the spring, the American Cancer Society has a role for you to become involved in this community movement,” said Megan Mc-Grady of ACS.

From May 19 through June 22, eight West-chester communities will be celebrating cancer patients in treatment and beyond, remembering those lost to cancer, and fi ghting back against cancer.

The Relay For Life of Eastchester is sched-uled May 19 and 20 at Lake Isle Country Club (www.relayforlife.org/eastchesternNY).

The Relay For Life of Chappaqua is sched-uled May 19 and 20 at the Robert E. Bell Middle School (www.relayforlife.org/chappaquaNY).

The Relay For Life of The Tarrytowns is scheduled May 19 and 20 at Sleepy Hollow High School (www.relayforlife.org/tarrytownNY).

The Relay For Life of Somers is scheduled June 1 at Somers M.S. (www.relayforlife.org/somersNY).

The Relay For Life of Yorktown is sched-uled June 8 at Jack DeVito Memorial Field (www.relayforlife.org/yorktownNY).

The Relay For Life of Harrison is scheduled

June 9 and 10 at Harrison H.S. (www.relayfor-life.org/harrisonNY).

The Relay For Life of Yonkers is scheduled June 9 at Gorton H.S. (www.relayforlife.org/yon-kersNY).

The Relay For Life of Katonah-Lewisboro is scheduled June 22 and 23 at John Jay H.S. (www.relayforlife.org/katonahlewisboroNY).

Students, staff and alumni from Iona Col-lege and Pace University are invited to join in campus Relay activities at the Relay For Life of Iona College on April 21 and 22 at Hynes Gym, (www.relayforlife.org/ionacollegeny) and Relay For Life of Pace University on April 14 and 15 on the athletic fi elds (www.relayforlife.org/paceuni-versityny).

Founded by Dr. Gordy Klatt in Washing-ton in 1985, the Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest fundraising event to save lives from cancer.

“Uniting communities across the globe, we celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action for lifesaving change,” said Patti Lestrange Mack, communications manager for ACS. “During Re-lay For Life events, members of each team take turns walking around the track or path. Teams participate in fundraising in the months leading up to the event.”

Last year, 2.7 million participants in the U.S. raised more than $279 million at more than 3,500 events to help the American Cancer Society at-tack cancer in dozens of ways, each of them criti-cal to achieving a world without cancer – from developing breakthrough therapies to building supportive communities, from providing em-powering resources to deploying activists to raise awareness. Funds raised support the ACS 24/7 cancer help line and free rides to chemotherapy.

Join or donate to the Relay For Life move-ment in your community by visiting RelayFor-Life.org or calling 800-227-2345.

Relay for Life events in Westchester will return starting May 19

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This year the Yonkers Chamber of Com-merce Women in Business Committee will be celebrating 26 years at the annual Women of Excellence Luncheon on Wednesday, March 21 at the Fairways at Dunwoodie Golf Club, One Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers.

This year’s honorees are: Siobhan O’Sullivan and Patricia Brady, owners of Francey Brady’s Restaurant, for the Entrepre-neurial Award; Ursula McIntyre, executive administrative assistant and director of Mutu-els at Empire City Casino, for the Above and Beyond Award; Donna McGregor, executive vice president and COO at St. John’s Riverside Hospital, for the Business Professional Award; and Donna Davis, freelance photographer and community advocate for her numerous causes, to receive the Thomas J. Caramadre, Jr. Hu-manitarian Award. These recipients have all made important contributions that have en-riched the business and humanitarian life in the City of Yonkers.

The committee once again will welcome back Janine Rose as its mistress of ceremonies. Networking begins at 11 a.m., with the lun-cheon at noon.

In addition to the honorees, three out-standing high schools seniors will also be recognized for their accomplishments with a $1,000 scholarship in memory of Virginia Eyler, a former committee member and good

friend of the Chamber. This year the recipients are Krystelle

Johnville and Annabella Vallone from River-side High School, and Irisneida Villa-Sanchez from Roosevelt High School. These students have achieved academic excellence and dis-play an active role in community service.

The Yonkers Chamber of Commerce thanks Rand Realty for donating one of the $1,000 scholarships.

The Women in Business Committee in-vites all luncheon guests to support a food drive to benefi t the Food Bank for Westchester. The largest service area for the food bank is Yonkers, where more than 20 agencies are re-cipients of food distribution.

Consider bringing any of the follow-ing items to the luncheon: tuna fi sh and other canned meats, low-sugar cereal, peanut butter, whole grain rice and pasta, oats, low-sodium soups and stews, 100 percent fruit juice, and canned fruits and vegetables. Representatives from The Food Bank for Westchester will col-lect all donations, and will be available to pro-vide additional information.

Tickets are $75 and sponsorships are available that include luncheon tickets and advertising in the Chamber newspaper, The Progress. Contact Jeanne Martinelli at 914-963-0332 or jmartinelli@yonkerschamber.com for details.

The multi-talented members, family and friends of Hudson Chorale will present an in-stallation of art accompanied by music Sunday, March 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Church of St. Barnabas, 15 N. Broadway, Irvington.

Join the Friends for wine and hand-crafted hors d’oeuvres and sweets, and view (and po-tentially take home) the oil paintings, watercol-ors, prints, photography, ceramics and illustrated books of members and friends. The event is a fundraiser to support the performances of Hudson Chorale, which each year presents two programs of great music.

Artists, including Mirijana Kocho, Penny Cassar, Diane Churchill, Lea Carmichael, Howell Murray, Julie Kelly, Fia Hill, Christine Blatt and more, will be joined by jazz keyboardist Kinny Landrum and classical guitarist George Attisano and singers for this celebration of beauty and melody.

Tickets are $45 each and tax-deductible. They are available at www.hudsonchorale.org, by calling 1-800-838-3006, or from chorus members.

For additional information about Hudson Chorale, upcoming events, membership, sample music and more, visit the website.

Yonkers Chamber Women Lunch honorees, from left, (back row) Patricia Brady, Donna McGregor, (front row) Siobhan O’Sullivan, Ursula McIntyre and Donna Davis.

Yonkers Chamber Women in Biz Luncheon is March 21

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The Westchester Institute for Human Devel-opment has announced that its dental services pro-gram for people with disabilities has received two awards from the New York State Dental Founda-tion.

WIHD is the recipient of a $5,000 award from the NYSDF’s Give Kids a Smile Award program, which recognizes an organization’s ability to build, expand or enhance education, access and/or capac-ity with respect to oral health care for children. In addition to the award, WIHD also received from NYSDF the donation of a portable hand-held NO-MAD x-ray unit. The donation was made courtesy of NYSDF’s new Equipment Donation Program.

The NOMAD unit, which was provided by Kavo Kerr Group, will be used on WIHD’s Dental Van.

“I have worked with a number of leaders at WIHD and am thrilled that we have been able to help the important work they do in providing den-tal care for people with disabilities,” said Laura Clark Leon, executive director of NYSDF, who presented the awards recently at WHID’s head-quarters in Valhalla.

“We are very grateful to the New York State Dental Foundation for this generous award and equipment donation, which will further enhance our dental program,” said Dr. Susan Fox, presi-dent and CEO of WIHD. “We are thankful for our partnership with the NYSDF and your support of our important work to improve the oral health of

individuals with developmental disabilities in the Hudson Valley.”

WIHD’s dental program provides more than 6,800 dental visits a year to almost 2,300 dental patients at its dental center in Valhalla, which of-fers a complete range of specialized dental services and ongoing care for people with disabilities. Ser-vices are delivered in a state-of-the-art dental suite at WIHD.

The College of New Rochelle women’s basketball team, the Blue Angels, won the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-ence Championship game Feb. 18 at the New Rochelle campus. The team had a 77-65 victory over top-seeded Davis College. This is the sec-ond win for the team, having previously won in 2014.

Hitting a sweltering 69 points in the tour-nament, CNR sophomore Dar’Neisha Brice was named 2018 Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Most Valu-able Player, leading the number two seed Blue Angels to the 2018 Hudson Valley Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship. Brice was also recognized as an HVIAC All-Conference Selection for the 2017-18 Season.

Behind Brice’s performance and 39 points in the championship game, the Blue Angels ral-lied from deficits in both games of the tourna-ment to capture their second league champion-ship and first since 2014.

Brice scored 27 of her game-high 39 points in the second half. The MVP added eight re-bounds and game-highs of six assists and six

steals in the game. Sophomore Melissa Perez helped Brice off the bench with 17 points. Fel-low sophomore Ashley Martin tied Braedyn Mims from the Falcons for a game-high of 12 rebounds in the win. And, senior Caitlin Har-rison received HVIAC All-Conference Team Selection for her third straight season, finishing her senior season off with another strong per-formance, which included seven points and 11 rebounds in the championship game.

“For six months, it has been an absolute pleasure to work with these fine student-ath-letes,” said head women’s basketball coach Gerald Davis. “They gave me everything they could. They never allowed others’ expectations to govern them. Even in those final two games when the moment looked its bleakest, they fought to the final buzzer. They never gave up and that’s the true sign of a champion. Now they get an opportunity to hang a banner that could never be removed. They are now a part of a win-ning culture that we seek to establish year after year. I’m so proud of them.”

For more information about The College of New Rochelle and its athletics programs, call 914-654-5000 or visit www.cnr.edu.

The College of New Rochelle women’s basketball players, from left: senior Chelsea Thomas, senior Caitlin Harrison and junior Aaliyah Fields.

CNR Women’s B-Ball Team Wins Conference Championship

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From left, Dr. Carl Tegtmeier, Board Member of New York State Dental Foundation (NYSDF); Laura Clark Leon, Executive Director of NYSDF and Assistant Executive Director of New York State Dental Association; Dr. Susan Fox, President and CEO of WIHD and Pat Seagriff, Dental

Director of WIHD

WIHD’s Dental Services Program Receives State Award

More than 100 students at Pace Univer-sity gathered February 27 to pack boxes with food and inspiring notes as part of Ellen De-Generes’ Million Acts of Good campaign, aimed at spreading good will. In partnership with General Mills, the campaign donated

pallets of food to be packed by students across the country and donated to charitable organi-zations.

Pace donated more than 250 “Matter Boxes” with food, supplies and personal notes to Food Bank for Westchester for distribution.

Pace University students pack boxes with food for the Food Bank of Westchester

Pace Joins Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘Acts of Good’ Campaign

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