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Cloudy skies gave way to a picture-perfect sunny day for the Larchmont Arts Festival (LAF) at Constitution Park on Sunday, September 16, attend-ed by over 1,000 citizens and featuring a new LAF logo with poster designed by Featured Artist Se (pronounced “shay”) McElroy.

“Today is the 125th anni-versary of the Larchmont Fire Department (LFD),” LFD Chief John Caparelli noted. “We are celebrating by having a Block

Party; it is called Larchmont Day and features Big Trucks, a Dunk Tank, Jumping Castle for the young children, [inflatable/slide] Obstacle Course for older children, Miniature Golf Course for everybody; Smoke Trailer for fire prevention, Police and Fire vehicles, fingerprinting; food, music and Arts Festival in the Park...”

A wide variety of trucks and maintenance vehi-cles were featured, including a Peli-can Street Sweep-er; Department of Public Works (DPW) dump trucks; Fire Res-cue vehicles; am-bulance; Fire En-gines; small GEM electric truck; squad cars and new Police Motor-cycle, manned by Police Officer Scott Schnall.

C o m m e n t -ing on the Smoke

Trailer, LFD Career Firefighter Charlie Boettcher said, “This…was lent to us by the New Ro-chelle Fire Department, to give kids a practical experience as to

what they learned during Fire Safety Days in schools…

“It teaches them to get out and stay out, get low and go…and practice fire drills at home.”

L a r c h m o n t Historical Fire Company (LHFC) fielded a 1922 American LaFrance Engine Pumper; 1910 Brush Fire Chief’s Car and 1891 Chemical Ex-tinguisher. LHFC member Ned Ben-

ton explained that the torches on top of their helmets illumi-nated firefighters marching in parades on dark streets and were not used to fight fires.

At the Arts Festival, McEl-roy displayed a Photography Light Action Painting. A Ma-maroneck High School Class of 2016 graduate and now a soph-omore at Pratt Institute, stated that he moved his camera in the painting “as painter moves a brush, in the abstract expres-sionist style of Jackson Pollock.”

Artist Beth Nadler received the Kenise Barnes Fine Art Julia

Left to right: Jane Nishimura, Co-Chair; Nili Asherie, Chair, Larchmont Committee of the Arts.

B. Fee/Sotheby’s International Art Award ($500); Ari Jacobson and Flu-et Quinn, the Liz Kaprow Memorial Youth Art Award ($250).

Mayor Lor-raine Walsh also conferred the Larchmont Beauti-fication Committee Award to DeCicco and Sons Market, who have a store on Palmer Avenue.Left to right: Larchmont Trustee Peter Fanelli; Mayor

Lorraine Walsh by Village DPW Mack Dump Truck.

LFD Volunteer Firefighter Alex Gerace, 22 shows rear viewof Fire Department 125th Anniversary tee-shirt.

Left to right: Ray Maldonado, President Larchmont Historical Fire Company; Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum

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Save the Sound and Village of Mamaroneck Reach Settlement to Repair Sewer System

Save the Sound, Sound-keeper, Inc., and Atlantic Clam Farms have reached a settlement with Village of Mamaroneck regarding a federal case brought by the groups against West-chester County and 11 mu-nicipalities. This comes less than a month after the environmental organiza-tions reached a similar set-tlement with the Village of Port Chester. The litigation remains pending against the County of Westchester and nine municipalities that dis-charge sewage that reaches Long Island Sound.

The agreement re-quires the Village of Mama-roneck to make repairs to its sewage system to fully comply with the limits of the Westchester County Envi-ronmental Facilities Sewer Act by no later than the end of 2019. The three organiza-tions and the Village have agreed to final terms and will present a Consent Order

to a federal judge for approv-al. The nine municipalities that remain in the lawsuit have agreed to the stipulat-ed orders requiring a study of their sewer systems with-in a certain time frame, but have not yet agreed, unlike the Villages of Mamaroneck and Port Chester, to final-ly repair their systems by a date certain.

“By agreeing to enforce-able requirements to solve their leaking sewage prob-lem once and for all by 2019, the Village of Mamaroneck is joining Port Chester as a lead-er,” said Roger Reynolds, legal director of Save the Sound. “These two villages are taking the necessary steps to pro-tect their citizens’ health and clean up Long Island Sound. The surrounding municipali-ties should follow suit by fix-ing their systems in a timely manner.”

For decades the sewer lines that run under West-chester streets and lawns

have been leaking raw sew-age into local waterways, causing low oxygen, high bacteria levels, and long-term harm to the Sound. The County and munici-palities are aware of this ongoing pollution and have

known since at least 2003 that actions taken to date have been inadequate to solve the problem.

“A lot of Westchester residents don’t realize that poorly maintained sewer pipes are one of the reasons

their beaches are closed after rain, and why they can’t harvest clams or oysters in local bays and harbors,” said Bill Lucey, Save the Sound’s new LI Soundkeeper. “The impacts of this pol-lution are real and personal. The bene-fits of removing raw sewage from the Sound will make life better for every-one.”

The 2015 com-plaint alleged that the County and the 11 municipalities

illegally discharged raw sewage into rivers and Long Island Sound through San-itary Sewer Overflows due to poorly maintained sewage collection systems. The mu-nicipalities that remain in the litigation and that have not committed to fixing their systems by 2019 are

Harrison, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Pelham Manor, Rye, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Town of Mamaroneck, and White Plains.

Save the Sound is seek-ing a comprehensive long-term fix that will: Fix leaking town and county pipes; Fix leaking pipes that run from private homes and business-es into the public sewer sys-tem; Establish enforceable timelines for repairs; Cre-ate a plan for the long term maintenance and operation of the sewage collection sys-tem that will avoid future pollution and costly repairs; and Establish sufficient funding sources to complete the necessary work to elimi-nate overflows and to pay for the future ongoing mainte-nance of the pipes.

A copy of the original 2015 complaint can be found at https://greencitiesblue-w a t e r s . f i l e s .w o r d p r e s s .com/2015/11/amendedcom-plaint.pdf.

Bill Lucey

Sheldrake Environmental Center Welcomes New TeamBY KATY ROMITA AND BONNIE WEINBACH CO-PRESIDENTS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SHELDRAKE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

A new team will be guiding the educational efforts of Shel-drake Environmental Center, 685 Weaver Street, Larchmont, as it continues to be the leader in nature education in lower Westchester County. Jennifer Keefe will be the Executive Di-rector and Jocelyn Kleinman will serve as the Director of Ed-ucation.

The women bring exciting energy to both positions. A Mamaroneck res-ident, Keefe was a Board Mem-ber of Sheldrake Environmental Center and continues to serve on the Village of Mamaroneck Committee for the Environment as well as the Central School PTA Executive Board. She has a Mas-ter’s Degree in Education as well as a JD from Emory Law School. She is a committed educator and nature lover and was one of the founding members of the Cen-tral School garden as well as an architect of their outdoor class-room. She has a background in

school programming and management, volunteer recruitment, administra-tion and fundraising.

A New Rochelle resident, Kleinman has been an educator with Sheldrake for 5 years,

where she has played an integral role in designing curriculum, writing lesson plans, and teaching across a range of ages, from kindergarten to high school. She also has experience develop-

ing and implementing curricu-lum for garden-based programs. Kleinman is an avid runner who has completed several triath-lons. Sheldrake will benefit from her diverse outdoor interests as well as Kleinman’s knowledge of ecology and educational delivery.

As Sheldrake welcomes their new team, they also extend enormous gratitude to Jenny Geer, former Director of Educa-tion and Mary Ellen Kelly, former Executive Director, who have led Sheldrake to connect countless members of the community to nature in beneficial and mean-

ingful ways. After 18

years of ser-vice to Shel-drake, Geer has retired from her role as Director of Education. Concurrent-ly, Mary El-len Kelly is r e t u r n i n g

home to Massachusetts after bringing multiple best prac-tices to Sheldrake during her tenure as Executive Director. Under Kelly’s leadership, Shel-drake expanded programming for schools, scouts, families and community groups. Geer over-saw a robust group of educators and volunteers and dedicated the past 18 years to improving nature education in the schools and community. They both have agreed to stay on as advisors and volunteers, as Sheldrake moves into its next chapter of nature education.

Sheldrake’s mission is to in-spire environmental awareness and action in the community and to preserve and protect local en-vironmental resources. Call (914) 834-1443 for more information.

Jennifer Keefe

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Westchester Commemorates September 11thIn a solemn cer-

emony, Westchester County paid tribute to those who died in the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, includ-ing 111 Westchester residents and 12 for-mer residents. Coun-ty Executive Robert P. Astorino presided over the 16th anniver-sary ceremony that took place at The Ris-ing, the county’s 9/11 memorial. The Hon. Michael Kaplowitz, Chairman, County Board of Legislators also gave remarks.

The Benediction was given by Imam Adam Adamu, Yonkers Islamic Center, Inc., Rabbi David Holtz, Temple Beth Abraham of Tarrytown and the Reverend Melvin E. Wilson, Presiding Elder, Brooklyn-Westchester Dis-trict, A.M.E. Church.

Astorino made special mention of the first respond-ers who have died since the attack due to 9/11 related ill-nesses. “On this day 16 years ago, America was wounded

– stunned with a body blow as great structures that symbol-ized our nation and the fabric of our lives were turned to rubble. Into the horror went our heroes. Without hesita-tion, cops, firefighters and EMT’s rushed to save lives. In doing so, many gave their own,” said Astorino. “Sadly, the dynamism of 9/11 also brings more loss. The bravery did not stop on that day. In the days, weeks, months and years that followed, the mission of sav-ing lives changed to comfort-ing souls; bringing dignity to

those who died and closure to those who loved them. For some, these acts of humanity would prove fatal. To work on the Pile was to be surrounded by ash, fumes, and other silent killers.”

To an estimated 400 fam-ily members and residents that attended the ceremony, Astorino named a number of the fallen first responders who have died in the years after 9/11: New York City Firefighter Luis dePeña of Mount Vernon; New York City Police Officer

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The “MAKER Zone:” Exciting Plans to Revitalize Mamaroneck’s Industrial Area

BY JANET O’CONNELL

On September 19, the Co-chairs of the Mamaroneck In-dustrial Area Committee (IAC), Andrew Spatz and John Verni, appeared at the Larchmont-Ma-maroneck Local Summit to highlight the plans to revitalize the manufacturing district in Mamaroneck. Gregg DeAngelis another committee member also spoke. Spatz and Verni ex-plained that this approximately 70-acre area, bordered by the Metro-North tracks, I-95, Rock-land Avenue and the Sheldrake River, is currently underused and has huge potential for future economic growth.

The project goes by the ac-ronym of Mamaroneck MAKER Zone: Manufacturing, Artisanal Foods and Arts, Krafts & Design Businesses, Environmental Buf-fers, and Recreation.

The IAC envisions a coor-dinated, non-political effort to encourage economic growth and job creation while being environ-mentally sensitive to this flood-prone area and ensuring that ex-isting businesses and residences are not displaced. At present, the

area is zoned for man-ufacturing and not for retail. “You can smelt iron there now under the existing zoning, but you can’t sell a cupcake,” Spatz noted.

The planning is wide-ranging:

• Encourage business develop-ment, including arti-sanal food producers, joining the ones that are already there, along with furniture and custom design businesses and other

light manufacturers, seeking rea-sonably priced space.

• Currently the area is “mostly a parking lot” for car deal-ers and repair companies, but the planners do not want to drive away existing businesses, many of

which are locally owned. “It’s not like the IKEA deal a few years ago in New Rochelle,” Verni said.

• Keep the 17 residences that are there now and build apartments above the new busi-nesses. Spatz noted that “if the ground floor spaces are being used by crafts people for studios and showrooms, there can be af-fordable apartments on the floors above.”

• Improve the environment. The area is currently mostly paved over. New green spaces will make it more attractive, more porous and less prone to flooding.

• Build above the water line. The committee hopes that the Army Corps of Engineers will ful-fill its promise to improve local in-frastructure, but we have to make our own improvements. “Infra-structure is not like wine. It does not improve with age,” Spatz said. Building heights will be limited to

45’, starting above the water line. • Indoor sports facilities:

“Why should our kids have to go to the Chelsea Piers in Stamford to play soccer in the winter?” asked Spatz.

• Bike lanes and greenways through this area connecting Larchmont and Mamaroneck will address traffic issues and make it safer and more conducive to foot traffic for young people.

• STEM projects with our schools to train graduates to work in the new businesses.

• A much hoped-for micro-brewery at Half Time is included in the plans even though Half Time is technically outside the area.

• Perhaps a theater for Sand Box and other performances to make the area more hospitable at night.

• Encourage a much-needed grocery store to build there.

• New businesses will im-prove the tax base.

The project is still in its early stages, and the next steps will in-clude the Village of Mamaroneck amending the zoning laws for the area and preparing an environ-mental impact study to address issues of flooding, noise, land use, traffic and air quality among oth-er things. Eventually the Village will select a consultant and then begin to accept bids for the vari-ous aspects of the redevelopment project.

The Larchmont/Mama-roneck Local Summit is an infor-mal community council that seeks to make life better in the tri-mu-nicipal area. The Summit meets monthly at the Nautilus Diner in Mamaroneck at 7:45 a.m. usually on the third Tuesday of the month. The next breakfast meeting , Oc-tober 17 about the quality of our drinking water.

Left, Andrew Spatz, right John Verni, Co-Chairs of the Mamaroneck Industrial Area Redevelopment Committee

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Engel and Lowey Meet with USPS Deputy Postmaster Stroman to Discuss Postal Issues

In September, Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY16) and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17) met with United States Postal Service Deputy Postmaster General Ron Stroman in Congressman En-gel’s Washington office to discuss the systemic issues plaguing the post office branches in Westches-ter, Rockland, and Bronx Counties. The Congress Members presented Deputy Postmaster Stroman with a list of complaints they had received from constituents, including reports of late or missing deliveries; inconsistent or false information from postal officials; post offices not open during the listed opening hours; and phone calls that are routinely unanswered or ignored throughout the day in the post office.

The Congress Members made clear that this type of service is unacceptable and the response from postal officials has been inadequate. They were told by Mr. Stroman that steps are being taken to improve service and that additional resources have been allocated to the area.

“We have been reassured by Mr. Stroman that he will return in 30 days to assess the progress that has been made. We hope for positive improvement, but our offices will continue to work with constituents to resolve their complaints. The system is broken, and we were very clear with Mr. Stro-man that it needs to be quickly fixed. We remain cautiously optimistic, but will also continue to hold postal officials accountable at the highest level to ensure improved service for our constituents,” Engel and Lowey said.

Congressman Engel (left), Deputy Postmaster Ron Stroman (center) and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (right) discussed the issues plaguing the post offices in Westchester, Rockland and the Bronx.

Senator Schumer Says He Will Fight to Fix Mail Mess in Larchmont

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schum-er recently lambasted the United States Postal Service (USPS) for shoddy service in Larchmont and surrounding communities and demand-ed they immediately release their audit report of Larch-mont’s postal operations in a public meeting, and that they set forth a specific plan to immediately improve the sub-par service. Schumer said residents in Larchmont and surrounding commu-nities have suffered from sporadic mail delivery, leav-ing them without important correspondence like bills, passports and other items.

Schumer said that while the USPS performed their own “top to bottom review” this report has not been shared with the local com-munity -- and it is clear that the problem has not been remediated. Thus, Schum-er says, it is imperative for USPS to immediately and

publicly release all of the findings from their audit, including their recommen-dations for improvement, and a status update indi-cating where they current-ly are on adhering to those recommendations. Pushing further, Schumer demanded the USPS regional office to hold a community meeting with residents to explain the review and to set forth a specific plan on how they will fix the shoddy service

issues and improve service in the area. Schumer said residents deserve answers and that USPS must step up to the plate to address their concerns.

“When Benjamin Franklin created the United States postal system in 1775, he had a simple idea, put a stamp on a letter, put it in a mailbox and the letter would be delivered to the recipient. Somehow the Larchmont Post Office had a different idea. It is simply mail-prac-tice that for over a year res-idents in Larchmont, and now New Rochelle, contin-ue to have shoddy service problems getting their med-ications, bills, passports and other critical items in the mail. That is why I am call-ing on the U.S Post Office to immediately hold a public community meeting with residents within the next 30 days to explain the findings of their recently concluded review.

Senator Charles E. Schumer

On August 29th, a broad coalition of state and local stakeholders, gathered to cel-ebrate the unveiling of new School Speed Zone signs, on the state-owned Boston Post Road in the vicinity of Mama-roneck High School between the Mamaroneck Town Cen-ter and Richbell Road. The 20 miles/hour speed zone has been sought by the community for a number of years and will be in effect on school days be-tween the hours of 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.

New “School Cross-ing Ahead” signs have also been installed on the Boston Post Road in advance of Ma-maroneck High School and Hommocks Middle School to alert motorists of school ac-tivity ahead as they approach the new reduced speed zone area. Working with the NYS DOT, Assemblyman Steve Otis (D-Rye), Senator George Latim-er (D-Rye) and local officials

developed the new plan to ad-dress school pedestrian safety concerns for both schools.

“The key to addressing

long-standing pedestrian safety concerns around Ma-maroneck High School was

Superintendent of Mamaroneck Public Schools Dr. Robert Shaps, Assembly-man Steve Otis, Deputy Town Supervisor Jaine Elkind Eney, Mamaroneck May-or Norman Rosenblum, NYS DOT Assistant Commisioner Thomas McIntyre, Senator George Latimer, BOE President Melany Gray and NYS DOT Regional Director Todd Westhuis.

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Bayside Travel Wins Small Business AwardBayside Travel has won a 2017 Small Business Award

by 914INC., a Westchester Magazine. The agency is honored to have won in the category of General Excellence. Bayside Travel was one of fifteen local noteworthy businesses select-ed from hundreds of nominations. Judging was based on the consistency of their success, impact on the community and customer/client base.

914INC.’s annual Small Business Awards pay tribute to the success of these outstanding businesses and to the busi-nesses that support them.

Bayside Travel along with fellow Small Business Award winners were honored at a cocktail reception on Thursday, September 28 at The Crowne Plaza, White Plains.

This year, Bayside Travel is celebrating 30 outstanding years under Barbara Nichuals’ ownership. The company is headquartered in Bronxville. They specialize in custom-crafted itineraries, from exotic safaris to multi-gen family trips to island escapes. The staff is multi-lingual, and averages over 20 years of ex-perience each in the travel industry.

For more information contact Sally Winston, Bayside Travel, baysidetgmarketing@gmail.com

Wendy Triffon Taylor Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties

Wendy Triffon Taylor has joined the Scarsdale office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeSer-vices Westchester Properties. The announcement was made by Mark Nadler, Director of West-chester Sales.

In a statement Nadler said, “I am excited that Wendy is join-ing our Scarsdale team and look forward to working with her. Her values and stellar reputation are a perfect fit for Berkshire Hatha-

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Accolades Pour in for Former Trustee Komar at Trustees Meeting

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Accolades poured in for former Village of Larchmont Trustee John Komar from Mayor Lorraine Walsh and fel-low Trustees in tribute to his many years of service at their Monday, September 18 Board Meeting.

Spoofed by the Mayor and Board, who wore cutout masks imprinted with Komar’s photo-graph, Komar received a small tote bag gift from Cape Cod from former Mayor Anne H. McAndrews.

Mayor Walsh presented him with a plaque inscribed with a picture of Komar with wife Kathy wearing a German dirndl and lederhosen, plus a gift certificate to Lenny’s Steakhouse.

Then Komar and Larch-mont Police Department Ser-geant Ronald Knudsen drew the winning Skull Patrol raf-fle tickets; Police issued 525 tickets, redeemable for prizes from local merchants to stu-dents wearing bicycle helmets. The tickets were collected for a drawing of three bicycles,

donated by Coldwell Bank-er Residential Brokerage in Larchmont and Miller’s Toy Store, Mamaroneck; and hel-mets from Police Benevolent Association (PBA).

Police Chief John G. Pole-way pointedly reminded resi-dents that that motorists must halt for stopped school buses loading and unloading in both directions; School Zone speed limits drop from 30 to 20 mph.

Fire Chief John Caparelli stated that rescue training is being conducted in homes slat-ed for demolition and with the

hurricane season approach-ing, safety information can be found at website www.coned.com/customercentral.

“Gasoline generators should be used outdoors, at

least 10 feet from a window or door. Never point the exhaust toward a neighbor. Never ap-proach downed power lines which can electrify telephone wires or branches with inad-vertent contact. Do not enter a flooded basement where the water could flood elec-trical outlets, causing severe shocks,” Caparelli stressed.

Next, Trustee Car-ol Casazza Herman re-ported that DeCicco’s Market received the Larchmont Beautifica-tion Award at Larch-mont Day/Arts Festival on Saturday, Septem-ber 16 for their outdoor seating area and Green Wall.

Resolutions in-cluded setting a Public Hearing on Monday, October 16 for proposed Local Law regarding Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions at 7:30 p.m. and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with BFJ Planning for a Compre-hensive Parking Study, pending legal review.

Another Resolution pre-sented a request for a grant from the Westchester County Stormwater Task Force for a Phase I study of the Pinebrook Drainage Area.

Mayor Lorraine Walsh, left, presents plaque to former Trustee John Komar in gratitude for his many years of service.

Mayor Lorraine Walsh, showing Larchmont/Mamaroneck Joint Garbage Commission’s new food reycling bin.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

On October 4 at 7pm, the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Cen-ter's Distinguished Lecture Series presents Dr. David Frey who will discuss Africa, the Armed Forces and Atrocity Prevention in the Village of Mamaroneck Courtroom, 169 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Mamaroneck. For more information, call 696-0738.

On October 12 at 11:30am, the Cancer Support Team will host its 19th Gayle K. Lee Health Aware-ness Luncheon at the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club, 555 South Barry Avenue, Mamaroneck featuring Dr. Wendy S. Harpham discussing Health and Healing. To RSVP, visit cancersupportteam.org or call Julie Meade at 777-2777.

On October 15 at 3pm, Westchester Philharmonic presents Mozart: Sym-phony No. 35 featuring conductor Jaime Laredo and violinist Jinjoo Cho at The Concert Hall, The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase. For tickets, call 251-6200 or visit artscenter.org. For further informa-tion, visit westchesterphil.org

On November 18, ArtsWestches-ter will host a Gala celebrating a Work of Art: The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge with a reception and silent auction starting at 6pm, dinner and live auction at 7:30pm at The Ritz Carlton, Westchester. For reservations, call Ann Fabrizio at 428-4220, ext. 326.

On October 20 at 1:30pm, the Woman’s Club of Larchmont will present a program on country music featuring singer, musician and storyteller, Gayden Wren as Tennessee Walt, who will explore an often overlooked slice of America’s Musical Heritage – Great Women of Country Music. The program is free and open to the public and held at Larchmont Avenue Church, 60 Forest Park Avenue, Larchmont. For further information, contact Siobhan Burrell at 833-1538.

The Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT will host their 36th Annual Outdoor Arts Festival on October 7 and 8 featuring the best artists and craftspeople from around the country from 10am to 5pm. Call 203-869-0376 for details.

UPCOMING EVENTSThe Bullseye Glass Company, 115 Hoyt Avenue, Mamaroneck, presents a new exhibit by Mat-thew Day Perez called Fractured through October 21. Call 835-3794 for details.

Teens, stop by the Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Av-enue, during “Teen Read Week,” October 8 through 14 and vote for the Teen’s Top Ten Titles and be entered to win a free book bag. Call 630-5675 to learn more.

The 2017 Jewish Film Festival presented by Hadassah West-chester will be held at the Scars-dale Library, 54 Olmsted Road as follows: October 17 at 7pm – “To Take a Wife”; October 24 at 7pm – “7 Days”; and November 14 at 7pm – “Gett: the Trial of Viviane Amsa-lem”. For more information, call (914) 937-3151, email: westches-terregion@hadassah.org and vis-it Hadassah.org/Westchester

Sheldrake Environmental Cen-ter, 685 Weaver Street, Larch-mont will hold the following events: October 7 at 1pm – Nature Music Circle; October 14 at 10am – Fall Migration Birding; October 15 at 10am – Nature Journaling; and October 28 at dusk – Creatures of the Night Halloween Walk. Vis-it sheldrakecenter.org to learn more.

Crafts at Purchase, an indoor fine craft show, will be held at the Per-forming Arts Center at Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road

on October 28 from 10am to 6pm and October 29 from 10am to 5pm. For more information, visit www.artrider.com

The Larchmont Public Library, 121 Larchmont Avenue will hold the following: October 11 at 11am – Know the 10 Signs: Early De-tection of Alzheimer’s Disease; October 19 at 7pm – Cannabis Health with Dr. Junella Chin; October 21 from 2 to 4pm – Po-etic Truths with poets Michael Collins, Claudine Nash and Lisa Rhodes-Ryabchich; October 26 at 1pm – Downsizing and Moving: Getting Through the Process. To find out more about these and other programs call 834-2281 and visit larchmontlibrary.org

Painting Classes led by artist Pa-tricia Miner-Sutherland are held at the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Senior Center at the VFW Post, 1288 Boston Post Road, Larch-mont, every Wednesday from 1 to 3pm. All media is taught, begin-ners and advanced painters are welcome. Call 834-8840 for more information.

OCTOBER4At 7:30pm, the Greenburgh Na-ture Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale will host a panel dis-cussion entitled, “Westchester County Candidates Q&A on Envi-ronmental Issues,” in partnership with the Lower Hudson Sierra Group. Visit greenburghnature-center.org for complete details.

5Celebrate two new young adult books and meet the authors, Bet-sy Aldredge, Carrie Dubois-Shaw and Katherine Locke at The Vo-racious Reader, 1997 Palmer Av-enue, Larchmont at 6:30pm. Call 630-4581 for details.

10Ileen Gottesfeld will lead a discus-sion of an inspiring novel, “The Rent Collector,” by Camron Wright in Russell Hall at Larchmont Ave-nue Church, 60 Forest Park Ave-nue, Larchmont starting at 4pm with refreshments at 3:30pm, sponsored by At Home on the Sound. Call 899-3150 for details.

12From 8am to 2pm, the Westches-ter County Association will host its fourth annual Health Tech Conference featuring presen-tations and discussions about the current trends and advance-ments throughout the healthcare industry at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown. For additional information and to register, visit healthtechwca.com, email: jemrick@westchester.org or call 914-948-6444.

14The Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Avenue will host a Cannabis Health Talk with Dr. Junella Chin at 2pm in the Com-munity Room. Dr. Chin is a certi-fied cannabis physician. Call 698-1250 to learn more.

The Mamaroneck United Meth-

odist Church will hold its annual sale from 9am to 4pm at 546 East Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck featuring jewelry, clothing, art and more. Additional informa-tion can be obtained by contact-ing the church office at 698-4343 or email: office@mamaroneck-umc.org

15Registration begins at 8am for the American Cancer Society’s Mak-ing Strides Against Breast Cancer 5-mile walk at Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase. Walk starts at 9:30am. Call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345, email West-chesterNYStrides@cancer.org or visit makingstrideswalk.org/Westchester to sign up.

18From 7:30 to 8:30pm, The Center for Continued Education pres-ents author and activist Lauren Leader-Chivee discussing The Impact of Diversity on the Botton Line at Mamaroneck High School Tiered Classroom. Register at LMCCE.org

At 6:30pm, the Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Av-enue presents Dr. DiGiacomo, a published educator who will dis-cuss how to plan for college, in the Community Room. RSVP to the Teen Librarian, Ellen McTyre at emctyre@wlsmail.org

AJC Westchester/Fairfield pres-ents an Evening with Rabbi David Saperstein at 7:30pm. He will of-

fer a global perspective from the U.S. to Israel, Europe, the Middle East and Asia at Larchmont Tem-ple, 75 Larchmont Avenue. Regis-ter at 948-5585.

21Join Westchester Region of Ha-dassah for an evening Breast Can-cer Funraiser featuring Bingo, Burgers and Booze at Westches-ter Jewish Center, Palmer and Rockland Avenues, Mamaroneck. To RSVP, call 937-3151.

Line up at 12:30pm on the cor-ner of Larchmont and Palmer Avenues, Larchmont for the Rag-amuffin Parade sponsored by the Village of Larchmont. Parade starts at 1pm. For details, visit vil-lageoflarchmont.org

22Join the Village of Mamaroneck Recreation Department and the Mamaroneck Chamber of Com-merce for Spooktacular 2017 at Harbor Island Park from 10:30am to 4pm. Also at 10:30am, Win-dow Decorating, registration at Robert’s, 342 Mamaroneck Avenue (bring your own paints, markers). A Costume Parade will begin at noon at Halstead and Ma-maroneck Avenues. A Haunted House and kids activities will be available from 1 to 4pm at Harbor Island Park. For more informa-tion, call 698-4400.

24Michael J. Reichgott, MD, Ph.D., will describe how the education of physicians – with respect to their

relationship with patients – has evolved since the beginning of the 20th century in Russell Hall at Larchmont Avenue Church, 60 Forest Park Avenue, Larchmont at 4pm with refreshments at 3:30pm, sponsored by At Home on the Sound. Call 899-3150 for details.

26Holocaust & Human Rights Ed-ucation Center will hold their Annual Benefit honoring Paul E. Elliot, CFA and Grace Bennett at Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club, 555 South Barry Ave, Mama-roneck with cocktails at 6pm and dinner and program at 7pm. For more information, call 696-0738 or email benefit@hhrecny.org

NOVEMBER4The Neuberger Museum of Art, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase will host their Benefête honoring Marilyn and Hugh Price and the Romare Bearden Foundation. For tickets, call 251-6100.

16AJC Westchester/Fairfield has announced that from 7:30 to 10am, the Thanksgiving Diversi-ty Breakfast honoring Rev. Doris Dalton; William Darger; and Rev. Kymberly McNair will take place at Manhattanville College, Pur-chase. For additional informa-tion, email: friedman@ajc.org

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John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Brings Peace, Love and Multiple Musical OpportunitiesBY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

The John Lennon Edu-cational Tour Bus stopped by Harbor Park, Mamaroneck on Wednesday, September 13 giving over 100 students from Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye and greater New York Area the opportunity to see state-of the-art video, recording equipment and Yamaha mu-sical instruments. Abundant

slices of pizza from Sal’s Pizza, Mamaroneck were distributed to children in memory of the late Salvador DeRose, Jr., the son of pizzeria owner Salvador DeRose.

“The John Lennon Edu-cational Tour Bus (lennonbus.org) is a non-profit outreach program established twenty years ago with the mission of giving young people a chance to express themselves through music, video and broadcast productions…,” according to its founder, Yoko Ono Lennon, 84.

“By utilizing the on-the-

road John Len-non Educational Tour Bus and its fine studio set-up, thousands of students have written, record-ed and produced original songs and videos—students who otherwise might not have the opportunity to explore these avenues of cre-ativity.

“This is precisely the kind of project that John Lennon would have loved…”

The bus is sectioned off into three separate parts, a video production studio, Cen-tral Machine Room and Green Screen Studio, equipped with special Chroma fabric curtains embedded with thousands of glass beads, enabling pupils to insert animation and graphics into their videos.

Other Lennon touches in-cluded a replica of the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Ice-land, inscribed with the word “imagine” in 24 languages,

Left to right: John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Executive Director Brian Rothschild; Brian Vincik, Vice President/General Manager, Securematics; Barry Casterella, General Foreman of Parks, Village of Mamaroneck.

commissioned by Yoko in 2007 with a beam projected from it visible from outer space, shin-ing during the period of Len-non’s birth, October 9, 1940 to his assassination on December 8, 1980.

“I think that this is a great opportunity for the children to learn music, and maybe those who are not so good at school,” Kathleen Reale, President Ma-maroneck Union Free School District Special Education PTA (SEPTA) stated.

“I thought that it was real-ly cool that there were pianos, guitars and instruments in the bus.

I have never seen any-thing like that before. And I thought it was really cool…they go around the whole world and teach the children how to do music…,” Gina Sage, Rye ex-claimed.

To get the Lennon Tour

Top, son, Mason Hardinson; bottom, father, Caraydo Hardinson, Mamaroneck.

Bus to visit a facility at no charge, e-mail info@lennon-bus.org, click on “Request the Bus.”

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Iris Kalt of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westches-ter Properties Larchmont office has been ranked number three in the state of New York for Gross Commission Income in the 2017 Second Quarter. The announcement was made by Berk-shire Hathaway HomeServices. In addition, Kalt has placed ½ of 1% nationally for sales with Berkshire Hathaway HomeSer-vices Westchester Properties, earning her Chairman’s Circle Diamond designation.

“Iris’ dedication, extensive market knowledge, unprece-dented customer service and constant innovation have made her an outstanding success,” said Mark Nadler, Office Leader of the Larchmont and Scarsdale office. “She is one of the hard-est working Realtors I know and I’m thrilled to see her honored once again.”

With over 30 years of experience in residential and com-mercial real estate sales, Kalt has consistently outperformed Realtors across Westchester and the United States. Iris’ track record of sales and impressive “list to sell” ratio demonstrates that she delivers the highest possible selling prices to her sell-ers regardless of market conditions.

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Mamaroneck Resident Performs in NFL Opener Pregame Show at Gillette Stadium

Oliver Beecham of Ma-maroneck was among the over two hundred Dean College stu-dents to participate in the 2017 NFL pregame celebration held at Gillette Stadium on Thurs-day, September 7, 2017.

Best experience ever; Indescribable; Truly special; Once-in-a-lifetime opportuni-ty - these are just a few words that Dean College students are using to describe their experi-ence.

Over two hundred Dean College students, including Arts and Entertainment Man-agement (AMGT), Business, Dance and Sport Management majors, participated as stunt card group members, banner holders and dance performers as the New England Patriots faced the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL opener.

This is the second op-portunity for Dean College to participate, having previously performed in the NFL pregame celebration in September 2015.

It was unequivocally sweet for those students who performed for their second time.

“This is a once-in-a-life-time experience that I had the opportunity to experience twice,” said AMGT major Pat Budris ‘19. “When we ran out to the field, you could feel the electric in the air. The crowd was roaring; it was incredible.”

Jaclyn O’Keefe ‘18 also participated in the 2015 per-formance and shared the same sentiments. “Never in a million years would I think that I’d be able to participate in the Patri-ots NFL Kickoff not only once,

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Sport Management ma-jor Dean Bennett ‘18 was part of the night’s banner group, holding the 2017 Super Bowl banner with his peers at the 50-yard line. “This was my first experience participating in the event and holding the center banner was amazing. I was standing right next to Gronk (Rob Gronkowski) which made the experience even better.”

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Trendingtastes POP’s Espresso Bar

BY CLAUDIA LUTZKY

An espresso bar that is so much more than just a cof-fee shop, Pop’s is located on Huguenot Street, in New Ro-chelle where Huguenot and Main Street split. They serve coffees and cappuccinos that are top notch. However, they have something else – Fantastic Food. There is usually a crowd on this corner from the Fratelli Pizza shop. Now there are more people spilling out onto the sidewalk. They are the custom-ers from Pops.

Owned by brothers Giovanni & Peter Cucullo, the food business has been in their blood since they were kids. The Fratelli Family operated an Italian Restaurant further up the road, which they recently closed and have run the Fratel-

li Pizza Shop next door for 18 years. Pop’s is lovingly named for their father, the force be-hind the family food business.

The lunch choices are amazing: Gluten-Free Veggie Tacos; A Pork Belly Cubano; Cold Roast Beef on a Bronx Onion Roll; A Chipotle Chick-en Burrito; And an impressive variety of Grilled Cheeses. The salads are also superior. You can tell that the ingredients are perfectly fresh and pre-pared with love. Salad choices include: Baby Kale; Chicken

Avocado; and a luscious Medi-terranean Tuna.

The breads and rolls ar-rive daily from Terra Nova on Arthur Avenue. The most pop-ular breakfast item and most often posted on social media is the Avocado Toast. This is deli-cious and Giovanni is sharing this recipe so you can build one of these tasty treats at home. There are various other break-fast sandwiches are. Pop’s runs the gamut, starting with the standard Egg & Cheese to a Cal-ifornia style Breakfast Burrito. Then the totally unique Braised Pork Belly with Salsa Verde on a Seeded Roll. You will try one and want to go back immediate-ly to try another.

The food is great but the Pastries are unbelievable!. Some are house made (really house made, not dough deliv-ered and heated up on site). They have macarons, chocolate chip cookies, cream puffs and more.

The stand out sweet pastry

is their creation, the “Dannoli”. It starts with a freshly made brioche-like donut called a Ber-liner. Then it is filled with Can-noli cream studded with choc-olate chips and finished with more cannoli cream on top and dusted with Vanilla sugar. They also make it with Strawberries, layers of fresh fruit topped with strawberry syrup (see pho-to left). Their most decadent version is the Nutella “Danno-li” or ”Donnella” layered with Nutella spread, Cannoli Cream and topped with more Cannoli cream, Nutella sauce and Choc-olate chips. They are a treat you will never forget. The original “Dannoli” has won awards. Un-less you are prepared to make home-made donuts, you will have to go the café to enjoy this bite. Worth the trip – I promise.

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How to Make Avocado ToastPickle red onions: Boil 2 cups of water, Dissolve 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon salt in 1/2 cup vinegar in a clear glass or ceramic container and whisk until blended (Giovanni likes Red Wine or Sherry Vinegar. He also uses Rice Wine Vin-egar for a delicious taste but it does not give the red color he prefers.) Thinly slice one red onion and place in sieve, slowly pour the boiling water over the onion slices and let them drain Submerge in the pickling liquid and cool Let sit 1 hours or overnight. They will keep in the refrigerator for about 1 month

Assemble:High quality Multigrain breadToast the breadMash avocado and season with salt and pepper and add a squeeze of limeSpread the Avocado on the ToastAdd a layer of the pickled red onionsAdd small crumbles of Goat cheese (Chevre)A dash of Red Chili Sprinkle with Pumpkin Seeds “Pepitas” Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and a splash of lemon. And Enjoy.

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Stepinac High School Students Help Their Counterparts at Texas School Impacted By Hurricane Harvey

Archbishop Stepinac High School students (l-r) freshman Devlin Hose, senior John Skelton and sophomore Tyler Stewart proudly display some of the many school sup-plies they and their fellow students collected to help a high school classroom in Texas that had been impact-ed by Hurricane Harvey. Known as Adopt a Classroom, the initiative is the result of the all-boys Stepinac adopt-ing a ninth-grade biology classroom at Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas. With the start of the new school year, Stepinac’s students mo-bilized around a campaign to round up and ship school supplies including print-er papers, colored pencils, markers, crayons, backpacks and spiral notebooks to their counterparts in Texas.

The mission of Archbishop Stepinac High School is to offer young men of the Archdiocese of New York a highly competitive academic and extracurricular program that will prepare them for col-lege and leadership roles. The faculty and staff accomplish these objectives by pursuing excellence and creating a supportive, disciplined atmosphere with a strong sense of camaraderie and Christian values that is unique to the Stepinac experience. For more information, visit www.Stepinac.org.

to bring together State DOT officials, School Superinten-dent Bob Shaps, local officials, law enforcement and Mama-roneck’s Safe Routes to School advocates,” said Assembly-man Otis (D-Rye), who was instrumental in assembling the coalition and bringing the concerns of local safety advo-cates to the attention of state transportation officials. “Ev-eryone worked diligently to achieve these much-needed improvements. NYS DOT and Governor Cuomo are playing a leadership role in supporting innovative pedestrian safety measures around the state.”

“With the success of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program that was launched in 2007, pedestrian and bicy-cle activity on the Boston Post Road has increased dramat-ically over the past decade,” observed Senator Latimer (D-Rye). “This has highlighted the need to adopt traffic calm-ing measures on this heavily traveled corridor.”

“Safety is the Depart-ment of Transportation’s top priority and, under Governor Cuomo’s leadership, we have been able to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and mo-torists throughout the Hudson Valley. Designing the school zone adjacent to Mamaroneck High School and enhancing signage there makes it safer for the young adults walking and cycling in the neighborhood, reminding motorists to use

extra caution when traveling through the area,” stated Todd B. Westhuis, NYS DOT Hudson Valley’s Regional Director.

“On behalf of the district, I applaud this collaborative ef-fort by Safe Routes to School, elected officials and the State Department of Transporta-tion to designate this area as a reduced speed zone and help ensure a safe school environ-ment,” said Mamaroneck Pub-lic Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Shaps, who noted that a large percentage of Mama-roneck’s student body and staff travel along this stretch of Bos-ton Post Road before, during and after the school day. “We look forward to notifying our families and staff of this signif-icant change.”

“Since our community was introduced to the Safe Routes to School initiative in 2008, students, parents and teachers have a better under-standing of the physical and social benefits of walking and cycling to school,” noted Safe Routes Program Coordinator Kim Larsen. “The number of students biking and walking to school has doubled in that time, and with hundreds of students on the Boston Post road corridor every school day, we are thrilled to have this speed zone in place.”

In October 2016, Assem-blyman Otis and Senator La-timer convened a meeting with NYS DOT representatives and local stakeholders to explore

several pedestrian safety op-tions that could address the in-creasing safety concerns. After surveying the area, inspecting traffic signals and reviewing accident reports with a small working group, NYS DOT rep-resentatives acknowledged that the increased number of students walking to school and bicycling on the sidewalks posed a significant safety issue.

On May 8, 2017, the Vil-lage of Mamaroneck passed a resolution to support and guide NYS DOT’s safety initia-tives, and NYS DOT agreed to establish a School Speed Zone in front of the Mamaroneck High School. NYS DOT will also permit the Village to in-stall pavement markings iden-tifying the “School Zone” on both approaches to the Mama-roneck High School. “It is our intention to install these pave-ment markings this fall to fur-ther enhance pedestrian safe-ty as motorists approach the new school speed zone, with thanks to Assemblyman Steve Otis and NYS DOT, whose sup-port made this possible,” said Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum.

“We in the Town thank the State for responding to our request to reduce the speed limit in front of Mamaroneck High School to improve safety for all pedestrians and bicy-clists, especially our school students,” stated Mamaroneck Town Supervisor Nancy Selig-son.

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Westchester Jewish Center Welcomes Adam Bender as Teen Engagement Director

Westchester Jewish Center, (WJC) located at Rockland and Palmer Avenues, an egalitarian Conservative syna-gogue in Mamaroneck, recently welcomed Adam Bender to the new position of Teen Engagement Director.

In making the announcement, executive director Da-vid Goldstein said, “We are pleased that Adam has joined the WJC family and will lead our continuing efforts to deep-en the relationship between our young community mem-bers, their peers and the congregation.”

Born and raised in a north suburb of Chicago, Bender grew up involved in USY and the conservative movement. Following high school, he participated in the Nativ College Leadership Program in Israel and graduated from the Uni-versity of Minnesota with a degree in Finance in 2016.

Most recently he was the Engagement Director at Temple of Aaron in St. Paul, MN, where he worked with youth programming and engagement for children aged toddler-young adult.

This past summer, Bender served as group leader for USY on Wheels East. He loves to read, hike, and is a huge Chicago sports fanatic.

Bender will be succeeding Shoshi Rosenbaum, who is enrolling in rabbinical school full time. In her short two year tenure as Teen Engagement Director, Rosenbaum has built a strong program for teens which will continue to grow under Bender’s leadership.

For more information, contact Pat Tinto, communicationdir@wjcenter.org,

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State Senator George Latimer

George Latimer Wins Democratic Primary for County Executive

“I want to thank Ken Jenkins for a hard-fought and princi-pled campaign, and I want to thank all the people who voted today, upholding the best traditions of our democracy. The people of Westchester have spoken and I am humbled to now be the Dem-ocratic, Working Families, Women’s Equality, and Independence Party candidate for County Executive in the November 7th gener-al election,” stated State Senator George Latimer on winning the September 12 Democratic primary.

“We have a tough race ahead of us, but an important race. We will offer an honest vision for our future; where we respect the rights of all Westchester residents, defend our values of inclusion and fairness, protect our environment, and root out waste and corruption.”

Nicholas Finelli of Hawthorne; New York City Police Officer Joseph Heid of Yonkers; New York City Detective Joseph Seabrook of Mount Vernon; New York City Detective First Grade James W. Monahan of Ossining; New York City Po-lice Captain Ronald G. Peifer Sr. of Hartsdale; Peekskill De-tective Charles Wassil Jr. of White Plains; Yonkers Police Lieutenant Roy McLaughlin of Yonkers; Yonkers Police Offi-cer Anthony Maggiore of Cort-landt; and Fairview Firefighter Robert A. Mentrasti of Green-burgh.

Specifically he cited Bat-talion Chief Kevin Byrnes Sr, who after 9/11 spent the next years of his life at the Pile on and around Ground Zero, died from lung disease in 2004. He is listed as the fifth NYFD firefighter – and the first from Westchester – to have died

from illness related to 9/11. Also noted, was Retired Harrison Officer Walter Mallinson, a K-9 Officer who helped at Ground Zero, who died on September 9 after a long battle with 9/11 related cancer.

During the ceremony, County Executive Astorino was joined by Anne Byrnes, the widow of Battalion Chief Kevin Byrnes Sr., to lay a commem-orative wreath on the Beam of Remembrance. Pulled from the ashes of the World Trade Center, the Beam of Remem-brance was dedicated in 2013 as “a lasting reminder of our nation’s sacrifice, courage and strength on that fateful day.”

“Along with their names, we will tell the world that the lives we lost to 9/11 are lives that make us all stronger,” said Astorino. “The human spirit is a giving spirit that cannot be extinguished. That is the en-

during message of 9/11 that we celebrate each year.”

The Hon. Nita Lowey, NYS Congresswoman gave the Pledge of Allegiance. The National Anthem and Amaz-ing Grace was sung by Soraya Karkari, a SUNY Purchase Student and music was played by The SUNY Purchase Brass Ensemble.

The candlelight ceremo-ny followed a Day of Service with volunteer opportunities taking place throughout the County from Saturday, Sep-tember 9 through Monday, September 11. Many volunteer projects, as well as a Blood Drive, took place at the Coun-ty Center in White Plains. The events were organized in partnership with Volunteer New York!, Robison Oil and Empire City Casino with the theme, “Service. Empathy. Unity.”

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Kitchen & Bath Insider© - #203: Who Needs a Kitchen Anyway?

BY PAUL BOOKBINDER, M.I.D.

Here we find ourselves in the 21st century and cars are driving by themselves, re-frigerators are ordering food automatically on the inter-web, and most shocking of all, Millennials have become the largest buyers of new homes! You could have fooled me. (See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZthGh758pYY )

And, as we move inexo-rably into the future, technol-ogy is progressing faster than ever before in the history of mankind. A perfect example of this is Virtual Reality. It has made tremendous advances in just how real the virtual word that is created fools us into thinking it is the actual world. (Read Snow Crash by Neal Ste-phenson, written all the way back in 1992, for a glimpse of the future). My nephew works for Microsoft in the virtual reality department and he let me try out the latest hardware/software. In one program I felt I was at the top of Mount Ever-est and another at the bottom of the ocean, picking up clams. I really thought I was there!

So how does this direct-ly impact our future, or more specifically, mine? The days of the modern kitchen are draw-ing to a close. Ever since Eve, with Adams help, messed up

in the garden, they had to start preparing food for their family by themselves. Hence the need for a functioning kitchen. But picture Adam or Eve putting on their VR (Virtual Reality) headsets and dialing into any restaurant they had a yearning for. Open the virtual menu, tell the avatar (fake [virtual] per-son) waiter what they would like, and pay with a Bitcoin!

A few minutes later a driverless car would pull up to their home with their virtual dinner (probably just some mush) and a robot would ring the doorbell. They would cer-tainly think it was by far the best meal they ever had. Virtu-al Reality 1; Kitchen 0.

Fortunately, its not as bleak as it sounds. Although we’re all aging in place as you read this, we’re not quite there yet (even though I am using Word 2003 on a Virtual Win-dows XP program, residing somewhere inside my Win-dows 10 computer). Fortunate-ly we still need kitchens and we’ll always need bathrooms (I think). Our best bet is to try to slowly adapt to the new tech-nology. Talk to Siri and Alexa which are good ways to begin and you’ll still be able to sit in your kitchen to eat, do home-work, have coffee and read the newspaper (while they still ex-ist).

I figure kitchens as we know them will be around for at least another twenty or thir-ty years, so if you are thinking about remodeling don’t wait until they are obsolete. Re-model now so you can enjoy it for many years to come. And, if you want to get a jump on things, fall is the best time to start planing and getting proj-ects moving.

Hurricanes, nuclear threats and global warming may come and go, but for now nothing makes you feel bet-ter than a new or remodeled kitchen or bathroom. Even if you have to pay the deposit in Bitcoins!

Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., C.R., is president of DreamWork Kitchens, Inc. located in Ma-maroneck, New York. A Master of Design (Pratt Institute), and E.P.A. Certified Remodeler, he serves on the Advisory Panel of Remodeling Magazine. A mem-ber of the National Kitchen & Bath Assoc., he is also a contrib-utor to eZine and Do It Yourself magazine. He can be reached for questions at 914-777-0437 or www.dreamworkkitchens.com.

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HHREC Annual DinnerThe Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center

will honor Paul Elliot and Grace Bennett with gratitude and admiration for their exemplary service at their Annual Dinner on October 26.

Paul Elliot has been a board member for many years and a consistent supporter of the Center’s programs. Paul chairs the Endowment Portfolio Committee where he con-sistently brings his financial expertise to all discussions. His leadership, marked with vision and wisdom, continues to strengthen the Center.

Grace Bennett has been a valued and respected mem-ber of the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center for many years. As the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, Ben-nett brings passion and commitment to Holocaust remem-brance. Her contributions include, but are not limited to,

participation in all aspects of marketing and promo-tion, and she was featured in the L’Dor Vador (From Generation to Generation) project where she and her father’s photos and inter-views were highlighted in the highly acclaimed docu-mentary and photo exhibit.

Ellen Kaidanow will be the keynote speaker.This event will take place at the Mamaroneck Beach

& Yacht Club, 555 South Barry Avenue, Mamaroneck. The dinner will begin at 6 PM with cocktails followed by din-ner and program at 7 PM.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Millie Jasper (914)696-0738 or mjasper@hhrecny.org

Paul Elliot

Grace Bennett with her father and Holocaust survi-vor Jacob Breitstein. Photo credit: Andrew Bordeaux

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Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding partner of Littman Krooks LLP and has been hon-ored as one of the “Best Law-yers” in America for each of the last seven years. He is past President of the National Acad-emy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and past President of the New York Chapter of NAE-LA. Mr. Krooks has also served as chair of the Elder Law Sec-tion of the New York State Bar Association. He has been select-ed as a “New York Super Law-yer” since 2006. Mr. Krooks may be reached at (914-684-2100) or by visiting the firm’s website at www.elderlawnewyork.com.

If You Have a Child with a Disability, Consider a Special Needs TrustBY BERNARD A. KROOKS, CERTIFIED

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If you are the parent of a child with a disability, it is critical that your own estate plan addresses a number of issues that could arise as a result of your child’s disabil-ity. For example: (1) Does your child have the capacity to manage any inheritance you might leave him? (2) What ef-fect, if any, will the receipt of the inheritance have on any government benefits, such as Social Security or medical coverage, the child is receiv-ing or is expected to receive in the future? and (3) Who will replace you? Actually, we know that no one can truly replace a parent; however, we still must have a plan in place to ensure that everything you do for your child continues to get done when you are no longer here. Figuring out this

piece of the puzzle could be the most important thing for you to do!

While the title of this article refers to parents, the same issues exist for others (grandparents, other rela-tives, family friends) who are in position to help protect and assist your child with a dis-ability. Family members, in fact, can be a huge help in this process by providing emotion-al, caregiving and sometimes financial support.

One important step in helping you accomplish your objective of providing the best quality of life for your child in the most financially secure way is the establishment of a trust. While we have often stressed the importance of utilizing trusts in your estate plan, they have particular value when you have a child with a disability. If you leave your property to the trustee

of a trust instead of leaving the property outright to your child with disabilities, the trustee can manage and invest the trust assets for the benefit of your child. If a profession-al trustee is chosen, then the funds will be professionally managed and invested and the trustee will take care of all tax filings and accountings. The trustee should also make sure that all proper expenditures of trust assets are made for the benefit of your child at the appropriate time. Selection of the proper trustee is critical to ensure that your estate plan is carried out the way you en-visioned it. Another benefit of a trust is that, if drafted prop-erly, the assets owned by the trust will not disqualify your child from any government benefits he receives or might receive in the future.

One of the many benefits of trusts is that they can be

specifically tailored to meet the individual needs of your child. Other times, it makes sense to give the trustee broad discretion to do what is best for your child in terms of when and what types of distri-butions may be made. Impor-tantly, the trust must be draft-ed as a “special needs trust.” This will help ensure that your child will have access to government benefits and the trustee will also be able to pay for things that will improve the quality of life of your child that are not provided by the government programs.

Every special needs trust will be different since each child and his situation is dif-ferent. To the extent possible, your child may be engaged in the decision-making, and a good trustee will encourage that. In fact, the trust can even provide that the trustee can make an annual contri-

bution (currently limited to $14,000) to an ABLE account for the beneficiary — giving even more autonomy and di-rect benefit to your child with a disability. ABLE accounts are not subject to income tax and do not adversely affect the beneficiary’s access to govern-ment benefits.

It is critical that you work with an experienced attorney who is knowledge-able in special needs trusts and special needs planning. While there are many law-yers who do this type of work, many of the best-known and most experienced belong to the Special Needs Alliance (www.specialneedsalliance.org), an invitation-only group of lawyers who have met the rigorous requirements in order to become members. They are far from the only choice, but they are often a good place to start.

Helping a Friend or Loved One with an AddictionBY SCOTT SWANEZY

When our friends or loved ones show signs of abusing alcohol or drugs, it is uncom-fortable and difficult to know what to say or do. Drug abuse refers to a addict decision to use alcohol, drugs or prescrip-tion medicine in an unsafe way. Substance abuse can lead to addiction. Addiction means losing control over whether you are going to use the substance, or losing insight into knowing how, or when, to stop. Addic-tion begins with substance abuse. Substances not only interfere with normal brain functioning, but they also have a long-term effect on the brain. At some point, changes happen in the brain that can turn drug abuse into addiction.

Addiction can be phys-ical, psychological, or both. With a physical addiction, a person's body becomes de-pendent on the substance (eg., heroin, benzodiazepin or alco-hol). The body needs more and more of the substance to get the same effect. When a loved stops using the substance, they may develop withdrawal symp-toms. With a psychological ad-diction, a person's mind craves the feeling that the substance gives or feels emotionally aw-ful when they stop using the substance. They can be over-come by the desire to get more of the substance. Research

shows that benzodiazepin is a brain disorder, and it is just as life-threatening or more so than heart disease, diabetes or emphysema. The behavior and social symptoms of addiction can hurt family, friends or co-workers. Yet you may be in the best position to help the ad-diction recognize the need to seek treatment. Most people who are in recovery say they got help because a friend or relative was honest with them about their drinking and other drug abuse.

When considering whether to speak to your friend, you may have some concerns. You may have mixed feelings about getting involved in someone else's life. Re-member, addiction to drugs or alcohol is the leading cause of death. Or, you believe some-one else will say something to the person you believe has a substance problem. It is im-portant not to wait for some-one else to step up. Consider this, you may feel hurt by past actions or behaviors of the per-son with addiction, so it is im-portant to take responsibility for your feelings. It is also im-portant to have an idea about the amount of alcohol or drug abuse. Think through how it is affecting the substance abus-er as well as others. If your friend or loved one has alcohol or drug related problems, they need help.

When a person has psy-chological or emotional crav-ing for a drug, you may see the following symptoms: The abuser sees substances as the solution, not the problem; they take the substance in larger amounts over a longer period of time; they are preoccupied with getting substances; the steal or sell possessions to buy substance; they feel anxious, irritable, depressed; they are withdrawn; they have lost in-terest in school, work, or hob-bies; they socialize with others abusing substances; they have mood swings; they have prob-lems at home or work; they have difficulties with relation-ships; or, they engage in dan-gerous behaviors like driving while high.

When our body becomes dependent on a substance, you may see some of the following symptoms: sleeping prob-lems, the need for more of the substance for the same effect, weight loss or weight gain, or the person has physical with-drawal symptoms when not taking the substance.

When you decide to talk to your friend or loved one, do not talk with them when they are drunk or high. It is bet-ter to meet in a neutral place, but not at a bar or any place else that serves alcohol. Talk about the effect alcohol or drug use has on whatever the person cares about the most.

Your friend or loved one may not be concerned about their situation, but may care deeply for children, family or job, and what the abuse problem may be doing to them.

Remember that you can-not change anyone but your-self. "Fixing" the problem or person does not work. Pay attention to your needs and find solutions to your issues. Sometimes you need to think about appropriate boundaries with the abuser, and stay com-mitted to enforcing the bound-aries. If you experience stress related to the effects of others' substance abuse, look for ways to de-stress: exercise, engage in hobbies, talk to a confidant. More importantly, educate yourself on addiction. A num-ber of government websites offer education: SAMHSA, NCADD OR NIAA. Understand how substances effect the brain and body. Consider pro-fessional help for the addict, such as in-patient treatment, intensive out-patient treat-ment and specialists such as addiction therapists. You may be the one best prepared to help your friend or loved one.

Scott Swanezy is an ad-diction and substance abuse counselor in Westchester County. He can be reached at 914-434-9945 and visit out ofthefog.info for more information.

with Alchemy Properties Inc. she spearheaded over $1.7B in sales in a combined 15 new development properties and was the keystone in Alchemy sales, marketing and pre-development. Taylor held the coveted position as a top new de-velopment producer in New York City real estate, named 4X as one of the Real Deal’s Top Residential Agents and in the NY Times ar-ticle noting her sale of a $17mm property.

Taylor listens carefully to her clients which helps her un-derstand their needs and suc-cessfully guide them through the buying, selling and renting pro-cess. If there is a way to get a deal done she will find it.

On a different note, she en-joys her work very much but also

has another passion, helping the many rescued puppies that need to find loving homes. Taylor and her daughter have fostered many puppies from Pet Rescue and Paws Crossed until they find a home as well as adopting three rescue puppies and her son adopted two rescue German Shepherds.

Taylor has spent most of her life in Manhattan but she and her family moved to Ardsley 12 years ago and she highly recommends the Westchester area to everyone as it is a wonderful place to live. She looks forward to finding the perfect home for her clients.

Contact Wendy Triffon Taylor for your buying and selling needs in Westches-ter County. Call 414-7253 or email WTriffonTaylor@bhhs westchester.com.

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P.E.O. Announces Applications for Scholarships Now Accepted

P.E.O. is an international women’s organization that is dedicated to supporting wom-en’s education through schol-arships, grants, low interest loans and Cottey College, its own four-year women’s col-lege, located in Nevada, Mis-souri. P.E.O. is composed of about 6000 local chapters, 79 of which are in New York State.

This year, Rye Neck High School senior Lisa Bianco won Chapter AJ’s own, merit based

$2000 Jean Bruce Scholarship. This and other scholarships, merit and/or need based, will be available next year as well. Applications for the 2018 awards are being accepted now to November 1, 2017.

For information on all the scholarships, grants, low inter-est loans and Cottey College or on how to donate items for a future P.E.O. tag sale, contact Jan Northrup at 914-834-5757 or go to P.E.O.’s website, http://www.peointernational.org

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Village of Larchmont and Town of Mamaroneck Promote Food Waste Recycling

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What’s Happening at the Larchmont Public LibraryDreaming of Flowers Exhibit on View

Beth Nadler’s latest ex-hibit titled DREAMING OF FLOWERS, opens in the Ores-man Gallery at the Larchmont Public Library on October 3, and will continue to be on view through October 30. Addition-ally, there will be a reception honoring the artist on Satur-day, October 7, from 2:00 to 4:00pm in the Gallery.

Art has always been an essential element in Beth Na-dler’s life. She has been draw-ing and painting for as long as she can remember and always knew that she wanted to be an artist. To pursue her career in art, Beth attended and grad-uated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a BFA in 1984 and continued her education at Parsons School of Design.

She went on to create her own home décor company and

sold decorative storage con-tainers featuring her unique designs to the wholesale trade. Nadler’s products have also been sold in a variety of shops including, Anthropologie, ABC Carper & Home, and Harrod’s of London. Her items have been featured in a variety of publications that include New York Magazine, Country Liv-ing, Vogue, and Hampton’s Magazine, to name but a few.

Since her career in the wholesale industry, Nadler has licensed her artwork onto a va-riety of products such as greet-ing cards, decorative garden flags, notebooks, inspirational books, and other home-décor and stationary items.

“Art has always been a way for me to express myself and to create a world to get lost in”, said the artist. “Color is the driving force in all of my

paintings and creates a mood in each of my pieces no matter what the subject might be. I’m greatly inspired by flowers and lush landscapes and lively col-ors. I feel that we live amongst much sadness and ugliness and being able to add some beauty to our world makes me very happy”.

Nadler is a local artist, residing in New Rochelle. She works from her light-filled, personal studio in Mama-roneck.

Edgar Allan Poe to Visit Library

Frank Connelly, a Refer-ence Librarian at the Larch-mont Public Library, will again channel the spirit of Edgar Al-lan Poe through a very public performance of Poe’s works that is set to include The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of the Red Death, The Tell-Tale

Heart and The Raven on Monday, October 30 at 7:00pm. Never one to shy away from a chal-lenge, Con-nelly will once again don his frock coat and become the conduit for one of the most famous writers of the macabre

the world has ever known. With just a bit of luck, and if Poe’s spirit is in a good mood, Connelly’s mind, body and per-haps even his soul, will be tem-porarily the playground for the long deceased author.

There are many uncanny oddities between Edgar Allan Poe and Frank Connelly that defy logic and understanding yet conspire to create a spec-tacle quite unlike anything else you are likely to see on Hallow-een.

Consider that Poe was born in Boston. Connelly wears Bostonian footwear. Poe wrote what most consider mystery novels and many who know Connelly consider him some-thing of a mystery. During his lifetime, Poe was primarily considered a literary critic. Connelly has frequently been critical. In 1841, Poe launched

the new genre of detective fic-tion with “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” Connelly has never needed the services of a detective. For a short while Poe attended West Point. Re-portedly, Connelly lived West of West Point. Poe was born the same year as Abraham Lincoln. Connelly was not. {It should be noted that the real Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849.}

Dancer Saves Radio City Music Hall

Rosemary Novelli-no-Mearns, Dance Captain of the legendary Radio City Music Hall Ballet Company during the 1970s, tells the amazing story of how she motivated a small group of dedicated colleagues, friends, media, and political allies to join forces, challenge

the Rockefeller establishment and, against all odds, save the Art Deco masterpiece—one of New York City’s iconic tourist attractions.

Meet Rosemary Novelli-no-Mearns on Sunday, October 8, at 4:00pm at the Larchmont

Field by Beth Nadler

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Public Library and hear her read from her book SAVING RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL: A Dancer’s True Story. Refresh-ements will be avail-able at 3:30pm.

A modest but determined young dancer from Glen Rock, New Jersey, Rosemary Novelli-no joined the Radio City Music Hall Bal-let Company in 1966, remaining with the group for twelve years, eventually becoming its Dance Captain and Assis-tant to legendary

choreographer Peter Gennaro. In the mid-1970s, questionable behind-the-scenes changes in management alarmed hun-dreds of employees, but no one was prepared for the official announcement in early 1978 that Radio City Music Hall was slated to close that April and be demolished.

Drawing upon former-ly untapped inner strengths, Mearns refused to let this hap-pen. She became President of “The Showpeople’s Committee to Save Radio City Music Hall” and motivated fellow workers, friends, and thousands of Radio City fans around the world, as well as New York and national media, cultural leaders and pol-iticians to support the cause. As a result of these efforts, the Art Deco palace was declared a national historic landmark, saving not only the building but the jobs and livelihoods of thou-sands of Music Hall employees on stage and behind the scenes. Mearns is now in demand na-tionwide for her authoritative, informative, and highly enter-taining appearances in which she recounts the Radio City Music Hall story.

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44-Tons of Gold Salvaged from Ocean Floor

After explosions from German mines rattled the ship, its hull further battered by huge swells and driving rain, the HMS Laurentic and its haul—44 tons of gold meant to finance the Great War—sank to the ocean floor. Author Jo-

seph Williams tells the absorb-ing tale of how the treasure was retrieved.

Meet Joseph A. Williams on Sunday, October 15, at 4:00pm at the Larchmont Pub-lic Library and hear him read from his book The Sunken Gold: A Story of WW1 Espionage and the Greatest Treasure Salvage in History. Refreshments will be available at 3:30pm.

On January 25, 1917, HMS

Laurentic struck two German mines off the coast of Ireland and sank. The ship was carry-ing 44 tons of gold bullion to the still-neutral United States via Canada in order to finance the war effort for Britain and its allies. Britain desperately needed that sunken treasure, but any salvage had to be secret since the British government dared not alert the Germans to the presence of the gold.

Lieutenant Command-er Guybon Damant was the most qualified officer to head the risky mission. Wild gales battered the wreck into the shape of an accordion, turning the operation into a multiyear struggle of man versus nature. As the war raged on, Damant was called off the salvage to lead a team of covert divers to investigate and search through the contents of recently sunk U-boats for ciphers, mine-field schematics, and other secrets. The information they obtained, once in the hands of British intelligence, proved critical toward Allied efforts to defeat the U-boats and win the war.

But Damant had become obsessed with completing his long-deferred mission. His team struggled for five more years as it became apparent that the work could only be accomplished by muscle, grit, and persistence. Using new-

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ly discovered sources, author Joseph A. Williams provides the first full-length account of the quest for the Laurentic’s gold. More than an incredible story about undersea diving adventure, The Sunken Gold is a story of human persistence, bravery, and patriotism.

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Workshop on How to Write a Book

According to a recent New York Times survey, 81% of people indicated that they would love to write a book. Unfortunately most people never do so - some of them don’t know where to begin, while others find it a foreboding task. Join veteran author and ghost-writer Rich Mintzer, and learn how to get over the hurdles and actually complete a manuscript that can then be published. Writ-ing a book is not easy, but it is also not the daunting task that intimi-dates so many would-be authors.

Join Rich Mintzer on Thurs-day, October 12 at 7pm, at the Larchmont Public Library.

Mintzer has been an author and ghostwriter for over 30 years and has written, ghostwritten, co-written or rewritten (for oth-er writers/) more than 90 books. New American Library, Entrepre-neur Press, Crown, St. Martin’s Press, Adams Media and various other publishing houses have published his work.

Mintzer’s workshop will include discussion on finding a topic near and dear to your heart, carving out time and space in which to write, how to re-search your topic, how to decide between first, second or third person, and creating a chapter outline. Mintzer will also discuss the chapter-by-chapter writing approach, the joy of rewriting, ed-iting and the agony of proofread-ing, how to protect your work, traditional publishing and pro-posals, whether or not there are any advantages to self-publishing, marketing your work, and more.

Clients for Rich Mintzer’s ghostwritten books include; a major Broadway producer (4 books), a former Olympic athlete, an F. Scott Fitzgerald/Great Gats-by historian, a professional golfer and instructor, CEOs of several major companies, financial plan-ners, and even a former mobster.

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