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“Hounds on the Sound” Appeals to Pet Lovers EverywhereBy Stephen E. Lipken

The fifth annual “Hounds on the Sound 2013” was held in Glen Island Park, New Ro-chelle on Sunday, October 6. “This is a fund raising event for the New Rochelle Humane Society (NRHS), Pet Resolve, Larchmont Pet Rescue and a portion going to the Mount Ver-non Animal Shelter,” according to NRHS board member and event co-chair Dianne Heim. “We have about 48 vendors and disc jockey Scott Shannon from WPLJ.”

Besides the objective of rescuing dogs and cats by placing them in good homes, other goals were to rescue dogs in cardiac distress and end illegal dogfighting through awareness, ac-tivism and athletics.

CPR Dave (David A. Cosmo) produced his rubber manikin “Casper,” equivalent to “Resus-ci-Annie,” training pet owners to give mouth to mouth resuscitation to their distressed charges.

Director of the American Heart Associa-tion Certified Training Center, located at 151 East Post Road, White Plains, Cosmo can be reached at 845-224-6355; e-mail, [email protected] or www.CPRdave.com.

David Crino, owner/operator of Fight 4 Them (www.fight4them.org; e-mail [email protected]) said that his program to prevent illegal dog fights has two goals: 1) edu-cation; and 2) providing role models for kids.

“I teach biology at White Plains High School,” Crino noted. “I had a pupil who

trained and bred fighting dogs as his father and grandfather had done before him. It was a fam-ily tradition and very big subculture. I invited him to join the wrestling team. This was in 2008 which sparked the whole thing. We spon-sor martial arts and take our humane education to student summer camps.”

Cats, too, were represented by Cat As-sistance, Ardsley and Penelope’s Pet Stop, “a pawsome pet paradise,” where owner Denise Condos sold Evanger’s Cat Food, “all natural, grain-free and Kosher” (www.penelopespet-stop.com). Saul Weber autographed his award-winning book, A Lesson My Cat Taught Me, do-nating one dollar from every sale to NRHS.

Felix from Cat Assistance playing “peek-a-boo!”

Migdalia Ingenita with Pomeranian “Sunny.”

Mike Jones’ Golden Retriever “Abbie,” a cancer survivor, model and therapy dog, going through Agility Course, “My Dog Can Do That,” run by Port Chester Obedience Training Club.

Sydney Hirsch (left) and Matthew Hirsch with Chocolate Lab mix, “Darcy.” Vesna Cvetkovic with “Serene.”New Rochelle Humane Society Board member/Hounds on the Sound co-chair Dianne Heim with former stray “Chase,” now a therapy dog.

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Sound Shore Supports Paine to PainSound Shore Medical Center (SSMC) was

pleased to be a provide medical support for the sixth annual Paine to Pain Half Marathon Trial Run. Each year SSMC has supported this popular event that starts at the historic Thomas Paine House in New Rochelle and meanders through scenic Leatherstocking Trail, taking participants through four municipalities on their way to completing the 13.1 mile race.

Again this year, a team of Sound Shore Medical Center staff were on hand to address medical issues for not only the runners but also for the supporters. The staff was ready for the minor cuts and scrapes as well as blisters and dehydration at three aid stations. In the event a runner needed aid after the race, another SSMC nursing team waited at the finish line.

At the core of Sound Shore Medical Cen-ter’s mission to provide affordable and acces-sible healthcare is its community outreach. Participation in Paine to Pain is another ex-ample of SSMC taking healthcare out into the community, where individuals work and play. Since SSMC is also involved in a county-wide effort to communicate the health benefits of physical activity; supporting this event as a sponsor again demonstrates Sound Shore Medical Center’s commitment to encouraging healthy lifestyles.

Sound Shore Medical Center Staff were at the ready at the Paine to Pain finish line. (L to R) Registered Nurses Liza Maltese, Cheryl Tug-man, Crisanta Melicio and Angela Gourchane were joined by Caitlin Sanseverino and Joann Schiaroli, RN.

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City Council Passes Significant Consent Agenda

By Stephen E. Lipken

The New Rochelle City Council Regular Legislative Meeting (RLM) was convened on Monday, October 21 to pass a lengthy—and sig-nificant Consent Agenda, including issuance of Tax Exempt Industrial Development Revenue Bonds estimated at $11,375,000 to finance Car-rington Arms, a multi-family, affordable hous-ing building in which all of the tenants either Section 8 rent or Below Market Interest Rate (BMIR) assistance.

Other legislation included regulating the removal of damaged double utility poles, in which a pole from which a plant has been re-moved (cables, terminal, conductors and other fixtures necessary for transmitting electric, tele-phone, cable television or other telecommuni-cations) then used to shore up a broken pole.

“The City shall notify any public utility with a plant on the damaged pole that it must remove its plant within 15 days and 90 days to take away a double pole following installation of a new pole or face a fine up to $250 for each violation; every day the violation continues is deemed a separate violation.”

Council scheduled a public hearing on No-vember 12 to regulate motor vehicle dealerships regarding off street parking and loading space requirements of Chapter 331 Zoning Code.

Approved grants and donations included funding from Department of Homeland Secu-rity of $131,250 to repower Marine II, a 41-foot Coast Guard Utility Boat for Port Security Program with City match of $43,500 totaling $174,750; $3,000 from New Rochelle Bar Asso-ciation to New Rochelle Youth Court Program and payment of $1,000 to NYS Crimestoppers.

Sussman Speaks Before Council; Regulation of Main Street Auto Dealer Corridor Sought

By Stephen E. Lipken

Former New Rochelle Councilwoman and 325th Anniversary Chair Marianne Sussman addressed the Tuesday, October 8 City Coun-cil Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting regarding the Anniversary Celebration, along with City Historian and Anniversary Vice Chair Barbara Davis and Stewart Teichman.

“Our goal was to have affordable and ac-cessible events, thanks to sponsors and donors, not involving taxpayer money,” Sussman re-marked. “This brought our community to-

gether and shows how much people want to celebrate New Rochelle.”

Davis announced that the “Cube” is com-ing to the Library, an innovative recording booth “where people can step in and tell their New Rochelle story.” Also, teens and adult ac-tors recorded “voices of the past,” accessible by cell phone at the Library in mid-November.

Noting the September 8 Street Fair success, Teichman stressed signing up non-New Ro-chelle vendors a year in advance, to get on their calendar; local vendors are charged a fraction of the price for space. Next year’s Street Fair is

projected for Sunday, September 7, 2014.

Commissioner of Public Works Al-exander Tergis men-tioned that he re-ceived complaints from residents regard-ing damaged utility poles, shored up by other poles rather than replacing them.

It was recom-mended allowing Con Edison 90 days to remove the poles, then fine them $250 for each day of non-compliance.

C o u n c i l m a n Albert Tarantino sponsored legislation regulating auto deal-erships on the Main Street Corridor. “We are not trying to hurt the dealers but im-prove the neighborhood’s quality of life.” Issues at stake were exterior lighting impacting on resi-dents, unloading vehicles in middle of the street, service bays facing neighborhoods, vast parking lots and demolishing tax revenue-producing buildings to put in more cars. Dealer employee parking in residential areas was also addressed.

Landscape buffers were suggested to soften

Richard Sosis, President, NY Bar Association and Chair, Zoning Board (left) and John Giacobbe, member, NY Bar Association Board of Directors, who presented $3000 grant to Youth Bureau Youth Court Program

the effect of displayed cars, including a five-year landscape bond, making sure plantings were maintained or improved. During Citizens to be Heard, Sun Haven resident Lorraine Karl scored a motorcycle dealer on Huguenot near Pintard Avenue for having searchlights, wash-ing vehicles outside and using horn “panic” buttons to locate automobiles.

Frances Sternhagen, City’s Children Celebrate “Happy

Birthday, New Rochelle”The city of New Ro-

chelle will be celebrated in song, dance and the spoken word at a special concert, “Happy Birthday New Ro-chelle,” on Sunday, Novem-ber 10th at 3 pm at Colum-bus School (275 Washington Avenue, New Rochelle). The concert, a collaboration between the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, Tutti Bravi Productions, Song-catchers Youth Choir, and Columbus School, will fea-ture New Rochelle school children as well as profes-sionals including actress Frances Sternhagen (narrat-ing a performance of “Peter and the Wolf” with chore-ography by the Erin Pryor Dance Theater) and the Amber Woodwind Quintet. Tickets cost $8 for adults; seniors and NRCA members pay $5; children’s tickets cost $1. Tickets will be sold at the door. For more infor-mation call

This “New Roc Kids” celebration has drawn on the combined and diverse talents of dozens of children who worked with outstanding artist/citizens – including Sr. Beth Dowd, who directs the all-children Songcatchers Choir, pianist Kathy Wiegand, and Columbus School’s principal, Sonia Nunez, and her staff -- to create a unique and creative event marking the city’s 325th anniversary. Among the highlights will be a performance of variations on the “Happy Birthday” theme by the Amber Woodwind Quintet, which will also perform the “New Rochelle Song.”

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New Rochelle Citizens Group Retains Legal Counsel to Stop Proposed Echo Bay Development by Forest City/Ratner

United Citizens for a Better New Ro-chelle (UCBNR), the group which has sponsored the “No Echo Bay” signs that are now displayed throughout the City by over 1,000 residents, has retained legal counsel

and will pursue litigation against the City of New Rochelle if the City Council votes to approve the Echo Bay Development project proposed by the Forest City/Ratner.

Forest City/Ratner has violated the

MOU by amending the proposed develop-ment from 26 acres to slightly more than 8 acres. The downsizing of the project hap-pened without the original MOU being amended and more importantly without additional consideration. Therefore the MOU should be cancelled.

Additionally, the City of New Rochelle has deprived its residents of added revenue by not rebidding the project based on the original 26 acre vision. Certainly, a pri-vate development of 26 acres would proj-ect more revenue than a project done on 8 acres. Therefore the MOU should have been amended or rebid with additional consid-eration. Conversely, if the City Council’s intention is to have an 8 acre project, then it didn’t afford its citizens the opportunity to maximize the site’s potential by rebid-ding the project.

New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, who has delayed a vote on the project un-til the end of his campaign for Westchester County Executive, has stated his intention to move the project forward by the end of

2013.“We continue to maintain its posi-

tion that the City of New Rochelle must rebid the entire project to ensure the best possible deal for New Rochelle taxpay-ers,” said UCBNR spokesperson Howard Stevens.

United Citizens for a Better New Ro-chelle (http://echobayfacts.com) is a non-political/bipartisan group of New Rochelle citizens with various economic, ethnic, and professional backgrounds. We support transparency and fiscal responsibility in government. We support efforts to bring re-sponsible development to our City — proj-ects that do not jeopardize or impair our schools or essential city services. While we recognize the need to provide developers with tax incentives, it must be done in a manner that is consistent with our long-term vision to revitalize our downtown, develop new tax revenues and better our community.

Article submitted by the United Citizens for a Better New Rochelle.

Local Organizations are Newest Groups to Join Nonprofit West-

chesterNonprofit Westchester (NPW), an advo-

cacy organization that represents over 80 non-profits in the county, recently welcomed five new members to its organization: My Sister’s Place; the New York School for the Deaf Foun-dation, Inc.; The LOFT: LGBT Community Ser-vices Center; Groundwork Hudson Valley; and Songcatchers.

NPW provides the nonprofit sector with a single unified voice for the role it plays in the eco-nomic vitality and sustainability of the county. Under a cooperative mission to learn, advocate and col-laborate, the organization focuses on sharing resources, connections, and information to strengthen Westchester in partnership with the for-profit and government sec-tors.

“We are pleased that our or-ganization continues to grow with such diverse nonprofits in our community,” said Joanna Straub, Executive Director of Nonprofit Westchester.

For more than 35 years, My Sister’s Place has worked to end violence in intimate relationships and combat the effects of domestic violence on women and children throughout the county.

Serving students from a 12-county area, encompassing more than 36 school districts, New York School for the Deaf offers a rigor-ous standards-based curriculum. The school in White Plains has a long-established tradition of providing excellence in education for deaf and hard of hearing students.

The LOFT: LGBT Community Services Center in White Plains provides a safe gather-ing place for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender and supportive community of New York’s Lower Hudson Valley. The LOFT facili-tates a wide range of educational, health, social service, and recreational programs, and advo-cates for improved services for our community.

Based in Yonkers, Groundwork Hudson Valley is an environmental justice non-profit that works with communities to improve their physical and social environment. This is done by collaborating on projects, among them: turning dangerous vacant lots into community gardens, planting trees, replacing graffiti with murals, and forming alliances within the com-

munity. Songcatchers was founded in 1994 as a

nonprofit organization dedicated to providing an array of musical programs that were both affordable and accessible to the multi-cultural population within the city of New Rochelle.

As an advocate for its members, NPW stays abreast of pending legislative and budgetary decisions in Westchester and it disseminates information that is critical and timely to its membership. Additionally, the umbrella orga-nization serves as a forum for the nonprofit community to coalesce and take appropriate action as needed, providing a forum for sharing information, best practices, and creating new alliances to meet emerging needs.

For more information, visit www.npwest-chester.org or call 914-332-6679.

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November 2013 Calendar of Events

The Museum of Arts & Culture, 265 Clove Road, New Ro-chelle currently has on exhibit, a multimedia retrospec-tive of NRHS – Purple Pride: New Rochelle High School Through the Years until November 15. Visit dbmac.org or call 576-4657 for additional information.

The OSilas Gallery, 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville is currently showing “The Bronze Age: Rodin & the Methods of a Master” through November 27. Additional events in conjunction with the exhibit can be found at osilasgal-lery.org.

UPCOMINGIntroductory workshops on Medicare “basics” will take place this fall on Nov. 7 and Dec. 12 at the County Office Building, 9 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon. The sessions are presented by the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS), and will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the eighth-floor conference room. All workshops are free, but early registration is suggested because the classes fill up quickly. To sign up, call the DSPS Medicare Information Line at (914) 813-6100, which is open year-round. In addition, par-ticipants can ask questions about enrollment in Part D., which takes place this year from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 for prescription drug plans that take effect Jan. 1, 2014. Free help is also available at the Senior Benefits Information Centers (SBICs) at eight Westchester librar-ies. The SBICs are sponsored by the Westches-ter Library System and the Medicare Rights Center with support from DSPS. For more information about the SBICs, visit www.west-chestergov.com/seniors or call 674-3600. For more information, visit www.medicare.gov or call (800) 633-4227, the federal government’s official Medicare online site and hotline.

The Westchester Italian Cultural Center will offer the following events: Nov. 7, at 6:30pm -- Profes-sor Spedaliere Lecture Series: The Etymology Se-ries: From la Madonna and la Mona Lisa to Nero & the Obscene; Nov. 8, 2013 at 7pm -- Viva Verdi: An Evening with Verdi. Concert & After Show Re-ception Made possible by the collaboration of the Bronxville Women’s Club and taking place at the Bronxville Women’s Club located at 135 Midland Ave, Bronxville, NY 10708. Register in advance and prepay. To register call 771-8700; Nov. 12, at 2pm -- Afternoon Film: Cosí è la Vita Registration is required; Nov. 15, 2013 at 6:30pm -- Wine Lec-ture and Tasting: Wines for the Holidays. Must register in advance. Nov., 22 -- Culinary Class: Chef’s Night. Holiday Feast, Cuisine to Entertain. Hands on class/demo with executive chef Sal Cu-cullo of The 808 Bistro in Scarsdale. Complimen-

tary wine will be served. For details please visit our website wiccny.org. Must register in advance; Nov. 23 at 10:30am -- Renaissance Lecture Series: The Beauty of Raphael. Must register in advance; and Nov. 23 at 2pm -- Culinary for Children: Holiday Cookies. Space is limited, must register and prepay.

Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers will hold the following programs: Nov. 10 from 1pm to 3pm -- Turkey Treasures. Join the 4-H Gang and meet some of the farm’s favorite residents. Nov. 16 from 9am to 5pm -- Shaker Style Double Wall Market Basket Workshop. Join Linda Miller from Westchester Area Basketmakers Guild to make this basket. Information and registration at www.wbga.wetpaint.org. Nov. 24 from 1pm to 3pm -- Holiday Decorations. Join Muscoot’s junior vol-unteers and have fun making your own holiday decorations.

NOVEMBER9From 6:30 to 8pm, the Pelham Art Center 155 Fifth Avenue Pelham presents the Craft-Tastic Opening Reception and All-Age Art Workshop. The event is free and open to the public. For addi-tional information email [email protected]

10At 3pm, The Holocaust & Human Rights Educa-tion Center and the Driscoll Professorship in Jew-ish-Catholic Studies of Iona College will host a distinguished lecture, “The Christian Response to Kristallnacht – November Pogrom” by Katharina von Kellenbach, Professor of Religious Studies at St. Mary’s College. A native of West Germany, her recent book, “The Mark of Cain: Guilt and Denial in the Lives of Nazi Perpetrators” examines the documents of prison chaplains who counseled Nazi Perpetrators in post-war Germany and traces the moral and spiritual effects of guilt. The lec-ture will take place at Iona College, 715 North Avenue, Spellman Hall, New Rochelle. For more information, call 696-0738.

12From noon to 1pm, Littman Krooks will host a free webinar featuring Bernard A. Krooks, Esq. of Littman Krooks LLP and Scott Solkoff Edq. of Solkoff Legal, on “Estate Planning for Snowbirds” an online discussion about the complications for elder law and estate planning when one lives in 2 different states. To register, go to: www.elder-lawnewyork.com/webinars. Email [email protected] with questions.

13At 6:30pm, the New Rochelle Fund for Educa-tional Excellence will hold their Annual Gala at the Fountainhead, 55 Quaker Ridge Road, New Rochelle. Visit nredfund.org to RSVP.

24 Westchester Community College presents their annual President’s Forum called “Intervention…American Dilemma” in the Academic Arts The-atre, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla from 2:30 to 4:30pm. Call 606-6558 for tickets.

DECEMBER7From 7am to 1pm, Huguenot Memorial Church, 901 Pelhamdale Avenue (corner of Boston Post Road and Pelhamdale) will hold their annual Christmas Tree Sale including trees, roping, wreaths & more.

The Sound Shore Chorale presents their 33rd An-nual Concert featuring part 1 of Handel’s Messiah in the Christopher Murphy Auditorum, Iona Col-lege, 45 Mayflower Ave., New Rochelle at 7:30pm. For details, call 512-5957.

14The Westchester County Jingle Bell Run/Walk for the Arthritis Foundation will start at 8:30am at Purchase College. Call 917-566-9714 for more information.

15Chamber musicians of The Symphony of West-chester will perform works by Shubert, Mozart and Schumann on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, 3:00 p.m., at Iona College’s Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium. This is the first chamber concert in the orchestra’s revamped schedule, which calls for three full-orchestra concerts and one chamber performance each season. The pro-gram consists of Schubert’s Quartettsatz in C major, D 703, Mozart’s Piano Quartet, K. 478, in G minor and Schumann’s Piano Quintet, op. 44, in E flat major. New this season is on-line ticketing at the Symphony’s website: www.thesymphonyofwestchester.org. Tickets can still be purchased by phone at 654-4926. More information is available on the website or by e-mailing [email protected]. Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium is at 715 North Ave., New Rochelle.

16At 2pm, two pianists and a vocal quartet will perform a dazzling program of duets and choral pieces on in the New Rochelle Public Library’s Ossie Davis Theater, One Library Plaza. The program includes Liebeslieder Walzer (Love Song Waltzes) as written and originally intend-ed by Johannes Brahms, as well as Long Time Ago, Simple Gifts and Ching-a-Ring by Aaron Copland. Two original compositions by mae-stro Robert Puleo will also be performed: Amer-ica, which is set to the poem by Walt Whitman, and Ode to Freedom, which is scored for four hand piano and voices. For additional informa-tion, call 632-8254.

23The Rye Historical Society and The Friends of Rye Nature Center will co-host a unique pro-gram celebrating the origins of Thanksgiving. “Exploring Native American & Colonial Life” will take place from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Square House Museum, 1 Purchase Street, Rye. To register for this program contact 967-7588.

Assemblyman Steve Otis will be the featured guest at the New Rochelle League of Women Voters’ monthly “Coffee and Conversation” on Friday, November 22, from 9:30 am – 11:00 am, in the meeting room of the New Rochelle Public Library, One Library Plaza. A Question and Answer session will follow Assemblyman Otis’ informal presentation. Com-plimentary coffee and light breakfast fare will be served.

“How to Think Like a Designer” is the topic of a free, illustrated presen-tation that will be held in the Ossie Davis Theater of the New Rochelle Public Library, One Library Plaza on Thursday, November 21, at

7:00 pm. This program is made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library and is presented in conjunction with the New Rochelle Art Association and the New Rochelle Council on the Arts.

Music master Eric Jennings will present the second part of a two-session lecture, “My Favorite Sondheim”, on Sunday, November 24, 2013, from 1:30 – 3:30 pm, in the Ossie Davis Theater of the New Rochelle Public Library, One Library Plaza. The program is made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library. A donation of $2.00 is suggested at the door. For more information call 632-8254.

Taconic Opera invites the public to take part in their unique November production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lam-mermoor. One performance only of the famous Scottish story will be performed at the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains on Sunday, November 24th at 3:00 pm. Tickets to the event can be obtained online at www.taconicopera.org or by calling the toll-free number 855-88-OPERA (855-886-7372).

Westchester Community College, 75 Grass-lands Road, Vallhalla presents, direct from Moscow, The State Capella (Choir) of Russia as it presents Russian Christmas on Saturday, December 7 at 8:00 p.m. in the Academic Arts Theatre. This performance will be conducted by Valeri Polyansky, chief conductor and musical director of The State Capella of Russia. Tickets can either be purchased in advance by mailing with a check or by cash at the Box Office, thirty minutes before the scheduled performance time. For online credit card purchases, visit sunywcc.edu/SmartArts and click on the “Buy Tickets” link. For more information about this performance or the many other exciting cul-tural events, call the Office of Cultural Affairs at 606-6262 or visit sunywcc.edu/SmartArts.


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The Youth Council of the New Rochelle Youth Bureau along with the Office for the Aging, and New Rochelle Parks & Recreation hosted the annual Halloween Bash” on Thursday, October 31st. This special evening was held at the Hugh Doyle Center, drawing toddlers and their families to enjoy pumpkin gathering, face painting, games, costume contest, raffles, crafts, painting, sto-rytelling, and much more.

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Downtown New Rochelle Gets a Winter Farmers Market

The New Rochelle Downtown BID announced that its popular Saturday New Rochelle Downtown Grand Market will continue through the winter on the first Saturday of each month. Beginning Saturday No-vember 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the market will move indoors to the Meet-ing Room adjacent to the Ossie Davis Theater at the New Rochelle Public Library. The Winter Grand Market will feature local farm fruit and produce, organic meats and eggs, baked goods and breads, mozzarella cheese and sandwiches, honeys and maple syrup and other specialty food and artisanal products.

Bo Kemp, Urban Fresh Food Markets, stated: “The popularity of the Grand Market has lead to requests from shoppers and vendors alike to continue it through the win-ter. With the help of the New Rochelle Public Library, the BID will be able to continue the market monthly indoors on the first Saturday of each month. Shoppers should check www.NewRochelleDowntown.com and subscribe to the Grand Market blog at www.NewRochel-leGrandMarket.com for monthly updates on vendors and news about our winter market. Also you can follow us on Face Book.”

The Winter Grand Market will be open the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the New

Rochelle Public Library which is immediately adjacent to Library Green, the outdoor home of the Grand Market. The winter market will be open the following Saturdays: November 2nd, December 7th, January 4th, February 1st, March 1st, April 5th and May 3rd. The Grand Market will again go outdoors weekly starting Saturday, May 31st.

The Winter Grand Market is sponsored by the New Rochelle Downtown Business Im-provement District (NRBID), Monroe College and Green Mountain Energy and is generously being hosted by the New Rochelle Public Li-brary.


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The College of New Rochelle Celebrates the City of New Rochelle With “Ragtime”

Set in a Broadview Avenue house in New Rochelle, The College of New Rochelle’s No-vember presentation of Ragtime, a tapestry of storytelling, is close to home in more ways than one. Founded in 1904, The College of New Rochelle is proud to present “Ragtime” as part of the City of New Rochelle’s 325th anni-versary celebration. Performances by CNR Dra-ma are on November 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 at 8:00 p.m., and November 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 2:00 p.m., at Romita Auditorium on the Main Campus of CNR located at 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY 10805.

Based on the landmark novel by E.L. Doctorow, “Ragtime” tells the story of three families at the start of the American Century, among them a family of well-to-do residents of New Rochelle, a brilliant Harlem pianist and the mother of his child, and an immigrant artist and his daughter. Fusing Doctorow’s fictional characters with historical celebrities Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, Harry Houdini and Booker T. Washington, the show examines the mythology of the American Dream through rising tensions of race, immigration, a burgeon-ing world war, and the future of America’s na-tional identity.

The show Ragtime weaves Doctorow’s story together with Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Arhens’ soaring score, and a book by Terrance McNally. It begins, “In 1902 Father built a house at the crest of the Broadview Avenue hill in New Rochelle, New York, and it seemed for some years thereafter that all the family’s days would be warm and fair.”

“This show couldn’t be more perfect for us in 2013,” says director Laurie Peterson Castal-do. “Along with the city’s celebration, our dramatic society, CNR Drama, was established in 1906, the year in which the play first takes place.” More importantly, she added, “As a col-lege, this is a teaching moment. ‘Ragtime’ re-minds us of how we got to where we are.”

Director Laurie Peterson Castaldo (at right) in rehearsal for “Ragtime” at The College of New Rochelle.

The artistic team includes music director Kurt Kelley, choreographer Juan Borona, scenic designer Raffaele A. Castaldo, costume designer Brooke Cohen and lighting designer Cecilia Durbin. A cast of 36 is drawn from New York City and environs as well as The College of New Rochelle Community, and features Erich Mc-Millan-McCall as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., Hanna Burke as Mother, and David Gautschy as Tateh.

Ticket prices are $25 general admission, $20 for seniors and students. Order tickets through SmartTix at (212) 868-4444 or online at www.SmartTix.com. Additional informa-tion is available through CNR Drama’s website www.cnrdrama.org and on Facebook.

The first Catholic college for women in New York State, The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order. To-day, it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three schools which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult learners), the School of Nursing and the Gradu-ate School. The main campus of the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of New York City. The College maintains five other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu.

Day of the Dead CelebratedThe New Rochelle Public Library’s

seventh annual Day of the Dead Ex-hibit, featuring a 10’ high “Tree of Life” and ofrenda (altar), over-sized papier mâché figures, and other traditional symbols, attracted record numbers of visitors to the New Rochelle Public Li-brary over the past weekend. “We are so pleased with the feedback from the New Rochelle community,” said Maria (Lopita) Torres, one of the Calaveras y Diablitos artists who created the exhib-it. “The response to this year’s exhibit has been phenomenal.” On the eve-ning of Saturday, November 2, nearly 400 visitors to the exhibit also enjoyed a performance by the Mazarte Dance Group and Mariachi Flor de Toache, a five-piece mariachi group, as well as tra-ditional Mexican refreshments.

The Saturday evening program was one in the series, “BID Family Days Go Global for the 325th Anniversary!” An initiative of the New Rochelle Down-town BID (Business Improvement Dis-trict), the “BID Family Day” program is a partnership with the New Rochelle Public Library, the City School District and PTA Council, and the Department of Parks & Recreation.

Tenor Luciano Lamonarca Receives Proclamation

Acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca was honored with a Proclamation for artistic merit on Thursday, October 24, 2013, by the Hon. Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller. It fol-lows a previous one issued on October 7, 2013, by the Westchester County Executive, Hon. Robert Astorino.

The ceremony was held at the St. John University (Manhattan Campus) to officially salute the Italian Cultural & Heritage Month in New York, considering that the year 2013 was also proclaimed by the Italian Government “Year of the Italian Culture in the United States of America”.

About 150 guests attended the event, including officials, well known artists and important members of the Italian American com-munity. Besides Hon. Thomas DiNapoli, who was the sponsor and host of the evening, welcoming remarks were made by three very spe-cial guests, such as Hon. Natalia Quintavalle, Italian Consul General of New York; Hon. Donna Lupardo, Assemblywoman and President of the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators and Prof. Joseph Sciame, Vice President for Community Relations of the St. John University and President/Chair of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee in NY.

In the Proclamation read by Hon. Thomas DiNapoli, where mentioned some of the biggest achieve-ments of Tenor Luciano Lamonarca, as well as his most important concerts up to this date, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Tenor Lamonarca sang the Hymn God Bless America and ended the evening per-forming the aria Nessun Dorma, from the opera Turandot of Giacomo Puccini, that earned with thunderous applause and standing ovations from the audience.

Tenor Lamonarca dedicated his proclamation to his mother Anna (died of cancer in 2005), his wife Val-entina, to his family and to all those friends who have supported him so much on his way towards fulfilling his “American Dream”.

Hon. Thomas DiNapoli (left) and Luciano Lamonarca


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Outdoor Murals Unveiled at New Rochelle Public LibraryOn October 18, the façade of the New Ro-

chelle Public Library was with public art – the latest site to benefit from ArtsWestchester’s public art initiative. “Enlightenment,” which is a triptych mural by local artist Dale Zheutlin. Each of the three panels is an impressive 15’ X 15’ and resembles abstract stained glass win-dows, with colors that represent the elements that exist in the Cosmos: sky, earth and fire.

“This project exemplifies how art enlivens the streetscape, which is the purpose of Arts-Westchester’s public art initiative,” says CEO Janet Langsam. “We strive to bring artists, or-ganizations and government together to create more interesting and lively public spaces that enhance a city’s aesthetic and livability.”

“The New Rochelle Public Library has a long and proud tradition of promoting the arts,” said Tom Geoffino, New Rochelle Public Library Director. “We are delighted that this outdoor installation expands our commitment

to making great art accessible to the entire community, and to fostering a stronger sense of place.”

“Dale’s striking banners inside the library have been a source of joy and inspiration to our patrons and staff,” said Haina-Just Michael, President of the New Rochelle Public Library Board of Trustees. “Her wonderful companion murals gracing the exterior of the library will bring even greater delight and allure. We are grateful to ArtsWestchester and the library’s fund-raising organizations for making this tre-mendous project a reality.”

Dale Zheutlin, a local artist, is Chairman of the Visual Art Department at Mamaroneck High School, where she has taught for 20 years. The well-traveled printmaker, sculptor, installa-tion artist and photographer states that when she is not traveling, her passion for reading and knowledge leads her to her books. “Just as my travels expose me to diverse beliefs, values, peo-

ple, and attitudes,” she says, so do my books. The library gives a community a sense of his-tory, a place to exchange ideas, is a gathering place for seekers of knowledge and is a window of the world.”

This public art installation was made pos-sible with the support of the New York State Legislature through State Senator Jeff Klein, and additional funds from Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library and the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation. Councilman Ivar Hyden was an advisor on the project.

Left to right: State Senator George Latimer, ArtsWest-chester CEO Janet Langsam, Artist Dale Zheutlin, State Assemblyman Steven Otis, Library Board President Haina Just-Michael, Library Director Tom Geofino, Councilman Ivar Hyden

Waterfront Gateway Design Competition Enters Final Phase

The innovative design competition to re-imag-ine New Rochelle’s Echo Bay waterfront area has en-tered its final phase with the selection of four semi-finalists. The architectural designs will be on display on the first floor at City Hall through November 15th during business hours.

Launched this past June in partnership with The Architect’s Newspaper, the three-part Water-front Gateway Design Competition focuses on the development of a 2.92 acre plot overlooking Long Island Sound’s Echo Bay, currently home to a former naval armory. In all, 28 transformative design sub-missions were received for Phase I, which were then reviewed and analyzed through blind process by a distinguished panel comprised of industry profes-sionals, local residents, and a representative of the veteran community. Phase II narrowed the submis-sions to twelve proposals. With the selection of four semi-finalists, the final phase of the competition has begun. The semi-finalists are as follows: Archi-Tech-tonics; CDR Studio; Hariri & Hariri Architects and SHoP Architects.

The proposals were reviewed and judged ac-cording to six basic principles:

1. Encourage redevelopment of this unique property and highlight its distinctive waterfront features and the structural elements of its significant buildings; 2. Activate a currently underutilized site for the benefit of the public’s enjoyment; 3. Comple-ment and enhance the ongoing revitalization of the New Rochelle shoreline; 4. Honor the site’s heritage; 5. Exhibit architectural excellence; and 6. Provide de-velopment feasibility.

Detailed information about the competition can be found at www.newrochellecompetition.archpaper.com. The winner will be announced in December.


Alvin & Friends Debuts New Lunch Menu

A hot Cuban Sandwich ($7) of sliced pork and ham, served with French fries, a crispy Catfish Po’boy ($8) with country pickle remou-lade, and a Crab Cake Club sandwich ($10) topped with bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado and served with French fries – these are just a few of the mouthwatering additions to Alvin & Friends’ lunch menu, making its debut this week. The restaurant serves lunch from 11:30 am to 3 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. The new lunch menu also includes popular favor-ites like Curry Crab Chowder ($5 cup, $7 bowl), a pulled pork sandwich with fries ($7), a lunch-sized portion of the restaurant’s signature Fried Chicken served with greens and mac & cheese, and salads that can be topped with grilled jerk chicken or shrimp.

Alvin & Friends offers contemporary cui-sine with Southern and Caribbean influences in an elegant and sophisticated space: The res-taurant has been Zagat rated 26 for food, 26 for décor and 26 for service, and was named again by Westchester Magazine as one of the “Best of Westchester” for 2013.

Adding to the overall dining experience, Alvin & Friends continues to offer live music on Friday and Saturday nights, along with a

late-night bar menu served till midnight. And Alvin & Friends hosts a Gospel Brunch every Sunday from 11:30 am to 3 pm with uplifting music and a delicious brunch menu featuring specialties like Bananas Foster French Toast with Malibu Coconut Caramel Sauce and Fried Catfish Strips and Grits with Creole Sauce. (Call 654-6549 to reserve.) Alvin & Friends also hosts corporate events and private parties in the rear dining room, which seats up to 80 and can be arranged for meetings, dinners, holiday parties, bridal showers and more. For more information on holiday parties and private events contact Gwen or Theresa at 914-654-6549.

Located across Memorial Highway from the New Rochelle Public Library, Alvin & Friends offers plenty of parking in the mu-nicipal lot adjacent to the library as well as the covered parking lot next to the Avalon apartments. Alvin & Friends is open Tuesdays through Sundays for Lunch from 11:30 am to 3 pm (Brunch on Sundays) and Dinner from 4:30 to 10 pm, with a late night menu avail-able on Fridays and Saturdays till midnight. Call (914) 654-6549 for reservations. And visit the restaurant online at www.alvinandfriend-srestaurant.com.

Signature Fried Chicken served with greens and mac & cheese

New Rochelle’s Down to Earth Farmers Market: Something for Everyone at Your Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and New Rochelle’s Down to Earth Farm-ers Market offers a delicious selection of local foods for your table. The market is held on Fridays, on North Avenue at Huguenot Park, in front of New Rochelle High School. There you’ll find Dagele Brothers Produce and Alex’s Tomato Farm with their tents full of fresh greens, kale, broccoli, onions, squash, pumpkins, apples - and much more! This market also features rich, creamy yogurt by Sohha Savory Yogurt, as well as a wide array of Mediterranean specialities by Eden Fresh, including hummus, baba ghanoush, and other delicacies.

The holidays are a time for gathering friends and families from far and wide, and often this includes a wide range of dietary needs and preferences. For exam-ple, do you have someone coming to din-ner who is gluten-free? It’s easy to keep your gluten-free guests full and happy with products from Meredith’s Bread. In fact, it’s likely that right now, the crew at Meredith’s Bread is baking for the farm-ers market. Led by husband and wife, Bob and Lynn Allen, and their daughter Amanda, they get started in the hours before dawn, and by mid-morning, the bakery is lined with racks full of breads, pies, cookies, and more, all cooling from the ovens.

The Allens have created this daily morn-ing ritual through years of experience. In 1972, they got started as a simple farm stand. Soon after, they tried out baking, and it became the new love that stuck. Encouraged by positive responses to their baked goods, the Allens real-ized that they had something special. In 1987, when a local woman decided to sell her estab-

lished, home-based bakery label name, the Al-lens bought it along with some baking equip-ment. Today their early farm stand days are reflected in their products: they bake with sea-sonal fruits and vegetables all year long. They also provide jams with seasonal fruits, too.

Yet, years into their business, the Allens rose to a brand new challenge that Lynn says has been “like starting a whole new bakery”. With totally separate space, ovens, equipment, and ingredients, their bakery now makes an ex-tensive line of gluten-free products. Lynn and Amanda spearhead the bakery’s commitment to gluten-free, as they understand its impor-

Gluten-free pumpkin bread by Meredith’s Bread, cooling before heading to New Rochelle’s Down to Earth Farmers Market

tance -- Lynn was diag-nosed with Celiac Dis-ease in 2011, followed by Amanda in 2012.

“I had the symp-toms for years, in-cluding things like aches, joint swelling, and rashes. When I got diagnosed, it all fell into place. I went gluten-free and now it’s manageable. So, when customers call with questions about our gluten-free process, I’m happy to answer everything. I under-stand what people are going through,” Lynn explains.

The key to gluten-free baking is to replace

the protein mix of gluten. From there, the cre-ativity begins. “It takes many gluten-free in-gredients to recreate the structure of gluten,” Lynn says, “And everyone here is passionate about finding the right mix. We create our reci-pes from ingredients like tapioca starch, potato starch, rice flour, and teff flour, a flour with a lot of body that’s made from a whole grain.”

As they find new ways to mix gluten-free ingredients, their latest product line is develop-ing and expanding. Customers can recognize the gluten-free products by their tan labels. New labels are being printed all the time, and already they name some of people’s favorite items: Gluten-Free Rustic Farmhouse Bread, Gluten-Free Cinnamon Swirl Bread, and Glu-ten-Free Black & White Cookies – just to name a few!

New Rochelle’s Down to Earth Farmers Market is open on Fridays, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm, through November 22nd. Thank you for supporting local farmers and food entrepre-neurs.

A Gift of ArtMamaroneck Artists Guild’s Annual

Holiday Show and Boutique

Celebrate the holiday season with “A Gift of Art”, Mamaroneck Artists Guild’s An-nual Holiday Show and Boutique. Opening on Thursday, November 21, 2013 and continuing through Tuesday, December 24, 2013, afford-able gifts for everyone on your list can be found at this annual event.

Original, one-of-a-kind fine art in a vari-ety of media, handmade jewelry, ceramics and wearable art are just some of the treasures you’ll find.

A Preview Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2013 will take place where visitors can mingle with the artisans and receive a 10% reduction on all

merchandise purchased during the reception. Can’t make the Preview? Come celebrate with some seasonal cheer at a Holiday Reception on Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 5-7 p.m.

The Gallery, located at 126 Larchmont Av-enue in Larchmont, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. during No-vember (closed Thanksgiving Day) and open seven days a week from noon to 5:00 p.m. beginning December 1 through December 24, 2013.

The Gallery will be closed December 25, 2013 through January 1 and will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2014. Admission to the Gallery is free.


The Mitzvah Market - Celebrate! Party Show-case, a 22 year old event planning company will hold its annual Westches-ter Expo at the Westches-ter Marriott, Tarrytown, NY, 12-4pm. Families who are planning Bar Bat Mitzvahs, Weddings or Sweet 16s can meet ap-proximately 75 exhibi-tors. At these showcases, families will be introduced to the newest, hottest and most unique ideas to help make their events special. At the Westchester Show-case there will be creative cakes, the newest photo booths, a sword eating strongman, invitations for all budgets, magic acts and many more great ideas. In one afternoon, attendees can discover new forms of entertainment for their guests, sample food, meet DJs, MCs, photographers and have fun.

Sheri Lapidus, Vice President Davler Media Group’s Mitzvah Market Division explains, “Our Party Showcases have been planners’ favorites because they allow you to meet face to face with a large variety of exhibitors and learn about their newest concepts. Many people come back for every event they plan because they want to discover fresh ideas. It is a very efficient use of time to meet many potential vendors.”

The Westchester Celebrate! Party Showcase is Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 12-4 at the Westchester Marriott. Sign-up in advance for this free event at www.celebrateshowcase.com

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New DWI Laws Take EffectGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo announced

that individuals who drive drunk with a con-ditional license will now face a felony, which is the same penalty for those who drive drunk with a revoked license. In the past, driving drunk with a conditional license was only a traffic infraction.

“Tough new laws are going into effect to keep drunk drivers off our roads,” Governor Cuomo said. “Strengthening Le-andra’s Law and increas-ing penalties will continue the State’s efforts to keep dangerous and irrespon-sible drivers from getting behind the wheel and put-ting themselves and others at risk. Drinking and driv-ing have no place in New York, and we will make sure those who break the law will be properly penal-ized for it.”

Conditional licenses are issued to drivers who lose their license for drunk driving but have enrolled in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program run by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A condi-tional license may be used only for driving to and from essential destinations such as work, school, and medical appointments.

Also taking effect are several provisions that strengthen Leandra’s Law, specifically those that deal with the required installation of an ignition interlock device on vehicles owned, or operated, by a person convicted of misde-meanor or felony driving while intoxicated or other alcohol-related offenses. Ignition inter-

lock devices prevent a driver under the influ-ence of alcohol from operating a motor vehicle.

Leandra’s Law, which took effect in De-cember 2009, is named after 11-year-old Le-andra Rosado, who was killed in a crash while riding in a car driven by a drunken driver. In addition to the ignition interlock requirement,

the law also made it a fel-ony to drive drunk with a child under the age of 16 in a vehicle. Since the law took effect to October 22, 2013, more than 3,300 in-dividuals across New York State have been arrested under Leandra’s Law.

The new provisions that take effect today:• Limit the circum-stances in which a court can waive the installation of an interlock device to only when a person under oath attests that he or she is not the owner of a mo-tor vehicle and will not operate any vehicle during the period of the interlock restriction. Lying under oath would be considered perjury. As of June 2013,

more than 14,000 drivers had ig-nition interlock devices installed

in their vehicles.• Clarify that youthful offenders are subject

to the same ignition interlock requirements that are applicable to adults.

• Authorize the imposition of ignition inter-lock devices prior to sentencing as a preven-tive measure.

• Increase theminimum requirement for in-stallation of an ignition interlock device from six months to one year.

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Disinheritance of Adult Child with Disabilities Leads to LawsuitSuppose you have two children. Your

daughter is very capable, mature, and responsi-ble. Your son has a developmental disability, or a drinking problem, or just problems handling money. What should you do with any inheri-tance you leave to your son? Put it in a trust? Make your daughter trustee?

Again and again clients tell us that they don’t want to do that. It seems like a lot of fuss, and probably the son whose inheritance goes into a trust will feel injured, like maybe his par-ents have said they don’t trust him, or don’t value him. Can’t you just leave everything to your daughter, and tell her to be sure to take care of her brother? Won’t that work? No.

That’s essentially what Bill Smith (not his real name) decided to do. By all reports Bill was very strong-willed and domineering. He had a living trust, written in 2002, which divided most of his estate equally between his two daughters. He named his daughters as succes-sor co-trustees.

Bill’s older daughter, Diane, was blind, diabetic and receiving Social Security Disabil-ity benefits. His younger daughter, Jackie, was a successful business woman. In 2009, Bill decid-ed to change his trust’s terms. He called a meet-ing with Jackie and his long-time girlfriend (Di-

ane was not included); he arranged for a notary to be present. He told the three of them that he had changed his mind, and that he was go-ing to disinherit Diane. He told Jackie that it would be her duty to see that Diane was “taken care of” with the inheritance she was to receive. Then he had the notary prepare amendments to his trust removing Diane as a beneficiary. When Bill died, Diane was surprised to learn that she had been left out of his estate plan.

Nonetheless, she turned to her sister to continue the pattern Bill had set of helping out so that she could live on her Social Security and disability insurance payments. Jackie declined to continue his pattern of gifts; she insisted that her father had left her his estate (of ap-proximately $4 million) to “do with as I will.”

Diane ended up suing her sister, arguing that Jackie had promised to take care of her, and it would take about $2 million over her lifetime to do that. She also claimed that Jackie had taken advantage of both their father (a vul-nerable adult) and Diane (a dependent adult).

The jury in Diane’s case found that Jackie had broken her promise, and had taken ad-vantage of Diane. The jury awarded actual damages of $1.4 million, plus punitive dam-ages of $260,000 and attorney’s fees of another

Priceless PeruAre you interested in visiting a diverse

land that offers the desert, the ocean, the coastline, capital cities and valleys? I have a suggestion. Visit Peru and you will have it all in one destination.

Peru is a country slightly larger than twice the size of Texas. Peru is located in the west central part of South America. It is bordered by Ecuador and Colombia to the north; Chile to the south and Brazil to the east. Geographically, there are three major regions: the coast, highlands dominated by the Andes Mountains and the jungle or Ama-zon Forest. There are, however, 84 biodiver-sity zones.

I flew into Lima, Peru’s capital city, and my great adventure began. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish, Lima has a rich colonial past. The historic center, a UNESCO world heritage city, has some of the finest exam-ples of colonial architecture. The Cathedral, the Convent of San Francisco and the elabo-rate wood carved balconies speak of the rich Spanish heritage. The Larco Herrera Mu-seum is a showcase for the Pre-Columbian history of Peru and, definitely, worth a visit. The suburbs of Lima have become the chic, bustling neighborhoods of Lima. Many of Lima’s best hotels, shopping centers and restaurants are located in the seaside suburb of Miraflores. There is an exciting vibe ev-erywhere. The restaurants are packed with young affluent professionals on the move.

About two hours south along the coast, the geography changes to a vast desert. The land becomes arid and barren. Yet, there are amazing surprises. At Nasca, there are glyphs of animals and plants drawn by the ancient Peruvians. They are only visible from the air even though the ancients had no means of flight. Today, they remain an enigma. Off the coast are the Ballestas Islands—lovingly called “the poor man’s Galapagos”. This is a wild life refuge that is the habitat of sea lions, Humboldt Penguins and migratory birds that feed on the vast supply of ancho-vies. For the adventurous, you can explore the dunes in an SUV; view the sun set on the vast desert and end the day with dinner in a tent under the stars—Remarkable!

Cusco, another UNESCO city, is the next stop and, perhaps, the most familiar Peruvian city. 90% of all the tourists to Peru visit Cusco. Located at 10,500 feet above sea level, high in the Andes Mountains, Cusco stands as the center of the Inca universe. Today, Inca descendants live among the an-cient ruins, farm on Inca terraces and cel-ebrate the festivities of their ancestors. In Cusco, visitors can explore Inca buildings bearing large polished dry stone walls that fit perfectly together without mortar and sleep in exquisite modern hotels that use Inca foundations. It is a magical city and jumping off point for a visit to the Sacred Valley and Machu Piccu.

The Sacred Valley is 8,800 feet above sea level. The valley is fed by the Urubamba River and a lush setting for agriculture. The

traditional Inca farming on the mountain is by agricultural terraces that descend like vast steps down the mountains. Peru overall has over 3,500 varieties of potatoes and nu-merous varieties of corn. Organic farming is increasingly popular. Consequently, restau-rants and cooking classes prosper.

Machu Piccu is the iconic image of Peru. Located at 6,685 feet above sea level, it is reached by a train from the Sacred Val-ley followed by a bus ride along switch backs cut into the mountain. The path is dramatic but the sight of the Inca city is awesome and takes one’s breath away. The magical citadel arises out of the midst of a group of green covered mountains surrounded by the mighty Urubamba River. Not only is it a beautiful location but the visitor becomes part of an intact ancient world. Why was Machu Piccu built? How was it built? What was the significance to the Incas? Machu Piccu was used by the Ancient Inca Civiliza-tion yet left unfinished. The answers to the questions remain unresolved. Some believe that it was a magical place protected by the four mountain gods and the river. Perhaps, it was an astronomical calendar. Although the questions remain, the site is a tribute to Inca architectural precision and tanta-lizes the visitor. It is truly a “Bucket List” experience. Machu Picchu can receive up to 3300 visitors per day throughout its differ-ent routes. The more adventurous arrive by hiking the Inca Trail, which is limited to 500 people a day, in much the same way as the ancient people.

I had adventures on the desert dunes; saw the fauna of the Ballestas Islands; swam on a beach; hiked on a mountain; walked the capital city both its colonial and modern area; visited great Inca sites to learn about the past and visited the people to learn about the present. I stayed in fine properties with modern conveniences that respected the setting. I ate excellent Peruvian Cuisine. Many dishes were from the sea served with local sauces and unique varieties of potatoes, corn and quinoa. I shopped for my Peruvian treasures in markets and boutiques. Believe it or not, I just touched the surface of the country.

It was a remarkable and diverse ex-perience. Peru is a hot destination. It is a great value destination offering a discovery around every corner. You must visit Peru and you will be amazed. It is an experience that is truly unforgettable!

Article written by Patricia Cotti, Eastches-ter Travel Office.

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$700,000. What is the lesson to be learned from Bill’s

trust case and his daughter’s lawsuit? There are several, but two key ones jump out: Disinherit-ing your child with disabilities and relying on another child to “take care of” them is not a reliable way to handle division of your estate. It might work, but there are real risks -- and the cost and family disharmony resulting from litigation is almost certainly worse than what would be involved in simply setting up a trust for the child with a disability.

Second, estate planning involves many sensitive and complex issues which necessitate

the need for an experienced estate planning at-torney. A notary public is not going to be the best choice for drafting your estate plan. The cost of doing it right will be way, way less than the cost of dealing with the aftermath.

Bernard A. Krooks is managing partner of the law firm Littman Krooks LLP (www.littmankrooks.com; 914-684-2100), with offices in White Plains, Manhattan and Fishkill. He is past presi-dent of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

A Taste of Croatia!Proprietor ‘Jerry’ Tomic, his chefs and staff welcome you to their new establishment featuring the historic cuisines of Croatia presented in modern style. A delicious melding of the Adriatic, Italy and the European continent prepared with locally sourced organic ingredients.

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Calcutta Curry House Opens in New Rochelle!The exotic sights, sounds, scents and flavors

of regional Indian cuisine are now available at the new Calcutta Curry House on E. Main St., New Rochelle. Proprietor Rubel Ali has brought years of experience to his charming new 30-seat eatery: his father owned a restaurant in the Curry Hill section of lower Manhattan for years, as well as the Chelsea Bombay Garden on the West Side that Rubel ran for 18 years.

To the left of the entrance is the daily buffet station with its glistening copper servers. A small service bar overlooks the dining room with its well-dressed tables, Indian artifacts and artworks.

The extensive reasonably priced menu cov-ers a lot of regional India with an emphasis on the north. Fine starters include: Chana or Chicken Chat; and hot appetizers such as meat or vegetable Samosa; Shrimp with Poori; traditional Mulligataw-ny Soup, red lentil lightly spiced soup; and Calcutta Soup, chicken with vegetables, garlic, herbs and spices.

A boon to the vegetarian community, there is a special section devoted to more than 30 vegetari-an dishes including: Vegetable Kurma, Shag Paneer, Chana Masala, and Mushroom Shag Mottor Curry. The degrees of heat can be turned up or down be request.

Tasty main courses cover the gamut: Chicken Jalprezer, sliced chicken cooked with onions, green peppers, tomatoes and spices; classic Rogan Josh, lamb cooked with garlic, fried onions and spices; and a special Tandoori Combination with chicken,

boti kebab, chicken tikka and seek kebab seared in the clay oven. Calcutta fixed price multi-course dinners are available daily.

Don’t forget the house made breads such as: Garlic Nan, garlic stuffed bread baked in the clay oven; or Paratha, multi-layered butter bread. A vari-ety of beverages are always on hand to complement your meal including a selection of Indian beers and fresh tropical yogurt drinks like: Mango or Coconut Lassi. And for dessert try such traditional favorites as: Mango Ice Cream, or Kher, Indian rice pudding with mango and coconut.

Special Hint: There is a daily all you can eat buffet lunch that is perfect for those wanting to experience a variety of dishes at one sitting. Lunch boxes are available for take-out for home or office.

Calcutta Curry House is located at 1A/1B Hu-guenot Street (East Main Street), New Rochelle. Open for lunch and dinner Sunday thru Saturday; closed Mondays, from noon to 11 pm. Daily luncheon buffet: $9.95, Tuesday thru Friday; $12.95 weekend brunch. Main courses on the regular menu: $11.95 to $18.95. Complete dinners from: $19.95. Lunch boxes from $6.95. Catering for home or office. Full take out. Free local delivery. Major credit cards. Casual dress. Reser-vations accepted; suggested for larger groups. Phone: 914-278-9690. Fax: 914-278-9691. Municipal street parking.

Morris Gut is a restaurant consultant and former res-taurant trade magazine editor. He has been tracking and writing about the food and dining scene in greater Westches-ter for over 25 years. 235-6591 [email protected]


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Kitchen & Bath Insider© –Can You Afford a New Kitchen?Whether you’re walking down

the street, passing by a kitchen show-room, or in a “home center” strolling the isles, it’s hard not to notice the stunning new kitchens on display. And, your mind begins to drift. You work hard. You’re a good person. If anyone deserves a new kitchen, it’s you! But then reality rears its ugly head. The pleasant vision of stand-ing in your new kitchen, effortlessly preparing a gourmet meal, is re-placed with a view looking out from the poor house. And so you walk on, regrettably abandoning the momen-tary dream of what you truly deserve.

It doesn’t have to be that way. If you’re inspired by those beauti-ful displays, there are steps to fol-low that can lead to a new kitchen without sacrificing everything you hold dear. The most important of these steps is to determine the bud-get that you are comfortable with, AND THEN STICKING TO IT! Today, there are kitchen solutions including new cabinets, refacing and restoring, as well as countertops and appliances that will fit into almost any budget. The trick is to figure out what your budget really is, and then finding what options that will fit within that figure.

If you’re not sure what your bud-get should be, for an all new kitchen, (depending on who you speak with), you should plan on spending be-tween 5% to 15% of the current val-ue of your home. If I do the math for you, a home worth $500,000 would deserve a kitchen that costs approxi-mately $25,000 to $75,000. Spending less than this could actually reduce the value of your home, and if you spend more, you most likely won’t recoup what you put in. Naturally, this is just a rough estimate, but these figures include cabinets, appliances, countertops, flooring, lighting, trim and installation, with approximately 40 to 50% of the cost allocated for

the cabinets.If this figure is out of reach, you

can investigate alternatives to a com-pletely new kitchen such as refacing, or just restoring your existing kitch-en cabinets. Both of these options will save a lot of money and you still can have a great looking room.

While determining your budget, it’s a good time to do your homework. Make one list of what you absolutely must have in your future kitchen and another “wish list” of things you’d like, but really could live without if necessary. Pick up some kitchen magazines in town and look through them. When you see something that interests you, tear it out and put it into a folder so that you can show it to your designer. It’s always easier and safer to show someone a picture rather than trying to explain it, leav-ing less chance for misinterpretation of what you had in mind.

With budget in hand, it’s time to visit with a kitchen designer, who will work with you to create your “Dream Kitchen”, at a price that you can afford. They will review your ideas and then transform them into a working design. Don’t be afraid to share your budget with your designer.

Whether your proposed expenditure is $5,000 or $100,000, if the designer does not know this, chances are their plan will not meet your expectations and you’ll have wasted both your time and theirs.

A creative designer, whom you’ve shared your “wish list” and other desires, should be able to create an affordable, functional, and stun-ning new kitchen, just for you. You may have to compromise here and there but the end result will be some-thing that you can not only afford, but be proud of as well.

Paul Book-binder, M.I.D., C.R., is president of DreamWork Kitch-ens, Inc. located in Mamaroneck, New York. A Master of Design (Pratt In-stitute), and E.P.A.

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