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Rustic Brick Roads Will Bring Added Character to VillageBY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Thunderous applause greeted the Bronxville Board of Trustees’ decision to repave the Park Avenue Roadway with bricks instead of asphalt at their Mon-day, September 8 meeting.

Trustees Guy Longobardo, Donald M. Gray, Anne W. Poorman and Robert S. Underhill averred that brick roads last longer and enhance the Village charac-ter, improving property values. Bronx-ville Historical Conservancy Co-Chair Bill Dowling agreed, adding that his or-ganization is working on molds to repro-duce historical Village street signs.

“Studies show that brick has a calm-ing effect. Cars drive more slowly, al-though we could see traffic diverted to paved roads by motorists in a hurry. We have to balance safety with liability,” Mayor Mary C. Marvin noted.

Vernon Hills Contracting was the lowest bidder at $253,799 with an al-

“Touch a Truck” Touches Hearts of Children and Adults Alike

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

The Junior League of Bronxville (JLB) presented “Touch a Truck,” sponsored by Care of Trees, Mount Vernon; Curto’s Ap-pliances, Yonkers; Mathnasium, Scarsdale and Pepe Auto Group at Immaculate Con-ception School (ICS), Tuckahoe on Satur-day, September 20.

“It’s a great community event that brings families together and lets children have a good time, climbing on fire trucks, exploring the Care of Trees ‘cherry pick-er;’ Fire Safety Trailer and getting free hair styling from Fabio’s of Bronxville,” JLB President Erica Sevilla smiled.

JLB held a raffle, selling Beyond One Square Mile Bronxville cookbooks as well as red drinking cups filled with JLB tee shirts, proceeds going to their Core Cause to help hungry children in Westchester County and put healthy food on tables; volunteer Katie Korb sold wrist bracelets.

“We have a two-fold mission,” JLB President-elect Sheridan Denfeld stressed, “1) focus on alleviating hunger in South-ern Westchester County and improving nutrition; 2) Training women to be vol-unteers.”

In addition to the heavy trucks and construction vehicles, the Westches-

Jansen Hospice Pet Therapy

Last spring Jansen Hos-pice welcomed a new, furry friend into their hospice vol-unteer group – a one and a half year old golden retriever named Andy! Andy is one of Jansen’s five pet therapy dogs who visit nursing homes, and individual homes, to lift the moods of terminally ill pa-tients.

Andy was trained as a show dog, and later adopted by his owner, Michael Bruns-den of Eastchester, after he proved to be too timid for the spotlight. When Brunsden re-

Village Lutheran Church Celebrate Former Pastor

On Saturday September 13, Pastor Emeritus James C. Zwerne-mann was recognized for 50 years of ordained ministry by the congre-gation of Village Lutheran Church where he served as Senior Pastor for almost 30 years. Speaking about the honor, Rev. Dr. Robert Hartwell, the church’s present Senior Pastor talked about Pastor Zwernemann’s years of service, “Pastor Z has been a bless-ing to us and countless others over the years. We are so thankful for his ministry and pray that God would continue to bless him as he serves the church and community.”

Zwernemann was ordained into the Holy Ministry on June 14, 1964, at Ascension Lutheran Church, Houston, TX. From 1974 until his retirement in 2003 he served as Senior Pastor of the Village Lutheran Church, Bronxville.

He and his wife Bonnie retired to Connecticut. Pastor Z stays active preaching in various churches in New York and New England and is a welcome guest when he is able to return to his family of faith in Bronxville. Village Lutheran and the Chapel School is lo-cated at 172 White Plains Rd in Bronxville and is located across from Concordia College. To learn more, go online at www.VLC-NY.ORG.

Rev. Dr. James Zwerne-mann. Photo Credit: Village Lutheran Church

ter County Police Aviation helicopter touched down in the ICS parking lot. “This aircraft is capable of 140 knots (160 mph) without spotlight and For-ward Looking Infrared Camera (FLIR); 120 knots (138 mph) with equipment in place,” Pilot Richard Pucillo said.

Besides food and jewelry vendors, face painting, Bossy Frog Band, inflatable “bounce castles;” DJ’s Ms. Martinez and Ms. Samir, Greenburgh Nature Center

volunteer Zach Lewis, 14 showed “Little Foot,” a Red-footed Tortoise, Ball Python “Ginger,” and Ferret “Panda.”

“This is an amazing event for kids, showing them our prosperous future,” Martinez said.

“By sitting in the police cars and fire trucks they can imagine what the officers and firefighters’ daily lives would be like, plus interacting with the entertainers on this last Saturday of summer.”

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ternate asphalt price of $115,850. The Bronxville Historical Conservancy is donating $67,500 for bricks.

Coupled with an ag-gressive summer re-paving/curbing program, Marvin relayed the good news that the Garden Avenue Park-ing Lot has been complet-ed, thanks to a grant from Fish and Wildlife Service and features French Drains to mitigate flooding with trees to absorb water.

Additionally, Local Law 5-2014 was passed, permitting 12-hour park-ing in Garden Avenue Lot rows 2, 3 and 4; Kraft Avenue Lot, all meters; Meadow Avenue, south side; and Stone Place, south side. Any vehicle with a special merchant permit 290-42.C may park

in the first row of Garden Avenue lot, not to exceed 12 hours, plus Handicap parking for access to medi-cal offices along Pondfield Road.

Village Administra-tor Jim Palmer announced that a service agreement was reached with WSP for $32,800 to let out bids to repair Parkway Road Bridge, following an Inter-municipal Agree-ment between Eastchester,

Westchester County and Yonkers.

Finally, a Public Hear-ing was set for Monday, Oc-

tober 13, to discuss prohibiting parking on Avon Road on the north and north-east side, from the east curb line of Gov-ernors Road to a point 718 feet east of Governors Road curb line.

Darren Koenig, President Lawrence Park Hilltop As-sociation

tired from his nursing career and wanted to get involved with Jansen Hospice, he knew Andy would be the perfect volunteer companion and pet therapy dog.

Before visiting any pa-tients, Andy required a formal certification that is required for all pet therapy dogs. To become certified, the golden retriever completed a four-month training course to en-sure he wouldn’t be startled by loud, clunky medical equip-ment, or hyperactive around

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Village Lutheran Church Install New Associate Pastor

On Saturday, September 13, 2014, Rev. Scott Geminn was installed as Associate Pastor at Village Lutheran Church. Rev. Scott Geminn is return-ing to his New York roots. He grew up in Yonkers, where his parents still live, and was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. He is also a gradu-ate of Concordia College- NY. His wife Becca Geminn grew up in California, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor and church musician, and attended Con-cordia University in Irvine, CA. The Geminns served a small parish in Col-orado and then moved to Trinity Lu-theran Church and School in Keene, NH, where their daughter Emma was born in February 2014. “My worship style is flexible, whether traditional or contemporary; I believe worship should have a focus on Christ and Christ alone.”

He began his service in July. Pastor Geminn has been described as “personable, outgoing, a growing theologian, a thinker and a good lis-tener.” The installation service was followed by a welcoming reception. According to Rev. Dr. Robert Hart-well, Senior Pastor of the church, “Pastor Geminn brings unique gifts and talents to this community.” Vil-lage Lutheran and the Chapel School is located at 172 White Plains Rd in Bronxville and is located across from Concordia College. To learn more, go online at www.VLC-NY.ORG.

Special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Introduces NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital to Community

The leaders of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital (former-ly Lawrence Hospital Center) introduced their new, closer relationship to the local community at a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 18th. The leadership team also outlined a joint vision for how this new relationship will expand services at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence to benefit the area’s residents. More than 150 people turned out for the celebration at the Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville.

In the coming months, the new partnership will increase access to new and enhanced clinical ser-vices, such as cardiac catheterization on-site for the first time; provide access to clinical trials, research and leading specialists in every field of medicine; and illustrate a proven dedication to quality, innovation and patient safety. In July, the hospitals announced the establishment of this new relationship to benefit the residents of Bronxville and lower Westchester and the renaming of Lawrence Hospital Center to NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital.

Established in 1909, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital, located in Bronxville, New York, serves resi-dents of southern Westchester County and the Bronx. The 291-bed acute-care facility provides emergency care to approximately 42,000 individuals and delivers nearly 2,000 babies each year. The hospital became an affiliate member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System in 2005. For more information, visit www.nyp.org/lawrence.

Richard C. Dresdale, Member, NYP/Lawrence Board of Governors, Dennis Glazer, Esq., Member, NYP/Lawrence Board of Governors, Steven J. Corwin, MD, Chief Executive Office, NewYork-Presbyte-rian Hospital, Edward M. Dinan, President and CEO, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital, Laura L. Forese, MD, MPH, President, NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and Robert E. Kelly, MD, President, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Rev. Scott and Rebecca Geminn and their infant daughter Emma. Photo Credit: Village Lutheran Church

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New Members and Officers at The Bronxville School Foundation

By Helena McSherry, member of PR Com-mittee, The Bronxville School Foundation

The Bronxville School Foundation, a non-profit organization that has given more than $7 million in grants to enhance the quality of education at the Bronxville School, has begun the new school year with four new board mem-bers along with a new slate of officers for the upcoming year.

Ashley Hanrahan, former Vice President of Grants, has been elected Chairman of the Board replacing outgoing Chairman Christine Fitzgib-bons. Ashley joined the Foundation Board in 2010. In addition to her work on Grants, she also served on the Executive, Nominating, De-velopment and Public Relations Committees.

The four new Board Members are as fol-lows:

Romy Coquillette graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in East Asian Studies and earned an MBA from Harvard University. She is currently a part-time strategy and human resources consultant and has previ-ously consulted for Success Academies Charter

Schools in New York City. She also worked for eleven years at Morgan Stanley, most recently as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division. She currently serves on the Concordia Conservatory Board, the Non-Partisan Committee and will be Chair of the Bronxville Middle School Council for the 2014-2015 school year. She has taught CCD at St. Jo-seph’s Church since 2007. Previously, she has served on the board of the Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe as well as the board of the Reformed Church Nursery

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From the Mayor’s Office

Houlihan Lawrence Partners with Updater to Make the Moving Process Effortless

Houlihan Lawrence, the leading real estate firm serving New York City’s northern suburbs, recently launched its partnership with Updat-er, a New York City-based technology company that helps simplify the moving experience with an automated and guided web application. With Updater, Houlihan Lawrence clients can seamlessly change their address online, update their information records for various accounts, cable services and other utilities, and make sure magazine subscriptions show up at their new residence, among other tasks.

“We recognize how stressful moving can be and it’s important to us that we support our clients through the entire real estate process from finding their dream home to settling into it comfortably and with ease,” said Chris Mey-ers, Managing Principal of Houlihan Lawrence. “Our partnership with Updater allows our cli-ents to eliminate many of the mundane tasks moving generates. It is a great addition to a dynamic suite of technological tools that we’re able to offer to our customers and our agents – who take pride in being a resource for their clients long after they’ve closed on a home.”

Updater provides Houlihan Lawrence cli-ents with a seamless transition during a move with a 24/7 moving concierge, the ability to update one’s contacts with a digital moving an-nouncement and the convenience of forward-ing one’s mail without ever having to step into a post office.

BY MAYOR MARY MARVIN

The mantra from Albany the past few years has been the 2% tax cap. Very, very clever as a politi-cal tool, it proved to be the height of hypocrisy. There isn’t a sin-gle municipality that is expanding their services any-

where near the rate of 2% annually. Rather we are laying off staffers and decreasing services to cope with the ever increasing state unfunded mandates that annually exceed the tax cap limit.

Added to the tax cap narrative is now a Property Tax Freeze Credit enacted by the State Legislature and supported by the Governor as part of the 2015 State Budget.

The new law encourages local govern-ments and school districts to implement tax relief by consolidating or merging and/or shar-ing services.

Again, at first blush it sounds eminently logical. However, in a clever game of smoke and mirrors, it cast the blame for our incred-ibly high taxes on local government. In fact, the real spending drivers are state laws that in-flate costs such as the Wicks Law and the Tri-Borough Amendment and legislatively crafted mandated pension systems and Medicaid.

Local taxes are so high because, more than any other state in the Union, New York pushes down the financial responsibility for service delivery to local government. In a nutshell, other states pay for what Albany shifts locally.

Understanding the backdrop, the con-

cepts of consolidation/mergers and/or sharing services have merit and require a full vetting. On the subject of consolidation, Governor Cuomo repeatedly states that there are 10, 500 government units in New York State. The State Comptroller’s Office sets the number at 4200. Included in both calculations are all of the Off Track Betting operations and Industrial Devel-opment Authorities which have no taxing au-thority.

In his stump speeches, the Governor states, “I support consolidations. I think if you said to the taxpayers of most districts in this state, I know you like to have your name and identity. Is it worth $2,000 a year, (the supposed, though undocumented, savings from consolidation) to have your name and identity, they would say, change my name.”

The statistics don’t seem to bare this out. Since the most recent revision of the Consoli-dation Law was enacted in 2007, one commu-nity in the state, Altmar population 407, has consolidated with their neighbor.

Based on the federal census of local gov-ernments per capita, there is not a correlation between the number of governmental layers and a person’s relative tax load.

Two of the most intensely governed states are New Hampshire and Oklahoma, yet they are two of the lowest taxed.

New York and New Jersey are near the bot-tom in governmental units, yet near the top in tax burden. This goes back to the New York “trickle down” policy of making local govern-ments shoulder the taxing burden shifted from Albany.

If consolidation proves not the answer, sharing of services merits a closer look. How-ever, the most significant costs drivers in local governments include workmen’s compensa-tion services and health insurance premiums, and New York State regulations prohibit the

sharing of these services. Can you imagine the savings we could reap if we procured insurance with our school district, let alone all of the enti-ties in the Town of Eastchester?

The concept of shared services includes collaborating with other communities or al-lowing another community to do the services for you.

I think there is great merit in sharing some services. Joint purchasing is a great example. We now bid our road re-surfacing costs with Tuckahoe and Eastchester and have benefit-ted from economies of scale. I think we can do more especially in the areas of specialized equipment such as sewer cleaners that are not needed on a daily basis versus snow plows which cannot be shared as each community expects prompt and safe snow removal.

Before sharing of services each govern-ment must ask many questions:

Does it really save money?Does it maintain or improve the current

levels of quality service and efficiency?Where is the liability shared?Who is ultimately accountable?Is local autonomy valued and/or lost?Do you share the same goals as your new

partner?

Our Village government continues to look for opportunities to collaborate with our school district and our town to save money, mindful of the above caveats.

Though the major cost drivers cannot be shared, any savings even at the margins, will translate into some tax relief.

Due to the long awaited start of the Kens-ington Road project and the receipt of a federal grant to renovate the Garden Avenue Lot, park-ing has taken center stage at Village Hall.

To recap, the Village displaced merchants, commuting residents, and residents needing 24 hour parking from the Kensington Lot. This was a difficult task.

The most complicated step was relocating our 24-hour resident parkers. Local municipali-ties do not have authority to grant permitted

street parking. To allow designated parkers to park 24/7 on Village streets required passage of a bill in both the Senate and Assembly in Al-bany. Once both legislatures approved the bill, the Governor had to sign it in order for it to be enacted. Specific zones have been created for permitted resident parkers on Sagamore Road near the playground and north of Avon Road, on Paxton Avenue and on a stretch of Valley and Kensington Roads.

In response to resident concerns at our forum this summer, Sagamore Road from Kensington Road to the playground has been left available for public parking so that all resi-dents, not just the “LK” permit holders, may come and go with groceries or accommodate babysitters and guests.

Our displaced commuters were reassigned to spaces in the Kraft Avenue Lot and our mer-chants were given additional spots in the Gar-den Lot. Prior to re-designating these spaces, the Village did a lot usage study and reassigned only underutilized spaces so as to minimize the effect on Village shoppers, doctors’ patients, etc.

Parking enforcement begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Anyone may park in any space in the Kraft or Garden Lots after 3 p.m. daily, but please remember to feed the meter until 6 p.m.

We also made a decision to disrupt our constituents only once and combined two summers’ worth of projects in the Garden Lot to this August and September. The work is nearing completion. We are waiting for a de-layed sign order to complete the work.

All of this change required a sustained notification process that included placing fly-ers on cars, letters inserted with permit renewal notices, information announced at our Village Board meetings, and notification on the Village and Chamber of Commerce websites. Our staff even went so far as to make personal calls to parkers who have had trouble in the past.

These changes necessitated meter repro-gramming in many areas. The Village main-tains our meter inventory on a regular basis

“Houlihan Lawrence is truly dedicated to enhancing their overall client experience,” said David Greenberg, Founder and Chief Execu-tive Officer of Updater. “We are thrilled to work with a company that values service and conve-nience the way that we do and to assist their clients and agents in streamlining the moving process.”

Other perks and services offered by Up-dater include:

• Update Accounts: The ability to update any of over 10,000 business and account re-cords including alumni associations, charities and business loyalty programs such as airlines and popular retailers. Updater even offers a complete DMV how-to guide for changing a client’s license address.

• Connect Home Services: An Updater rep-resentative will assist in setting up all of a cli-ent’s digital services including phone, internet and cable, and will identify the best prices or deals offered and schedule appointments.

• Forward mail: Updater will file each cli-ent’s official U.S. Postal Service mail-forwarding form, creating a seamless transition for mail de-livery without ever having to step into the post office.

• Digital Moving Announcement: Clients can create a custom digital card to let friends and family know they are moving. The an-nouncement can be directly sent to all of one’s




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Engel Announces Federal Grants for Bridge Upgrades

Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-16) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded an $18.7 million federal grant to the New York State Department of Transportation to protect and upgrade bridges against future flood threats.

Approximately $930,000 will go towards upgrades for the Hutchinson River Parkway Ramp over Hutchinson River near Bronxville and New Rochelle.

“Superstorm Sandy showed us how vulnerable our critical in-frastructure really is. We must protect our bridges against future flood threats, and this federal funding will go a long way towards helping parts of my district and other counties across New York safeguard our communities.”

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• Move-in offers: Updater provides special offers and exclusive deals on moving expenses, including discounts on professional cleaning services, cardboard boxes and recycling bins, and exclusive rates on shipping or moving companies.

Houlihan Lawrence also recently intro-duced The Houlihan Lawrence mobile app, an easy-to-use tool that allows house hunters to search, share and tour homes for sale while on the go, and an intuitive new company website, specifically designed to address the new ways in which people are buying and selling homes in an increasing digital age.

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State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin to Speak at League of Women Voters Coffee & Conversation

The New Rochelle League of Women Voters’ Coffee and Conversation program on Friday October 17th will feature New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin. The free program will run from 9:30 am – 11:00 in the meeting room of the New Rochelle Public Li-brary and will include complimentary coffee and breakfast fare.

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has served the 88th New York State Assembly District (Scarsdale, Eastchester, Tuckahoe, Bronxville, Pelham, Pelham Manor, and parts of New Ro-chelle and White Plains) since 2001. She chairs the Assembly Committee on Energy, and serves on the Committees on Education, Higher Edu-cation, and Health.

Prior to her election to the Assembly, Paulin served in a number of capacities, in-cluding Executive Director, My Sisters’ Place; Member, Scarsdale Village Board; Founder and Chairwoman, Westchester Women’s Agenda; President, Westchester League of Women Vot-ers; Vice President, NY State League of Women Voters; Citizen Member, County Board of Leg-islators’ Special Committee on Families. She is a resident of Scarsdale.

A Question and Answer session will fol-low Assemblywoman Paulin’s informal presentation.

patients. He also passed a final exam in Albany that tested fundamentals learned in training. Similarly, Brunsden took the mandatory five week training course required of Jansen Hos-pice volunteers to prepare himself to face the challenges of hospice care, and help patients during such an important time in life.

Andy and Michael are a team and have vis-ited many people this summer. Brunsden im-mediately recognized the powerful bond quick-ly established between Andy and his patients – the dog can transform patients’ bad days into good days, offers warmth, and provides com-forting, non-judgemental love.

As he points out, “People open up to dogs. They relate to them because they can touch and hold something that’s alive and soft.” The ability to touch an animal and look into their eyes helps people make a connection; it brings

out nurturing instincts and can pinpoint some-one’s sense of humor. Whatever the reaction, there is no doubt that the Jansen pet therapy dogs brighten the days of many terminally ill patients, and their families. The Jansen Hospice team is happy to have Andy on board, and wish him luck as he and Brunsden continue visiting hospice patients down the road.

Andy and the Jansen Hospice pet therapy dogs are examples of different and unique ways volunteers dedicate themselves to the organiza-tion. Jansen Hospice is always exploring new ways for volunteers to help out. In fact, Jansen is currently looking for knitters and crocheters to make blankets that will be passed out in nursing homes this December, adding color and warmth to patients during the holiday season, and be-yond. If you are interested in making blankets, please contact Laura Hanlon at 787-6158.

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October 2014 Calendar of Events

On October 17, The New Rochelle League of Women Voters’ Coffee and Conversa-tion program will feature New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin. The free program will run from 9:30 am – 11:00 in the meeting room of the New Rochelle Public Library, One Library Plaza and will include complimentary coffee and break-fast fare. A Question and Answer session will follow Assemblywoman Paulin’s informal presentation.

The Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT will host an Outdoor Arts Festival, October 11 and 12 from 10am to 5pm featuring more than 85 artists, live music and art activities. Call 203-869-0376 for details.

UPCOMINGNew York-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division, 21 Blooming-dale Road, White Plains is holding the following programs: October 21 – Charmer or Con Man? Recognizing a Sociopath and October 28 – Does it Run in the Family? Genetics of Psychiatric Illness. Both lectures are from 7 to 8:30pm. For further infor-mation call 997-5779 or visit nyp.org/psychiatry

As part of Westchester County Parks’ ongoing Adaptive Deer Management program, sections of Muscoot Farm in Somers, Lasdon Park and Arbore-tum in Katonah, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown Heights, Mountain Lakes Park in North Salem and, in a pilot program, John E. Hand Bald Mountain Park in Yorktown are open for bow hunting deer. No new hunters are being accepted for the 2014 program. The program will run through December 31, 2014 during the regular NYSDEC Zone 3S archery season. The parks will remain open during the season and informational signs will be posted for hunters and park visitors. A detailed safety pro-gram will be in effect. More informa-tion about the program is available at westchestergov.com/parks.

Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers will hold the following events: Pumpkin Patch (Oct. 4, 5, 11 from noon to 3pm each day); Main House Art Gallery Exhibition – A Bounty of Beautiful Baskets by the Westchester Area Basketmakers Guild (October 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 26 & 26 from noon to 4pm); Mushroom Walk (Oc-tober 5 from noon to 3pm); Autumn Celebration (October 19 from noon to 3pm); Boo Walk (October 25 from 1 to 3pm); and Run-the-Farm Race (October 26 at 8:30am, registration at runthefarm.org). Go to westches-tergov.com/parks or call 864-7282 for additional information.

The Manor Club, 1023 Esplanade, Pelham Manor will hold their annual Holiday Boutique on Nov. 7 (10am

Travel with the OSilas Gallery in Bronx-ville to The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA on October 23 from 8am to 6pm. To register, call 337-9300, ext. 2173.

On October 12 from 11am to 3pm, the Greenburgh Nature Center will hold their annual Fall Festival featuring a fun-filled day including scarecrow building, pump-kin carving and painting, cider making, scavenger hunts, tractor rides and more. For further information, call 723-3470 or visit greenburghnaturecenter.org.

The Pelham Library along with Friends of the Pelham Library will hold the 20th Anniversary of Novel Night on November 15. Dinner will be held at 6pm at various Pelham homes and venues and the After Party will be held at 9pm at the New York Athletic Club. For complete details, visit pelhamnovelnight.com.

to 8pm), Nov. 8 (10am to 6pm) and Nov. 9 (11am to 4:30pm). For details, call 738-1528.

“Be Fit, One Day at a Time,” a West-chester County Parks program will begin on October 7 at the bathhouse at Tibbetts Brook Park, 355 Midland Avenue, Yonkers. Classes will be held on the following Tuesdays and Saturdays: October 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 28 and November 1, 8, 15, 18 and 25. Tuesday classes are from 6 to 7pm and Saturday classes are noon to 1pm. Registration will be online only, at westchestergov.com/parks. For information call (914) 231-4574 or e-mail [email protected].

The following events will take place at the Town of Pelham Public Li-brary: Serious and committed readers in grade 4 through 6 are need for The Pelham Page Turner’s “Battle of the Books” on October 18 at Scarsdale Middle School (call the Library for details);

Westchester County Parks is seek-ing vendors for the new Main Street Market, to be held on select Sundays from November through March, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Dates are Sundays, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14, 2014, and Jan. 18, Feb. 8 and March 22, 2015. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsored by Westchester County Parks, this mar-ket is for the sale of local food and products. No professional antiques or collectible dealers or representatives of nationally branded products or businesses will be allowed. The sale is limited to 35 spaces. For more infor-mation call (914) 241-4645. SCORE Westchester presents “Boot Camp for Start-Ups” training pro-gram on the following dates at Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hill-side Avenue, White Plains: October 15, 22, 29; and November 5 and 12 from 6:30 to 9:30pm. To register visit scorewestchester.com.

In support of Liver Awareness Month, the American Red Cross is holding the following Blood Donation Op-

portunities: October 9 from 10am to 5pm – Iona College, 715 North Av-enue, New Rochelle and October 14 from 2 to 7pm – The New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza. Call 1-800-733-2767 to make an appoint-ment.

OCTOBER11The Wartburg will hold their Fall Fes-tival from 10am to 4pm celebrating the kickoff of their 150th Anniversa-ry. For additional information and to rsvp, email [email protected].

12From 11am to 3pm, the Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale will hold their annual Fall Festival featuring pumpkin carving and painting, cider making, tractor rides and more. For more informa-tion, call 723-3470 or visit green-burghnaturecenter.org.

13From noon to 3pm, Project Lifesaver Special Enrollment Day will be held at ElderServe Safe Center for Seniors, 92 North Avenue, Lower Level, Suite 3A, New Rochelle. To register, con-tact Crystal Johnson at 365-1983 or email [email protected].

14At 7:30pm, a presentation entitled, “Walkable Westchester” by Jane and Walt Daniels will take place at Cran-berry Lake Preserve, Old Orchard Street, North White Plains. The pro-gram begins with refreshments at 7pm, followed by the presentation at 7:30pm. “Walkable Westchester” books will also be available for pur-chase at the event. More information can be found at www.parks.westches-tergov.com.

16From 6 to 9pm, Food Bank for West-chester presents the 24th Annual Celebration of “An Evening in Good Taste” to end childhood hunger at 1133 Westchester Avenue, White

Plains. For more information, call 418-5204 or visit foodbankforwest-chester.org.

14At 7:30pm, a presentation entitled, “Walkable Westchester” by Jane and Walt Daniels will take place at Cran-berry Lake Preserve, Old Orchard Street, North White Plains. The pro-gram begins with refreshments at 7pm, followed by the presentation at 7:30pm. “Walkable Westchester” books will also be available for pur-chase at the event. More information can be found at www.parks.westches-tergov.com.

17At 7pm, the Furniture Sharehouse presents their Welcome Home Gala at the Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club in Mamaroneck. RSVP to 747-0519.

18The Clothes Closet of the Reformed Church of Bronxville at the corner of Midland and Kraft Avenues, Bronx-ville will have its fall sale of new and nearly new clothes for men, women and children from 9am to 2pm in the Congregational Hall. For questions, call 337-6776.

From noon to 5pm, the Read Wild-life Sanctuary, Rye will hold their an-nual Fall Fest featuring animal work-shops, birds of prey demonstration, music performances, pumpkin patch and kayak demonstrations by LL Bean and much more. The Fall Fest is sponsored by Westchester County Parks and the Friends of Read Wild-life Sanctuary. It is located at Play-land Park in Rye. For more informa-tion, go to westchestergov.com/parks or friendsofreadwildlifesanctuary.org.

19The 2014 Burke Heels and Wheels 5K & Kids Race will take place at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains (rain or shine). Registration begins at 7:30am, 5K race begins at 9am and

the Kids Fun Run begins at 11am with announcements and refresh-ments at 11:30am. For details, call 597-2578 or email [email protected]. Visit burke.org/community/special-events-programs/5krace for further information. Team Run 4 Brad (Brad Berman) will be taking part (run-4brad.com)

NOVEMBER 1Westchester Community College presents the Antics dance troupe in a Hip Hop theatrical version of an ancient Mesopotamian myth at 8pm in the Academic Arts Theatre, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla. Call 785-6262 for details or visit sunywcc.edu/smartarts for tickets.

The Neuberger Museum of Art will host Benefete 2014 honoring Helen Stambler Neuberger and Jim Neuber-ger. RSVP to 251-6114.

3At 6:15pm, Cerebral Palsy of West-chester presents “A Taste of West-chester – A Food and Wine Tasting Event” featuring over 20 restaurants and top chefs at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel, West Harrison. Tickets can be purchased at ticketriv-er.com/event/12206. For more infor-mation, visit cpwestchester.org.

13Westchester Children’s Associa-tion will celebrate its Centennial at its annual benefit dinner at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. Cocktail hour begins at 6pm and will include a wine boutique and raffle. Dinner begins at 7:15pm and will include a “Fund the Future” special appeal. The event will honor the late Patricia Lanza’s legacy of philanthropy and celebrate the 20 years of leadership under Cora Greenberg as WCA’s ex-ecutive director. For tickets and to purchase sponsorships, contact Betsy Steward at 914-946-7676 ext. 303 or send an email to [email protected]. For more information about Westchester Children’s Association visit www.wca4kids.org


Congressman Eliot EngelSOLVING PROBLEMS, IMPROVING WESTCHESTER. Eliot Engel’s Westchester office has assisted thousands of people and solved hundreds of local problems.

Congressman Engel has secured millions in Federal funds for Westchester. Schools have been improved, bridges and roads repaired, and fire and police departments aided.

WORKING TO PASS LAWS TO IMPROVE LIVES. Eliot Engel was a leader in renewing the Violence Against Women Act, and passing the Equal Pay Act.

His voting record earned Engel a 100% pro-senior rating from the Alliance of Retired Americans. And Eliot Engel is endorsed by the New York League of Conservation Voters.

Engel fought to pass the Sandy relief law that provided Federal funds to assist people,businesses and Westchester towns and cities recover from Superstorm Sandy.

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“Area 51” Train Show and Halloween Party Coming to Lasdon Park

Aliens, flying saucers, mutants and other extraterrestrial surprises will “invade” northern Westchester during the October “Area 51” Halloween festivities, including a themed train show and costume party, at Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Me-morial in Somers.

Throughout the season the Lasdon main house will be decorated with an ee-rie alien/space theme of “Area 51,” which is the Nevada desert Air Force complex fa-mous in pop culture as home to secret ex-traterrestrials, UFOs, strange otherworldly experiments, and conspiracy theories that surrounded them.

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

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

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

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

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

In addition, there will be a 50/50 raffle during the event. Tickets, priced at $60 per person ($55 for Friends of Lasdon members), are available from lasdonpark.org or (914) 864-7268.

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

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

Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial is a Westchester County Park located on Route 35 in Somers. Go to westchestergov.com/parks or call (914) 864-7268.

Governor Cuomo Visits Troops in Afghanistan

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo visited Afghanistan this weekend with a bi-partisan delegation of governors at the invitation of the U.S. Department of Defense, which sponsored the visit. Yes-terday, Governor Cuomo received a series of security briefings from U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of State, and other federal officials. Governor Cuomo also visited Bagram Airfield to tour its operations and thank New York and other American troops for their service – including those from Fort Drum, NY’s 10th Mountain Division.

“The most sobering message delivered to Governor Cuomo and I during our solidarity mis-sion to Israel came from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said, ‘The war on terror began with Israel and continued to the United States.’ We have not forgotten September 11 and in light of elevated terror threats from ISIS overseas, Governor Cuomo is an exemplary leader who is taking extraordinary steps to proactively secure New Yorkers from any potential threat at home. His trip to Afghanistan illustrates his support for our troops overseas, his commitment to the safety of New Yorkers and his quest for high-level knowledge on terrorism and public safety that enables him to be the best leader for this state. Governor Cuomo should be applauded for his dedication to citizens of New York and the nation.”


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More Great Photos from Truck Day 2014

Walker Perry, 3 at controls of payloader.

Left to right: Dylan Mautone; Aidan Mautone.

Sam Noyes, 5 in Westchester County Police Aviation helicopter.

Left to right: “Bossy Frog” (Terese Giammaro) and Jeffrey Friedberg.

Left to right: Emmeline Magliery, 2 and father John in Eastchester Patrol Car.

Dita Rugova from Fabio’s HaIr Studio, top, styles Avery Sevilla’s hair and makeup.

Greenburgh Nature Center volunteer Zach Lewis with “Ginger,” a Ball Python


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October 2014:October 20th, 27th: 10:45am-11:45amPetite Picassos Join us in the art studio for some creative fun! Explore various art materials and create mini masterpieces with your child. Ages 2-3 accompanied by a parent or caregiver. This five class series is offered on 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 and 11/10. Cost $125 ($100 members).

October 7th: 7pmFree EventTuckahoe Marble Legacies and Landmarks - A LectureCome visit the gallery for a lecture by Robert Riggs and Marilynn Hill. Focusing on the Tuckahoe marble section of the current exhibi-tion, they will discuss the history and impact of the Tuckahoe Marble industry. This event is sponsored by the Eastchester 350th Anniversary Committee and is free of charge. Reservations are not required.

October 15th, 22nd, 29th: 1:30pm-2:30pmPre-K MonetMove beyond arts & crafts projects and experi-ment with fine art materials! Basic art concepts will be introduced through a variety of mixed media projects and creative expression will be encouraged. Ages 3-5. This ten class series is offered on 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17 and 1/7.Cost: $300 ($240 members).

October 16th: 7pmFree EventThe Jazz Knights of West Point: A Concert of 20th Century American Music Including a Trib-ute to Jerome KernThe Jazz Knights of West Point are the official swing band of the United States Military Acad-emy and their music is a treat for the senses! Bring your friends and join us in the Sommer Center for a concert by this amazing ensemble. This event is free of charge, however, reserva-tions are required. 914-395-4520

October 17th: 11am-1pmLunch & Art Lecture Program: Defining Beauty in Contemporary ArtSpeaker: Bart Bland, Director of Curatorial Af-fairs, Hudson River Museum, YonkersHow many times do we go to a museum and see something that is “interesting” but we know that we wouldn’t want to see it hanging over our living room sofa? Should “beautiful” art heal and soothe us, or should agitate us with a call to action? Bartholomew Bland will takes us on a tour exploring how and why Beauty with a capital “B” has been viewed with suspicion in the Contemporary Art world and how Beauty is being re-embraced by young artists today. We will discuss the eternal question: “what do you find beautiful?”Cost: $45 ($35 members).

October 18th: 10am - 12:30pmGreat Pumpkin Pastel WorkshopCreate a stunning abstract Jack O’Lantern using oil pastels with local artist Marygrace Killip. For ages 9-12. Materials provided.Cost: $75 ($60 members).

October 23th: 8am - 6pm (RSVP by 10/17)Travel with OSilas - Norman Rockwell MuseumTravel with us to Stockbridge, MA and see Nor-man Rockwell’s painting of “Crestwood Com-muter Station” while it is on view at the Nor-man Rockwell Museum. During our trip we will have a guided tour of the museum and a chance to see some of Norman Rockwell’s most iconic

pieces. Includes lunch at the historic Red Lion Inn and round trip transpor-tation from Concordia College.Cost: $125 ($100 mem-bers)

October 24th: 5pm - 7pm Free EventBook pARTy ProgramJoin us for storytime and an art project. Light sup-per will be served. Reser-vations are required. For grades 1-5 accompanied by an adult.

October 25th: 10am - 12:30pm

Self Portrait Workshop

Artist Nelle Davis will teach students how to focus on the face as a composition as they cre-ate mixed media portraits. This is a class about observation, composition, and finding a way to express your idea of self. For ages 7-12. Materials provided.Cost: $75 ($60 members).

October 25th: 10am - 1pmEn Plein Air: Painting Workshops on LocationJoin artist Flladi Kulla for a series of Saturday workshops and try your hand at painting in the impressionistic tradition of “plein air”. Bring your portable easel and materials of choice on and adventure outside the studio. For adults and teens.Cost per session: $125 ($100 members).Additional dates include 11/8 and 11/15.

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and attends to meter complaints promptly. Parking enforcement officers have regu-

lar routes to follow. The Village is divided into three zones, and our officers are instructed to work their routes to ensure even enforcement. If it happens that an officer passes your car as the meter time expires, he may issue a ticket, but the officer cannot go backward on the route. An-other parker may benefit from additional park-ing time until the officer makes his round again.

To encourage needed new businesses, some residents have suggested that the Village offer free parking. Unfortunately, this has the opposite effect. Stores prosper if they have a constant turnover of customers. Having cars parked all day in front of stores as the owners commute to Manhattan or work in the various schools and businesses throughout the Village would be a great deterrent to the needed flow of customers.

Parking enforcement – including ticket is-suance – is an integral part of our parking man-agement program. However, if you believe at any time that a ticket you received was issued in error, bring it to the attention of our judges

and court. Our judges, two seasoned veterans and longtime residents of our Village, are well versed in Village parking matters: the notifi-cation process, designated areas, and signage. They are eminently fair, knowing that mistakes will be made.

The Village is exploring alternative meth-ods of parking payments as a convenience to our parkers. We have met with multispace meter vendors and with pay-by-phone compa-nies. Adding either or both of these payment methods will provide alternative to our current coin-only meters.

We know that these unprecedented up-heavals have caused understandable frustration and we are grateful for your patience. Please avail yourself of all of our communication out-lets, including a call to Village Hall, if anything seems unclear. We are open to your suggestions to help us improve the safety and efficiency of our parking system. As an example, thanks to comments from daily parkers, we have ordered additional signage to clarify the new designated permit areas.

We encourage your feedback.

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school. She and her husband David have three children who attend the Bronxville School.

Kelly Mulcahy Dolan graduated from Bos-ton College with a BA in Communications. She began her career in asset management as a sales and marketing representative for Lord, Abbett & Co. in NYC and her last place of em-ployment was at the Dreyfus Corporation as SVP, National Account Manager. While in NYC Kelly served on the Boston College Wall Street Council and more recently served on the Bos-ton College 2014 Reunion Committee. Since returning to Bronxville after a brief stint in London for two years, she served on the Board of the Reformed Church Nursery School and is in her third year as a catechist for St. Joseph’s Religious Education program. In addition, Kel-ly has volunteered on numerous committees at the school: Grade Chair for the Elementary School Council, Class Parent, Kindergarten Ori-entation Chair and ES Tours. She is currently a co-chair for The Barclays Classes and is serving on the Lawrence Hospital Auction Gala Com-mittee. Kelly is a graduate of Bronxville High School. She and her husband Brendan have lived in Bronxville since 2007 and have three children who attend the Bronxville School.

Priscilla A. Newman Priscilla Newman is a graduate of Michigan State University and received an MBA from Yale University. She spent her career in politics and finance, work-ing for five years on Capitol Hill followed by fifteen years in investment banking at Lehman Brothers and in private equity, most recently as a Partner at Welsh Carson Anderson and Stowe. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Re-lations and served on its Budget and Finance Committee for several years. She has served on the Boards of two national non-profits and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of both organizations and as Chair of the Governance Committee. Priscilla is a member of the Board of the Bronxville Field Club. In 2012, she served as co-chair of the “Staging Our Future” Benefit for the Bronxville School Auditorium. She has been involved in Memo-rial Day activities and has served as Class Chair

and Class Parent for her children’s grades. She and her husband, Ron Cappello, have lived in Bronxville for 16 years and have two children who attend the Bronxville School.

Ed Sulimirski moved to Bronxville in 1975 and attended the Bronxville School. He earned a BSE from Tufts University and an MBA from Columbia University. Upon gradu-ation, he joined JPMorgan and has worked as a trader first in emerging markets and currently in credit markets. Within a year of joining, Ed-die was transferred to London and eventually on to Moscow, returning to New York in 1998. After working for Greenwich Capital from 2003 to 2005, Eddie moved back to London rejoin-ing JPMorgan via Bear Stearns. Eddie returned home to Bronxville in 2012. Eddie and his wife, wife, Edwina, have 3 children who attend the Bronxville School.

“These four new board members are ex-ceptionally talented and committed individu-als who bring a breadth of valuable experience to the Foundation,” said newly elected chair-man Ashley Hanrahan. “They are certain to make significant contributions to our school and the Foundation’s initiatives. I look forward to working with them.”

Other directors and officers for 2014-2015 in-clude: VP Development: Christine Fitzgibbons; VP Grants: Lisa Smith Barr; VP Alumni: Steve Thomas; VP Public Relations: Helena McSherry; VP Nomi-nating: Michael Sands; VP Finance: Chris Scotti; VP Legal: Dave Reilly; Secretary: Joella Lykouret-zos; Executive Director: Peggy Williams.

Returning Board Members include: Matt Burnell, Melinda Dempsey, Molly Hendrick, Nancy Yu Kochansky, Sue Kelty Law, Tim Mc-Grath, Terry Mullen, Chris Palermo, Laura Pet-tee, Briscoe Smith, Jennifer Thomas, Brennan Warble, Matthew Wetty and School Superin-tendent, Dr. David Quattrone. The Foundation Board will also include PTA Vice President Lisa Rao, and School Board Liaison Jeffrey Rohr.

To learn more about the Bronxville School Foundation, contact Peggy Williams, Executive Director at 395-0515, any Board member, or visit BronxvilleSchoolFoundation.org.

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Bryan R. Murphy AppointedActing CEO and President at ANDRUS

The ANDRUS Board of Directors has an-nounced the appointment of Bryan R. Mur-phy as acting President and Chief Executive Officer. This promotion follows the resig-nation of President and CEO Mimi Clarke Corcoran. In his new role, Murphy will work with the ANDRUS Board of Directors, Man-agement Team and staff to successfully im-plement this leadership change, while over-seeing ongoing work with children, families and partner agencies throughout Westches-ter County, New York State and beyond.

Murphy joined ANDRUS in 2010. Most recently, he served as the agency’s Chief Operating Officer, where he was directly involved in planning the agency’s strate-gic direction and had full responsibility for the day-to-day operations of all aspects of ANDRUS’s work. Under his leadership, ANDRUS successfully expanded its campus programs, which included the multi-million dollar renovation of all of its historic Tudor residences for the 75 children who live on campus.

On behalf of ANDRUS’s board, Chair-man John P. McLaughlin said, “We recog-nize Bryan’s contributions to ANDRUS, including developing and leading a series of successful initiatives that are firmly rooted in the principles of Sanctuary and have directly benefited the children and families that we serve. In this new role, Bryan has the full and complete support of the Board. We are confident in his ability to lead this agency through the next phase of its growth and evolution.”

McLaughlin emphasized, “These leadership changes are confined to the administrative level of the organization, and will not impact the programming, mission, vision or values of our well-respected 86-year old institution.”

Murphy states, “ANDRUS has an extraordinary leadership team in place, and our programs serve as national examples. The work we do changes lives for the better every day. As we teach the children we serve, change is inevitable and can be positive and strengthening. I am confident that our 14-year practice of Sanctuary, our expertise in organizational change, and our role as stewards of the Model give us the tools and preparation to manage this transition effectively and without impact on our day-to-day operations.”

For more information, visit andrus1928.org

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Bartow-Pell’s Centennial Celebration Continues with Lecture Series on Classical America

As part of the Bartow-Pell Conservancy’s ongoing centennial celebrations, the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum will host a lecture se-ries in October. The talks will offer a rare op-portunity to hear three top experts in the field of American decorative arts speak about the Classical style in the mansion’s magnificent ca. 1840 Greek Revival double parlors.

Sunday, October 12, 4:30 p.m.Stuart P. Feld, President and Director,

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, continues the series with his talk “Making an Uncollectible Collect-ible: American Silver 1810–1840.”

Manhattan-based Hirschl & Adler Galler-ies was founded in 1952 by Norman S. Hirschl and Abraham M. Adler. In 1967 Stuart P. Feld joined the firm as a partner and has served as its President and Director since 1982. Feld graduated from Princeton University in 1957 with an A.B. from the Department of Art & Ar-chaeology. He completed his graduate studies at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University in 1961 and in the same year became one of the first Fellows at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From 1962 to 1967 he worked in the De-partment of American Paintings and Sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum.

Feld has authored many articles and cata-logues in the field of American Art—both fine and decorative arts— and is a frequent lecturer around the country. He has served for many years on the Advisory Council of the Princeton University Art Museum, on the Visiting Com-mittee of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, on the Advisory Council of the Florence Griswold Museum, and on the Board of the Landmarks Conservancy in New

Klein and City Islanders Celebrate Second Annual Chowder Festival

State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) joined City Island restaurant owners and resi-dents at Hawkins Park Sunday afternoon for Klein’s 2nd Annual City Island Clam Chowder Fes-tival. The chowder festival took place during the annual City Island Chamber of Commerce Arts & Crafts Fall Fair. Fair goers enjoyed samples of chowders from participating local restaurants and had the opportunity to vote for their favorite. Three awards were given: People’s Choice Chowder; best Manhattan Clam Chowder; and best New England Clam Chowder. Judging the competition was Senator Klein, Broadway Actress Kara Tremble on tour with the Tony Award Winning Jersey Boys!, John Doyle of the City Island Civic Association and City Island Current Fleet Captain Chris Cullen.

The winners were as follows: People’s Choice Chowders: Best New England Clam Chowder - Artie’s & The Lobster House; Best Manhattan Clam Chowder - Morris Yacht Club & The Ale House.

Official Judging Competition - Celebrity Winners: Best New England Clam Chowder - Sam-my’s Fish Box; Best Manhattan Clam Chowder - Morris Yacht Club.

“The City Island Chowder Festival is a great competition that celebrates the long-standing tradition of chowder being a culinary speciality of seaside havens. Every restaurant that partici-pated presented tasty and delicious chowders that hit the spot on this crisp fall day,” said State Senator Jeff Klein.

“The clam chowder competition is a great opportunity for the residential and business com-munity to come together. We’re grateful to Senator Klein and the Chamber for reviving this tradi-tion”, said John Doyle, Member, City Island Civic Association.

York City. In 2001 Fled was elected to member-ship in the American Antiquarian Society. He was also, along with his wife Sue, an honorary co-chair of the Bartow-Pell Conservancy’s sig-nature centennial celebration, the Moonlight Ball held on May 10, 2014.

Thursday, October 16, 7:30 p.m.Peter M. Kenny, the Ruth Bigelow Wriston

Curator of American Decorative Arts and Ad-

ministrator of the Ameri-can Wing at the Metro-politan Museum of Art will wrap-up the lecture series with his talk “Bat-tle of the Titans: Honoré Lannuier, Duncan Phyfe, and the New York School of Cabinetmaking, 1800-1820.”

A member of the cu-ratorial staff at the Met-ropolitan Museum of Art since 1989, Peter Kenny writes and lectures exten-sively on American co-lonial and federal period furniture and craftsmen. He co-curated Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinet-maker in New York, on view December 2011 –May 2012 at the Metro-politan before travelling to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. An earlier exhibition, Honoré Lan-

nuier: Parisian Cabinetmaker in Federal New York (1998), featured the work of Phyfe’s most tenacious competitor, the Parisian-trained ébé-niste Charles-Honoré Lannuier.

In his role as administrator at the Met-

ropolitan Museum of Art, Kenny was deeply involved in all aspects of the renovation of the American Wing, a three-phase, ten-year project that culminated in January 2012 with the opening of 26 newly refurbished galleries for American paintings, sculpture, and 18th-century decorative arts. In addition to his work at the Metropolitan, Kenny is a member of the board of directors of Boscobel Restoration, Inc. and the Chipstone Foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of Montclair State University and received his MA in history mu-seum studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program.

Registration for each lecture is requested at 718-885-1461 or via email at [email protected]. Cost: $10 adults; $8 seniors and students; members free.

As part of the ongoing 100-years celebra-tion, the Conservancy is offering a special cen-tennial membership for new members only. All the benefits of a Heritage Membership, $180, can be had with a Centennial member-ship for only $100, including members-only events such as the special fall members’ trip to Edgewater, a glorious private Greek Revival house on the Hudson River. For more informa-tion about membership or upcoming events visit www.bpmm.org, call 718-885-1461, or email at [email protected] for more informa-tion.


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 tantalizes the visitor. It is truly a “Bucket List” experience. Machu Picchu can re-ceive up to 3300 visitors per day throughout its dif-ferent routes. The more adventurous arrive by hik-ing 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 colo-nial 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 excel-lent Peruvian Cuisine. Many dishes were from the sea served with local sauces and unique varieties of potatoes, corn and quinoa. I shopped for my Peru-vian treasures in markets and boutiques. Believe it or not, I just touched the surface of the country.

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

Article written by Patricia Cotti, Eastchester Travel Office.

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How to Make Health Care Decisions for Someone ElseBY BERNARD A. KROOKS, CERTIFIED ELDER LAW ATTORNEY

Maybe you’ve been named guardian (of the per-son) for a family member, colleague, or friend. Maybe you’ve been listed as an agent in a health proxy. May-be you’re a family member with authority to make health care decisions (New York, like a number of oth-er states, permits family members or others to make most health care decisions in at least some cases). How do you go about making decisions for someone else when you have been given the power — and respon-sibility — to do so?

For centuries the American common law (and its English predecessor) focused on the “best interest” of someone who was no longer able to make their own decisions. It was not until relatively recently that the concept of “substituted judgment” began to seep into legal discussions. Today the latter notion drives health care decision-making in most cases.

But what does that mean? One early description suggested that a person making decisions for someone else should try “to reach the decision that the inca-pacitated person would make if he or she were able to choose.” That means that the decision-maker should try to substitute the patient’s decision for his or her own, not the other way around. In other words, the guardian/agent/surrogate should first try to figure out what the patient/principal would want in the circum-stances.

Let’s simplify some of the language, just to keep things from bogging down in legalisms. Let’s use “principal” for the person signing a health care proxy, or subject to a guardianship, or (however they got there) presently incapable of making decisions. The person making the decision, signing the hospital’s forms, choosing a facility, or whatever — we’ll call him or her the “surrogate”.

So now you’re the surrogate, and you’re trying to figure out what you should consider when making your decisions. Here’s a list (probably not comprehen-sive) of things you might look to:

Did the principal sign any documents? A living will, for instance, might give some insight into the principal’s wishes. Did you have any conversations with your principal? Maybe you talked about other patients in the news, and how your principal felt about their stories.

Did anyone else have conversations with your principal? Ask family, friends, co-workers and others who might have discussed health care issues with the principal while they were still capable of forming a

decision.Ask your principal. Is he or she able to talk at all?

Then ask for direction. That doesn’t mean you have to follow whatever a now-demented patient says he or she wants — the principal might simply respond affirmatively to almost every question, making the answer depend on how you ask.

Consider your principal’s life history. Was he or she particularly religious, or irreligious? Do you know what family members would prefer (and whether your principal would be more likely to agree with or oppose the family)? Talk to the medical team. What seems like a major decision might not seem so signifi-cant after you’ve discussed the risks and burdens as-sociated with a given procedure (or decision to forego a procedure).

Strive for consensus. You are supposed to be fig-uring out what your principal would want, but the input of family, friends and the medical community is worth considering in an attempt to avoid infight-ing, undercutting and acrimony. Your principal’s care might not be best-served by having a difficult situa-tion made tense.

As a last resort, consider submitting difficult choices to the courts for resolution. That gives every-one a chance to air their positions in a formal setting, and focuses the questions on the principal’s wishes — and care. But it is time-consuming and expensive, and should not be invoked unless there is real diffi-culty in making the correct decision.

It is a challenge to make health care decisions for someone else. It is also a terrific gift to the principal to accept the responsibility and discharge it carefully and well. Take the surrogate’s job seriously, and do your best to substitute your principal’s decisions for those you might make for yourself.

Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding partner of Littman Krooks LLP and has been honored as one of the “Best Lawyers” in America for each of the last seven years. He is past President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and past President of the New York Chapter of NAELA. Mr. Krooks has also served as

chair of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. He has been selected as a “New York Super Lawyer” since 2006. Mr. Krooks may be reached at (914) 684-2100 or by visiting the firm’s website at www.elder-lawnewyork.com.

owners who did not follow standard building construction techniques. Common sense dic-tates that someone who has worked on similar homes successfully will have a better grasp of what needs to be done and how to do it quickly and efficiently.

In Westchester, the Department of Con-sumer Affairs has conveniently included the year a company was licensed as a contractor at the end of their Home Improvement Li-cense number. A firm that has license number WC012345-H99 was granted their license in 1999; WC012346-H05 in 2005. Although this is not a completely accurate way of figuring out how long an individual has been working (an experienced contractor who worked for some-one else may have just gone into business for himself) it is a handy way to see how long ago a company received their license and has been legally operating as a home improvement con-tractor.

If you want your remodeling experience to be worth it, it’s worth hiring someone with experience to do it properly. Just do the math. A thousand words times a thousand pictures equals a million reasons to team up with a firm that has experience.

Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., C.R., is presi-dent of DreamWork Kitchens, Inc. located in Mamaroneck, New York. A Master of De-sign (Pratt Institute), and E.P.A. Certified Remodeler, he serves on the Advisory Panel of Remodeling Maga-zine. A member of

the National Kitchen & Bath Assoc., he is also a contributor to Do It Yourself magazine. He can be reached for questions at 914-777-0437 or www.dreamworkkitchens.com.

The Kitchen & Bath Insider© – Is Experience Worth It?BY PAUL BOOKBINDER, M.I.D., C.R.

Pretty much everyone’s heard the old ad-age that a picture is worth a thousand words but did you know that experience is worth a thousand pictures? Or a thousand dollars, or even more, when it comes to remodeling. In fact, some may say experience is priceless. This is especially true for those that have hired inex-perienced contractors and found that their job had been done incorrectly or took much too much time to complete.

When people are thinking about remod-eling I always advise them to gather pictures of what they would like included in the plan, and to share those pictures with their designer/contractor. There is much less chance of mis-communication when you can say, “here is a picture of what I like,” as opposed to trying to describe something you saw, in a thousand words or less.

However, when you share these images with your designer, it’s only the preliminary step in the process. Now it falls on their shoul-ders to advise whether or not these ideas are practical in your particular situation and, if so, make sure that they are constructed properly. That’s where experience comes in. These deci-sions are best made by someone that has the requisite knowledge, skill and “know-how” which they have amassed after dealing with many similar situations over the years.

And, it’s not just for designing and build-ing special things that you saw on Houzz.com or in Westchester Magazine or other similar sources. Experience is invaluable when remod-eling older homes like we have in our locale. Most of the homes around us were built be-tween the 1800’s and the 2000’s. Some of these homes were built before there were any build-ing codes at all and you never know what you may run into. Similarly, many older homes had work done on them over the years by home-

Are you interested in visiting a diverse land that offers the desert, the ocean, the coastline, capital cit-ies 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 Co-lombia to the north; Chile to the south and Brazil to the east. Geographically, there are three major re-gions: the coast, highlands dominated by the Andes Mountains and the jungle or Amazon Forest. There are, however, 84 biodiversity 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 examples of colonial architecture. The Ca-thedral, the Convent of San Francisco and the elabo-rate wood carved balconies speak of the rich Spanish heritage. The Larco Herrera Museum is a showcase for the Pre-Columbian history of Peru and, definite-ly, 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 everywhere. The restaurants are packed with young affluent professionals on the move.

About two hours south along the coast, the ge-ography 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 vis-ible from the air even though the ancients had no means of flight. Today, they remain an enigma. Off the coast are the Ballestas Is-lands—lovingly called “the poor man’s Gala-pagos”. 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 anchovies. 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. To-day, Inca descendants live among the ancient ruins, farm on Inca terraces and celebrate the festivities of their ancestors. In Cusco, visi-tors 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 farm-ing 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 increas-ingly popular. Consequently, restaurants and cook-ing classes prosper.

Machu Piccu is the iconic image of Peru. Lo-cated at 6,685 feet above sea level, it is reached by a train from the Sacred Valley 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 beauti-ful location but the visitor becomes part of an in-tact 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 Civilization yet left unfinished. The answers to the questions remain unresolved. Some believe

Priceless Peru

Artifact from the Larco Herrera Museum in Lima, Peru


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Business Class: Where to Hold that Business Meeting!The business community in greater West-

chester is always on the lookout for venues to hold that special business meeting or event, or the right spot to consummate the deal and be well catered to. Here are a few suggestions in close proximity to corporate and business centers around the area…

Ciao, 5-7 John Albanese Place, Eastchester 914-779-4646

A major renovation has contemporized the dining area and private party/meeting rooms. Zef and his friendly crew have been marking their 25th Anniversary with generous platters of Ital-ian/American cuisine served with gusto. Be seated and have Peter, the genial general manager suggest such open kitchen specialties as: Hot Antipasto for two, three or more, loaded with delectable fruits of the sea; fresh Arugula Salad with goat cheese, marinated Portobello mushrooms, sprinkled with balsamic vinegar; house made Pappardelle with fresh tomato, basil and chunks of fresh mozza-rella; Salmon ala Ciao, with white wine, lemon, capers and asparagus; or Veal Salvaggio, decadently good with cognac, garlic, sage, shitake and porcini mushrooms. From the grill come such hefty cuts as: Broiled Veal Chop, Black Angus Shell Steak , Sausages Frioli served with peppers (hot or sweet), mushrooms, onions and sliced potatoes; and Pork Chops with vinegar peppers. Pizzas, too. Enhanced catering facilities available upstairs and downstairs. Open 7 days a week. Major credit cards. Free and valet parking. www.ciaoeastchester.com

Crosstown Diner, 2880 Bruckner Blvd. (at

Tremont Ave.), Bronx 718-597-3450If your business takes you to the Bronx this

spot along the busy Bruckner Expressway will take care of your needs. Peter and Billy Tsibidis, the fa-ther and son team operating the flashy 138-seat Crosstown Diner for 30 years, are always ready to tuck you into one of their booths or set up a semi-private banquet table and serve up big portions of classic diner food that runs the gamut from break-fast all day and night, big burgers to heaping bowls of pasta, seafood platters, steaks and chops. Great big fresh made cakes, pies and pastries pull at your palate in their display case as soon as you enter. It’s a good, friendly hideaway. A safe haven that will satiate your hunger while leaving some change in your wallet. If you are planning an event at home or at the office their catering delivery service will bring it all right to you. Open 7 days a week, 24 hours Thursday-Saturday. www.crosstowndiner.com

La Riserva, 2382 Boston Post Road, Larchmont 914-834-5584

The dining rooms here have just been en-hanced. There are now beautifully framed one-of-a-kind vintage photo blow-ups highlighting the walls from owner Michael Vivolo’s hometown in Italy, some dating back to the 1920s and 30s. They are a must see! The private meeting room can hold up to 60 guests comfortably. Chef/proprietor Michael Vivolo and his wife Margaret have been serving ‘the Italian classics’ here for over 35 years and the soothing atmosphere and friendly ambiance keep it a treat. Some of his most popular dishes: flavorful Polenta with shrimp and mushrooms; Veal Chop

alla Griglia, with mushrooms and roasted potatoes; or the Branzino Mediterraneo. $12.95 luncheon specials. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner. Free parking. www.lariservarestaurant.com

Trattoria 632, 632 Anderson Hill Road, Pur-chase 914-481-5811

This restaurant is just a short drive from SUNY Purchase and Manhattanville and the busy corporate corridor along Rt. 287. There is a Pizza Bar manned by talented pizzaolo Leo Hajdari, who creates tasty pies and slices to eat in or take out. Chef Nazareno Danielle and his team serve up a more formal seasonal Italian menu loaded with flavor. Check out such house specialties as: Roasted Beets with goat cheese mousse, Sicilian pistachios and micro greens; house made Chittara pasta with veal polpettine and shaved ricotta salata; Squid Ink

Pasta with shrimp, bay scallops, chillies and aru-gula; classic Veal, Chicken or Shrimp Parmigiana; Wild Striped Bass Mediterraneo with capers, olives and cherry tomatoes; and Day Boat Scallops, pan-seared with baby arugula, risotto, sundried tomato and roasted pepper gremolata. Bar/lounge. Happy Hours. Live entertainment and dancing Thursday and live piano Saturday evenings. There is a private party/meeting room on the second floor equipped with a flat screen TV for private presentations. Ma-jor credit cards. Ample free parking. www.tratto-ria632.com

(Morris Gut is a restaurant consultant and former restaurant trade magazine editor. He has been tracking and writing about the food and dining scene in greater Westchester for over 25 years. He may be reached at: 914-235-6591. E-mail: [email protected])


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Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden Heralds the Fall Season With Stunning Color and Beauty at The New York Botanical Garden

Through October 26, 2014, at The New York Botanical Garden, Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden pays homage to hanami, the traditional custom of enjoying the ephemeral beauty of flow-ers, with magnificent displays of chrysanthemums.

The show features an unforgettable presentation in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory of kiku, the Japanese word for “chrysanthemum,” the most cel-ebrated of all Japanese fall-flowering plants, pains-takingly trained to grow in a mesmerizing variety of shapes and styles. With other exhibitions planned for the fall season during the next few years, this is the last chance to see Kiku in the Conservatory for the foreseeable future.

Special weekend events spotlight the arts of bonsai and ikebana, as well as taiko drumming, and celebrate the importance of flowers in Japanese cul-ture. The amazing floral sculptures, combined with all of the Botanical Garden’s natural attractions,

beckon visitors to indulge in fall’s exquisite yet fleet-ing beauty.

Intriguing installations of contemporary styles join traditional kiku displays pioneered by the chry-santhemum masters at the Shinjuku Gyoen Na-

tional Garden in Tokyo and re-cre-ated by the kiku experts at the Bo-tanical Garden. Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Gar-den provides the opportunity for visitors to learn about the fasci-nating history of this storied flow-er as it traveled from its native China to Japan and ultimately to the West.

The kiku training tech-niques that have

been used by Japanese gardeners for centuries have been adapted to develop new, experimental styles. The techniques that produce the well-known tra-ditional forms of kiku display can also be used to develop increasingly inventive new shapes. The horticulturists at The New York Botanical Garden have grown several exciting styles this year.

Bonsai-like Tree: The ancient Japanese art of bonsai, the technique of training and nurturing miniature potted trees and plants to create living sculptures, is celebrated in a new way with an un-usual kiku display in which wood from the Gar-den’s grounds supports a construction of anemone form chrysanthemums trained to mimic the shape

of a meticulously manicured bonsai.Bridge: The curved form of this bridge-like dis-

play is the result of a new application of the train-ing techniques used to form the traditional kengai (cascade). As the chrysanthemum plant grows, the branches are carefully woven into the mesh that forms the armature of the bridge. The chrysanthe-mums on the upper tier of the bridge are known as spoon form because each floret becomes round and spoon-like at the end. The lower tier consists of single form chrysanthemums.

Wall: A chrysanthemum wall is the result of a new application of the kengai training technique. One side contains white blooms, while the other has yellow. The wall features the anemone form, recognizable for the prominent disc at the center of the flower head surrounded by small individual florets.

Topiary: The topiary-like shapes of cones and cylinders are similar to the traditional ozukuri (thousand bloom). Rather than creating one large, round shape from a single stem, the Botanical Gar-den team has created a pyramid of different- col-ored chrysanthemums.

Botanical Garden experts work up to 11 months each year to grow, train, and shape the kiku on display. Cultivated from tiny cuttings, the plants are pinched back, tied to frames, and care-fully nurtured. Flower buds develop as the autumn nights grow longer, and in October the plants burst into bloom, a true celebration of the changing of the seasons.

Kiku expert Yukie Kurashina oversees the training of chrysanthemums at the Garden in prep-aration for this spectacular fall display. She has been educated by experts from Tokyo’s Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

Some of the other activities to see and do at The New York Botanical Garden during Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden include:

Taiko Drumming - Saturdays and Sundays, 1 and 3 p.m. Thunderous and thrilling, the taiko (Japanese drum) has been called “the voice and spirit of the Japanese people.” From its roots in ag-riculture and use in the ancient music in shrines and temples, traditional taiko folk music is be-lieved to have entertained the gods, attracted good fortune, driven away evil forces and insects, lent strength and courage to warriors, and celebrated life. Join in the celebration with skilled drummers from Taiko Masala.

Roaming Guides: Daily, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Get an in-depth look into Kiku from guides

stationed throughout the exhibition.Bonsai Weekend - October 25 and 26. Beauti-

fully crafted bonsai will be on display for one week-end only. Experts will be on hands to share tips and tricks on the care and training of these living sculptures.

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