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ArtsWestchester Announces Honorees to Receive 2020 Arts Awards

ArtsWestchester announced seven individuals and organizations who will be honored at its annual Arts Awards Luncheon on April 7, 2020.

Spanning a range of disciplines, the honorees are: Pablo Mayor of Tarrytown; the Romita Family of Pelham; Blue Door Art Center of Yonkers; The City of New Rochelle; the Ossining Public Library; A-Chord with Kids of Rye and Port Chester and Arnold Kastenbaum of Mamaroneck.

Leaders from the county’s civic, arts, and business communities will gather to celebrate the stellar ac-complishments of these honorees during ArtsWestchester’s Annual Arts Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, April 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Brae Burn Country Club in Pur-chase.

“The arts are very much alive and vibrant in Westchester thanks to the talent and dedication of area artists and arts organizations with invaluable support from our arts pa-trons. ArtsWestchester celebrates the vision and commitment of the brightest stars in Westchester’s cul-tural community at its Arts Award

Luncheon annually,” explains Janet T. Langsam, ArtsWestchester CEO. She continues, “I congratulate our 2020 Arts Award honorees for their vital work in the arts and for their cultural leadership. They are part of the creative heart and soul that makes Westchester such a great place to live and work.”

The 2020 Arts Award recipients are:

Artist Award Honoree, Pablo Mayor: An acclaimed jazz musician from Tarrytown shares his passion for modern Colombian music and dance with the world. Emily & Eugene Grant Arts Patron Award Honoree, The Romita Family: A family’s leadership and dedication fuels the cultural life of the Pelham community. Arts Organization Award Honoree, Blue Door Art Center: A vibrant arts organization enlivens the cultural life of Yonkers. Community Award Honoree, The City of New Rochelle: This historic city makes arts and culture central

to its revitalization efforts. Sophia Abeles Education Award Honoree, Ossining Public Library: This library brings a diverse range of arts programming to Northern Westchester. Education Award, A-Chord With Kids: A group of youth volunteers provides music education and men-torship to their peers. Founded in 2012 by students at Rye Country Day School, A-Chord With Kids provides music education to students who are members of the Carver Center in Port Chester. Lawrence Salley Photography Award, Arnold Kastenbaum: A tal-ented photographer from Mama-roneck plays with light to transform ordinary objects.

For more information or Arts

Award Luncheon tickets visit: artsw.org/artsaward2020 or contact Ann Fabrizio at [email protected] or 914-428-4220 ext. 326.

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Then Police Commissioner Jo-seph F. Schaller requested the ad-dition of one additional Staff Lieutenant to the Department to supervise the Department’s newly created Discovery Re-cords Management Unit, con-sisting of a staff supervisor and four officers.

According to Schaller, “The new criminal procedure law with regard to discovery has dramatically increased the volume of evidence that a po-lice department is required to retrieve, process and produce


Mayor Noam Bramson

Cocktails and Conversation: Immigration, the American Dream and the Politics of Unrest

Cocktails & Conversation returns with another evening featuring local literary talent and thought-provoking con-versation. On Thursday, March 26th the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation will pres-ent a conversation with re-nowned businessman and hu-manitarian, Farooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen and author of Trailblazer: From the Moun-tains of Kashmir to the Summit of Global Business and Beyond. Joining the discussion will be Dr. Nayma Qayum, chair of Asian Studies at Manhat-tanville College. Dr. Amy Bass, NRPL Foundation Board Mem-ber, historian and acclaimed author, will lead the discussion.

Born in the mountains of Kashmir, Farooq Kathwari’s life personifies the American dream. His autobiography traces his journey from im-migrant to innovative CEO of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., the American furniture chain

Farooq Kathwari

with more than 300 stores across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Mid-dle East. Having escaped political turmoil in his home country, Kathwari has dedicated his life to working for peace in Kash-mir and around the world, host-ing meetings with global leader son issues from human rights to refugee resettlement.

The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Amy Bass, Ph.D, author of One Goal: A Coach, A Team and The Game That Brought a Divided Town Together. The evening be-gins at 6:30 pm at the “Best of Westchester” award-winning restaurant Alvin & Friends, 14 Memorial Highway, and the

cost is $50 per person (includes two glasses of wine or beer and nibbles); reserve today at www.nrplfoundation.org. Copies of the author’s book will be available for sale and signing, and Alvin & Friends will offer a complimentary glass of wine with your entrée should you decided to also stay afterwards for dinner.

Significant Consent Agenda Items Approved at City Council RLM

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson opened the Tuesday, February 11 City Council Regular Legislative Meeting (RLM) with the Con-sent Agenda, beginning with Proposed Resolution accepting NYS Department of Environ-mental Conservation Climate Smart Communities (CSC) program, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a State Grant Agreement and provide a 50% match of $500,000 for the New Rochelle Complete Streets Phase III.

“As part of innovative Downtown Revitalization Ini-tiative (DRI) LINC project to convert a 1.6 mile stretch of underutilized roadway into an urban, linear park, the Phase III Complete Streets project includes the area on North Av-enue between Lincoln Avenue and Burling Lane.

“The LINC will restore

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Public Hearing on Tuesday, Febru-ary 4, Development Commissioner Luiz Aragon submitted a Memorandum regarding a pro-posed zoning code amendment to al-low electric vehicle charging stations to be reviewed by the

Planning Board as a special permit use in the fol-lowing zones: Hospital District; Downtown Mixed Use District; Downtown Mixed Use Urban Renewal District; Mixed Use Family Entertainment District; North Avenue Zone District; General Commercial Modified District; Neighborhood Business District; Neighborhood Business 2.0 District; Downtown Busi-ness; Large Scale Retail District; Large Scale Retail 1 and Light In-dustry District. Adopted.


Houlihan Lawrence Announces Annual Sales Award Winners

Houlihan Lawrence is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the annual Emerald Awards, a prestigious honor awarded to the compa-ny’s top agents in recognition of exceptional sales results over the past calendar year.

Individuals were recog-nized from across the firm’s offices in Westchester, Con-necticut and the Hudson Val-ley. The top agent in the com-pany by total volume, Pollena Forsman, exceeded $100M in sales volume in 2019 and is

recognized as the number one agent in Westchester for the sixth year in a row.

Emerald Award recipients by local brokerage are as fol-lows: Bronxville: Sheila Stoltz, Susan Kelty Law; Larchmont: Pollena Forsman, Mary Gail Barry, Linda Filby; Rye: Christine Hazelton, Lisa Murphy, April Saxe, Joan O’Meara ; Scarsdale: Laura Miller, Susan Greenberg, Joan Frederick, Tian Ying Xu.

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Melonie Johnson to be Keynote Speaker for WOW Conversations

In the spirit of empow-erment, inspiration and en-couraging women across all boundaries to recognize their own potential, West-chester County will be host-ing its second annual WOW Conversations Women’s Empowerment Event at Manhattanville College. The event, held in honor of In-ternational Women’s Day, will feature Melonie John-son as its Keynote speaker. Johnson, who is President and Chief Operating Officer of MGM National Harbor, possesses over 25 years of leadership experience in the gaming and hospitality industry, and is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and daily opera-tions of the property located in the Washington, DC met-ropolitan area. MGM Na-tional Harbor is part of MGM Resorts International’s re-gional portfolio, which also includes Westchester Coun-ty’s Empire City Casino.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer said, “The WOW Conversa-tions event is all about uni-ty, reflection and action – a tool to help women recog-nize their own capabilities,

and propel them forward to accomplish what may at first seem unattainable. Melonie Johnson’s strong reputa-tion precedes her, with an impressive career that in-cludes key leadership po-sitions at major properties across the United States. It is my hope that the women who attend this conference feel inspired by her words, and walk away with a new-found motivation to strive for better in their lives and careers.”

Johnson said, “I’m hon-ored to participate in such a meaningful event and want

to thank Westchester County Executive George Latimer not only for the invitation, but for creat-ing a forum dedicated to empowering and cel-ebrating women.”

WOW Conversa-tions was created last year to bring together women of different back-grounds, professions and experiences, to celebrate community and the com-mitment to supporting one another. This year’s event will also feature a series of workshops.

Among them are the follow-ing: How to Manage Impos-ter Syndrome; How to Find the Right Career Path and Your Personal Mission; How to Navigate Male Dominated Industries; Finding a Work-Life Balance; How to Start Your Own Business; Learn-ing How to Dress for Work; and Taking Charge of Your Health.

WOW Conversations will take place on Friday, March 13 at Manhattanville College, Reid Castle from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. To RSVP for the event, send an email to Communicat [email protected].

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LWV Coffee and Conversation Celebrates Women’s History Month with David Rose

David Rose, Archivist of the New Rochelle Public Li-brary, will present and answer questions about the impor-tance of archival preservation at Coffee and Conversation, an informal public program sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New Ro-chelle, on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. at the Li-brary, 1 Library Plaza. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. Afterwards, City His-torian Barbara Davis will lead a brief tour of the Women’s History exhibit in the library’s Lumen Winter Gallery.

Rose will discuss his work on the League of Women Voters archives and the career of Carrie Chapman Catt, an im-portant suffragist who lived in New Rochelle and founded the League of Women Voters of the United States in 1920, the year of the pas-sage of the 19th amendment to the Constitu-

tion giving women the right to vote. She also started the New Rochelle League in 1924. He will also explain the rela-tionship between archives and history, and the process of ar-chival preservation.

Rose is a Certified Archi-vist of the Academy of Certi-fied Archivists and a member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. His ar-chival experience includes the New York Botanical Garden, March of Dimes, and New York State Museum. He has written the book Friends and Partners: The Legacy of Franklin D. Roo-sevelt and Basil O'Connor in

the History of Polio and biographical articles on immunologist Robert A. Good of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Johns Hopkins surgeon Howard Atwood Kelly, musi-cal composer John Cage, and molecular biolo-gist Max Delbruck.

Former Employees Indicted for Auto Crimes Fraud Against a New Rochelle Auto DealerDefendant: James Castellano (DOB 09/12/67)Defendant: Israel Viloria (DOB 09/25/80)

Westchester County District Attorney

Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. announced that James Castellano of Valley Stream and Israel Viloria of New Rochelle were indicted and arraigned on charges stemming from a fraudulent auto crimes scheme involving a New Rochelle car dealership.

Specifically, the defendants were arraigned on the following charges:

Both Castellano and Viloria were charged with the following three counts:• Two Counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony• One count of a Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, a class E felonyCastellano alone was charged with:• 20 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a class E felony• One count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony• One count of Criminal Tax Fraud in the Third Degree, a class D felony (under NYS Tax Law)

Israel Viloria was arraigned Jan. 16, 2020, before Judge David Zuckerman. James Castel-lano was arraigned February 5, 2020, in front of Judge Susan Cacace. Both were released on their own recognizance.

Background: James Castellano was em-ployed as the Office Manager and Israel Viloria was employed as the Used Car Manager for

New Rochelle Hyundai LLC, a car dealership in the City of New Rochelle. The indictment alleges, from approximately Sept. 28, 2016, through July 14, 2017, the two men were en-gaged in a scheme to defraud JPMorgan Chase out of over $700,000 and New Rochelle Hyun-dai LLC out of over $500,000.

As part of their scheme, they illegally sold vehicles owned by New Rochelle Hyundai through Global Auto Sales LLC, a car dealer-ship owned in part by Viloria, and kept the proceeds of these sales.

They perpetrated this scheme by listing, in New Rochelle Hyundai’s records, details of cars that were not owned by the Hyundai deal-er. By doing so, the dealership’s bank, JPMor-gan Chase, made business funds available for the purchase of these vehicles. That cash flow into New Rochelle Hyundai accounts helped to cover up the actual theft of vehicles which Viloria and Castellano were selling on the side.

In addition, Castellano is charged with stealing approximately $300,000 by depositing checks made payable to New Rochelle Hyun-dai LLC into his personal bank account. These checks were supposed to have been received by New Rochelle Hyundai for the sale of vehi-cles owned by the dealership. He also failed to pay taxes on this money for tax year 2017.

The case is being prosecuted by the Economic Crimes Bureau of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.

In compliance with the Rules of Profes-sional Conduct, Rule 3.6, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and un-less proven guilty.

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8 Westchester County Residents Quarantined – Latimer Encourages Residents to Get Flu ShotPEOPLE IN QUARANTINE • Westchester has travelers

coming back to the county from areas of the world where COVID-19 cases have occurred

• The Westchester County Health Department is cur-rently monitoring 8 individu-als

• These people are all quar-antined – this is a voluntary quarantine in their homes. o Isolation is when you are

sicko Quarantine is when you

are exposed to illness

• Westchester County Health Department is following CDC and New York State Depart-ment of Health protocols.

• The County Health Depart-ment is making sure these people have all support ser-vices needed during the time of quarantine

AS OF RIGHT NOW – STEPS TAKEN • With Coronavirus spread-

ing globally, the CDC has is-sued travel health notices. To date, Westchester County residents should avoid non-

essential travel to both China and now South Korea given the number of cases in these countries.

• Older residents and those with chronic medical condi-tions should consider also avoiding travel to Iran, Japan and Italy.

• Before making travel plans, residents should visit the CDC website as information is continuously being updat-ed.

WHAT IS THE COUNTY DOING TO PREPARE AND

KEEP RESIDENTS SAFE:• County Departments, in-

cluding the Departments of Health and Emergency Ser-vices continue to participate in state and federal briefings to receive situational up-dates and information on the latest guidance for health care personnel and for mon-itoring persons potentially exposed.

• The County is in communi-cation with our local hospi-tals and other health care providers to monitor their supply of personal protective equipment and the County stands ready to assist facili-ties that need help with ob-taining supplies.

• The County is reviewing its emergency response plans and is prepared to imple-ment strategies, should the

need arise, that would help lessen exposure to residents

• The County Department of Health continues to follow state and federal guidance on monitoring of persons who may have been exposed. At this time, federal and state authorities are not requir-ing persons returning from South Korea to be placed un-der quarantine orders or to be restricted from attending school or work.

• The County continues to send updates to medical pro-viders and first responders as new information is obtained.

• The Health Department has a coronavirus webpage and the NYS Department of Health continues to staff a coronavi-rus hotline.

• Westchester is a wonderful tapestry of people from many

different backgrounds, reli-gions and languages. Events like this one can cause stress and anxiety which can lead to biases against those of spe-cific ethnicities or countries of origin. Please remember that we are all co-workers, neighbors, schoolmates, fel-low community members, and be kind to one another.

WHAT CAN YOU/RESIDENTS DO• Stay informed, calm and

don’t be alarmed• Wash hands -at least 20 sec-

onds with soap and water• Stay home when sick• Cover your mouth when

cough or sneeze - elbow or tissue

• Clean with non-green prod-ucts (i.e. bleach-based)

• Get your flu shot

Letter from the Superintendent of Schools on the COVID-19 Coronavirus OutbreakDear Families,

There have been a num-ber of questions about the recent warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for schools to prepare to protect against the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).

Our administrative team and Medical Director are closely monitoring the local and global situation. While no confirmed cases of Coro-navirus 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed in New York State, we have been notified by Mr. Latimer, Westchester County Executive, that there may be nine (9) suspected cas-es in Westchester. We must stay calm. We have a plan. Yesterday, we collaborated with principals to go over pro-cedures in place in the school district to safeguard each oth-er and our community from the spread of this and other diseases. The safety and se-curity of our students is a top priority.

Collaborative planning has yielded the following plan in The City School District of New Rochelle to prevent the spread of disease: • Masks are available in health

offices throughout the dis-trict to cover adults or stu-dents who have fever and are coughing when they come to the medical office. These masks will have to stay on until the individual has left the school.

• Any student out for periods

of time due to illness should contact the school to ensure access to ongoing curricu-lum and instruction.

• Having handwashing facili-ties available throughout all of our buildings and ensur-ing that all soap dispensers are regularly refilled.

• Providing a teaching seg-ment on handwashing prac-tices for students and staff in all buildings.

• Increasing each school building’s disinfection pro-gram for cleaning student desks, horizontal surfaces and touch points such as doorknobs, drinking foun-tains, phone receivers and handrails.

• We are asking anyone with fever and/or flu-like symp-toms to stay home. Anyone who presents with fever and/or flu-like symptoms in our schools will be pro-vided a mask, screened for a recent travel history and asked to go home. Students can only return to class af-ter meeting with the school nurse upon their return to the building.

• Reporting any at-risk pa-tients and their clinical status to the Westches-ter County Department of Health.

The NYS Department of Health reports that while there is currently no vaccine to prevent the COVID-19 vi-rus, these simple steps can help stop the spread of this

and other respiratory viruses:• Wash your hands often with

soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and wa-ter are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitiz-er. Click here for a video on proper handwashing.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with un-washed hands.

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Stay home when you are sick.

• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

• Clean and disinfect fre-quently touched objects and surfaces.

We ask, as always, that children, staff or visitors with fever and severe cold or flu-like symptoms remain home until they feel better and are fever-free for 24 hours with-out the use of fever-reducing medication. Contact your medical provider if you have any questions.

For additional informa-tion about COVID-19, you may contact the NYSDOH Coronavirus Hotline at 1-800-364-3065, or visit https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/. If you have questions, please call the health office at your school or Dr. Brooke Balchan, District Medical Director, at 914-576-4264.

Thank you for your coop-eration.

MTA Issues Update on Precautions Against Coronavirus

The Metropolitan Trans-portation Authority (MTA) is-sued an update on the precau-tions taken by the agency in response to the novel corona-virus (COVID-19). While there is no confirmed case in New York, the MTA has already taken a number of steps to provide in-formation about the novel coro-navirus to our employees and our eight million daily custom-ers across NYC Transit, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road.

The MTA has deployed health guidance in English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian and Korean across the system on 3,600 subway screens, 2,000 bus screens and at 84 subway sta-tion street entrances. The same messaging is also being deployed across our railroads.

Extended hours are being offered for employees to receive free flu shots at any MTA Medical Assessment Center (MAC). Em-ployees can also get flu shots at a pharmacy or from their health care provider.

“The MTA has protocols in place for any emergency sce-nario, from a public health crisis to an extreme weather event,” said Patrick Warren, MTA Chief Safety Officer. “We are regularly

monitoring the circum-stances surrounding the coronavirus with the ut-most seriousness at the direction of federal and state health authorities.”

In the meantime, the MTA is urging customers and employees to follow the below recommenda-tions from the CDC:

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

• Avoid touch-ing your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Stay home when you are sick.

• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

• Clean and disinfect fre-quently touched objects and surfaces.

• Individuals who are ex-periencing symptoms and may have traveled to areas of concern or have been in contact with somebody who has traveled to

these areas should call ahead to their healthcare provider before presenting for treatment.

Coronavirus is an umbrella term for a host of mild to moder-ate illnesses including the com-mon cold. Most people get in-fected with one or more of these viruses at some point in their lives. These illnesses should not be confused with COVID-19.


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UPCOMINGThe New Rochelle Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the 2020 Induction into the Hall of Fame. Honorees are athletes, coaches, trainers and other groups who have made a significant contribution to sports history in the New Rochelle community as well as outside the area. Selected inductees will be honored at the 31st Annual New Ro-chelle Sports Hall of Fame Dinner on November 21, 2020. Go to nrshof.com for more information and nomination form. Deadline: April 30, 2020.

The Hudson River Audubon Society’s Feeder Watch meets indoors at the Lenoir Nature Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, Yonkers for 2 hours on Saturday and Sunday, every other weekend through March, ready to watch, identify and count the birds at their feeders on the following dates: 3/14 – 2pm to 4pm; 3/15 – 10am to noon; 3/28 – 1pm to 3pm and 3/29 – 10am to noon. All ages are welcome. Snacks are served. Visit hras.org for details.

The following programs take place at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site, 897 S. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon: March 14 from noon to 4pm – Commemoration of Women’s History Month featuring a 1pm Living History presentation about Deborah Sampson; March 27 at 3pm – Music, welcoming spring, bass-baritone Ronald Campbell, sings opera and oratorio, accompanied by pianist Dimitri Kauriga; April 11 at noon – Words in Music, a special concert featuring Pam Sklar on flute, Jim Ferraiuolo on oboe and Enid Blount Press on clarinet; April 11 at 2pm – Dr. David Blight of Yale University explores the life and times of Frederick Douglass; and April 15 at 3pm – Bronx Opera Company, spring perfor-mance. To find out more, visit nps.gov/sapa or call 667-4116.

Stepinac High School’s acclaimed Stepinac Theatre announced that it will stage Something Rotten!, the hilarious hit Broadway show as its spring musical. Five performances will be staged on the school’s famed Major Bowes Auditorium at 7:00 PM, Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2; Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9 and a special Mother’s Day matinee at 2 PM, Sunday, May 10. Reserved seat ticket prices are $22 for adults and $18 for seniors and children under 12. To order tickets and more information, call (914) 946-4800, Ext. 200, or send e-mail to: [email protected].

Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center will hold their annual New York Maple Weekends Pancake Breakfasts on: March 21, 22, 28, 29, serving organic pancakes with locally produced maple syrup from White Oak Farm and bacon and maple sausage from Hemlock Hill Farm. After breakfast, guests can visit the farm’s goats and cows, view antique farm equipment and hike over three miles of trails. Guests are

encouraged to visit White Oak Farm at 680 Lake Road, Yorktown Heights, where they will be able to see how trees are tapped and tour the sugar house. RSVP to hilltophanoverfarm.org/events or call 962-2368 for more information.

SAVE THE DATE: May 16 from 10am to 2pm – BluePath Service Dogs 4th Annual Walkathon to raise funds to provide autism service dogs, offering safety, companionship and opportunities for independence, featuring bouncy house, super heroes, lawn games, face painting and more. Walk-ers can choose between a 1.7 mile or 3 mile loop at FDR State Park, Lot 4, 2957 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights. For more information or to register, visit bluepathservicedogs.org or call 845-377-0477. Email: [email protected]

SAVE THE DATE: May 9 at 8pm – Violinist YooJing Jang will highlight an all-Romantic program concluding the Symphony of Westchester’s concert season at Iona College Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium, 715 North Av-enue, New Rochelle. For tickets visit thesymphonyofwestchester.org, email: [email protected] or call 654-4926.

Available throughout the month of March, Stop & Shop will carry Irish Cheddar Ravioli – festively green pasta filled with imported Irish cheddar cheese, as well as ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella. The medallion-shaped ravioli get their green coloring naturally from the spinach in the dough, and retail for $4.99. MARCH5Mayor Noam Bramson will deliver the New Rochelle State of the City address beginning at 6pm with a Taste of New Rochelle reception in the Rotunda of City Hall, 515 North Avenue, followed by the speech at 7:30pm in Council Chambers. The event is free and open to the public.

7At 1pm, the Anne Hutchinson Chapter DAR will present Richard Forliano, Eastchester town historian, speaking on “Choosing Sides/the Start of the American Revolution in Southern Westchester,” in the Yeager Room of the Bronxville Public Library. Open to the public.

8From 2 to 4pm, hear a first-hand account of how remarkable brave patriots risked their lives during the Revolutionary War, told by “Ann Fisher Miller,” on “Shadow Patriots, Lady Spies of the Revolution at Miller House, 140 Virginia Road, North White Plains. For additional information, call 428-1005.

9The Native Plant Center’s 2020 Spring Landscape Conference, Places for Pollinators: Designing Welcoming Landscapes, will explore the threats fac-ing pollinators and what gardeners and landscapers can do to help these critical creatures survive. The event will be held at Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, from 8:30am to 3pm, with a snow date of Friday, March 13. Call 606-6716 with questions.

16At 7:30pm, The Manor Club, 1023 Esplanade, Pelham Manor presents a lecture entitled, “The Future of Journalism,” with guest speaker, former Pel-ham resident and Columbia Journalism School Professor Nicholas Lemann. Admission is free to members of The Manor Club. Proceeds will be used for The Manor Club’s operating needs and building repair fund.

18Election Day – polls open 6am to 9pm.

20At 9:30am, David Rose, archivist of the New Rochelle Public Library, will present and answer questions about the importance of archival preserva-tion at Coffee and Conversation, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New Rochelle at 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. Afterwards, City Historian Barbara Davis will lead a brief tour of the Women’s History exhibit. For more information, visit nrpl.org

22From 11:30am to 2:30pm, join the Songcatchers for their Spirit of Song-catchers Brunch, celebrating the power of volunteerism and honoring Alex Bayha, Leah Sills and Martha Lopez Hanratty at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle. RSVP to songcatchers.networkforgood.com/events/19301-spirit-of-songcatchers-brunch-2020

23From 2 to 3pm, Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Route 35, Somers presents Starting Seeds Indoors. Learn when and how to grow seeds indoors for spring transplants. Register by calling 864-7264.

25The Hudson River Audubon Society will hold their Monthly Meeting at Lenoir Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, Yonkers. The topic will be: “The Commu-nity Ecology of Ants within Van Cortlandt Park,” by Alex Byrne, Field Scientist. Free and all are welcome. Refreshments at 7pm. Brief talk and discussion from 7:30 to 9pm. Visit hras.org for more information.

From 11:30am to 2:30pm, join the Songcatchers for their Spirit of Songcatchers Brunch, celebrating the power of volunteerism and honoring Alex Bayha, Leah Sills and Martha Lopez Hanratty at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle. RSVP to songcatchers.networkforgood.com/events/19301-spirit-of-songcatchers-brunch-2020

From 10am to 2pm, join with other volunteers to beautify Glen Island Park in New Rochelle as part of an Earth Day event. Help to paint, rake, prepare and plant flower beds and more. RSVP by April 20 to [email protected].


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Over 150 people came to admire the work of area art students at Mamaroneck Art-ists Guild {MAG} in Larchmont on February 5, for a reception honoring the Annual Art-ists on the Rise 2020 exhibit. Forty-four first place rib-bons were attached to a wide variety of artwork done by students from Mamaroneck High School {MHS}, New Ro-chelle High School {NRHS}, The French American School, The Hackley School and Ma-ria Regina High School. Ma-maroneck High School artist, Alan Rios’s picture was named Best in Show and he received a $25 Gift certificate.

Laura Heiss, the Student Art Show Director for the past three years, commented, “Every year, the students get better, more original and in-spirational. The Parents ap-preciate the show so much. They can see how all the art training through the years has improved the students.”

Judging the works of the 120 participants were Mitch-ell Visoky, Co-President of MAG, artist Dorothy Cancel-lieri and Tatyana Polyak, MAG Art Gallery Director. The ex-hibit was on display for ten days.

The Chairman of the Mamaroneck High School Art Department, Adam Rizutti explained that the show is the pinnacle of the year for his students. “It is so special to be chosen for the show.”

New Rochelle High School won the most first place awards with 16, men-tioned Heiss. “They really upped their game this year. Some pieces came mounted beautifully. Mamaroneck had 11 winners. Every teacher brings a different perspec-tive to their class. This show displays how art in school makes such an impact on stu-dent lives,” mentioned the art teacher and Director of the Museum of Art and Culture at

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Dr. Gus Haracopos on How to Help Your Teen Build Self-Confidence

Pelham Together is a not-for-profit, community-based coalition located in Pelham, whose mission is to ensure a healthy and vibrant community for and with the youth of Pelham. One way they do that is by talking to parents about their concerns and finding local mental health providers to ad-dress those concerns in various forums. Gus Ha-racopos, LCSW, PhD, a social worker at The Spence School in Manhattan with a private practice in Larch-mont, spoke with Melissa Ronan, a board member with Pelham To-gether, on how parents can help their teens build self-confidence. (Interview has been edited for and condensed for publication. A more detailed version of the interview is available on Pelham Together’s website, www.pelhamtogether.org.) Dr. Haracopos, and many other vetted local mental health provid-ers, can be contacted through their website at www.pelhamtogether.org/service-providers.

MR: When we talk with parents of tweens and teens, a common question we hear is, “How can I help build my child’s self-confi-dence?” Do you have any suggestions?

GH: The reason behind that dip in confi-dence is actually related to new abilities that adolescents are developing. An 11- or 12-year-old feels certain about who they are and has a conception of the world that’s fairly simple, compared to a 14- or 15-year-old, who sud-denly might describe feelings of confusion, being unable to really figure themselves out or figure out their place in the world. Part of what kids need to understand is that the con-fusion shows that they’re actually taking a de-velopmental step forward.

MR: It sounds to me like all of a sudden you know what you don’t know.

GH: Exactly right, you can go from feeling pretty confident and comfortable to feeling like you’re at sea. I think a lot of kids do sec-ondary damage to themselves because they think what’s going on shouldn’t be happening. They get depressed about it, they feel helpless, and they get angry at themselves for that, so if they learn there’s an explanation, they can stop beating themselves up.

The other change at this stage is a leap forward in empathy, and now they can actu-ally see through their peers’ eyes and read their expression and read their body language. Obviously empathy is great, in their ability to tune in to other people. But it also means that you start to wonder, “Well, what must that person think of me?” Social media exacerbates this because it allows them to look through the eyes of their peers 24/7.

MR: As parents, we can explain about devel-opment and that these feelings are normal. Is

there anything else we can do to help them maintain or rebuild their self-confidence during this stage?

GH: To answer that, you have to under-stand that at the time when adolescence starts to hit, two things happen: the problems get a lot more complicated, and the openness to receive help gets a lot smaller. That means, one, par-ents have to get even better than ever before at picking and choosing where they’re going to weigh in, and two, they have to approach every problem realizing that maybe they’re not go-ing to be able to offer a solution. You’ll be more useful as a sounding board, as a coach from the sidelines, as someone they can just dump their feelings on and just get the relief that entails.

MR: How do parents know when to make this shift from problem-solving to coaching and supporting?

GH: Definitely starting earlier is impor-tant, and the preteen years are a good train-ing time. I encourage parents of younger kids, even if your child still wants you to give them the advice and give them the answers and walk them through it, try to have the presence of mind to step back and say, “What do you think? Let’s try your idea.” Then, one, you’re practicing with them. Two, you’re showing them that you have more confidence in them than they have in themselves.

MR: You mentioned earlier the impact of social media, that it intensifies adolescents’ feelings of insecurity about who they are. Can you say more about that, because I know most parents worry about the effect of social media on their children.

GH: If parents can help their kids focus on what they’re capable of, what they’re pas-sionate about, what they enjoy doing, that helps the kids stay focused on what is impor-tant to them. By doing this, parents can help balance out the effect of social media, which is pulling them to focus on a lot of other things.

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NBA Veteran Jim Cleamons Offers Advice to NRHS Team in the Playoffs

The New Rochelle varsity boys basketball team is getting an extra boost in the playoffs from a title-winning former NBA player and coach. Jim Cleamons, who holds 10 NBA titles – one as a player and nine as assistant coach – brought his decades of experience to offer the athletes some tips over recently.

“I’m talking to them and giving them a listening ear and encouraging them,” Cleamons said at a volunteer event with the team. “I’ve been fortunate to have some experience in bas-ketball. I have been where they want to be. I’ve taken that jour-ney that they’re on, so I can talk to them from a personal per-spective.”

Athletes said they appreci-ated him taking time to talk with them, saying they benefited from his expertise and his approach.

“He’s very positive and he has an easygoing attitude,” said team member Prakash Ketterha-gen, a senior. “It makes it easy for us to listen and pay attention to what he says.”

Cleamons served as an as-sistant coach under Hall of Fam-er Phil Jackson in Chicago and was on staff for four of the six championships won by Michael Jordan and the Bulls. When Jack-son later went to Los Angeles to coach the Lakers, he brought Cleamons with him as an as-sistant where he helped coach Kobe Bryant and the Lakers to five NBA championships.

He went to the Boys and

Girls Club of New Rochelle, Rem-ington Unit, where the basketball team was helping out with a chil-dren’s dentistry event. The oral health company DentaQuest, with Fidelis Care, offered free dental screenings, toothbrushes and more. A face painter was also on hand.

Ja’Net McGhee, a Denta-Quest employee whose son Jay-son McGhee plays on the basket-ball team, connected the athletes with the event. It was a good fit, she said, because the young chil-dren admire the athletes.

“They look up to these bas-ketball players,” McGhee said. “They’ll listen to them.”

For the team, Cleamons’ guidance complements the skilled leadership the athletes re-ceive every day from head coach Rasaun Young, who was recently named league Coach of the Year, and who has led them into the

Jim Cleamons talks with basketball team members at an event in the Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle, Remington Unit.

playoffs. They recently faced North

Rockland in a quarterfinal match.“Our coach prepared us for

this game,” said junior Promise Opurum.

Young agreed that the stu-dents were ready for the match.

“Over the last few days, the practices have been really good,” he said.

Cleamons also attended an earlier practice and met with the players over the weekend to offer pointers and individualized advice. He gave them tips from his years of playing and coach-ing. He told them, for instance, that Dennis Rodman was a highly intelligent player who was al-ways keenly aware of the posi-tions from which his teammates would shoot.

“He’s giving us good advice, to stay focused,” said Jayson Mc-Ghee.

Hope Community Ser-vices Gala

Hope Community Services will be hosting a gala dinner on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the VIP Country Club, 600 Davenport Ave, New Rochelle, NY. We are pleased to honor the following heros of HOPE: Pastor Dequincy Hentz of Shiloh Baptist Church, Pastor Wayne Francis of Authentic Church, Decicco and Sons, Harriet Overbeck, and Carole Troum.

HOPE Community Services is Westchester’s largest provider of emergency food services in the county. As a not-for-profit agency, the organization was founded to respond to hunger in the community. To meet the needs of the com-munity, HOPE has created many innovative programs including,a soup kitchen, food pantry, child hunger iniatives, immigration progamming and homeless ser-vices,

The price per ticket is $175per person. A limited number of tickets are still available. For more information contact Walt Ritz at [email protected] or go to our website, hopecommunityservice.org for information and tickets.

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Tail of the Dog as HealerBY LYNN INGRASSIA

We keep dogs and are kept by them. They have in-habited our planet for many thousands of years serving as loyal companions, a best friend and protector and we now know healers. The hy-phen in the dog-human bond has changed us as a species and individuals. Whether our crisis is physical or mental, they are always there to lend a helping hand. More recently studies have shown that they fill the void that people fill with drinking and drugs with unconditional love. Other studies show that merely pet-ting a dog is a great stress re-liever and the reason for this is the release of the hormone oxytocin during this activ-ity, which decreases levels of stress hormones, regulates breathing and blood pressure in the body. Dogs unlike most

humans have unconditional amounts of love to offer and is in part why those of us in rescue fight so hard to find those who have been aban-doned good loving homes.

There is a reason that dogs are used for therapy. Whether it's for PSTD after a major disaster or the relief from chronic pain due to the endorphins that flow when your furry friend gazes into your eyes and melts your heart, studies show that dogs can play a large role in human

healing. According to Psychology Today, this ability, known as emotional con-tagion, the spread of feelings between animals and people is gaining traction in the field of science. Dogs relieve our burdens, even if it's just temporary.

Dogs lower our stress in a variety of ways not only through petting, but also by listening or just snuggling on our laps. They encourage a more active lifestyle through outdoor activity which ulti-mately leads to greater heart health. They can detect a drop in blood sugar and alert others around us to our con-dition. They even combat al-lergies. Studies show that exposure to them at an early age minimizes respiratory al-lergies such as hay fever and

asthma. We love dogs and (we

assume) they love us. Many are experiencing the gift of a loving doting family, giving them every creature comfort. At the same time, there are millions of dogs, all of whom share the same genome for attachment just waiting to do the same. They are living with minimal contact. Quite a few are at high kill shelters simply euthanized for lack of a family to take them.

So if I've convinced you to seek out your new best friend, go on line to www.ny-petrescue.org and fill out an application. Drop by one of NY Pet Rescue’s Meet and Greets, Saturdays from 11:30am-1:30pm. They are located at 7 Harrison Ave in Harrison.

Lynn Ingrassia is an avid dog lover and Board member at NY Pet Rescue in Harrison.

Proposed Legislation for the Expansion of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Put Before BOL

Westchester County Executive George Latimer has introduced legislation to the Board of Legislators that would require electric charg-ing stations at parking garages and open parking lots owned by the County.

The proposed legislation would require charging sta-tions to be installed in newly constructed or reconstructed parking garages and open parking lots owned by the County and, in certain cases, receiving Westchester County funding.

Latimer said: “The larg-est challenge facing us now and for generations to come is and will be our climate. I believe that providing for in-frastructure to promote and support electric vehicle use will lead to improvement of the County’s air quality and reduce the County’s produc-tion of greenhouse gases.”

As the bill is currently drafted, parking garages and open parking lots that have a parking space capacity for 250 vehicles or less would be equipped with level one charging stations in 10% of the total number of parking spaces and with level two charging stations, also with a capacity for level three

charging stations, in 10% of the total number of parking spaces.

Director of Energy Con-servation & Sustainability Peter McCartt said: “Transportation contributes up to 1/3 of all greenhouse gas emissions, and although we have an excellent mass-transit system here in Westchester, adding invaluable electric charging infrastructure across our county will only help us all move off of fossil fuels more quickly.”

Further, as the bill is cur-rently drafted, parking garag-es and open parking lots with a parking space capacity for more than 250 vehicles would be equipped with 50 parking spaces capable of supporting 25 level one charging sta-tions and 25 level two charg-ing stations that also have the capacity for level three charging stations. Notably, under the proposed legisla-tion, a 120 volt outlet within accessible range of a parking space also qualifies as a level one charging station.

The legislation sent to the Board of Legislators was referred to the Committees on Legislation, Public Works & Transportation, Planning, Eco-nomic Development & Energy and Environment & Health.

Thrive Barre & Fitness Opens New Studio in Downtown Pelham

On Monday, February 24th, Thrive Barre & Fitness joined the growing down-town Pelham business scene when it opened its doors to a brand new, completely reno-vated studio on Wolfs Lane in Pelham. The beautifully de-signed, bright, and airy space features a large fitness studio, a tea lounge, changing rooms, a beauty bar for post-class refreshing, and a dedicated workout wear boutique that offers a wide range of unique workout apparel.

In addition to their origi-nal core barre class offerings and nutritional counseling services, Thrive Barre & Fit-ness is introducing 305 Fit-ness to its expanded schedule. 305 Fitness is a high-intensity dance cardio workout inspired by the club scene in Miami. Thrive is one of the only stu-dios outside of New York City to offer this highly-popular class, taught by certified 305 Fitness instructors.

“We’ve been looking for a cardio option to add to our core barre classes for a really long time,” said Thrive Barre & Fitness co-owner, Danielle Franklin. “As a former dancer, I’m personally thrilled to bring 305 Fitness to Pelham, our new

expanded studio space is the perfect place to introduce the region to this addictive, fun, and effective new workout.”

Thrive Barre & Fitness officially opened its doors with a full roster of classes and its retail shop open to the public. Conveniently located just steps from the Pelham Metro North train station, and with classes offered morning, afternoon, and evening, there is a variety of options to meet the needs of diverse sched-ules, 7 days a week.

“When we first brought Thrive to Pelham, over ten

years ago, core barre classes were not easily accessible,” said Carol Hinchcliffe, co-owner of Thrive Barre & Fit-ness. “Through the years, we’ve grown an incredible community of people seeking to add wellness to their rou-tines, whether through ex-ercise, diet, or both. We can’t wait to welcome them to our new home and to meet new people who may be curious about all of our new offerings as well.”

To celebrate the opening of the new studio, Thrive Barre & Fitness hosted a launch party

Left to right: Danielle Franklin, co-owner of Thrive; Clay Bushong, President Pelham Chamber of Commerce; Carol Hinchcliffe, co-owner of Thirve; and Chance Mullen, Mayor of the Village of Pelham

introducing the public to the space on Thursday, February 27th. The well-attended party included notable guests in-cluding New York State Sena-tor Alessandra Biaggi, Village of Pelham Mayor Chance Mullen, Pelham Town Councilmem-bers Kristen Bowes Burke and Maura Curtin, and Pelham Chamber of Commerce Presi-dent Clayton Bushong. Guests enjoyed drinks from Cantina Lobos, music, light bites, raf-fles, and a first glance at the new retail offerings.

“Our new workout wear boutique has something for everyone,” said Kristy Mount, Thrive’s Retail Buyer and Op-erations Manager. “We’re go-ing to bring in brands that people may not have seen be-fore – different options than what you’d find at the mall. For us it’s all about looking good, being comfortable, and feeling fun. It’s incredible how mo-tivated an amazing workout outfit can make you feel.”

Visit thrivestudiony.com to see their full schedule and class descriptions. Thrive Barre & Fitness is located at 125 Wolfs Lane, Pelham. Phone: 914-355-2520. Follow them on Instagram and Facebook @thrivestudiony


Playful South-of-the-Border at Cantina Taco & Tequila Bar!

Partners John Solo, Ste-fanos Katsikoumbas and their team have opened Cantina Taco & Tequila Bar on Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, in the former Black Bear space.

John Solo, who is also an actor/producer/director with 36 movie credits to his name, ap-pears in the new series on Amazon with Al Paci-no called ‘Hunters’.

When we arrived at Cantina on a Friday eve-ning, the dining room and bar were booming. Upstairs, too. Host John Solo managed to find us a high-top and we went to work. We filled the table with orders of pork, chicken & spinach & goat cheese empana-das, and a variety of ta-cos: vegetable, chorizo, mango-jerk chicken, and rock shrimp. Each was very tasty. Good snacking here. On a pre-vious visit I savored their Mango-Jerk Chicken Wings, which were off the charts.

Cantina serves a bouncy menu of reason-ably-priced south-of-the-

Crispy Mango-Jerk Chicken Wings

staff expert in ensuring a seamless experience. Bowl-ing, ice skating, golf – it’s all here at this truly four-season destination. In the Village there are fun boutiques and nearby, the Olympic Museum exhibits captivating memora-bilia and artifacts.

Whiteface Lodge – a cozy wooded retreat in win-ter, a cool, forested haven in summer – an exceptional place to visit anytime. As for me, I’m already planning my warm-weather return to one of those star-studded lean-tos – this time no need for blankets, I’ll have romance to keep me warm!If You Go:The Whiteface Lodgethewhitefacelodge.comLake Placidlakeplacid.com

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Girl in Transit: The Whiteface LodgeLake Placid, New YorkBy Barbara Barton Sloane

“There’s a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul

and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.”

Washington Irving

Over the River and Through the Woods: The charming village of Lake Plac-id is near the lake of the same name in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. It’s known as a Winter Olympics venue (both the 1932 and 1980 Games were held here) and a hub for snow sports and oth-er outdoor activities. There are 86 trails over 22 miles and 3 mountain peaks, and, at this most wonderful time of the year, in the very center of the town is the snowy, sparkling Mirror Lake with a footpath around the entire shoreline. I took this pretty amble and wanted to shout: “Let it snow, let it snow!” Happily, it did.

These impressive moun-tains have the highest vertical drop on the East Coast, pro-

viding skiing and snowboard-ing for all skill levels and the regional attractions here are myriad. At the Olympic Sports Complex, you can ski jump, bobsled ride, or experi-ence the Ausable Chasm and High Falls Gorge. You can Mingle with the Wolves at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge, a 50-acre realm of interpretive trails, rescued animals such as hawks, owls, foxes, and bobcats or be daring and Run with the Pack on a dogsled ride on the lake; how about a horse-drawn sleigh ride nestled under thick blankets to make this Winter Wonder-land a reality? I chose careen-ing around the lake on a sled pulled by a brace of spirited huskies, a memorable experi-ence, to be sure.

A Gilded Age Getaway: Tucked into these pictur-esque woodlands of the Adirondacks’ High Peaks one comes upon the awe-inspiring Whiteface Lodge. Considered one of the best

hotels of its kind in the coun-try, the Lodge resides in a six-million-acre recreation area known as Adirondack Park whose visitors have included Ralph Waldo Em-erson, the Vanderbilts and Marjorie Meriweather Post. The Lodge, a Forbes Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond ho-tel, evokes the 19th-century heyday and the splendor of historic Great Camps of yes-teryear. It includes 3 restau-rants, a spa and 92 all-suite guest rooms featuring hand-crafted furnishings and pri-vate cedar and mahogany balconies and terraces to take in the fresh mountain air. Some appealing elements in each room, especially wel-come right now: heated slate

floors, warm wood paneling, and cast iron gas fireplaces. Once settled in, it was hard for me to tear myself away from this snug environment but the enchanting Lodge beckoned. I had to explore!

Time for dinner and on to Kanu, the Lodge’s fine dining. I entered a towering 3-story Great Room and was dazzled by its Great Camp splendor – elk, deer and moose heads mounted high on the walls, majestic chan-deliers embellished with ant-lers, two blazing granite and stone fireplaces and above it all, great hand-hewn log beams rendering this truly great room somehow cozy. I enjoyed a view into the bus-tling kitchen and a fine Ad-

irondack-inspired repast.Named one of the top

100 spas in North America by Conde Nast Traveler, the Spa at Whiteface Lodge sug-gests the natural beauty and bounty of the Adirondacks with signature treatments that range from a Lodge Mud Wrap and an Apple Cider Masque and Massage to an Outdoorsman Facial (wimps need not apply!), I relaxed in the steam room, and was quickly brought back to life with a challenging dip in the heated indoor/outdoor pool.

Stars Fell on Adiron-dacks: One of the most en-chanting features of White-face Lodge is their luxury lean-tos, unique to the Ad-irondacks and the epitome of rustic elegance. An invit-ing, sheltered spot fitted out with sink-in soft sofas and chairs, warm blankets, bright throw rugs and fire pits, they are sheltered on 3 sides and open to star-gazing. In my case, open also to a lovely full moon, beaming down in all its magical glory. This special place, my friends, is dream-worthy and, if so inclined, downright romantic. Not to be missed!

The property can ac-commodate year-round con-ferences, business retreats, and social gatherings up to 200 guests with a dedicated

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aca cheese served with f lour tortilla and toma-tillo sauce; and Cantina Nachos with the works. A variety of Tacos are available throughout the day including: Modelo Beer Battered Fish, Ti-juana Steak, and Chicken Classico.

Fresh made salads include: Southwest-ern, with arugula, cotija cheese, corn, avocado, tortilla strips, cherry to-matoes, mustard & hon-ey vinaigrette. The 7th Avenue combines baby spinach, sliced straw-berries, avocado, fried goat cheese, almonds, tamarind vinaigrette. Big tasty bowls are also on

hand filled with rice, on-ions, peppers, black beans, sliced avocado, fresh corn: with choice of Chili Lime Chicken, Pork, Spinach, Shrimp or Steak.

Main courses include:

Carnitas, pork, yellow rice, black beans, plantains; Chicken Mole, served over cilantro spinach rice; and Garlic Shrimp, with rice & guacamole.

Weekend Brunch, served noon to 5 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday, includes such $15 ‘Platos’ as: Avoca-do Toast, smashed avocado on multi-grain toast with 2 sunny side up eggs; Veg-gie Quesadilla with Oaxaca cheese, mushroom, spin-ach, onion & peppers with avocado; Breakfast Bur-rito with scrambled eggs, chorizo, onions & peppers; and Strawberry and Cream French Toast, brioche dipped in a Mexican cin-namon batter, stuffed with whipped cream cheese, topped with strawberries. Tried the French Toast re-cently and it was really decadent! There are $3 Ta-cos, too.

Special Hint: Already

popular are Cantina Happy Hours offered Monday thru Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Specially priced cocktails and appetizers are served.

Cantina Tacos & Te-quila Bar, 166 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. Open 7 days a week from 3 p.m.-midnight. Saturdays & Sun-days from noon. Weekend Brunch. Happy Hours. food price range: from $2.95. A la carte menu: $4 to $23. Bar/cocktails. Private party fa-cilities. Full take-out & ca-tering. Major credit cards. Casual dress. Municipal parking. Reservations sug-gested for larger groups: 914-461-3959. www.cantin-any.com

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Late December 2019, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act became law, making the most significant changes to the tax rules gov-erning retirement accounts in recent memory. The SE-CURE Act, whose effective date was January 1, 2020, was hanging around in Congress in one form or another for about five years until it final-ly got enacted into law.

The most important change made by the SECURE Act was the elimination of the “stretch” option for most individual retirement ac-

counts. While there have been significant changes to the estate tax over the last several years, those chang-es likely won’t affect most Americans since less than 1 percent of us have estates large enough to be subject to the federal estate tax. Con-versely, most people have money in retirement ac-counts and over the next two to three decades there will be the largest inter-gen-erational transfer of wealth in history, with much of the money being transferred being held in retirement ac-counts. Here are some of the major changes contained in the SECURE Act:

1. Individuals don’t have to start taking required mini-

mum distributions from their retirement accounts until age 72. Previously, distribu-tions had to commence at age 70 and ½. This is good news since people are gener-ally living longer and working longer. This change will al-low more money to accumu-late in retirement accounts before withdrawals have to be made. The Internal Rev-enue Service also is expected to issue revised life expec-tancy tables which are used to determine how much is required to be withdrawn each year.

2. IRA contributions may now be made for those still working regardless of age. Previously, 701/2 was the age limit for those still

working.3. Previously, if you

inherited an IRA from some-one, you were able to take those benefits over your life expectancy if proper plan-ning was done. This allowed IRAs to grow in amount tax-free without having to be de-pleted by larger mandatory withdrawals since the bene-ficiary was typically younger than the original IRA owner. Under the SECURE Act, the entire account must be dis-tributed within ten years of the account owner’s death, unless certain exceptions apply. The purported ratio-nale for this change, was that the IRA rules were originally intended to provide for the owner’s retirement and not intended to be a wealth cre-ation vehicle for the benefi-

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Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding partner of Litt-man 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 Attor-neys (NAELA) and past Presi-dent 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 visit-ing the firm’s website at www.elderlawnewyork.com.

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