Eastchester Review 11-20-2015

November 20, 2015 | Vol. 3, Number 45 | www.eastchesterreview.com

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Keep on TucKin’

Chris Corrado breaks a long run against Roscoe on Nov. 14. Corrado and the Tigers outclassed the Eagles in cruising to a 35-21 win, advancing Tuckahoe to the state semifinals. For story, see page 15. Photo/Mike Smith

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Concordia College experiences enrollment increase With the Concordia College

academic year in full swing, the college has experienced dramat-ic enrollment growth along with the addition of new academic programs.

Overall student enrollment is up 11.5 percent over last year, and the college has experienced a 33 percent increase in total enrollment in the last six years. This year’s graduate program enrollment is up 113 percent. The student population is a di-verse group, with 26 percent of students from out of state and 14 percent hailing from other coun-tries such as China, India, South

Tuckahoe appoints Albano as superintendent By sarah varney

Staff Writer

The Tuckahoe Board of Edu-cation has announced the ap-pointment of Carl Albano, cur-rently assistant superintendent of the school district, to superin-tendent starting on Aug. 1, 2016. Albano has worked as an admin-istrator in Tuckahoe for 13 years.

Albano was principal of Tuckahoe Middle School for nine years and has been assistant superintendent since 2012. He was assistant principal at Con-cord Road Elementary School in Ardsley from 2000 to 2003.

Albany, 47, will be paid a salary of $230,000 per year as superintendent.

“I’m very excited,” he told the Review. “There are a lot of chal-lenges, but I’m excited.”

Being familiar with the dis-trict will help Albano as he tran-sitions into the new role.

“I have a lot of advantages be-cause I was at the middle school as principal and then as assistant superintendent here at the high school,” he said.

The Tuckahoe Union Free School District has an annual budget of approximately $32 million and a student body of 1,100. Per capita cost per student is $26,888.

“[Albano] has great experi-ence at all three levels: elemen-tary, middle school and high school, and being an internal candidate, he knows the culture of the district,” Tuckahoe High School Principal Bart Linehan said. Albano is the first internal superintendent hire in 20 years,

Linehan added.Over the last five years, the

Tuckahoe school district has ex-perienced some tumult around the position of superintendent. Interim Superintendent Dr. Ed-ward Reilly served for a year until the district hired Dr. Bar-bara Nuzzi in September 2013. She resigned on Sept. 1 this year and was replaced by Dr. Charles Wilson, who is currently running the district, as interim superintendent.

Wilson will show Albano the ropes until his contract ends on July 30, 2016. Wilson has 14 years of experience as a school superintendent over his 42-year-long career.

Wilson commented that with the state’s 2 percent tax cap and the burden of unfunded mandates, turnover for superintendents in

Carl Albano, currently assistant superintendent for the Tuckahoe Union Free School District, will take the reins as superintendent on Aug. 1, 2016. Photo courtesy Lauren Treuel

the Hudson Valley is high. During his tenure as assistant

superintendent, Albano has also served as head of curriculum and instruction and head of the spe-cial education program.

Albano has played an instru-mental role in the special edu-cation department over the last four years, Wilson said. Bring-ing students back into the district to receive services and avoiding busing them out to other pro-grams is one improvement Al-bano is responsible for facilitat-ing. Albano has also increased the inclusion of special educa-tion students into mainstream classrooms, provided more training for mainstream teach-ers and streamlined the special education program’s assess-ment process, according to Wilson.

Principal Linehan recently accepted a $50,000 grant to the school district given by the New York State Education De-partment in recognition of its achievement in elevating special education students’ performance on state-standardized testing to the point that there are no “significant gaps” between the scores of the two groups.

One of Albano’s first tasks will be to help shepherd a search to replace Jim Reese, assistant superintendent for business, who will retire at the end of this school year.

Tuckahoe Board of Education President Dr. Julio Urbina could not be reached for comment as of press time.

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Korea, Spain, Norway and Italy. Along with this, new master’s degree programs have been in-troduced in accounting, analyt-ics, digital marketing, digital media and new online programs in early childhood education, childhood education and RN to BS.

This news comes after Con-cordia College was again named in the Top 40 U.S. News & World Report rankings in the North Re-gional Best Colleges category. Concordia also earned a ranking of No. 5 in ethnic diversity among regional colleges in the north. “We are proud of our growth in

recent years, both in terms of the quality and quantity of our academic programs. The fu-ture is bright at Concordia Col-lege,” said provost Sherry Fraser. (Submitted)

Concordia College


What’s going on...

The library will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27. Visit tucka-hoelibrary.org for more information on events and programs.

Tellabration: A Storytelling FestivalOn Saturday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. Want to hear a

story? Come and welcome special guest storytell-ers, Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi, Lauren Mendoza, Tata Canuelas and Robin Bady, to the library’s annual storytelling festival. Open to listeners of all ages.

Adult coloring On Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. Come and

join a monthly coloring get-together. Coloring books, colored pencils and light refreshments will be provided, and you come and enjoy some de-stress and creativity time.

Bronxville Women’s Club

CoffeehouseOn Friday, Nov. 20, the Bronxville Women’s

Club Coffeehouse, at 135 Midland Ave. in Bronx-ville, will feature Peter C. North and Elle Mor-gan. North will perform music from the ‘30s and ‘40s. Morgan’s style is “Soul Americana Now.” The evening begins at 8 p.m. $5 admission; do-nations for the performers are accepted. BYOB or drink the club’s booze. For more information, visit bronxvillewomensclub.org or call 337-3252.

Takeshi Asai performanceOn Saturday, Nov. 21. Midland Music, the pro-

fessional music series of the Bronxville Women’s Club, will present New York-based jazz pianist

vidual and group projects engage students in this fabulous series that encourages creativity and thinking skills along with design and engineering concepts. A six-week series open to children in grades two through five.

The fourth session is called “Concepts: Air-craft.” Learn about element names, propellers, landing gear, windshields, steering wheels and seats, and what planes and helicopters are used for. An activity will be done to build helicopters and airplanes. Include child’s name and age when reg-istering online.

Social NeedlersOn Wednesday, Nov. 25 from 11 a.m. to

noon. Come for a knitting and crochet hour ev-ery Wednesday. Chat and socialize while making beautiful items which will be donated to the Visit-ing Nurse Service of New York. For more infor-mation, call 337-7680 ext. 63 or email [email protected].

Tots of FunOn Wednesday, Nov. 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 11

a.m. Songs, books, music and movement for tod-dlers up to age 3.

Tuckahoe Public Library

Mental health workshop for childrenOn Monday, Nov. 23 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Come for interactive educational presentations, using the movie “Inside Out” as a talking point. Based on current research in psychology and neu-roscience, help author a creative book together on mental health and mental illness. Space is limited. Register on the library’s website.

Bronxville Public LibraryThe library will be closed for Thanksgiving on

Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27. Visit east-chesterlibrary.org to register for events and pro-grams and for more information.

Energy and climate changeJoin Science Barge for a fun program about

energy and climate change on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program is appro-priate for children grades five through eight. On-line registration is highly suggested.

International Game DayInternational Game Day will be celebrated dur-

ing an afternoon-long program on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants can come for the whole day or stop by at any time. Participants are welcome to bring their own games or use the library’s, which include several board games and a Wii. The library’s Minecraft tributes will also be competing in an international tournament during the day. Online pre-registration is suggested but not required. For more information, contact Eliza-beth at 721-8102 or [email protected].

Eastchester Public Library

Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though

space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send all

items to [email protected].

The library will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 26. Visit bronxvillelibrary.org to register for events and programs and for more in-formation.

Start with ArtOn Monday, Nov. 23 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn about an artist and make a project based on his/her works. Open to ages 6 and up. Class size is limited. Include child’s name and age when regis-tering online.

Let’s Build!On Tuesday, Nov. 24 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. A

Westchester Children’s Museum program. Indi-

Takeshi Asai and his trio in a program titled “Ameri-can Songbook” with music by Gershwin, Ellington and more. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert can be reserved before the concert at a discount and are also available at the door. For more information, visit bronxvillewomensclub.org.

Annual Holiday BoutiqueThe Bronxville Women’s Club will be holding

its annual Holiday Boutique on Sunday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items for home, family and friends, and clothing, jewelry and gourmet foods by more than 35 vendors will be on sale. Many items are one-of-a-kind and handmade. Free ad-mission, with plenty of parking. There will be a café on the premises. For more information, visit bronxvillewomensclub.org or call 337-3252.

Village Lutheran Church

The Village Lutheran Church is located at172 White Plains Road in Bronxville. Call 337-0207 or visit vlc-ny.org for more information.

Village Ladies in Christ meetingThe church’s LWML Society invites all women

to join on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 21, for “The Cure” from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Friendship Room. To prepare, read Chapter 4 in Joanna Weaver’s “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World.” Before you start any food prepara-tions for the Thanksgiving feast, concentrate more on giving thanks than on the preparations. Hear from Weaver about the church’s “Burden Bearer” while enjoying time in study and fellowship. Bring your Bible and a healthy breakfast item to share—juice, milk and coffee will be provided—your prayer requests and your prayers of thanksgiving. Consider inviting a male family member or friend to join the men’s Bible study which takes place during the same time period. Contact Sharon Pe-terson at 337-0207 ext. 1007 for more information.

Men’s Bible study The next meeting is Saturday, Nov. 21 from

8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Share breakfast with the women’s group, then break off for Bible study. This year’s Life Light study is on the book of Dan-iel. For more information, contact Deacon Chuck Horvath at [email protected].

Annual Community ServiceThe 42nd annual Bronxville Community Ser-

vice will take place on Monday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Lutheran Church. The Thanksgiv-ing civic greeting will be given by Mayor Mary Marvin of Bronxville and the community message will be given by The Rev. Jonah Smith-Bartlett of Bronxville Reformed Church.


By James PerOStaff Writer

Adding another layer to an ongoing lawsuit with Westches-ter County filed in August over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the environmental

nonprofit Save the Sound has widened the scope of its original suit to include 11 Westchester municipalities.

The suit, which includes Sound Shore municipalities like the Village of Mamaroneck and the City of Rye, claims that each

of the 11 municipalities involved have been responsible for dis-charging raw sewage into the Long Island Sound.

The other municipalities named in the lawsuit include Rye Brook, New Rochelle, Pel-ham, Larchmont, the Town of

Save the Sound adds to county lawsuit Mamaroneck, Pelham Manor, Port Chester and White Plains.

Tracy Brown, the director of Save the Sound’s Western pro-grams, said that leaking and de-graded sewer lines are respon-sible for the alarmingly high levels of bacterial contamination found throughout the waterways in Westchester County.

“Because of old, leaking and poorly-maintained sewer pipes, Westchester beaches are closed after rain, we’re prohibited from harvesting clams or oysters in our local bays and harbors, and we’re at risk for waterborne ill-nesses,” she said in a released statement.

Sewage runoff resulting from porous pipes which leaks raw sewage into the ground, as well as overflows onto streets fol-

lowing heavy rain, has been the root cause of fecal bacteria—the same bacteria found in human waste—entering into the Long Island Sound via storm water drainage, the nonprofit claims.

In Save the Sound’s 2015 re-port of Westchester County’s water quality, which includes 400 samples from 52 different sites, the bacterial contamina-tion failure rate for rivers rose to 79 percent from 34 percent in 2014. Additionally, sites that would have formerly passed in dry weather now experience an overwhelming failure rate.

The lawsuit aims at spurring action by both the county and the municipalities to devise and fund a sustainable solution to help fix leaking sewer lines and mitigate ongoing contamination

in the Long Island Sound, ac-cording to Save the Sound.

“The citizens of Westchester County have waited decades for effective action,” Brown said. “Municipalities must step up efforts to find and eliminate il-legal discharges of raw and par-tially treated sewage into Long Island Sound and its tributaries. Our goal with this lawsuit is to get all the responsible parties to the table to reach a compre-hensive, long-term solution to this decades-old infrastructure problem.”

Rye City Manager Marcus Serrano and Mamaroneck Vil-lage Manager Richard Slinger-land could not be reached for comment as of press time.


Piggybacking off a lawsuit filed in August, environmental nonprofit Save the Sound has decided to widen the scope of its campaign to clean up the Long Island Sound by involving 11 Westchester municipalities. File photo


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cPw holds annual fundraising event

On Monday, Nov. 9, Cerebral Palsy of Westchester held its an-nual Taste of Westchester food and wine tasting event at The Renaissance Hotel in Harrison. The event showcased more than

20 of the area’s finest restaurants and chefs. The evening also in-cluded a cooking demonstra-tion from Hive Living Room + Bar as well as a wine and food pairing by Aries Wines & Spir-

its. All of the proceeds benefit CPW’s mission to ensure that children and adults with disabil-ities receive needed services and enjoy activities regardless of the level of their abilities.

A large crowd was on hand to show support for Cerebral Palsy of Westchester’s annual event on Nov. 9.

Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont, left, with Richard Osterer, CPW board president, and Linda Kuck, CPW executive director.

It was a girls’ night out with a cause on Monday in Harrison. Photos/Bobby Begun

A demonstration by Jean Claude Lanchais, executive director of the Hive Living Room + Bar restaurant at The Renaissance Hotel.

From left, Lucas Dassler, Lisa Ferri and Janice Peril are members of the welcoming committee for the annual “A Taste of Westchester” event.

“A Taste of Westchester” brochures await guests at the annual event.


John Stossel offers other side at Purchase College By James PerO

Staff Writer

At this point in his career, John Stossel is accustomed to speaking to diverse audiences. Having transitioned from a lengthy stint as a correspondent

on ABC’s “20/20” with Barba-ra Walters to a career in politi-cal punditry at Fox News Busi-ness, Stossel, 68, has catered to a wide swath of people on the political spectrum.

And on Friday, Oct. 30, when Stossel took the stage at

Safety and Environmental Asso-ciation regulations, which have been touted by many as a major step toward important work-place safety standards, Stossel showed an unattributed graph depicting decreasing workplace fatalities following the creation of OSEA.

Then in the next unattributed graph, which depicted a trend of decreasing workplace fatalities decades preceding OSEA’s cre-ation, Stossel argued that OSEA has had little impact.

“Government is like some-body who jumps in front of a pa-rade and says ‘I lead the parade,” Stossel said. “But they didn’t.”

Not all of his graphs were well received, however; par-ticularly one that depicted the growth of government over time. In the middle of his point, a student interjected, adding that the bulk of government spend-ing can likely be attributed to

military growth.“Do you believe in the

army?... Because a lot of that is military spending,” the student said.

Though much of the night centered on political ideology, Stossel—who is originally from Chicago—would touch briefly on a few of the more personal aspects of his career, namely his transition from “20/20” with Barbara Walters where he won an impressive 19 Emmy Awards, to his recent tenure at Fox News.

“I started to criticize the cor-rosive government and suddenly my life in television changed,” Stossel said. “I’m no longer so popular; I’m no longer win-ning Emmy Awards. Someone came up to me on the street in New York and said ‘Are you John Stossel?’ Yes. ‘I hope you die soon.’”

Stossel chalks the reaction up

to a perception of him that has been formulated after taking his current role at Fox News.

“It’s because he’s considering me a conservative,” he said. “In Manhattan where I live it’s like being a child molester.”

While Stossel’s lecture was contentious at times, particu-larly during an engaging ques-tion and answer which allowed the traditionally liberal student body to broach topics of corpo-rate greed, the sentiments from the audience members were pri-marily positive.

“I thought this was positive,” said Mitchell Kutin, a senior philosophy major at Purchase College. “I think it’s an impor-tant thing to hear the other side. We know what we think; we don’t need more people to af-firm our thoughts. We need to hear the other side.”


Deviating from their usual breed of speaker, Purchase College invited Fox News pundit John Stossel, who offered students and faculty a different take on politics and the economy. Contributed photo

Purchase College’s freshly-opened Humanities Theatre to espouse his libertarian take on modern-day America, his lec-ture again found an audience disparate from the norm.

During Stossel’s hour-long lecture, which was attended primarily by political science students and faculty at the col-lege, he wove through various topics relating to regulation and big government as they pertain to his libertarian ideology, and more importantly how they af-fect today’s political and eco-nomic environment.

“Unemployment has stayed high after this last recession be-cause we have so many rules,” Stossel said to the audience. “Because we can’t do anything unless you first ask permis-sion—it’s the ‘mother, may I’ economy.”

To bolster his libertarian ar-guments, Stossel used a series of PowerPoint graphs depict-ing various trends, particularly ones which he believed showed the inefficiency of the American government.

On the topic of Occupational


Property revaluation, com-pleted in our village in 2007, has been recently undertaken by nearby communities including Mamaroneck and Scarsdale. It is also on the drawing board in Yonkers for the upcoming fiscal year and was the deciding is-sue in the recent Ossining elec-tion. Residents there voted in the slate committed to continuing the revaluation that was already underway. Our neighbors in Eastchester have not revalued in more than 50 years, and Mount Vernon holds the record for a re-valuation last done in 1898.

The above municipal initia-tives are required because New York state leaves the process in local control. Not even our coun-ty will commit to a Westchester-wide property revaluation, and legislation at the state level to do the same has died many times. It reached the governor’s desk once but was vetoed by then-Gov. Pataki.

By contrast, Connecticut re-quires revaluation every five years and Massachusetts every three years regardless of which party is in office, taking it com-pletely out of the political realm. Florida has a very interesting valuation law, nicknamed “Wel-come Stranger,” as the prop-erty assessment is immediately tagged at whatever the latest buyer was willing to pay at the time of closing.

Traditionally, New York poli-ticians have shied away from undertaking the process because it has always been considered a career-killer.

The reason why is that statis-tically the process most often re-sults in one-third of the property values increasing and thus taxes going up; another third staying flat and the remaining third re-ceiving a decrease. So after an arduous and often contentious process, potentially 66 percent of the voting public may be un-happy with the outcome, certain-ly not a career-enhancer.

The process is nuanced, eso-

On property values and local controlteric and more an art than a sci-ence, and therefore, many mis-conceptions still exist around valuation methods and the role of government and the property owner.

The following topics are is-sues that frequently cause misun-derstanding or need explanation:

• Local governments have no control over the taxation formu-la for co-ops. It is governed by state law. Co-ops are valued on a stream of income or compa-rable rental approach versus the market value formula used for single-family homes. The gen-esis for this hybrid method grew out of the depressed housing market in New York City in the early ‘70s, causing lawmakers to fear entire buildings would be abandoned by their owners due to unprofitability. To encourage conversion from apartment units to homeownership, the co-op “discount” proved the incentive.

In his former job, our Village Assessor Gerry Iagallo actually brought an early lawsuit in the mid-1980s challenging the co-op law’s ambiguity and equity, but was unsuccessful as have all judicial and legislative attempts that have followed. In essence, the co-op method of taxation has been with us almost 50 years.

• Under-assessed homes can-not have their values increased unless a full revaluation is under-taken so they often remain under-valued for decades. The griev-ance process can only serve to lower assessments. In a village, by state law, there is only one op-portunity to “grieve” a perceived inaccurate assessment. This oc-curs on the third Tuesday of Feb-ruary, with applications for griev-ance available by Feb. 1.

• A revaluation is only a snap-shot at one moment in time and will become “old” or stale al-most immediately, unless con-stantly readjusted to reflect mar-ket changes, which the village does assiduously.

Historically speaking, at the time of the village’s last reas-sessment in 1962, the homes on the Hilltop were in disre-pair and true “white elephants” in terms of resale value, versus the brand new split-level homes

with new appliances and family rooms. Hence, Hilltop homes were considered under-assessed and 1960s homes over-assessed in the prism of the 2007 value determinations.

Re-assessment never gener-ates additional income due to value changes. It simply chang-es the size of the slices in the community “pie” to reflect eq-uity. School boards and village boards set taxes based on oper-ating expenses divided equally by the net worth of all real estate taxes. The assessor has no role in setting or collecting taxes.

• In Bronxville, the total amount exempted from taxa-tion due to all forms of partially-exempt property, together with fully-exempt property represent 19.9 percent of all taxable value. The impact on a single-family home worth approximately $2 million is: village and school taxes with exempt property fully taxable: $27,676; village and school taxes with exempt prop-erty not fully taxable: $33,563, creating a difference of $5,887.

• By law, due to their educa-tion and experience, assessors receive the legal presumption that his or her valuation number is correct until proven inaccurate. It is a shifting of the traditional burden of proof. That being said, the process is not designed to be adversarial; rather, the parties should compromise or litigate if necessary with equity as the only goal and residents are en-titled to a full explanation by an assessor for the reasons behind a valuation.

• Property taxes ae not based on the highest and best use of the property (the use represent-ing the greatest return of the real estate). Rather, property tax is based on the actual use (even though the property is not being used to its full potential) as of the appropriate legal Valuation Date in a given community.

Ultimately, fairness dictates that the process be undertaken to address the inequities in anti-quated tax rolls. Property values are the only drivers of local tax-es and if this unpinning is inher-ently unfair, it affects the entire integrity of a government.

BRONXVILLE TODAY

MayorMary Marvin

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Blaze is a young male about 1-and-a-half years old. Found on the streets of the Bronx, he was taken into someone’s home only to be dumped at a city shelter later. This beautiful guy, with a luscious red coat, has had a rough few months and deserves a stable, loving home where he can be the only cat and king of the castle. Blaze is both playful and loveable all rolled into one. He is neutered and up to date with all his vaccinations. The adoption donation for Blaze is $80. To meet this flaming red cutie, contact Larchmont Pet Rescue at 740-4072 or 834-6955, or visit NY-PetRescue.org. (Submitted)


Bronxville School Superin-tendent David Quattrone will lead a national education con-ference next month in Boston, Mass. As president of the Sub-urban School Superintendents, SSS, Quattrone has been plan-ning the 51st annual conference for more than a year.

The 2015 SSS Conference will offer perspectives on what it means to receive a 21st-cen-tury education for coming de-cades. The conference program includes: William Fitzsimmons, Harvard dean of admissions and financial aid; Anant Agarwal, professor at MIT and CEO and president of EdX, the largest distributor of online university courses; Fernando Reimers, pro-fessor of international education at Harvard; and James Honan,

also at Harvard. The keynote speaker will be Richard Light, who holds a joint professorship at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Kennedy School of Government. Light will describe how engaging students in new ways to “take charge of their learning” is trans-forming the classrooms—and the overall student experience—at many of America’s leading campuses.

Founded more than 50 years ago, the SSS is a membership organization of school superin-tendents from among the high-est-performing school districts in America, often called “light-house districts” for the innova-tive teaching and proven learn-ing practices they employ.

SSS membership is lim-

ited to 150 superintendents who are elected to membership from school districts in subur-ban communities throughout the United States. Members are chosen based on their demon-strated leadership in their school districts, states or on a national level.

Quattrone has served as su-perintendent of schools in Bronxville since 2005. Prior to that, he was a superintendent in Indian Hill, Ohio, for 14 years and an assistant superintendent and high school headmaster in Greenwich, Conn. Other profes-sional leadership accomplish-ments include terms as president of the Headmasters Associa-tion and president of the Chief School Administrators of South-ern Westchester. (Submitted)

Supt. to lead national education conference EHS senior nominated for Heart of a Giant awardEastchester High School se-

nior and wide receiver Andrew Schultz was nominated by var-sity football coach Fred DiCarlo for the Heart of a Giant award sponsored by USA Football, The Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Giants. Based on the nomination and a letter of submission from Schultz, he was named a finalist for Week 4.

The award is based on an ath-lete’s demonstration of the fol-lowing characteristics: commit-ment, dedication, will, character and teamwork. Candidates must possess a strong work ethic, leadership skills, the desire to

succeed both on the field and in the classroom, and the ability to inspire others to work together to achieve a common goal.

Six finalists will receive a $1,500 equipment grant for their high school football programs. The grand prize winner will get an additional $3,500 grant for his school’s program, as well as on-field recognition at the Gi-ants’ Week 15 home game versus Carolina on Dec. 20.

Winning is based on the num-ber of votes received by Nov. 11. Schultz made the cut, along with football players from the Tri-State area. (Submitted)

Eastchester High School student Andrew Schultz was nominated for the prestigious Heart of a Giant award by varsity football coach Fred DiCarlo. Contributed photo

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HISTORICALLY SPEAKINGRichard Forliano

Anne Hutchinson’s story comes to an end

With George Pietarinen, author of “Anne Hutchinson,

A Puritan Woman of Courage.” This is the fourth in a series of articles on the Colonial and Revolutionary History

of Eastchester.

The dominance of religious belief in 17th century America is very difficult for people today to comprehend. Patricia Bonomi, a prominent historian of that pe-riod, stresses that at this time, “In city, village and countryside, the idiom of religion penetrated all discourse, underlay all thought, marked all observances, and gave meaning to every public and pri-vate crisis.” A person’s faith “gave a tone to everything they did in their collective and communal capacity.”

Especially in colonial New England, religion ruled. From its very inception, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was torn apart by the disarray within the Puritan estab-lishment. Individuals like Anne Hutchinson, Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams gained their fol-lowings because of the lack of trained ministers, leading to in-tense debate and dissension.

Anne Hutchinson was only a resident in Puritan Boston for four years when she was put on trial for heresy. After a disruptive trial, Hutchinson and some mem-bers of her family were banished from the Massachusetts Bay into the Puritan wilderness. Anne had been excommunicated from the church, and was cast into eternal damnation. During a six-day-long April snowstorm, Anne and her children made the long and ardu-ous journey to join her husband in Rhode Island.

In Rhode Island, Roger Wil-liams established a colony that served as a refuge for people per-secuted for their religious beliefs. There was a saying that if a per-son was too good for Massachu-setts, he went to Connecticut; if he was too bad, he went to Rhode Island. Thus, Rhode Island was

referred to as the Isle of Errors.Initially, her stay in Rhode Is-

land starting in 1638 added to her sadness. Ten months after her banishment, she suffered a ter-rible miscarriage. The governor of Massachusetts Bay, John Win-throp, saw this tragedy as divine retribution, validating her exile. But Winthrop still wanted Anne to recant and sent three emissar-ies to Rhode Island to exact a con-fession. Anne’s reply was swift and decisive. She referred to the church of Boston as “the whore and strumpet of Boston, but no church of Christ.”

It is said that Anne preached more in Rhode Island than she had in Boston. And then, tragedy struck again. The great love of her life, her husband Will Hutchin-son, passed away. Will, who al-ways stood by his wife, declared, “I do think of her as dear saint and servant of God.”

Anne was now in a precarious position. She feared that Massa-chusetts would take over Rhode Island and persecute her anew. Her last recorded revelation was that the Lord had prepared a city of refuge in what is today the Bronx in New York City, then called New Amsterdam. Within eight years, she had left England, then Boston, and now without her beloved husband to support her, Anne and her family were on the move again.

William Kieft, the Dutch gov-ernor of New Netherland whose jurisdiction she fell under, had a contentious relationship with the Native Americans in this area. He orchestrated vicious attacks on lo-cal tribes that precipitated Kieft’s War that raged from 1643 to 1645. When Hutchinson and her party showed up in Kieft’s domain, he placed them in a no man’s land

at the height of the troubles. Less than a year after her arrival, the 52-year-old woman, six of her children and nine others perished in a Native American attack.

After the burning of her house, only her 9-year-old daughter, Susanna, survived. She lived as a prisoner of the Lenape Native American tribe for a number of years. The Dutch government ne-gotiated for her release and she reluctantly agreed to return to her family. Susanna had forgotten her own language and all her friends. Later, Susanna married John Cole, moved to Rhode Island, had 11 children, and lived to the age of 80. In addition to Susanna, Anne Hutchinson was survived by five children who had remained be-hind. Eventually there were more than 30 grandchildren.

One of the sons who remained in Boston sired a line of power-ful political figures including Thomas Hutchinson, royal gov-ernor of Massachusetts, during the outbreak of the American Revolution. Presidents across the political spectrum can trace their lineage back to Anne: FDR was a sixth-great grandson. George H. Bush is a ninth great grand-grand-son, and George W. Bush a 10th great-grandson.

The exact location of Anne’s settlement is in dispute. Based on the records of the Town of East-chester and other historical ac-counts, Anne lived on the west side of the Hutchinson River in the vicinity of Co-op City. And her legacy lives on.

Her memory survives not sim-ply because a river, parkway and three elementary schools bear her name, or because Eastches-ter was settled at the site of her house. Her courageous resistance to unjust authority and unmatched brilliance in defending her beliefs despite dire consequences place Anne Hutchinson at the fore-front of great women in Ameri-can history.

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A depiction of the death of Anne Hutchinson and some of her family. Photo courtesy Richard Forliano

Tuckahoe students virtually travel to ItalyOn Nov. 9, select Tucka-

hoe High School and Tuckahoe Middle School classes traveled remotely to Gettysburg, Penn., and Verona, Italy among other locations, to be one of the first schools in the world to pilot a new virtual reality platform called Google Expeditions.

As part of Google’s pioneer program of this new educational technology, Tuckahoe teachers designed lessons around taking virtual field trips. These trips were then viewed through an app exclusively for schools on fold-out cardboard mounts for mobile phones. Teachers were able to cite destination-specific research supplied by the app as they guided students through their trip and were able to direct

students to various highlights us-ing circles and arrows in order to facilitate questions and student exploration.

While still in beta testing, more than 100 virtual field trips are available through this new technology which will enable Tuckahoe’s faculty to apply it to a wide range of curriculum across various subjects. For ex-ample, a sixth grade science class was centered on previ-ous lessons about space with a 360-degree tour of the surface of the moon. Students observed craters and space stations and were able to comment on de-tails such as the color of the soil and shadows on the moon. Their field trip to outer space was con-cluded with an opportunity to vi-

sually compare the pressure and gravitation of the moon with the Earth’s ocean.

“We are proud to have been a beta-site for this cutting edge classroom technology which is an effective complement to the Chromebooks that were imple-mented in Tuckahoe classrooms last year. It provides an oppor-tunity to enhance classroom learning, but also to generate excitement for technology. This program is further evidence of the district’s commitment to technology and adherence to its Strategic Plan,” Interim Super-intendent of Schools Dr. Charles Wilson said. “It enhances in-struction and makes the learn-ing experience more vivid and alive.” (Submitted)

Westy, Junior League begin holiday clothing driveWesty Self Storage supports

the Junior League of Bronx-ville, JLB. Westy in Tuckahoe is pleased to donate a storage unit where the group will store and organize the items collected dur-ing their Holiday Winter Coat and Gloves Drive. In addition, Westy will also serve as a des-ignated collection site for coats and gloves.

The Junior League of Bronx-ville Inc. is an organization of women committed to promot-ing voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improv-ing the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The JLB works in Tuckahoe, Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon and Yonkers to “Stamp Out Hunger.”

Items for collection at Westy include gently worn coats and new gloves in all sizes for men,

women and children. “These items will benefit the

soup kitchen at Community Ser-vice Associates, CSA, in Mount Vernon,” says JLB President Sheridan Denfeld. “CSA recipi-ents will be able to select their winter wear during a special hol-iday party in December.”

Last year, more than 800 coats and nearly 350 pairs of gloves were collected on CSA’s behalf. Please join our collection efforts and drop off a donation at Westy Self Storage in Tucka-hoe, located at 65 Marbledale Road between Bronxville and Scarsdale.

“It’s hard for many people to imagine braving the winter with-out a warm coat or gloves,” said Alicia Tiberio, JLB Community Events Chair. “We encourage the community to support our Holiday Coat and Glove Drive so we can truly help give the gift of warmth.”

Westy is open for drop off Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or directions, call 793-0000 or visit westy.com. (Submitted)

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Business BriefsI am thrilled to be part of this effort and look for-ward to kicking off our campaign.”

Other appointments for the 2015-16 year in-clude Neal Denning, who will be taking on a dual role as president-elect and Eastchester /Tuckahoe Campaign co-chair along with Mike Calano; Kim Powell, secretary; Dana Arrighi, treasurer; Donna Ruhanen, marketing chair; Jennifer Lescott and Joella Lykouretzos, investment co-chairs; Annette Healey Dowling and Bill Rizzo, campaign co-chairs for Bronxville; and Andrea Bates and Jim Rotenberg, evaluation co-chairs. Robert Castano and David Scalzo will also be co-chairs of The Community Fund’s annual Golf Outing.

New to the board this year are Ashleigh Don-ovan, Amy Korb, Kevin McNeil, Thomas Sipple and Albert Van Ness. They will be joining return-ing board members Stephen Arcano, Robert Cas-tano, Jennifer Colao, Kristen Evans, Judy Foley, Philippa Freeman, Fran Harris, William Knox, Ron Mager, Rosetta McArdle, David McBride, Cathy Needham, Katharine Outcalt, John Reyn-olds, Lauren Toal and Mark Welshimer.

“I am truly excited about the upcoming year,” noted Melinda Burge, executive director of the fund. “We have an impressive range of talent across our new and returning board members, and with Doug’s leadership skills and expertise I’m confident that we can achieve our goals of serv-ing the diverse needs of our community better than ever before.”

The Community Fund is a nonprofit corpora-tion founded in 1919 to enhance the quality of life and provide assistance to all residents living in Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe. For 95 years, it has provided funding and support to social service agencies and community programs serving the health, education and welfare needs of local residents. For more information, contact Melinda Burge at 337-8808 or visit thecommunityfund.org.

County nonprofit appoints new COO 4,500 children and families each year from the New York metropolitan area. ANDRUS also oper-ates the Andrus Center for Learning and Innova-tion and The ANDRUS Sanctuary Institute, which has provided training and consultation to more than 300 organizations worldwide in the use of a trauma-sensitive model for treatment and organi-zational change. For more information, visit An-drus1928.org.

Andrew Katell appointed to ArtsWestchester board

White Plains resident Andrew Katell has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Arts-Westchester, the largest, pri-vate nonprofit arts council in New York state, provid-ing cultural programs and services that enrich the lives of residents and visitors to Westchester County.

Katell is the vice president of communications of Entergy, leading internal and external commu-nications for the division of Entergy that owns five nuclear power plants in the northern United States, including Indian Point. Previously, Katell served 10 years as a senior vice president at GE Energy Financial Services, GE’s energy investing busi-ness, where among other duties, he led communi-cations for its equity investments in power projects with a capacity to produce 30 gigawatts of power.

Janet T. Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester, said, “Andrew will play a key leadership role in ArtsWestchester’s marketing efforts as a member of our board and its Marketing Committee. En-tergy is one of ArtsWestchester’s largest corpo-rate donors providing support for arts programs and services throughout Westchester County. With Andrew’s expertise in communications, marketing and media relations, he will help us raise aware-ness of the value of the arts in Westchester and help build arts audiences for the future of our cul-tural industry.”

Originally from Westchester, Katell graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in broad-cast journalism and Russian language and culture with additional coursework in Russian language studies from Leningrad State University and Mid-dlebury College. He is a member of the Oversees Press Club, an avid long-distance road bicyclist and jazz aficionado.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Arts-Westchester is the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest, private, nonprofit arts council in New York state; its mis-sion is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diver-sity of the arts.

Weichert, Realtors hosts 37th annual toy drive

The Weichert Family of Companies recently announced the start of the 37th Annual Weichert Toy Drive. Members of the community are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys at the company’s sales offices through Dec. 11. The toys will be delivered throughout the holidays in conjunction with local charities that assist financially and phys-ically disadvantaged children.

“As we get into the holiday spirit, it’s important

ANDRUS President and CEO Bryan R. Murphy is pleased to announce that Audrey Erazo-Trivino has been appointed as vice pres-ident and chief operating officer. In this role, Erazo-Trivino will be overseeing the day-to-day operations of ANDRUS, building cross-program supports and idea exchanges and enhancing staff stewardship.

“Audrey brings a remarkable blend of pas-sion, experience and understanding to this posi-tion,” said Murphy. “After conducting a six-month search, we found the ideal person who not only understands how to help lead and grow a nonprofit such as ANDRUS, but also has the heart to un-derstand the challenges confronting children with emotional disorders, the opportunities they have for promising futures and how everything we do is in an effort to pave the way to their dreams and aspirations.”

Erazo-Trivino is a highly-skilled nonprofit ex-ecutive leader with 20 years of experience in the child welfare, education and mental health fields. Her previous areas of programmatic oversight in-clude managing medical, mental health, educa-tional, staff development and training services, as well as services that enhance children’s residential programs. Prior to joining ANDRUS, she worked at Cardinal McCloskey Community Services, a multi-service nonprofit agency where she served as the vice president for health and clinical servic-es for 16 years. During her last two years there, Erazo-Trivino provided executive leadership in all program areas and acted on behalf of management in the absence of the COO.

“I am so impressed with the work at ANDRUS, the level of the dedicated professionals here, the overall effectiveness of the programs and the over-all high commitment by the Board of Directors. One of my deepest passions is nurturing hope in children and families; that is in step with AN-DRUS’ mission and the agency’s long term goals. While I am a clinician at heart, I also have exten-sive experience in executive leadership, strategic planning and budgeting,” said Erazo-Trivino.

Erazo-Trivino has centered her career around working in communities with significant needs, both in New York City and Westchester County. Her primary professional focus has been on ad-dressing the mental health needs of Latino and African-American children and families in foster care.

Erazo-Trivino obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, a master’s degree in clinical psychology through Long Island University and a certification in school psychology from Marist College.

ANDRUS nurtures the social and emotional wellbeing of children and their families by deliver-ing a broad range of vital services and by providing research, training and innovative program models that promote standards of excellence for profes-sional performance in and beyond their service community. With programs on campus, in schools and within community-based settings throughout Westchester County, the nonprofit reaches almost

to remember those children who are less fortunate, and to do our part to help brighten their holiday season,” said Jim Weichert, president and founder of Weichert, Realtors. “As a company, Weichert makes it a priority to assist in all of the commu-nities where we do business, and our annual toy drive allows us to extend our efforts even further.”

Weichert employees at the company’s corporate headquarters, as well as in other company loca-tions throughout the United States, will also par-ticipate in the yearly community service event. To date, the annual toy drive has yielded hundreds of thousands of items for underprivileged children in the communities Weichert serves. Last year, more than 13,000 toys were distributed to charitable and service organizations.

To make a donation, find and visit your local Weichert, Realtors sales office at weichert.com/offices.

The Community Fund appoints new president, board members

The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe recently named Doug Meyer as its new presi-dent for the 2015-16 fiscal year. He succeeds outgoing president Katharine Outcalt.

Meyer has been a member of the Board of The Commu-nity Fund since June 2012. He previously served one year as an evaluations team captain and two years as Bronxville Campaign co-chair. Meyer is also a member of the investment committee of the Reformed Church of Bronxville and is an active alumni volunteer at Middlebury College. A gradu-ate of Kellogg School of Management, Meyer has spent his career in the financial services industry and has spent the last seven years as senior vice president and head of institutional at First Eagle Investment Management.

“The Community Fund is a unique organiza-tion,” noted Meyer, adding, “it epitomizes our res-idents’ commitment to giving back and to ensur-ing that the Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe remain close knit communities that support one another and make this such a special place to live.

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Lenore Skenazy

Welcome, ladies and germs!

It’s time for a microbes’ rights movement.

Too long have we reviled the misunderstood microbe as an evil that needs to be sprayed, slathered or scrubbed away. Too long have we demeaned this vast and variegated group with hateful terms like “bug” and “germ.” Too long have we ig-nored the contributions made by this mighty if microscopic clan, subjecting it to the horrors of microbicide.

It is time to say we’re sorry.That is basically what the

fascinating new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History is doing. “The Secret World Inside You” is a paean to literally trillions of microbes that live on and in each of us, from the depths of our belly buttons to the moist and teeming twists of our intestines, where they are busily digesting our food and, quite possibly, determining our mood. More on that later.

Until just recently, says ge-nomic scientist Robert DeSalle, co-curator of the exhibit, most people thought of microbes only in terms of illness. “I don’t like the word ‘germ,’ because it har-kens back to the old way of look-ing at health: ‘Let’s kill them to make us healthy,’” he said.

Today, researchers are realiz-ing we let a few bad apples in-fluence our outlook. “There are so few bad bacteria in our bodies relative to the good ones that it gives all microbes a bad rap,” De-

Salle said. “I think, actually, they should be patted on the back, be-cause without them, [one] would be a very sick organism.”

Sick because of a lack of germs? Yes indeed. Mice bred to have guts completely bereft of bacteria—sterile—“are much happier when you put some mi-crobes into them,” DeSalle said. It is normal for us all to be crawl-ing with microscopic critters.

Many of those critters are on display at the museum, magni-fied a zillion times, and just be glad they’re normally micro-scopic. But here’s the latest: scientists are starting to think of them sort of like genes. We each have our own “microbiome”—set of microbes—that lives on and in us. No two people’s mi-crobiomes are the same, and our microbiomes change depending on what we eat, where we live, and even our age.

Most significantly, they change when we take antibiot-ics. These kill off a whole lot of microbes; some bad, but many good. It can take a long time for them to grow back, and not all of them will. It’s sort of like re-planting a garden after a nuclear attack. That’s why doctors are trying to prescribe antibiotics more sparingly these days.

We’re not sure what all the different microbes do yet—there can be 100 to 200 different mi-crobial species in just your mouth—but more and more, scientists are beginning to sus-pect that they play a big role in not just sickness, body odor and tooth decay, but also in fighting off disease.

You have probably heard

by now (if only because it’s so weird) of “fecal transplants.” That is, taking the fecal matter from someone healthy and trans-planting it into the gut of some-one sick. People suffering from a C. difficile infection, an illness of the GI tract, have been cured when they received someone else’s stool.

How come? Apparently, some of those germs that we’re so grossed out by actually conquer the illness. Score one for the germs!

What could be stranger than a fecal transplant? How about the idea that some microbes—or some constellation of them—could actually be responsible for how we behave?

The exhibit discusses an ex-periment involving two breeds of mice. The “anxious” breed lingered several minutes before leaping off a platform to ex-plore a new space. The impul-sive breed lingered just a few seconds. When scientists ex-changed their gut microbes—just the stuff swishing around in their intestines—guess what? The anxious group jumped off a minute earlier, and the impulsive mice waited a minute longer. The mice did not receive new or-gans or new genes or new train-ing; just some new germs.

So next time you’re squea-mish about holding the subway pole or you’re about to reach for antibacterial goop, remember: most germs are our friends.

Most microbes are our friends, I mean.

Old habits die hard.


Food bank raises $250K at fundraiser

Small Business Saturday takes on another season

The Food Bank for Westches-ter hosted a new expanded selec-tion of top chefs and restaurants for its 25th annual “An Evening in Good Taste” event on Oct. 22, held in White Plains. The fund-raiser, which spread the mes-sage to end childhood hunger in Westchester County, raised near-ly $250,000 for the Food Bank for Westchester.

The event, which attracted hundreds of people from the re-gion, was an exclusive gathering of Westchester’s philanthropic community, featuring fine food by top chefs and world-class wines. All proceeds from the

event went directly to support the Food Bank for Westchester’s children’s programs.

“We thank everyone who at-tended this year’s ‘An Evening in Good Taste.’ Our guests en-joyed fine food, drinks and company while raising money to fight hunger in Westchester,” said Ellen Lynch, president and CEO of Food Bank for West-chester. “Through the generosity of our supporters, we were able to raise nearly $250,000 to sup-port our programs that directly feed and impact the hungry chil-dren in our county.”

The event included food sam-

For the second year, The Afri-can American Chamber of Com-merce of Westchester and Rock-land counties, in partnership with the US Black Chamber Inc. and the City of Mount Vernon, are encouraging local holiday shop-ping during American Express’s Shop Small Business Saturday campaign. Annually, American Express encourages individuals to shop locally the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year, Shop Small Business Saturday will take place on Saturday, Nov. 28.

Participating businesses can

be identified by the “Shop Small Business” mat in front of their establishment. They will be handing out gifts including cloth shopping bags and buttons to those who shop at their business.

The AACCWR Inc. was es-tablished on June 28, 1996 as an independent nonprofit agency to aid, counsel and protect the in-terest of African-American busi-nesses. The mission is to pre-serve competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of Westchester and Rockland counties.

As a volunteer organization, the chamber’s members are indi-viduals and businesses who work together to advance the commer-cial, financial, industrial and civ-ic interests of a diverse commu-nity. The chamber sponsors small business seminars, networking events and procurement diversity workshops. Topics range from fi-nancial planning, marketing and business management. To learn more about the African Ameri-can Chamber of Commerce and membership information, visit AACCNYS.org. (Submitted)

plings, along with live and si-lent auctions with donated gifts, and surprise lunch bag raffles provided guests with exciting prizes.

The generous sponsors of the event were RPW Group, Enter-gy, All Star Products Group, Per-nod Ricard USA, Webster Bank, Greenfield Stein & Senior, LLP, PepsiCo and Grapes The Wine Company. Christopher and Sean Murphy of Murphy Brothers Contracting in Mamaroneck were the co-chairs of the event.

For more than 25 years, the Food Bank for Westchester has led the fight against hunger in Westchester County, serving 265 frontline programs that pro-vide food directly to the 200,000 county residents who are hungry or food-insecure. One in five residents of the county is hun-gry or at-risk of being hungry; of those almost 200,000 people, one-third are children. For infor-mation about the organization, visit foodbankforwestchester.org. (Submitted)

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I’ll be honest. As much as I love managing my pretend foot-ball teams, I’ve never delved into the world of daily fantasy sports, and given the last few weeks that daily fantasy has had in the press—and the courts—I don’t really feel like I’m missing out.

Last week, New York Attor-ney General Eric Schneiderman launched an assault against Draft-Kings and FanDuel, the two pre-eminent daily fantasy sports sites that seem to run major TV spots every 30 seconds, on the grounds that both sites traffic in illegal sports betting. Now, I don’t hold a law degree, so I can’t really offer an informed opinion on the legality of daily fantasy sports as it pertains to New York’s gambling statute, but I will say this: daily fantasy goes against everything that I think fantasy sports should be.

For me, it’s never been about the money. Don’t get me wrong;

Fantasy warswinning money is great. It would be even better if I could manage a top three finish in my yearly fan-tasy league—something I haven’t been able to do in about six years.

My goal is for fantasy to sim-ply augment my football-watching experience. Sometimes, you need a reason to watch the Bucs play the Jaguars on a random Thursday night. Having Doug Martin in your starting lineup seems like as good a reason as any to tune in.

But, at least for me, it doesn’t matter if Martin rushes for 130 yards and a touchdown if I can’t talk a little smack to the guy I’m playing who decided to roll the dice with Toby Gerhart.

Playing against your friends—and letting them know about all their shortcomings, both as a per-son and a general manager—is the true allure of fantasy sports. One of the highlights of my week is, without fail, the Tues-day morning leaguewide email we get from the GM of the first-place “Magnum TY” squad, which points out, in great detail, all the ways that his opponent

failed to put the best team possi-ble on the field. People get mad, sure, but that’s part of the fun.

But for daily fantasy, playing against a nameless, faceless horde, it just doesn’t seem to do it for me.

Just look at the people who “win big” playing DraftKings and FanDuel; the people who win consistently aren’t your gar-den variety football fans. They’re more akin to day-traders, with multiple computers running complicated algorithms to deter-mine, down to the nearest deci-mal point, how many yards-after-catch James White will accrue against a 3-4 defense.

That’s not fun; that’s a job. Ultimately, I don’t care what

decision the courts make on the daily fantasy front. Whether or not these sites continue to oper-ate will have very little bearing on how I choose to take in my football on the weekend.

I just wish they’d do something about those darn commercials.

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Tuckahoe may have been idle for 14 days following its Sec-tion I title win over Haldane, but when the Tigers took the field against Roscoe on Nov. 14, they didn’t wait too long to pick up right where they left off.

With a dominant 35-21 win over the Eagles on Saturday, the Tigers now find themselves in the midst of their first winning streak of the season and just one win away from a trip to the state finals.

As expected, Tuckahoe’s speed proved to be the differ-ence-maker from the outset. On the Tigers’ opening drive, se-nior running back Chris Corrado broke a 37-yard touchdown run for the game’s first score, a play that would set the tone for the rest of the afternoon.

Corrado would finish with 128 yards on the ground and three rushing touchdowns as the Tigers scored on their first five offensive series to amass a 35-7 halftime lead that all but spelled the end for Roscoe.

“We didn’t know what to expect, but we knew their sec-ondary was softer than most,” said Corrado, who earned the game’s MVP honors. “Really, we just hit the holes and once the holes opened up, we went right through.”

Tigers rough up Roscoe

Although Roscoe was able to make the score respectable in the second half, scoring a couple of late touchdowns to turn the contest into a two-possession game, most of the Eagles’ suc-cess came against Tuckahoe’s backups, who entered the game en masse in the third quarter.

“It was probably midway through the second quarter when we started subbing guys in,” Tuckahoe coach Tom Itri said. “Later in the game it got a bit too uncomfortable, but it was good experience for our younger guys, not just for this year, but going forward.”

The Tigers’ starters dominat-ed every facet of the game, lim-iting the Eagles to just one first down before the half. The suc-cess of Corrado and quarterback Matt Annunziata, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown, stemmed from the work done up front by the Tuckahoe offensive line.

Joshua Sanz, who was tabbed the game’s top lineman, said that going against the larger Roscoe team wasn’t anything out of the ordinary for the Tigers.

“We approached it like ev-ery other game because we’re always the smaller team,” Sanz

Chris Corrado breaks a run against Roscoe on Nov. 14. Corrado rushed for 128 yards and three scores en route to winning MVP honors in Tuckahoe’s 35-21 win over the Eagles.

said. “We just stayed low and stayed on our blocks.”

At 3-6, the Tigers have won their last two games and seem to be finding their stride in the post-season. They need just one more win to reach the Class D state title game, but it won’t come easy. Next up for Tuckahoe is Section VII champ Ticonderoga (10-1), which is also enjoying a dominant stretch. In their last two games, the Sentinels beat Section X Tupper Lake and Sec-tion II Whitehall by a combined score of 82-0.

For the Tigers, who played against a tough Class C schedule all year, it will just be business as usual.

“We wanted to play a tough regular season schedule so we could get to this point and push through,” Sanz said. “We’ve been playing really good and we want to keep that going.”

Tuckahoe and Ticonderoga will square off on Nov. 20 at Di-etz Stadium in Kingston. Kick-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.


Christian Pinto changes direction and outruns an Eagles player. Photos/Mike Smith

Matt Annunziata plows through the line against Roscoe. Annunziata rushed for 98 yards in the Tigers’ win.

Christian Pinto and Robert Kiernan converge on a Roscoe ball carrier in the state quarterfinals. Tuckahoe’s defense allowed just one first down in the first half.

Eastchester Review 11-20-2015

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