Harrison Review 10-17-2014

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Columbus Day proved it was a great time to be in Harrison. For more, see pages 12-13. Photo/Bobby Begun

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SUNY Purchase cracks down on drinking, drugsBy alina suriel

Staff Writer

The number of disciplinary incidents involving underage drinking and drug use have risen significantly over the past two years at SUNY Purchase, ac-cording to the college’s recently released annual crime report.

The report, released earlier this month, shows that there were 123 on campus liquor law violations referred for dis-ciplinary action in 2013. This number is slightly less than the 147 liquor violations which led to disciplinary action in 2012, but much more than the mere 21 incidents of the same type

of violation in 2011.Drug law violations referred

for disciplinary action have also risen since 2011, up from 90 incidents on campus that year to 186 in 2013.

The report clarifies that li-quor law infractions include drinking in unlawful places and furnishing alcohol to a minor or intoxicated person, among other infractions. Drug abuse violations are in accor-dance to local laws concern-ing possession, sale or use, or manufacturing narcotic drugs, marijuana and other controlled substances.

According to Melissa Jones, director of the office of com-munity standards, these num-bers can be explained by the college’s recent application of a more regimented enforce-ment in responding to incidents of drug use and underage con-sumption of alcohol.

Previously, Purchase had used a three-step disciplinary code when dealing with offenc-es related to drug and alcohol abuse, with first offences result-ing in disciplinary probation,

followed by suspension and then, after a third offence, ex-pulsion. But that system was altered in 2010 to add another disciplinary level prior to pro-bation. Students are now is-sued a reprimand after a first offence and are required to at-tend a school-sanctioned class on wellness education to pro-mote healthy alternatives to il-legal substances. The order and severity of the rest of the disci-plinary steps remain intact fol-lowing the first offence, with the addition of a one-on-one wellness assessment in con-junction to probation after the second offence.

Jones’ statement correlates to a note on the previous year’s report which states that in 2010 the campus began an initiative to reduce the number of drug and liquor law violations. She pointed to 2013’s lower num-ber of drinking violations af-ter the initial jump in 2012 as proof that students are ac-climating to the school’s new standards.

“Typically students take a year to grasp the change,” said Jones, “and the decrease comes from the idea that they would have been fully

educated on what the change was in the policy.”

As the adjustment to the dis-ciplinary code is relatively new, Jones stated that she believed that statistics tracking viola-tions for a longer period of time would give a clearer idea of the overall effect on drinking and drug use at the college.

Besides adjustments to its disciplinary code, the school has also seen signifi-cant changes in security and enforcement. In June 2013, the college hired a new chief for its campus police depart-ment, Michael Bailey. Bailey said that he is not aware of the school’s drug and liquor poli-cies in place prior to his arriv-al, but surmises that the transi-tion in his department could be one of the factors contributing to the higher statistics.

“It may be that officers are more inclined to be more pro-active than they once were be-cause I’m a proactive guy,” he said. “If you engage in proac-tive leadership, it tends to filter down through the ranks.”

Jessie Pauli, a resident as-sistant for on campus dorm students at Purchase, has been able to see the change in

policy take effect both as a part of the school community and in her role as a student employee in the Resident Life guidance and policy enforce-ment program. Pauli says that in recent times her superiors in the residential life program have actively encouraged her to call campus police to deal with underage students sus-pected of being intoxicated.

“We’re told that they’re cracking down,” she said. “We’re supposed to be ap-proaching students if they’re drunk, we’re supposed to be calling university police for everything.”

Shannon Brooks, a Pur-chase senior, said the stricter enforcement has affected the level of weekend activity at the university. Brooks can feel the difference when comparing the last two years to her first ones at the school.

“Nightlife, there is not much of one anymore,” she said. “No one can really have a party anymore. Whether that’s good or bad, if that’s what [the administration] is rooting for, they’ve succeeded.”

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More rigorous enforcement of drug and alcohol laws has been instituted at SUNY Purchase after a change in disciplinary procedure. File photo

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What’s going on...ovation for more information.

Children’s programs Children’s programs will continue at the

Jewish Community Center of Harrison, 130 Union Ave.

Mondays9:30 a.m. Rockin’ Tots for ages one to three10:30 a.m. Parachute Play Time for ages

two to fiveTuesdays 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Wiggle and Giggle with

Dawny Dew for ages one to five. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Thursdays9:30 a.m. Toddler Storytime

Adult programs“Heaven Is for Real” is taking place on Oct.

17 at 12:30 p.m. Come watch the movie at Town Hall. You may bring a bag of lunch. Some re-freshments will be provided by the Friends of the Harrison Library. Due to renovations this program will be held at the Town Hall, 1 Heine-man Place in Harrison. Drop by the library or call 948-2092 for movie details.

Every Monday at Uncle Henry’s Bar and Grill join the English conversation group at 11 a.m. and practice speaking English. Non-native speakers can come and practice, make friends in an informal, volunteer-led setting and learn about the library as well. There is no need to register or sign up for this event.

All other programs will continue at the West

Harrison branch located at 2 Madison St. in West Harrison.

To find more detailed information about these programs or for questions go to harrisonpl.org.

Clay Art Center

The Art of Mentor-ship, curated by artist and educator Gail Kendall, showcases artist-educators and their chosen protégés, exhibiting the importance and impact of the tutelage of the artists of our future.

Lineage: The Art of Mentorship highlights work by artists from both in and out of academia as both have had a profound impact on clay culture.Selected artists were chosen because of their mas-tery in the field of ceramics—not only in objects and ideas, but in the generation of other artists.

Each artist in turn invited an artist with whom they feel this strong connection. The Art of Mentorship is open at the Clay Art Center’s gallery and runs through Nov. 15. Clay Art Cen-ter is a nonprofit ceramic art organization offering exhibitions, clay classes for adults and children, studio spaces for clay artists and outreach pro-grams in the community.

It is located in the heart of Port Chester at 40 Beech St. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. For more information or images, please contact Caitlin Brown at [email protected] or call 937-2047 ext. 227.

Purchase College Opera

The award-winning Purchase Opera presents of Engelbert Humperdinck’s timeless classic “Hansel and Gretel.” The story of two children who get lost in the woods, battle a witch and find their real family. Dates are as follows:

Nov. 14 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Nov. 15 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Nov. 16 2:30 p.m.Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 seniors and

$5 for students. Children are free under the age of 12.

Call the Performing Arts Center box office at 251–6200 for tickets and information.

Wainwright House events

Fall series 2 Begins on Oct. 29 until Nov. 19. Don’t miss Ayurvedic medicine for comprehen-sive holistic healthcare with Scott Gerson on Oct. 5.

Journaling and memoir writing that warms your heart with Maureen Amaturo, writer and poet.

The six week series has begun and goes until Nov. 7.

For more information call Wainwright House at 967-6080 or check the website at wainwright.org.

Edith Read fall festival

The 3rd annual fall festival will take place on Oct. 18, from noon to 5 p.m. Celebrate Fall with animal workshops, birds of prey, performers, live music, kayak demos by LL Bean, pumpkin patch, face painting and with the special participation of the KIDS’ CORNER featuring activities and crafts for the whole family. The fall festival is presented by Friends of Read Wildlife Sanctu-ary, Westchester Childrens’ Museum, Rye Arts Center, Clay Art Center, Rye School of Dance, Rye Historical Society and The Osborn. There will be lots of fabulous food and fun for all. Dogs are not permitted at this event.

Free admission is available for those who join or renew their annual memebership for 2015. At the family level, membership starts at $50. Adult tickets are $10 per person; children tickets are $5 for children who are 5 years old and younger. Parking is available for free. To re-new your membership or join you may do so in person at the festival. The Edith G. Read Wild-life Sanctuary is located at Adjacent to Playland amusement park, in Rye. Go to friendsofread-wildlifesanctuary.org for more information.

Pumpkin carving at the Square House

On Saturday, Oct. 18, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., families are invited to start a new fall tradition and create some lasting memories at the Square House Museum’s annual “Family Pumpkin Carving Day”. Reservations are suggested. Space is limited and can be made by calling the Rye Historical Society at 967-7588.

Who killed Elvis? A comic

“Murder Mystery,” directed by Anthony J. Valbiro at the Veterans’ Memorial Building, lo-cated at 210 Halstead Ave. in Harrison. Ticket price includes a full dinner as well. Come en-joy this interactive mystery by Craig Sodaro. It’s about gangsters, high school students trying to save their prom and a super fun Elvis look-alike contest. Featuring: Liana Bekker, Kem Bochic-chio, John Campbell, Robin Campbell, Megan Fay, Toni Fazio, Bill Halliburton, Jean Imor, Josh Judin, MaryAnn Mallozzi, Luis Martinez, Leslie Ascolillo-Messina, Evelyn Milman, Mi-chelle Moriarty, Caitlin Pierce, Michael Quigley, Anthony Ricci, Jen Ricci, Steven Schera, Steph-anie Schwartz, Fran Seicol, Carmela Sirico, Misti Tindiglia, Pat Tisi and Rachel Zenhausern. Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. Ticke Price is $25 per person.

Go to the website for more detailed infor-mation harrisonplayers.org or call 630-1089. You may also contact the Harrison Players at [email protected].

Library events

Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at 3 p.m. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to

accommodate your listing. Please send all items to [email protected].

Due to current renovations to the Harrison Public Library, library programs will take place at separate locations. Childrens programs are now being held at the Harrison Jewish Commu-nity Center located at 130 Union Ave., in Harri-son, a bit past the LMK Middle School parking lot. Enter through the back, you must go up and down stairs. Other Children programs are being held at The Harrison Senior Center located at 216 Halstead Ave., in Harrison. Street parking available, there are no stairs at this location.

Harrison Public Library renovation kickoff

The renovation of the Harrison downtown li-brary will begin with a kickoff event on Satur-day, Oct. 25, noontime, located at the Halperin Building, 2 Bruce Ave. Town and library offi-cials as well as donors and the public will cel-ebrate the start of this long-planned project de-signed to provide 21st Century library services to the community.This ambitious initiative will transform our library into a state-of-the-art fa-cility that people of all ages will enjoy. While the work is being completed, the Harrison Pub-lic Library will be closed. However, the West Harrison Branch will be open extended hours during the renovation. Go to harrisonpl.org/ren-


Planning Board reviews church projectBy John BranDi

Staff Writer

Harrison’s Planning Board has accepted a draft environ-mental impact statement from Trinity Presbyterian Church, which cites that the construc-tion of an addition to the cur-rent Anderson Hill Road struc-ture would cause no signifi-cant environmental impact.

Trinity had submitted this document, which was drafted by the church using a number of engineering, construction and law consultants, for the Planning Board’s review on Sept. 2. This is ahead of the board’s next monthly meet-ing where the public is invited to speak out on the proposed project.

The church announced plans in December 2013 that calls for reusing a pre-existing 6,800 square-foot 1927 Tudor-style home which they currently own and construct a 19,200-square-foot addition, which is to be ultimately situated across three lots between 526-530 Ander-son Hill Road, used for church

services and religious instruc-tion.

The home as it stands now sits on nearly 6.5 acres of land and the church wants to repur-pose it to house administrative offices and support space.

The draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, states the only major concerns with the project are a height variance of 10 feet to accom-modate the proposed sanctu-ary, the removal of 85 of the property’s 200 trees and noise and pollution associated with the construction phase, which the document states will only last “a short duration.”

The site plan also calls for the addition of 130 parking spaces that will feed out to Anderson Hill Road from an existing driveway to the west and a proposed new driveway to the east of the structure. Ac-cording to the DEIS, the struc-ture will be constructed 240 feet away from the main road.

Since 2003, Trinity tried to build a place of worship but withdrew its request from the Planning Board because the

church felt, back when it had two lots instead of three, it was too small to accommodate its needs, according to the DEIS.

Trinity then went about trying to sell the two lots on the housing market, but this proved unsuccessful.

In 2012, an adjacent lot be-came available at 526 Anderson Hill Road, and the church ac-quired the property and merged the three lots to position them-selves toward realizing a 26,000-square-foot facility.

Trinity is working with Briarcliff Manor-based Moli-nelli Architects to implement designs that will incorporate subtle green initiatives and ad-here to a feeling of a place for worship. Michael Molinelli, the architect, said for Trinity, working with the existing ar-chitecture has provided him with the opportunity to craft a “historic look” for the new addition.

“The design takes the Tudor elements of stone, brick, half-timber and stucco and forms a traditional looking church expressing the loftiness with

steeper roofs, exposed trusses and a steeple,” Molinelli said. “The result, we believe, is a design sympathetic to the ex-isting house, site and neigh-borhood but a building identi-fiable as a church.”

The project is expected to be completed by 2016.

Meanwhile, Trinity Pres-byterian Spokesperson Geoff Thompson said Trinity’s plan-ners have been cooperative with the Planning Board. He said the church, that has about 200 parishioners, has outgrown the space it is currently leasing in Hastings and where they now hold worship services in Harri-son at the School of the Holy

Child on Westchester Avenue. “We’ve explored many op-

tions and the best solution was to [build] on the 530 Ander-son Hill Road lot,” Thomp-son said. “[The church] has enough members to warrant a next location.”

Still, the project has been met with opposition in the community.

The Purchase Environmental Protective Association, PEPA, a nonprofit that looks to ensure the quality of life through envi-ronmental preservation and sus-tainable development, has set up a petition on their website to ask Harrison for a complete environmental review of the

project’s impact. The website calls it a battle and “an ill-con-ceived application.”

Furthermore, PEPA with two law firms, White Plains-based Harris Beach, PLLC and Manhattan-based Louis Berger Group, Inc., have pe-titioned the Planning Board, and its chairman Thomas Hea-slip, to focus on environmen-tal impact issues that the law firms and PEPA feel have been left unexplored to date.

Calls to Heaslip and Anne Gold, executive director of PEPA, were not returned as of press time.


Trinity Presbyterian Church in Purchase is seeking town approval to add an additional 19,200-square-foot extension to its place of worship on Anderson Hill Road. Photo courtesy Geoff Thompson


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REVIEWHistory and Halloween in WestchesterBy Marissa Penn

Staff Writer

This Halloween marks the 10th anniversary of the cel-ebrated Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze in Croton-on-Hudson, one of Westchester’s most pop-ular seasonal activities for all ages. It also marks the fifth an-niversary of Horseman’s Hol-low, the haunted experience in Sleepy Hollow.

They’re just some of the fes-tivities that spring up around the county in anticipation of Halloween.

Both events are run by the Historic Hudson Valley, a non-profit educational organization that owns, restores, preserves, interprets and promotes his-toric landmarks of national significance within the Hudson Valley for the benefit and en-joyment of the public.

At the Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze, located at 525 S. Riv-erside Ave., you can see more than 5,000 hand-carved and il-luminated jack-o-lanterns in a beautiful and elaborate walk-through experience.

“It’s not a performance and there are no things jumping out at you. We call it a ‘land art’ installation,” said Rob Sch-

weitzer, director of marketing and public relations for His-toric Hudson Valley.

Continuing through Nov. 16 of this year, the Blaze brings fun and spookiness for everyone.

It takes place at Van Cort-landt Manor, a historic site and national landmark that was restored by Historic Hud-son Valley. The Van Cortlandts were one of New York’s most prominent families, who influ-

enced many pressing political issues of the time, including Federalist and Anti-Federalist debates over the drafting of the Constitution. The man-or house, which is the main building visitors tour, was built sometime before 1732.

At the Blaze, participants can view the manor house lined with rows of elaborately carved and lit jack-o-lanterns in a stunning, one-of-a-kind display.

In 2005, Michael Natiello, a professionally trained art-ist first began working on the Blaze. Now, the creative di-rector of the Blaze, Natiello originally started working for Historic Hudson Valley as a historical interpreter because of his passions for both history and art. It was Natiello that first developed the idea for the Blaze in concert with other staff members after having an “idea to do something differ-ent for Halloween,” he said.

Along with coming up with the creative framework for the vision, Natiello also did much of the artwork including the carvings himself, with the as-sistance of other staff.

Many of the displays at the Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze are based on 18th century his-tory, which is the focus of Van Cortlandt Manor.

“There are pumpkins carved as if they were 18th century ceramics and a grandfather clock inspired from one in our collection,” said Natiello.

This year, a life-sized Head-less Horseman was also featured

in addition to a spider web made out of 106 pumpkins. There is even a special 10th anniversary cake to commem-orate the Blaze’s birthday, which is made entirely out of jack-o-lanterns.

Putting on such an elabo-rate and sizable event takes a lot of hard work and prepa-ration. Contributors include volunteers like the girl scouts that come to help out the regu-lar staff.

“I scoop and carve all of the pumpkins,” said James Batts, an employee at the Blaze. “It’s a lot of work, but

it’s great. What is there not to like; pumpkins and lights—it’s awesome.”

The Blaze grows every year. This year, it is projected that

115,000 visitors will take the tour. According to Schweitzer, the proceeds raised from the event go back into the Historic Hudson Valley’s educational and preservation programs.

Right down the road from the Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze, just a few towns away, is Horseman’s Hollow in Sleepy Hollow. Taking place at the historic Philipsburg Manor, located at 100 Continental St.,

An elaborate 60-foot wide spider web containing 106 pumpkins. A life-sized sculpture of the Headless Horsemen, Sleepy Hollow’s spookiest resident, made entirely out of jack-o-lanterns.

The manor house at Van Cortlandt Manor is lit up with bright jack-o-lanterns. Photos/Marissa Penn

A 10th anniversary birthday cake made entirely out of jack-o-lanterns at the Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze.


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which is also a national land-mark and was once a working farm, Horseman’s Hollow is a 13-night interactive haunted attraction recommended for ages 10 and up.

It started in 2010 and began similarly to the Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze—by Historic Hudson Valley staff thinking of new, innovative Hallow-een activity ideas. There was a lot of buzz about the Blaze, and word got around town that there needed to be something scary, like really scary, accord-ing to Schweitzer.

Yearly, the production draws in huge crowds and anticipates 23,000 visitors this year.

“It’s really cool—it isn’t a generic chainsaws and people in masks haunted house,” Sch-weitzer said.

Horseman’s Hollow is set in the 1700s and all of the cos-tumes and props are period correct.

“It really has a Sleepy Hol-low feel to it,” Schweitzer said.

For both the Blaze and Hor- seman’s Hollow, tickets cost $20 for adults and $16 for children; on Saturdays, tick-

ets are $25 for adults and $20 for children.


An ethereal angel stands in stark contrast to the horror surrounding her at Horseman’s Hollow.

Creep on the roof: costumes and make-up are state-of-the-art at Horseman’s Hollow. Photos/Tom Nycz


Playland season productiveBy Chris eBerharT

Staff Writer

Playland is trending up-wards in both revenue and at-tendance over last year.

After years of declining numbers, Playland’s attendance jumped from 390,069 in 2013 to 467,948 in 2014, a 20 percent increase, and revenue increased from $7.1 million to $8.8 mil-lion, about a 24 percent increase.

Westchester County Deputy Parks Commissioner Peter Tart-aglia said, by the end of the year, Playland is expected to bring in at least $9 million in revenue. The operating expense of the park is $12.5 million, which includes approximately $3 million in debt principal and interest payments. Excluding debt payments, Playland’s op-erating budget is about $9.5 million.

Tartaglia said much of the success in 2014 was due to “excellent” weather and spe-cial promotions.

“The weather in 2013 was not good. There were a lot of washed out weekends and heat waves where it was just too hot for people to walk around the park,” Tartaglia said. “But this year, we had a mild summer with sunny days, especially on the weekends.”

The only major washout was Friday, July 4, which is considered the busiest day of the summer season, but Tarta-glia said there was still a small crowd that night.

“We just lost the day crowd,” he said.

Tartaglia also specifically mentioned the reduced en-trance fee promotion, which lowered the typical entrance

fees of $30 for non-Westches-ter residents or $25 for county residents to $15. He said, this promotion ran last year but only on Tuesdays and Thurs-days to pick up business on the slowest days of the year. This year, however, the pro-motion ran on most weekends and special days, according to Tartaglia, and drew customers.

But despite the good for-tune, capital improvements and upgrades at the park are much needed.

“We did well this year, but Playland needs help. The park needs to reinvent for the 21st century,” Tartaglia said. “We need dollars for infrastructure and new rides…It has taken longer than people would’ve liked, but it’s a matter of doing it once, and doing it right even if that means we need to listen to more voices. It will be well worth it in the end.”

County officials await a con-sultant’s report, which is ex-pected to be completed in No-vember, before moving forward with any plans for the park for next year.

The consultant, Dan Bie-derman, a renowned devel-oper known largely for his redevelopment of Byrant Park in New York City, was hired in June, shortly after Repub-lican County Executive Rob Astorino’s choice to run and renovate Playland, Sustain-albe Playland, Inc., withdrew its proposal amidst a turf war with the City of Rye over ju-risdictional issues, backlash from neighbors of the park and criticism from members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

In September, the Board of Legislators listened to the renovation plans for Playland from Central Amusements and Standard Amusements, runners-up to the 2010 se-lection of SPI. But county Legislator Peter Harckham, a Somers Democrat who chairs the board’s subcommittee vetting the two proposals, said Playland is in a holding pattern until Biederman re-leases his report.


2013 2014 Increase

Revenue $7.1M $8.8M $1.7M Increase/24%

Attendance 390,069 467,948 77,879 Increase/20%

“INSIDE THE NUMBERS”

Rye Playland had a bounce back year with its 2014 campaign. Amidst all the hoopla surrounding the amusement park’s potential redevelopment, it benefited from strong weather and increase in marketing. File photo

Westchester on high alert after Ebola scareBy John BranDi

Staff Writer

Westchester County may have dodged the Ebola bullet for now, after a patient was admitted to Phelps Memo-rial Hospital and tested nega-tive on Oct. 8, but those in the health field remain split on whether the county is prepared to deal with such an outbreak.

The patient, whose name has not been disclosed, came in contact with someone from Liberia and was admitted to the hospital located in Sleepy Hollow on Oct. 7 with symp-toms such as a high fever.

Westchester County Depart-ment of Health officials proac-tively pounced and looked to extinguish any concern among Westchester residents.

County Health Commis-sioner Dr. Sherlita Amler made it clear that Westchester was fully prepared to deal with Ebola and that dealing with these types of communicable diseases is in the job descrip-tion for these agencies.

“I think we are as ready as possible,” Amler said. “You never know what will come your way, but communicable disease is our bread and but-ter—it’s what we do.”

Others felt the hysteria was simply an overreaction.

Tarrytown-resident Amar-ree Wade, of Tarrytown, said he was initially worried a botu the spread of Ebola following the concern of a potential case in Westchester, but he believes it may have been all hype.

Rye Brook resident Nikki Weiss said she’s hopeful that a solution will be found, but in the meantime, life goes on.

“Of course I’m afraid, but it’s like any other epidemic—they’ll figure it out,” Weiss said. “What are you going to do, live your life in fear?”

The Ebola virus disease was first discovered in 1976 and is a severe and often fatal illness. The current outbreak in West Africa, particularly the areas of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Li-beria and Senegal, began in December 2013 and national and world health organizations are calling this the largest and most severe outbreak since the virus’ inception.

Without early supportive care, the mortality rate is currently 71 percent, as of press time.

The virus was thought be introduced to humans via fruit bats. Human-to-human con-tact is spread through broken skin or mucous membranes from blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of the infected or off contaminated material such as bedding and clothing.

To cut the virus at its source, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, on Oct. 7 called on President Barack Obama to order the Federal Aviation Administra-tion to halt flights from Ebola-stricken regions.

“New York and the federal government have an obligation to do what they can—to do what’s in their power—to mit-igate against harm. God help us if Ebola comes to New York because we didn’t want to of-fend. If we err here, it must be on the side of caution,” Astori-no said.

There are no direct flights from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to the U.S., but five airports have started screenings, as of last week, of passengers flying in from this region.

As of press time, the county has had 11 inquiries from resi-dents to the health department, including the Phelps case, over the virus since August, accord-ing to Astorino.

To test the preparedness plans that are in place, the county executive urged medi-cal facilities and staff to call

in any Ebola leads to ensure that the system is ready to deal with an outbreak if or when the time comes.

Regardless, some in the medical profession feel it is only a matter of time until Eb-ola spreads into Westchester and that staff knowledge and available equipment to deal with the virus are lacking.

Dr. Harish Moorjani, an infectious disease specialist at Westchester Medical Cen-ter and also Phelps Memo-rial, said it’s not a matter of ‘if’ it comes to the county, but ‘when.’ Moorjani said be-cause our economy is a global economy, we have become interconnected with each oth-er. Also, New York is home to two heavily used airports, which Moorjani said must see at least 115 potentially infect-ed people coming in on a dai-ly basis from where the virus originated.

However, Moorjani disagreed with banning flights and called that policy “too restrictive.” He said it wouldn’t make sense be-cause Ebola is not an airborne virus. Moorjani said it would be wrong to isolate ourselves now and “turn our backs on those who are dying” in Africa.

“Someone shows up with a fever, flu—it’s going to hap-pen—the question is, ‘is it a real case?’ and second, ‘are the hospitals prepared?,’” Moor-jani said. “I think the [Centers

The Ebola virus has come into the forefront of attention as it begins to spread outside of the West African region. Photo courtesy Wikipedia

eBola continued on page 15


Farmers market scavenger hunt

The Rye Down to Earth Farmers Market is offering a scavenger hunt where children can help Jessie shop for her picnic.

By niCole reeDContributor

First and foremost: due to popular demand, Rye’s Down to Earth Farmers Market is going to be extended by two weeks this year. The mar-ket typically ends in the first weekend in December, how-ever, now it will run through Sunday, Dec. 21. This is a great development to keep in mind while everybody begins to draw up a holiday shop-ping list. Many of the market vendors plan to create holiday items, and I’ll write about their offerings as we get closer to the festivities.

In the meantime, happy au-tumn. This is a gorgeous season to be at the market. The grow-ers’ tables are overflowing with

apples, plums, pears, squash, cauliflower and pumpkins—just to name some of the fall harvest. The Rye market also features delicious breads, pies, and other baked goods; pickles; pasture-raised meat, poultry and eggs; locally-roasted nuts and coffees, and a plentiful ar-ray of prepared foods to go.

The market is often a place for families to enjoy their Sunday.

With this in mind, Down to Earth Markets, the market manager in Rye, has created a Farmers Market Scavenger Hunt, entitled “Jessie’s Pic-nic Shopping Trip.” Jessie, a girl of about seven years of age, is gathering food at the market for a picnic with her family and she needs some help. This is where savvy,

young locavores join in. There are a lot of smart kids out there who know their local foods. Also, in case anybody gets stuck, the farmers and food vendors will be ready to help too—especially with Jes-sie’s question about traveling to the market. That’s the only hint that I’m going to give about what’s in store...

Enjoy this copy of “Jessie’s Picnic Shopping Trip” with your little shopping helpers. May everyone learn some-thing new about the farm-ers and local food makers at the Rye Farmers Market. The market is open every Sunday, through Dec. 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the parking lot behind the Purchase Street stores. Thank you for support-ing local food businesses.


HUD takes issue with monitor’s reportfrom his analysis.

“An analysis of impedi-ments indentifies barriers to fair housing choice and would not contain determinations that purport to absolve municipali-ties of liability under the Fair Housing Act…These determi-nations are beyond the scope of the analysis of impediments and have a chilling effect on potential claimants under the Fair Housing Act,” HUD said in its letter to Johnson.

In response, Johnson said the analysis is not the final step nor is it binding.

“[HUD’s] letter appears to misunderstand the purpose of the [Huntington] report…In so doing, [HUD’s] letter seeks to create an issue where there is none. The monitor has repeatedly acknowledged that he cannot bind the parties and has not undertaken to do so,” Johnson said in a letter to HUD dated Sept. 26.

In Johnon’s defense, Kaplow-itz called the monitor the “only

neutral entity” in the process, and said the monitor’s re-port does absolve those 25 identified communities of fu-ture lawsuits under the 2009 settlement.

“HUD cannot keep forev-er and ever a microscope on these communities, and say under the 2009 housing settle-ment, that communities are forever and ever potentially in defiance of the law,” the chairman said. “I push back in the strongest terms. We are protective of those communi-ties…When they do the right thing, they need to be cleared of any problems. That’s only reasonable and fair.”

Johnson believes HUD’s letter was not reviewed by the federal Department of Justice and is asking for a “considered, unified voice” from the federal government, including HUD and the DOJ. He wants this done before setting a deadline for the six municipalities named in the report as having exclu-sionary zoning to meet with

him to make zoning changes in order to come off the list.

Johnson set a deadline of Oct. 20 for the federal govern-ment before he moves the set-tlement forward.

The beginnings of the set-tlement date back to 2009, when former Democratic County Executive Andy Spano agreed to affordable housing terms—rather than face the potential of a costly lawsuit— with HUD to build 750 units in the county over a seven-year period, complete an analysis of impediments and promote fair housing practices.

But there have been twists and turns in the plot, with the Astorino administration grow-ing frustrated with HUD and re-fusing to cooperate. The county executive’s administration has submitted eight analyses of im-pediments to HUD, all of which said there is no exclusionary zoning in Westchester.

But all eight have been re-jected. Astorino, who took office

in 2010, said it’s because HUD wants the county to find exclu-sionary zoning, while HUD said the analyses have been incomplete.

Despite the disagreement, the analysis of impediments “must be deemed acceptable by HUD,” as outlined in the settlement, and since none of the analyses have been deemed acceptable to date, HUD said the county is not in compliance and therefore has withheld millions of dollars in federal grant money.

Earlier this year, the county lost a 2011 grant worth $7.2 million. Now the 2012, 2013 and 2014 grant money—worth a combined $15.6 mil-lion and earmarked for afford-able housing and revitalizing low-income neighborhoods—has been lost and reallocated by the federal government be-fore the start of the new fed-eral fiscal year, which began on Oct. 1.


By Chris eBerharT Staff Writer

In an ironic plot twist in the Westchester County affordable housing saga, the federal hous-ing monitor appointed to over-see the 2009 settlement, now finds himself at odds with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Because of ongoing grid-lock at the county level be-tween the Republican admin-istration of County Execu-tive Rob Astorino and HUD, the chairman of the Board of Legislators Chairman Mi-chael Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Democrat, spearheaded nego-tiations with the federal moni-tor Jim Johnson, and the two developed a working relation-ship. Johnson did the legisla-tors a favor by agreeing to do a Huntington analysis on behalf of Westchester gov-ernment, which determines if there is exclusionary zoning in a given area based on race. The

Astorino administration previ-ously submitted three Hunting-ton analyses, all of which were deemed incomplete by HUD.

Johnson’s analysis was re-leased to the public on Sept. 8, and since then, HUD and the monitor have exchanged let-ters filled with jagged words that needled at each other over the analysis. The analysis com-pleted by Johnson, an attorney from Debevoise and Plimton who was tasked with oversee-ing implementation of the 2009 affordable housing settlement, said there were six of 31 com-munities under the settlement that have exclusionary zoning based on the Huntington test; the remaining 25 do not.

But HUD claimed John-son’s analysis goes beyond the analysis of impediments, a review of the barriers affect-ing the development of afford-able housing, by stating that the remaining 25 communi-ties do not have evidence of exclusionary. HUD told John-son to remove those parts

“HUD cannot keep forever and ever a microscope on these communities and say under the 2009 housing settlement, that com-munities are forever and ever potentially in defiance of the law.”

–wesTChesTer CounTy BoarD of leGislaTors ChairMan MiChael kaPlowiTz, over huD’s concerns regarding the 2009 affordable housing settlement

Sept. 20Police were called to the Harrison train sta-tion on Halstead Avenue at 5:45 p.m., on suspicion of a robbery in progress. Police apprehended a 45-year-old male, who admitted he had been involved in a physical altercation with his girlfriend. He had taken his girlfriend’s cell phone without her per-mission. He was charged with robbery and violating an order of protection that was in effect until Nov. 18. He was arraigned and transported to the county jail.

Sept. 26At 7:20 p.m., police stopped a vehicle traveling southbound on Purchase Street when officers observed the driver throw-ing refuse from the moving car. Upon approaching the vehicle, officers noticed the smell of burnt marijuana emanating from the vehicle. A subsequent search found a bag of marijuana and a grinder in the interior of the car. The driver, 20, was arrested for unlawful possession.

Sept. 27At 5:24 p.m., police stopped a vehicle traveling on Harrison Avenue when officers noticed that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver, 28, was

operating the vehicle with a suspended license and was placed under arrest by Harrison police.

At 7:47 p.m., police stopped a vehicle that had passed through a red light on Westchester Avenue. It was determined that the driver, 34, was operating the vehicle without a driver’s license. He was placed under arrest and the passenger was issued a summons for permitting the vehicle to be driven by a non-licensed driver.

Sept. 29At 11:08 a.m., police stopped a delivery van for speeding on Westchester Avenue. The driver, 54, was found to be operating the vehicle despite a suspended license. Sanchez was arrested and processed without incident.

Oct. 1At 2:41 p.m., police initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that was determined to be tailgating on Westchester Avenue. The driver, 37, was revealed to be operating the vehicle with a suspended license. He was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed driving.

Collected at Harrison Police Headquarters on Monday, Oct. 13 at 5:15 p.m.


By John BranDiStaff Writer

Throngs of people from the Harrison community filled Halstead Avenue on Oct. 13 to watch the 37th annual Colum-bus Day and “It’s Great to Live in Harrison” parade which in-cluded public officials from the local and state level, busi-ness owners and emergency first responders.

The parade featured the town’s own Harrison High Majorettes, a cavalcade of fire engines and police cruis-ers honking their horns for onlookers and a 1,249 pound pumpkin on a float. Various ethnic groups also partici-pated, and vintage cars and marching bands were inter-spersed throughout.

Harrison officials, along with parade Grand Marshal and Citizen of the Year Frank Cuce, marched and then stood on a platform overlooking the festivities. Cuce said this day, not including his marriage and the birth of his two children, was considered one of the best of his life.

“To be surrounded by car-ing and giving individuals is

Parade celebrates heritage, Harrison character

a tremendous honor and ex-tremely humbling,” Cuce said.

From Halstead, the pa-rade veered right toward Ma Riis Park on Sunnyside Place, where the community had ad-ditional opportunities to mingle with one another.

Mayor Ron Belmont, a Re-

publican, called it a wonderful event and said the recreation department “did a fine job.” Belmont said a unique aspect of the parade this year was the Wells Fargo stage coach, as a branch of the bank is located on the avenue, across from the train station. Town Clerk Jackie

Greer shared Belmont’s senti-ment and thought the event, like in year’s past, went off without a hitch.

Councilwoman Marlane A- melio, a Republican, said the parade is always a wonder-ful opportunity for the town to showcase “our community spirit.”

Congresswoman Nita Low-ey, a resident of Harrison, at-tended the parade and also took the time to hand out campaign

pamphlets and shake hands with her constituents. Lowey said she has been coming to the event for 25 years and called it a wonderful opportunity for the community to foster a sense of pride in where they live.

“This is a great parade and I loving coming here,” Lowey said.

Even those from outside of Harrison took in the revelry and enjoyed the day.

Edgemont resident Mrinal

Jhangiani said the parade was phenomenal, but she wished more schools participated, like the ones in her own area. Jhangiani said she was going to take the matter up with her own school district and maybe get them to participate in the parade in the future.

Meanwhile, Harrison resi-dent Nancy Jill said she en-joys the parade for what it is and what it offers to the community.

Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont, left, and Westchester County Executive and gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.

The Dixie Dandies fill the air with great music at the “It’s Great to Live in Harrison” Day.

The Westchester Brassmen entertain the crowd.

Members of Montemaresco Tarantello participate in the Columbus Day parade in downtown Harrison.

Michael Liguori of Casa d’ Italia has the spirit at the Columbus Day parade in downtown Harrison.Photos/Bobby Begun

The Harrison High School Marching Band fills the air with lively music on Columbus Day.


“[I] just enjoy seeing the mix of other cultures living here,” Jill said.

Tullia Mohr, also of Har-rison, said the event was very nice and she enjoyed that it was kid-friendly as she was holding her toddler who watched the passing procession.

The “It’s Great to Live in Harrison” tradition began in the mid-1970s during the bi-centennial celebrations across the United States, which cel-ebrated the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declara-tion of Independence. Starting behind the Harrison Avenue Elementary School in 1976, along with a small parade through Purchase, the event has blossomed over the last few decades into a full com-munitywide celebration.


The rock wall was a big hit.A caterpillar was on hand keeping the kids entertained.

The New York Performing Arts Center of Harrison showcases its talents.

A fire chief rings the fire bell of one of the original trucks that belonged to the Harrison Fire Department.

Joe Scarinici of the Shields and Cross Motor Cycle Club.

Delicious food was available throughout Ma Riis Park.

The Yonkers Military Band

Large crowds attend the “It’s Great to Live in Harrison” Day festivities.

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October 17, 2014 • The harrison review • 15SPORTS

I found myself in an odd position on Saturday night.

I was pacing the New Ro-chelle sidelines, taking copi-ous notes after each play from scrimmage as the Huguenot football team did its best to defend a perfect record.

While that might not sound like anything out of the ordi-nary given my job description, it was the team across the field that was giving me an odd feel-ing in the pit of my stomach. My alma mater, Scarsdale.

I’ve been at the Review for a while now, and I’ve seen Scarsdale teams come into town in just about every sport. But for whatever reason—probably scheduling—I’d never covered a football game in which my beloved Raiders were the enemy.

As a community reporter, I can’t help but root for our lo-

A question of loyaltycal teams. Because of my job, I am heavily invested in the success of each of the eight schools in our coverage area; even Mamaroneck and New Rochelle, who were—at least when I donned the Maroon and White of Scarsdale—once my bitter rivals.

But heading into this week’s game, a battle of the undefeateds, I was inundat-ed with Facebook messages and emails from my Raider Football Alumni Group, in-spirational words from for-mer Scarsdaleans keen to see our hometown team continue to win as they embarked on what has been our school’s best football season of the last three decades.

So I headed to McKenna Field on Saturday with at least some part of me hoping that the Raiders acquitted them-selves well. I may not know the names on the team any-more; I’ve been out of high school so long that even my

friends’ younger brothers have come and gone, but many of the coaches that I grew up competing for are still patrol-ling the sidelines for Scars-dale, a heavy reminder of my own playing days.

As it turned out, the Hugue-nots had little problem with the Raiders. After the first half, there wasn’t much hope for a comeback. In terms of the story I was slated to write, that wasn’t a bad thing. But I couldn’t help but feel for the Raiders and their fans who have waited for so long to cheer for a champion.

After the game, I got a chance to reconnect with some of the old coaching staff—guys who have given their lives to the program for the last 20 years or so. It was a bittersweet moment, for sure, but also a chance for me to re-connect with some of the men who meant so much to me in my formative years.

And given their success this

year, I may have a chance to see the Raiders again this fall, in a potential first round play-off game against a Mama-roneck team that has risen to

prominence over the last few years.

If that day comes, it will un-doubtedly be a tough one for me. Do I root for my past? Or

for my present?I might have to call in sick.

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The Huguenot defense swarms a Scarsdale ball carrier on Oct. 11. Taking in a New Rochelle-Scarsdale football game proved an arduous task for Sports Editor Mike Smith. Photo/Bobby Begun

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for Disease Control] has not done enough in this situation and [it has] not taken the in-put of local hospitals and individual situations [into consideration.]”

Moorjani said he isn’t wor-ried about the medical sys-tem, as that will remain in place. But he is concerned about the staff and the lack of education that’s available on the virus. Moorjani said the CDC has to correct some of its missteps and distribute to staff at medical facilities more

comprehensive information. Moorjani is hosting a pub-

lic forum on Ebola, after press time, at Phelps Memorial Hos-pital auditorium on Friday, Oct. 17 at 8 a.m.

Zenei Cortez, vice presi-dent for the National Nurses United union, said a nation-wide survey, conducted last month, polled nurses from the union’s 185,000 members, across 750 facilities in about 46 states to see if they were prepared to deal with an out-break. It found that, by and large, 70 percent of nurses reported that there was no

open dialogue or education about the virus and 30 percent reported that they lacked the equipment, such as goggles and face shields, at their facil-ity to deal with an outbreak.

Caren Halbfinger, West-chester’s director of public health information and com-munication, and Dr. Ada Huang, deputy commissioner of the Westchester health de-partment and disease control, could not be reached for com-ment, as of press time.

-with reporting by Marissa Penn


16 • The harrison review • October 17, 2014 SPORTS

Huskies turning cornerBy Mike sMiThSports Editor

The young Harrison field hockey team has been working to come together all year, and if the team’s last two games are any indication, the squad seems to be peaking at the right time; just before postsea-son play begins.

The Huskies, who are cur-rently 4-8-2, split their last two games but all signs seem to be pointing upward as the team continues to gel.

On Oct. 9, the team put to-gether its best performance to date, downing Clarkstown South 4-0 at home. Christine Cardascia led the way for Har-rison with two goals and two assists on the afternoon. Goal-ie Christina DeCarlo did her best to keep the Vikings off the board, stopping all six Clark-stown South shots on goals in the impressive win.

“That was definitely our best game of the year,” said Huskies’ coach Sara Witmer. “All year, we’ve been striving to be consistent, and against Clarkstown, every single player

was at their best.”On Oct. 13, taking on a solid

Pearl River team, the Huskies again looked good, despite falling 1-0 on the strength of Pirate star Jackie Dowling’s goal. DeCarlo, once again in goal, made a whopping 16 saves on the day.

“She’s definitely stepped up

a lot in the last few weeks,” said Witmer of her goalie’s play. “She had to make a lot of saves on corners, so I don’t think that the number of shots on goal re-ally reflected the entire game, because we played well.”

With the postseason seed-ing meeting coming up on Oct. 21, the Huskies are final-

ly starting to find their rhythm. Witmer is beginning to see a better effort in each game, something that has her excited about Harrison’s postseason chances.

“All year long we’ve been focusing on getting that con-sistency,” said the head coach. “We’ve had players step up but hadn’t been able to hit that consistency every game.”

Harrison will host Clark-stown North on Oct. 17 be-fore gearing up for the regular season finale against Nyack on Oct. 21. Nyack is coming off an Oct. 9, 2-1 loss against a solid Nanuet team. Witmer said her team is focused on fir-ing on all cylinders for when the postseason kicks off.

“Something we’ve talked about all through this season is how if you miss one play, that might be the play the other team scores,” said the head coach. “We just need to work on the really important little things as we get ready for the playoffs.”


Senior midfielder Zoe Mittman pushes the ball upfield against Clarkstown South on Oct. 9. Harrison beat the Vikings 4-0.

Christine Cardascia controls the ball against the Vikings on Oct. 9. Cardascia had two goals and two assists in the win.

Sophomore defender Taylor Kelly chases down a Viking opponent on Oct. 9. Photos/Mike Smith

A Harrison player fights for the ball against a Clarkstown South defender.

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