Harrison review 10-2-2015

October 2, 2015 | Vol. 3, Number 38 | www.harrisonreview.com

Harrison REVIEWTHE

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To address what is believed to be a growing deer problem in Westchester, local elected officials in Mamaroneck and Rye are trying to come up with a solution. And it seems that bow and arrow hunting is the preferred choice. For story, see page 3. Contributed photo

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October 2015Planning ahead...Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday

1Picture Day

HAS

PT Council9:30 a.m., HAS

Open House7 p.m., PRE

Town/Village Board meeting

7:30 p.m., Municapal building

2ACT late registration

deadline

Elementary Enrichment Carnival

Picture Day PAR, PRE, HAS

First quarter progress report period ends

HHS, LMK

3Elementary

Enrichment Carnival

SAT I & II Test

4Elementary

Enrichment Carnival

5Picture Day

PUR

Fall Book FairHAS

Hispanic Parent Orientation for grade 9

and new students7 p.m., HHS

6Fall Book Fair

HAS, PAR

Grades 7 and 8 Open House

7:15 p.m., LMK

7PTA meeting

9:30 a.m., HHS

Fall Book FairPAR

Parent musical theater information session

7:15 p.m., LMK

8PTA meeting

9:15 a.m., PUR

Fall Book FairPAR

PTA meeting7 p.m., PRE

Zoning Board meeting8 p.m., Municipal building

9SAT I & II

registration deadline

Districtwide assessment grading schedule

8:50 a.m. dismissal - HHS9 a.m. dismissal - LMK9:45 a.m. dismissal - All

Elementary

Pep rally7 p.m., HHS

10“The Game”11 a.m., HHS

11 12

Columbus DaySchools and

buildings closed

13

Fall Book FairPRE

Wellness WeekHAS

Architectural Review Board meeting

7:30 p.m., Municipal building

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PSAT exam7:45 a.m., HHS

Town/Village Board meeting

7:30 p.m., Municapal building

Board of Education meeting

8:15 p.m., LMK

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PTA newcomers’ coffee8:30 a.m., HAS

PTA meeting9:30 a.m., HAS

Fall Festival3:10 p.m., PUR

SEPTA meeting7:15 p.m., LMK

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Fall Book FairPRE

Theater workshop3 p.m., HHS

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Theater workshop10 a.m., HHS

18

Halloween Window Painting Contest

9:30 a.m.

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PTA meeting9:30 a.m., LMK

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K-5 Book Fair Social6 p.m., PUR

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PTA meeting9 a.m., PAR

Book FairPUR

College Fair12:15 p.m., HHS

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Book FairPUR

Halloween Family Fun Night

7 p.m., PRE

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ACT Test

25

Rain date for Halloween Window

Painting Contest

26 27SAT I & II

late registration deadline

Parent tour of LMK9:30 a.m.

Parent tour of HHS12:30 p.m.

Choral Cabaret7 p.m., HHS

Planning Board meeting7:30 p.m., Municipal building

28AIS Parent meeting

6:30 p.m., LMK

Board of Education meeting

8:15 p.m., LMK

29Senior portraits

2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Parent spring musical information night

7 p.m., HHS

30Senior portraits

2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Halloween Parade2 p.m., PAR, PRE, PUR;

2:40 p.m., HHS

Dad’s Club Halloween Dance

6 p.m., PUR

Halloween Family Fun Night

6:30 p.m., PAR

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By sarah varneyStaff Writer

At a second meeting of the joint Mamaroneck and Rye Deer Commission held on Sept. 25, Rye Mayor Joe Sack and Mamaroneck Mayor Nor-man Rosenblum, both Repub-licans, expressed that they in-tend to move forward with a bow hunting solution to cull the neighboring deer herd. Rosenblum hosted the meet-ing, which was held at Mama-roneck Village Court.

A panel of experts, including former and current New York De-partment of Environmental Con-servation deer biologists, fielded questions and concerns from Ma-maroneck and Rye residents and a number of animal rights activ-ists. In February, Sack and Rosen-blum sent a joint letter to John Baker, director of the Westchester County Conservation department, requesting a Deer Management Assistance Program, DMAP, in-tervention using archers to take down mostly does.

Sack was emphatic about his

Rye, Mamaroneck move toward deer archerssupport for the plan in a briefly-heated exchange with Westches-ter County Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat. Prod-ded by Parker whether he was absolutely sure that Rye is ready for the hunting plan, Sack said, “Yes, I’m sure!”

But so far, the mayors have not heard back from Baker. “My hope is that they’ll come through with their intentions,” Sack said.

Baker must OK the plan, which would allow limited bow hunting at the Marshlands Con-servancy in Rye, a 147-acre, county-owned public space. Generally hunting is not allowed in Westchester County.

Bow-hunting season runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. From Oct. 1 to Oct. 15, only antlerless deer can be hunted.

Enacting any hunting solu-tion to deer overpopulation is always controversial, said Louis Miceli, a state-certified instruc-tor for bow and firearm hunt-ing, based out of Extreme Ar-chery in Mamaroneck. But the DMAP’s program for archers is strictly detailed. Miceli, who

has taken part in deer culling operations outside of Westches-ter County, said hunters must qualify as sharp-shooters to even have a chance to be part of the archery squad used in a DMAP operation.

“We go into the area in the dark and we’re out of the park by 11 a.m. It’s only on certain nights and we observe holidays,” he said.

Hunters picked to join a DMAP team must shoot from designated tree stands where does are the preferred targets.

“The trajectory is always down-ward,” Miceli said. “A female deer has twin fawns every year. That adds up quick,” he added.

The optimal distance for a hunter to shoot at a deer is 15 to 20 yards, but it can take as many as 30 to 50 yards for a deer to expire, according to Miceli.

Miceli said it can get tricky when a dying deer wanders onto a homeowner’s property. “Peo-ple are afraid of what the neigh-bors will think, so sometimes we take them out through a side yard,” he said.

Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum, right, outlines the Sept. 25 Deer Commission meeting format as Rye City Mayor Joe Sack looks on. Approximately 50 people attended the meeting in Mamaroneck. Photo/Andrew Dapolite

Residents of Rye and Mama-roneck were vocal in their op-position to any type of hunting solution. Sterilization programs which make deer infertile were also raised, but costs can be high, said Jonathan Russell, the new deer biologist for the DEC.

“I have not seen any steril-ization program that works,” he added.

Several speakers spoke up against hunting the deer with ei-ther bow or gun, and several dis-

counted a winter survey that tal-lied 274 deer per quarter square mile. Kevin Clarke, the former state deer biologist, allowed that conventional wisdom calls for 20 to 30 deer per square mile.

Getting an accurate count of how many deer are actually in an area is as difficult as settling on a plan of action, Clarke said.

Rye resident Dr. Joy Reiden-berg, who studies animal biol-ogy, stressed that tagging the deer with satellite transmitters might be

good way to get an accurate count. Illustrating the problem, Ma-

maroneck resident Taffy Wil-liams, a DEC-licensed wildlife rehabilitator who is skeptical of the necessity of a hunt, ques-tioned the 274 deer per quarter square mile estimate.

“I don’t think we have that many deer. If we did, it would be like Grand Central with deer,” she said.

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What’s going on...

Harrison library events rent 2015 ID card to register children for all pro-grams. Please be prepared to show proof of resi-dency to obtain ID card: a current utility bill and driver’s license for adults, a school report card or progress report for children.

D2 FitnessOpen for boys and girls in fourth and fifth

grade. A workout for you body and mind—small group tutoring and boot camp classes. Classes begin with a warm-up and stretching, followed by various group exercises, partner work and other fun fitness activities. While working the body, we are getting the mind ready to work. The second half of the class will consist of homework help and tutoring, focus-ing on writing, reading and math. Dates are Oct. 5, Oct. 14, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the West Harrison Park/Leo Mintzer Center. Fee: $240. For more informa-tion email Deborah at [email protected] or Dana at [email protected].

Junior Civil EngineeringBuilding a house to withstand the Big, Bad

Wolf is where the fun begins. This class is cen-tered on exploring the concepts of building and construction through hands-on exploration and design. Students explore the engineering behind skyscrapers, bridges, roads and more. Mondays through Nov. 23 for pre-K to grade two from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Veter-ans Memorial Building, 218 Halstead Ave. Fee: $175 including supplies. To register please go

to engineeringforkids.net/westchester.

Aerospace EngineeringStudents use the engineering design process to

design, create, test and refine a variety of flying machines. Mondays through Nov. 23 for grades three through eight from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 218 Halstead Ave. Fee: $175 including supplies. To register please go to engineeringforkids.net/westchester.

Computer AdventuresOffering after-school technology courses in both

the Veterans and Leo Mintzer rec centers. Courses are Computer Game Creation, Minecraft Building Wonders, Minecraft Survival Quest, WeDo Ro-bots, Kodu Game Lab and Brickfilm creation. For descriptions and registration go to computeradven-tures.com/harrison. For more information, email [email protected] or call 218-8175.

Halloween Window Painting ContestFor kindergarten through grade 8. Registration

deadline is Friday, Oct. 9 by 5 p.m. Fee is $10 made payable to Town/Village of Harrison. Three categories: Individual, Family and Team. Painting will be on Sunday, Oct. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, Oct. 25. Applications available at rec centers.

Volunteer opportunitiesThe Harrison Recreation Department has many

opportunities for high school students through senior citizens to volunteer with youth programs and senior programs. For more information, call 670-3035.

Harrison senior centers

Harrison has two very active senior citizen clubs sponsored by the Recreation Department.

The West Harrison Group meets on Thursdays from noon to 3 p.m. at the Leo Mintzer Senior An-nex Building, located at 251 Underhill Ave., to discuss items of interest, play bingo and discuss activities coming up in the near future.

The Downtown Group meets every Friday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, located at 210 Halstead Ave.

The membership fee for both groups is $24 per year and refreshments are served at gatherings.

There is also a drop-in center at the Harrison Community Center, at 216 Halstead Ave., Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where you may enjoy television, cards and socializing.

Come by the Tuesday exercise classes from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the community center.

For more information on recreation and social activities, call the Senior Citizen Center at 670-3000 ext. 3172.

Purchase CollegeAn evening with Zadie Smith

SUNY Purchase will be hosting “An Evening with Zadie Smith: A Lecture, Reading, and Con-versation” on Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, located at 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase.

Born in London, Zadie Smith is the acclaimed author of four novels, as well as numerous es-says and reviews. Presented by the Purchase Col-lege School of Humanities, the event is part of the Durst Distinguished Lecture Series, which brings preeminent writers to the Westchester community.

“We’re lucky to welcome the award-winning author Zadie Smith to Purchase College,” said Louise Yelin, professor of literature. “Beginning with her first novel and continuing through her most recent book, Smith has been taking the cul-tural temperature of our contemporary moment.”

Anthony Domestico, assistant professor of lit-erature at Purchase College, explains, “From the start of her career, Zadie Smith has drawn compar-isons to the giants of the British novel. In ‘White Teeth,’ she sounded like a modern-day, multicul-tural Charles Dickens, and in ‘NW,’ she channels Virginia Woolf, rewriting the modernist novel for contemporary times. Her ability to reinvent her style is remarkable, as is the critical intelligence she displays in her essays.”

For more information on the Zadie Smith event, please visit news.purchase.edu/oct-7-an-evening-with-zadie-smith/ or call 251-6550.

The Roy and Shirley Durst Distinguished Chair in Literature Endowment was established in 2000 by the late Shirley Durst to infuse the experience and intellect of leading writers into the Purchase community, while providing diverse opportunities for these writers to interact with students and in-fluence campus life. This generous gift supports both the Royal and Shirley Durst Chair in Litera-ture, awarded to notable intellectuals whose work bridges literature and the visual or performing arts, and the Durst Distinguished Lecture Series. This contribution has greatly benefited Purchase Col-lege’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities, and Literature program.

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Did you know that every 67 seconds an Ameri-can is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? Or that the price tag for this disease, which has no cure, no ef-fective treatment or way in which its course can be slowed, will total $226 billion in the U.S. in 2015 alone? Alzheimer’s affects more people in the U.S. than any of the other top 10 diseases, yet it receives the least financial support.

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the single great-est source of funding for research, education and treatment. Please join the walk with your spirit and energy. To locate a walk, for information on how to form a team, join a team, contribute time or make a donation, visitalz.org/hudsonvalley. The 2015 walk for Westchester County is taking place on Sunday, Oct. 4, meeting at the White Plains High School, 550 North St., near the Bryant Avenue entrance. Check-in is at 9 a.m., with a welcome and the walk starting at 10 a.m. To sign up, visit alz.org/walk or call 800-272-3900. For more information, contact Terry Kean at 253-6860 or [email protected].

Check out events and programs at harrisonpl.org.Hours for Richard E. Halperin Memorial Li-

brary Building at 2 Bruce Ave.: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tuesdays, Thurs-days, Fridays and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Hours for West Harrison branch at 2 Madison St.: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on Sundays.

Harrison Recreation

Download brochures and applications for all recreation programs, unless stated otherwise, at harrison-ny.gov/recreation. Also see the current application page for information and forms. For more information, questions, suggestions and/or comments, email [email protected]. You can also call the Leo Mintzer Center at 949-5265, the Sollazzo Center at 670-3179 or the Harrison Recreation Hotline at 670-3039.

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Letters to the Editor

Air traffic over LarchmontTo the Editor,It’s a beautiful September morning and I would enjoy sitting on my porch, but the daily

roaring onslaught of airplanes over Larchmont is in full flight. Every 30 seconds or so, jets fly on their way to LaGuardia, and they are loud. This will go on all morning and resume at the same pace in the late afternoon and into the dinner hour. So I have come inside to write this letter.

Larchmont is not a quiet village. We all live with I-95 traffic booming in the distance and commercial gardeners’ gas-powered machinery, not to mention construction. But these constant fly-overs, aggravated by the racket of truly obnoxious regular helicopter flights, are intolerable. How and why is this happening?

Will it stop or at least diminish anytime soon?I have seen many theories on why the planes are using our communities as their flight

path and why they are flying lower and more frequently than ever. Some blame ex-Mayor Bloomberg, some blame LaGuardia construction, some blame Donald Trump’s new golf course. Whoever is responsible, I do not believe it is at all fair that the burden should fall on our area to the extent that there is virtually no period during the day that is free of air traffic roar. What can be done?

Mady Edelstein,Larchmont

Re: Susan Watson’s charging station letterTo the Editor,I found Susan Watson’s letter, “Parker’s charging station legislation flawed” published

on Sept. 25, 2015, to be short-sighted. She decries even minimal county spending for EV charging stations, and then goes on to extoll the efficiency of markets and the private sector. She asks, “Who pays?[...]Who benefits?”

All county residents benefit from the use of lower-emission vehicles.I ask her, who benefits from educating our children, rich and poor alike, strong and weak

alike, in public schools? Who benefits from ensuring a safe, solid infrastructure of roads, bridges and water systems? Who benefits from cleaner air and countering climate change, which the EV charging stations specifically address? Who benefits from public libraries? Who benefits from police? A system of law and justice? Who benefits from public parks? Protection of public health? Who benefits from prudent and imaginative governance?

We’re all in one society together. “We, the people” need one another, we need never forget the whole, as well as each part.

Elizabeth Baird Saenger,Mamaroneck

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REVIEW

By siBylla ChipaziwaEditorial Assistant

If you happened to drive near Harbor Island Park this past La-bor Day, you may have noticed a small group holding up signs like “Honk if you have a mother” or “Evidence-based care.”

This had nothing to do with abortion, as some passersby may have thought. Instead, this was one of many rallies held across the United States to call attention to the current state of maternity care. In its fourth year, the Rally to Improve Birth strives to raise awareness about the limited birth options and care available in the country, and advocates for evi-dence-based care and humanity during childbirth.

According to FacetheFactsU-SA.org, a project of the George Washington University that pro-vides information via research, there are 49 countries ahead of the U.S. in women surviving child-birth, with the maternal mortality rate in America doubling in the past 25 years. Twenty-eight wom-en died per 100,000 live births in 2013, according to World Health Organization—a statistic that has only increased. America’s rising maternity mortality rate is largely due to a lack of access to proper healthcare and education about pre-natal care.

With one in every three child-births being performed via Ce-sarean section—a risky and of-ten unnecessary procedure—and

nine out of 10 women getting care that increases the risk of harm to them and their babies, Improv-ing Birth, the nonprofit organiza-tion behind the rallies, hopes that raising awareness helps brings research and change to the ma-ternity healthcare system in the United States.

“There’s something wrong, and it needs to be studied and it needs to be fixed,” said Christina Carino-Forrest, one of the coordi-nators of Mamaroneck’s rally.

Carino-Forrest, a mother of two from New Rochelle, added that women today are twice as likely to die during childbirth as their mothers were, despite ad-vances in technology.

“African-American women are three times as likely to die [during childbirth] in this country, regard-less of class,” she added.

Carino-Forrest’s passion for women’s health comes from her experiences as a birth doula, a physical and emotional source of comfort for women, especially new parents, during birth.

“[The current healthcare sys-tem is] not supporting women; we’re not doing what’s best for mother and baby. We’re not doing what the evidence said we should be doing,” she added. “We’re harboring old practices that make money for insurance companies.”

Co-coordinator of the Mama-roneck birth care rally, Faith Mc-Fall-Smith, a mother of two from Yonkers, is African-American and feels that raising awareness

about the disparities between Caucasian women and women of color would also help improve birth options.

“It’s unfortunate, and a lot of it is lack of edu-cation and lack of opportunity,” McFal l -Smi th said. “It goes back to a broad-er conversation around race in this coun-try. A lot of it for me is very personal.”

Having had a C-section with her firstborn, which she later found out was unnecessary, McFall-Smith took control of her second child’s birth by having a home delivery after edu-cating herself on the avail-able birthing options.

Her husband Gary Smith said he was initially scared of opting to have a home birth, but after doing his own research, sup-ported his wife’s decision.

“I wanted my wife to be as comfortable as possible, espe-cially with what we went through with our first birth,” he said. He added that he found out that C-sec-tions can reduce a woman’s fertility.

Joyce Havinga-Droop, a birth doula from Larchmont, is the president of the Hudson Valley Birth Network, an organization

that provides listings of birth workers and resources for child-birth assistance.

Havinga-Droop suggested that Westchester County’s high C-sec-tion rate of 39.2 percent, accord-ing to 2012 data from the New York State Department of Health, may have to do with distrust in natural birth.

Participants at the Harbor Island Park entrance during Mamaroneck’s Rally to Improve Birth, which took place on Labor Day. The annual rally runs simultaneously in cities across America. Photo/Bobby Begun

One of the signs

highlighting one disparity of

maternal healthcare between

African-American and Caucasian

women in the U.S. Contributed photo

“We should trust that birth can do what it needs to do,” she said, adding that pregnant women should trust their bodies and the natural birthing process.

Originally from the Nether-lands—which ranks No. 6 to America’s No. 33 in the 2015 State of the World’s Mothers re-port, which compares motherhood worldwide, from the charity Save the Children—Havinga-Droop said she was able to choose her birth-ing method, which was natural, in the Netherlands, and she hopes her three daughters will be given the right to choose their birthing meth-ods here in the United States.

“Had I not been educated and given some opportunities, I prob-ably would have been cut twice for no reason,” McFall-Smith said. “I was able to help myself, [and] made the choice to have a home birth—one of the best days of my life, easy.”


rally calls attention to maternity care


Last month, the Jay Heritage Center was awarded $391,056 in Hurricane Sandy funding to repair significant roof and in-frastructure damage to the 1917 Palmer Tennis House. The struc-ture located at the Jay Estate in Rye is the third oldest remaining indoor tennis house in the coun-try. The grant will allow the Jay Heritage Center, JHC, to save the original wood truss system and copper-trimmed skylights as well as stabilize the stone foundation and clapboard siding. Improve-ments will facilitate historic usage and interpretation.

U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, who wrote a letter of support for the project, said, “Superstorm Sandy took a heavy toll on areas of the Long Island Sound, particularly Rye, which is still recovering from the damage almost three years later. The roof of the Palmer Tennis House at the historic Jay Heritage Center endured signifi-cant damage in the storm, and as a result was in desperate need of repairs. Now, thanks to Gov. Cuo-mo’s allocation of $391,056 in grant money to the center, the roof

Jay Heritage Center awarded $391Kcan be stabilized and restored, and this historic property can once again be enjoyed by everyone in the Rye community and beyond.”

JHC was one of 16 historic organizations awarded a share of more than $6 million in aid to re-store New York heritage sites dev-astated by the hurricane in 2012. Other sites awarded grants in-clude Fraunces Tavern, Old West-bury Gardens and Green-Wood Cemetery.

Once preserved and rehabili-tated, the 1917 Palmer Indoor Tennis House has the potential to be a useful venue for young indi-viduals to learn the sport of tennis and its life lessons of sportsman-ship in a rare historic setting. With this grant as a keystone, the cen-ter hopes that private donors and corporations who are passionate about preservation and their com-munity will step forward and help complete the project.

State Assemblyman Steve Otis, who worked to preserve this build-ing when he was mayor of Rye, said, “The Palmer Tennis House is of great architectural and histori-cal importance and its restoration

offers valuable opportunities for public use and enjoyment. Many thanks go to Gov. Cuomo and OPRHP for their support of these repairs and storm recovery projects throughout the state.”

The project has also received a ringing endorsement from the USTA which has offices in nearby White Plains. Executive Director Gordon Smith wrote, “The USTA believes in celebrating inclusion and promoting the idea that ten-nis should be available to every-one to play and compete equally and fairly. We are committed to diversity which is a pillar prin-ciple behind our signature tourna-ment, the US Open. By restoring the Palmer Tennis House, this will open such doors.”

The Jay Heritage Center is the nonprofit steward of the Jay Es-tate grounds and buildings under a public-private partnership agree-ment with New York State Parks and Westchester County Parks.

For information on the Jay Heritage Center, visit facebook.com/jayheritagecenter and follow them on Twitter @jayheritage. (Submitted)

The 1917 Palmer Tennis House suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy. The Jay Heritage Center has received funding for the extensive repairs. Contributed photo


Westchester named a top 10 digital county

For the 10th time and third consecutive year, Westchester County has been named one of the top 10 digital counties in the United States by the Center for Digital Government and the Na-tional Association of Counties.

“I am proud that Westchester County continues to be recog-nized for leveraging technology to deliver efficient and effective services to all of our residents,” said County Executive Rob As-torino. “The results delivered by our technology team go a long way toward saving taxpayer money at every level of local government and they deserve our thanks.”

Astorino said John McCaf-frey, Westchester County’s chief information officer, and the en-tire Department of Information Technology, DoIT, staff deserve special mention not only for this year’s results but also for being named to the list of top digital counties 10 times since 2005.

The Center for Digital Gov-ernment is a national research and advisory institute focused on technology policies and best practices in state and local gov-ernment. Along with the Nation-al Association of Counties, they

invited thousands of counties to participate in the 2015 Digital Counties Survey which consid-ered citizen engagement, policy, operations and technology, and data. Westchester County fin-ished ninth.

Over the last year, Westches-ter has redesigned the county website, westchestergov.com, to be more mobile responsive, and launched Homeseeker, a com-prehensive one-stop resource for anyone looking to buy or sell fair and affordable housing.

Additionally, the Center for Digital Government cited:

• REACH Westchester, an au-tomated application system that has transformed the county’s paper recertification process for Temporary Assistance custom-ers into a more efficient, stream-lined process. This innovative process enables customers to complete their recertification in-terview independently through the use of a user-friendly, in-office kiosk. REACH Westches-ter saves county taxpayers more than $2 million annually.

• The Criminal Justice Data Warehouse, an innovative in-vestigative tool that allows lo-cal and state law enforcement,

including the New York State Police Department and New York State Division of Parole, to quickly search over a mil-lion data entries from agencies throughout the county to track down suspects and get them off the street. The database includes records from local and county police, the county jail and pro-bation departments, as well as pistol permits and taxi and lim-ousine records.

• A growing number of shared services to municipali-ties and schools offered by the Westchester County Depart-ment of Information Technol-ogy, such as digital printing, network and office systems ser-vices, geographic information systems (GIS), emergency sup-port and no-cost licenses to cy-bersecurity software.

• The Westchester Telecom Network reaffirms Westches-ter’s position as a premier busi-ness location. Businesses enjoy the reliability and quality of an end-to-end fiber-based network that improves telecommunica-tions transmission quality and sophistication while also re-ducing overall telecom costs. (Submitted)

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A simple reminder of how and why we matterBy howarD sTurman

Publisher

Several weeks ago, I accom-panied one of our salespeople to the office of the advertising di-rector of a giant retailer. In and of itself, getting the appointment was a big deal; if we could con-vince him to advertise with us, it would be an even bigger deal.

Although I firmly believe in the values and benefits of our five weekly newspapers, I must have been a little intimidated by the size and importance of this retailer because the first question I asked was, “What do you think of local newspapers, especially as an advertising vehicle?”

To my delight, the advertis-ing director demonstrated a true sense of excitement.

“I love them,” he said. “While

I live in New York City during the week, reading my local pa-per is the first thing I do when I return to my weekend home in the suburbs. Like everyone else, I’m keenly interested in what’s going on around town, so let’s talk about how advertising in your papers can help us.”

And we did. Not so surprisingly, the meet-

ing had the kind of happy ending we had dreamed about.

I think this little story dramat-ically illustrates the importance of local papers to their commu-nities—both to readers and busi-nesses, which depend on them to build customer traffic.

What’s more, and for good reasons, I believe the newspa-pers that comprise our Home Town Media Group warrant your support, especially from an

advertising standpoint; after all, no one offers what we do: a cap-tive audience who appreciates hard news about their communi-ty, and prefers shopping locally whenever possible.

I like to characterize us as a scrapbook of the local scene, with each and every week repre-senting a new entry in an ongo-ing, exciting saga.

We appreciate those of you who already support us and we yearn to move even more of you over to our side. And to show you our appreciation, every is-sue, beginning in October, will contain a highly-visible box not-ing your support.

It serves as just another way of celebrating your importance to us.



Mara Rupners is the director of marketing at The

Performing Arts Center. The Performing Arts Center,

Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road,

Purchase, N.Y. 10577Box Office: 251-6200

Hours: Tuesday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and on weekends

before performances Website: artscenter.org

There’s more to life in the ‘burbsBy mara rupners

Contributor

It’s peaceful here in the ‘burbs. Our nights are filled with the sounds of crickets, not the sounds of traffic horns. We’ve got two or three neighbors, not two or three hundred. We’ve got fresh air, trees and lawns, park-ing spots for our minivans, a bit of elbow room.

Still, our counterparts living life in the big city wonder about our quiet life, thinking it is per-haps a tad provincial, assuming we are missing out on some-thing. “What of art?” they may ask us. “What of culture?”

Clearly they haven’t taken a look at the fall schedule at The Performing Arts Center. We here at The Center take great pride in the fact that the artists you can see and hear on our stages are not only of the same caliber as those you can catch on a night out in Manhattan; they are, in fact, the very same artists.

For example: on Sunday, Oct. 11, we’ll be presenting the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Orpheus was founded in New York City in 1972 by a group of musicians who aspired to apply the chamber music principles of

individual participation and per-sonal responsibility to an orches-tral setting. Central to these prin-ciples was the musicians’ com-mitment to rehearse and perform without a conductor, which they do to this day at their home base in Carnegie Hall.

The conductor-less orchestra concept is interesting enough by itself, but on Oct. 11, our audiences are in for an even bigger treat—the chance to ex-perience the world premiere of contemporary master Wolfgang Rihm’s new “Duo Concerto,” written especially for Orpheus and the award-winning husband and wife team of cellist Jan Vo-gler and violinist Mira Wang. It won’t be until a few days later that the piece will be heard at Carnegie Hall in New York City; the European premiere isn’t until the 24th.

The concert, a celebration of German Romanticism, includes works by Mendelssohn and Schumann in addition the Rihm premiere. It will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11; tickets are $80, $65 and $50.

Also in October: classical pi-ano quintet The 5 Browns, Oct. 3; and the hilarious and very

talented Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Oct. 4. On Oct. 10, Vertigo Dance Company brings us contemporary dance from Israel that explores the connections among society, art and movement. Back by popu-lar demand, the world-renowned Chamber Music Society of Lin-coln Center kicks off their four-concert series on Oct. 17. And as the weather gets cooler, the Per-forming Arts Center turns up the heat on Oct. 24 with Ana Gas-teyer’s “I’m Hip,” a show that evokes the swagger of an era when a lady ruled a nightclub and an audience knew they were in for a good time.

So there you have it. You don’t have to schlepp into the city to be on the cutting edge of the performing arts scene; life right here in the ‘burbs has got plenty to offer.

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Harrison Town Justice Marc Lust’s DWI case has been de-layed until Nov. 17 in Manhattan Criminal Court, two weeks after residents decide whether or not to re-elect him.

Lust was set to appear in court on Thursday, Sept. 24.

According to Andrew Quinn, Lust’s attorney, the delay was requested by the state. “The dis-trict attorney’s office indicated they were not ready to proceed,” Quinn said this week but de-clined to disclose any further in-formation related to the case.

Lust, 63, will be running on three lines—Democratic, Working Families and Indepen-dence—after he and running mate Nelson Canter lost in a primary for the Republican line to Councilman Joseph Cannella and Pasquale Gizzo in the Sept.

Town justice’s DWI case delayed

10 judicial primary.Lust, having served as town

justice for 16 years, was passed over by the Republican Party for the first time since he took the

Harrison Town Justice Marc Lust had his DWI case in Manhattan postponed until Nov. 17. Lust is running for re-election to his justice seat this year. File photo

gavel. He is currently seeking a fifth term.

Heading into the focal point of campaign season, Lust still re-mains confident in his chances.

“I’ve been a judge for 16 years, an experienced trial attor-ney, [and] the experience I have to offer is invaluable,” Lust pre-viously told the Review.

Lust was arrested on Dec. 19, 2014 for rear-ending anoth-er vehicle in Manhattan after a Christmas party. The arrest-ing officer said that Lust was “swaying on his feet” and told him he was a judge, had only three drinks, and that he’d “take care of this.” Lust refused to take a blood alcohol test, lead-ing to his DWI charge along with a second violation of leav-ing the scene of an accident.-Reporting by Sibylla Chipaziwa

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will help her feel like she has some control, which will empower her. It should be easy to find a knock-off (copy) of what’s trending in a less expensive version. Sneak-ers are a little tougher because kids recognize brand names. Try a consignment shop for kids or ask friends with children if they have sneakers their kids have out-grown. Sites like eBay may be an-other alternative. Encourage her to start a new trend. If her friends are really her friends, they will re-spect her for who she is and not what she looks like.

Dear Tonia:What’s the best way to re-

move underarm stains and mil-dew from clothing? I tend to per-spire a lot and even after wash-ing, my T-shirts still have sweat stains and look terrible.

B.F., Larchmont

Dear B.F.:Unsightly underarm stains

can be a problem, especially if you tend to perspire a lot. You can remove underarm stains from shirts and blouses simply by scrubbing them with a mix-ture of equal parts lemon juice, or white vinegar, and water, then washing them as you nor-mally would. On black shirts, add white vinegar to the wash and let them sit for a little while before you continue the cycle. Treat any stain, especially oil stains, as soon as possible. Until

you get the stain out, don’t put it in the dryer, as the dryer will set the stain and the stain will never come out.

Dear Tonia:Can you give me some easy

basic rules for a man to follow, regarding socks and shoes in particular? I need to step up my style a bit and don’t have a clue.

S.M., Westchester

Dear S.M.:Shoes in traditional colors

such as black, brown, dark tan and navy should always match your belt. Use a dress belt with jeans only when paired with a blazer or jacket and a dress shirt. Socks should match your pants, but the exact shade is not nec-essary. Patterned socks work well for a fashionable, fun look. White socks should only be worn with sneakers.

If you haven’t changed your hairstyle or license photo since high school, it may be time to consider seeing a stylist for an updated style, which will make you look younger and more fashionable. A crisp white or black T-shirt under a casual blaz-er looks great with jeans.

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How a normal teen can become a sex offender

When Les and Amanda An-derson arrived in New York from Indiana, they headed straight to Times Square, as many tourists do. But as they gaped at the billboards and read the news “19-Year-Old Sentenced to 25 Years as a Sex Offender,” they stopped dead in their tracks.

That 19-year-old is their son, Zach.

“It took a minute to absorb; it was 1 a.m.,” Amanda said. I met the Andersons for lunch in Chelsea their second and final day in the city. They’d come to tape a talk show with the popular preacher, T.D. Jakes. “Nightline” had filmed them in their Elkhart, Ind., home a few days earlier, and they’d also been on CNN and in the New York Times, all because of a date their teenage son made earlier this year.

Zach had gone on the app “Hot or Not?” and met a girl who lived just over the border in Michigan, who said she was 17. They met up and had sex.

But when she didn’t get home by curfew, her worried mom called the cops because her daughter has epilepsy. When she got home, the cops found out not only where she’d been, but also her true age: 14.

Zach was arrested for rape.The judge at the trial knew

all the facts. The girl and her mom also testified on Zach’s behalf. “I don’t want him to be a sex offender because he

really is not,” the girl’s mom declared.

The judge ignored them and sentenced Zach to 90 days in prison, followed by 25 years on the Sex Offender Registry. “He just turned around and looked at me like, ‘Help,’” said Les, choking up.

The town rallied around the family. “We’re praying for your son every morning,” one business associate told Les. A mom told Amanda, “All the parents are talking about it. This could happen to any of us!” The South Bend Tribune wrote up about Zach’s story and his case became a cause celebre.

But anyone can be a cause celebre and still have to live under Sex Offender Registry restrictions. That meant that three weeks ago, when Zach got out of jail, he could not go home. As a sex offender, he could not reside with anyone under 17, including his young-er brother.

The Andersons broke into their savings and bought Zach a small house far from any school or playground, anoth-er registry requirement. Each night, he must be home by 8 p.m.—his curfew.

The police can come at any time to do a search, and they already have. What were they looking for? Movies. Not dirty ones—clean ones. Zach can’t have any G-rated movies like “Home Alone,” under the as-sumption that watching kids on film will trigger his urge to sexually assualt them.

Zach also cannot have a smartphone. “We got him

a flip phone and we had to bust the camera with a screwdriver to break it,” said his dad. Zach can’t have any access to the Internet, ei-ther, which means he has to change his college major: computer science.

And he’s not allowed into a library, skate park, or mall, be-cause there are kids around. He couldn’t even accompany his parents to New York because of his probation restrictions.

“I asked Zach, ‘Did they ever teach you this in high school? Did they cover the Age of Consent laws?’” said his mom, Amanda. “He said ‘yes,’ which is why he asked the girl how old she was.” But there—as it is here—even if a minor lies about her age, her partner isn’t any less guilty.

So here are the laws in New York state, according to crimi-nal defense lawyer Ron Kuby:

• Third-degree rape: Be-ing 21 or older and having sex with someone under 17.

• Second-degree rape: Be-ing 18 or older, and having sex with someone under 15, unless the defendant is less than four years older than the victim when the act occurred.

• First-degree rape: Being any age and having sex with someone under 11, or being 18 or older and having sex with someone under 13.

On Wednesday, Aug. 5, Zach went back to court to request a retrial. Me, I’d like to request a retrial of the laws that are mak-ing “sex offenders” out of nor-mal, young people.


Handling kids’ pressure to look ‘cool’

Dear Tonia:My daughter started school

and some kids are already making fun of her because she doesn’t have the “cool” sneakers or clothes. I am a single mother with two other children so we are always on a very tight budget. I tried buying her a few things but she hates everything I buy her. Can you suggest ways she can look “cool” without me having to spend so much money?

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Dear L.L.:Kids can be very mean to

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October 2, 2015 • The harrison review • 13SPORTS

lIvE MIKEMike Smith

If you’re not absolutely tin-gling with anticipation for next week to arrive, I’m going to have to ask that you renounce your baseball fandom immediately.

Yes, we’re finally here. After slogging through a 162-game season, it’s playoff time once again, and I’d be hard-pressed to remember a time when there was as much baseball buzz in the area heading into October.

On one hand, you’ve got the Mets, the brash upstarts with a fearsome rotation who just clinched the NL East title for the first time in almost a decade. On the other hand, you’ve got a Yankees team that is still at-tempting to nail down that final win and has far surpassed expec-tations this year—though you wouldn’t know it judging by the grumblings of the fanbase on the

There’s only one Octoberairwaves of WFAN.

The Mets are preparing for a first-round showdown with the one team in the postseason that can seemingly match them ace-for-ace, as Grienke, Kershaw, and the Los Angeles Dodgers come to town, while the Yanks’ postseason fate is still technical-ly uncertain. But even before the Bombers (likely) take the field on Tuesday night for the one-game playoff, there are so many questions that will no doubt be captivating the tri-state area.

Will Tanaka be healthy enough to pitch?

How will rookies like Luis Severino and Greg Bird fare dur-ing their first-ever postseason?

Should current Yankees rub the head of Derek Jeter for good luck in the postseason?

The Mets, too, have their own uncertainty as they head to-ward their first postseason since 2006. Over the last month or so, Terry Collins has employed

seemingly endless permutations of lineups and defensive align-ments, but will need to deter-mine which players have earned starting spots in the NLDS. His deep pitching staff also gives him flexibility—and decisions to make.

But even if you’re not a fan of New York teams, there is so much that makes this one of the most intriguing postseason land-scapes in recent years. Three teams from the NL Central will be in the mix, vying for the pen-nant: the long-suffering Cubs, the steady Cardinals and a Pi-rates team that is hoping to chan-nel 1979 for this year’s run.

Toronto, perhaps the best team in the American League, could potentially be without its all-world shortstop.

The last AL wild card spot? That’s still up in the air with the Angels, Astros and Twins all hoping to extend their season and earn a shot at the Yankees.

Next week, Major League Baseball begins its second season. Sports Editor Mike Smith can’t wait for some playoff action. Photo courtesy MLB.com

For the next five weeks, each baseball game is appointment viewing. You don’t know what you’re going to see, which play-ers are going to raise their games

or who will crumble under the pressure. Even for fans like me, those without a rooting interest, there’s more than enough drama to keep me invested.

I just hope the rest of you feel the same way.

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14 • The harrison review • October 2, 2015 SPORTSFootball9/26 Pearl River d.Harrison 34-28 (OT)Harrison suffered a heart-

breaking loss on Saturday as it saw a late lead evaporate in overtime to Pearl River.

The Huskies held a 28-13 lead over the Pirates late in the fourth quarter before Pearl River’s Kyle Murphy found the end zone twice in the final seven minutes to force overtime. After regulation, a Pearl River interception gave the Pirates momentum and they later scored on a four-yard John Farley run to seal the game.

Harrison was led by Jack Witte, who ran for one score and caught two touchdown passes to help pad the Harrison lead.

Harrison will travel to Pel-ham on Oct. 2 to take on the Pelicans and will prepare for their Oct. 10 showdown with Rye next week.

Field Hockey9/26 Harrison d.Pelham 4-0The Huskies put together a

complete game on Saturday, downing the Pelicans 4-0 in a one-sided victory. Harrison had three players: Tasha Garayo, Elisa Ar-cara and Taylor Fabiani, who all had a goal and an assist in the win-ning effort.

9/28 Rye d.Harrison 5-0The Garnets kept up their win-

ning streak this week when they downed the Huskies 5-0. Rye dominated the game from the outset, led by Lanie Agosta’s

Harrison Roundup two-goal effort to bury the Huskies.Harrison will travel to By-

ram Hills on Sept. 30, after press time, before they take on Ursuline on Oct. 2.

Boys Soccer9/25 Byram Hillsd. Harrison 3-0The Huskies had a tough time

with the top-ranked Section I team on Friday, falling to the Bobcats 3-0. Ben Weinstein led the way for Byram, notching two goals and an assist, as the Bobcats’ win helped keep them ranked No. 25 in national polls.

9/26 Harrison d.Nyack 6-0Harrison bounced back

from Friday’s defeat, pound-ing the Indians into submis-sion with a six-goal explo-sion. Harrison fell again on Sept. 28, losing 6-2 to a solid Port Chester squad, but will be back in action on Oct. 1, after press time, when they take on a surging Rye team.

The Garnets beat Byram Hills 1-0 on Sept. 29 and will look to continue their winning ways when they hit the road to play the Huskies.

A Rye player sends the ball to an open teammate. Rye has outscored its opponents 18-2 in the last three games.Rye and Harrison players battle for the ball on Sept. 28. Rye topped Harrison 5-0.

A Harrison player clears the ball from her own end.Abby Abate carries the ball up the field against Harrison. Photos/Mike Smith

October 2, 2015 • The harrison review • 15SPORTS

By miKe smiThSports Editor

Sometimes, playing with confidence can make all the difference in the world. On Sept. 28, a supremely confi-dent Harrison team traveled to Rye Neck and exploded of-fensively, topping the Panthers 5-0 to improve to 6-3 on the season. With big games com-ing up against in-conference foes, Harrison coach Jon-Erik Zappala hopes the Huskies can continue their strong play as they eye a league title.

Karina Barchlow led the way for Harrison, scoring twice and dishing out three assists while Emma Hochman and Erin Nel-son each added a goal and an assist during a game that saw Harrison manage 20 shots on

Huskies top Panthersgoal.

According to Zappala, Har-rison’s outburst was an indica-tion that the team is starting to gel around the midway point of the season.

“We’re nine games in and I think we’re starting to feel a little more comfortable,” the coach said. “[Against Rye Neck] you could see it in our passing, the way we found feet and in our communication.”

Harrison’s defense also came up big when the Panthers pushed the attack and keeper Kate Ryan had a tremendous save midway through the first half after redirecting a Panther shot over the crossbar.

“We had a couple of good re-coveries yesterday, and we had to, because Rye Neck made some good advances,” Zappala

said. “If [Ryan] didn’t pop that ball, it was definitely going in, because that was a good shot.”

Harrison came into Mon-day’s contest straight off a Sept. 25 win over a power-ful Byram Hills team that is currently one of the top three teams in Class A. The Hus-kies edged the Bobcats 2-1 in overtime, but showed flashes of dominance, especially early in the game.

“Both teams had great op-portunities, both keepers played well,” Zappala said. “In the first 30 minutes of that game, we had some unbeliev-able opportunities that we didn’t convert on, but we need to be able to strike early and get on the scoreboard.”

Harrison wasted little time finding its offensive footing

Samantha Zinman blasts a shot against Rye Neck. After two big wins, Harrison is gearing up for a showdown with rival Rye.

Serina Guillanti battles a Rye Neck player for control of the ball during Harrison’s win. The Huskies are currently 6-3 on the year. Sofia Noejovich chases down a loose ball. Photos/Mike Smith

Emma Hochman takes a shot against Rye Neck on Sept. 28. Hochman had a goal and an assist in Harrison’s 5-0 win over the Panthers.

against Rye Neck four days lat-er, something Zappala chalks up to the lessons learned in the game against the Bobcats.

“It was definitely a huge confidence booster,” he said. “We feel that that confidence, that unity and our chemistry is going to take us to the next level.”

Harrison will be tested this week when they travel to Rye to take on the rival Garnets on Sept. 30, after press time. The Garnets are coming off a tight 1-0 victory over Pelham and Zappala said that his squad is ready for Rye’s best shot.

“Regardless of how either team is doing, with the Rye-Harrison rivalry, you can al-ways expect to see both teams play their hearts out,” he said. “They’re a good program, they’re skilled, they’re fast, and I think both teams are going to come out and play really well.”


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