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THE NewRochelleCityREVIEWOctober 16 & 23, 2015 | Vol. 3, Number 20 | www.cityreviewnr.com

After another school shooting, gun control advocates are pushing Westchester officials to ban guns shows from the County Center. For story, see page 6. File photo

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What’s going on...monroemiles. There will be limited race day en-tries. A $15 entry fee must be paid online at the time of entry. Children under 12 are free. All pro-ceeds will go to the Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle. For more information, call 275-3056.

Read Wildlife SanctuaryFall Fest

The Friends of Read Wildlife Sanctuary is holding its fourth Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 17 from noon to 5 p.m. to celebrate fall’s boun-ties in the Read Wild-life Sanctuary. The event will feature live animal exhibits, a birds of prey show, all-day live music by artists including Arcadia Jazz and the Joe Corsello Jazz Quartet, and a kids’ corner with interactive arts and crafts. Admission is $10 and covers food and drink. Ad-mission for children under 3 is free. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, visit friendsofreadwildlifesanctuary.org or call the Fall Fest chairperson Jana Seitz, at 409-5432.

‘Growing Up in the West End of New Rochelle’

To celebrate Italian Heritage and Cultur-al Month, Dennis Nardone will discuss the neighborhood of West New Rochelle through his personal experiences growing up in the predominantly Italian-American communi-ty in the 1950s and 1960s on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater and Meeting Room. Copies of Nar-done’s self-published book “Growing Up in the West End of New Rochelle, New York in the 50’s-60’s: My Life, My Neighborhood,” will be available for purchase, and proceeds will be donated to upkeeping the historic Str. Joseph’s Church. Residents of all ages who grew up in this special neighborhood are in-vited to bring their own memories and pho-tographs to share. For more information, call 932-8254.

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New Rochelle Public Library Balinese Gamelan and dance performance

The sound of magnificent golden instruments from Bali will fill the Ossie Davis Theater when the Yowana Sari Balinese Gamelan performs tra-ditional and nontraditional dance pieces on Sun-day, Oct. 18 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The ensemble, under the direction of Professor Michael Lipsey of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, performs on gongs, metallophones and drums and other instruments crafted by I Pande Sukarta in Bali. The event is free and open to the public, but donations are accepted and suggested.

New Rochelle High School Continuing Education

‘Elder Law: How to Protect Your Assets’Esq. Michael J. Green-

berg will be presenting a seminar “Elder Law: How to Protect Your As-sets” as part of New Ro-chelle High School’s continuing education program on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This seminar will teach participants how a family can retain the comfort of living in their own home, get the assistance a loved one needs and preserve their income and assets. Greenberg will cover Medicaid eligibility, Medicaid asset pro-tection trusts, Medicaid applications, retirement

accounts, Medicaid planning, and Supplemental Needs Trusts. Greenberg is currently an Associate at Keane & Beane, P.C. in White Plains and focus-es on estate and tax planning and administration, elder care and disability planning, guardianship, Medicaid planning, surrogate’s court litigation, and special needs planning. For more informa-tion about the seminar, visit nrhs.nred.org/groups/continuing-education.

Monroe College

Monroe Miles 5KMonroe College will host the fourth annual

Monroe Miles on Saturday, Oct. 17, a 5K run/walk that will celebrate Monroe College’s Homecom-ing and the New Rochelle community. The event, which will kick off at 458 Main St. and end in front of Gaddy Hall at 380 Main St., is open to all interested runners and members of the Monroe College community. The college will provide re-freshments upon completion of the run/walk and supporters are welcome to cheer on participants from the sidelines. T-shirts will be given to the first 300 participants who check in. All advanced reg-istration must be submitted online at tinyurl.com/


Free family entertainment continues at the BID Farm-ers Market on New Rochelle’s Library Green each Saturday. Families can enjoy local farm-fresh products, gourmet items, alfresco noshing and lively performances and activities to delight young children and

their parents or caregivers. The following programs will take place in October:

• Oct. 17 at 11 a.m.: Chil-dren’s performer Louie Miran-da returns to the Farmers Mar-ket for another fabulous per-formance of energy, interactive songs, games and surprises. In

BID Family Market Days continue in October

An example of the types of crafts kids can do while adults check out what’s on sale at the farmers market.

the event of rain, the free per-formance will take place in the library’s Ossie Davis Theater.

• Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: The BID Fam-ily Fun Fall Festival. Window painting and mask making be-gins at 10 a.m., when families with children ages 8 to 12 paint seasonal scenes for Halloween and Thanksgiving on the win-dows of downtown business-es. A mask-making workshop geared for younger children will take place on the Library Green, under the green tents at the BID Farmers Market. In the event of inclement weath-er, a rain makeup date will be available by calling 654-2116. Families must pre-register in order to paint a window. Email [email protected] or call 654-2116.

• Oct. 31 at 9:45 a.m.: The BID Family Fun Fall Festival’s Costume Parade begins at New Street, New Roc City and ends at Library Green Park. Treats and pumpkin painting under the green tents at the BID Farmers

A part of the BID Farmers Market scenery. Contributed photos

Market follows. In the event of inclement weather, the pa-rade is cancelled and pumpkin painting will take place in the library’s meeting room.

For more information about the BID Farmers Market, visit newrochellegrandmarket.com. BID Family Days are presented by the New Rochelle Down-

town Business Improvement District with the public library, the city school district and the Department of Parks & Recre-ation. (Submitted)


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after he took office in 2010. Be-fore then, gun shows in the center were banned in 1999 by former County Executive Andrew Spano, a Democrat.

“I am shocked and saddened by the recent horrific shooting of eight students and a faculty member at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore.,” reads Bell’s petition. “Please respect the wishes of Westchester residents, parents, students and taxpayers who do not wish to see our county buildings used to promote and fa-cilitate gun sales.”

In tandem with the petition, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, a Democrat, wrote a letter to Astorino, urging him to follow through with banning the shows, which Feiner said encour-age the sale of guns in Westches-ter County.

“I am calling on the county to ban all gun shows at the County Center,” Feiner said in his letter. “It’s not the place of government to encourage gun ownership.”

In the past, gun shows have been met with fervent opposi-tion, particularly among gun con-trol advocates who condemn the so-called “gun show loophole,” a provision in many state laws that allows private sellers—including

those at gun exhibitions—to ex-ecute the sale of firearms in per-son or over the internet without a background check.

New York state, however, is one of only six states in the country that bans the sale of firearms through guns shows without conducting a formal background check.

Astorino, who ran and lost his race for governor in 2014 on a platform which aimed to repeal the New York State SAFE act—a law that prohibits the sale of high capacity magazines amongst oth-er regulatory provisions aimed at firearms—has swayed in favor of gun owners throughout his tenure as county executive.

According to a statement by Ned McCormack, a spokesper-son for Astorino’s office, Astorino will likely do so again.

“There has not been a gun show at the County Center since 2012. If there is a request at some point in the future from a licensed operator, the county would consider it, in the same way the state does.” McCormack said,

Gun rights groups like the Westchester County Firearms Association are expectedly on the same page as Astorino. To them, the issue comes down to

By James PeroStaff Writer

Following yet another mass shooting that killed nine in Rose-burg, Ore. on Oct. 1, an online petition to ban gun shows at the Westchester County Convention Center has gathered more than 3,220 signatures.

The petition, created by Ossin-ing resident Charles Bell, aims to reinstate a ban on gun shows at the center which was allowed to lapse under current County Exec-utive Rob Astorino, a Republican,

Petition urges astorino to ban gun shows

a matter of legality.“It’s a legitimate business in

commerce and everyone is get-ting a background check,” said the group’s President Scott Som-mavilla, adding that mental illness is the real issue of importance. “[Gun shows] are legal and law-ful commerce. For 25 to 30 years, they’ve been [at the convention center] without problem.”

Despite the slim odds of such a ban materializing, the petition has continued to gather signatures—climbing from 2,000 to more than 3,000 in a less than a week—as well as support from other coun-ty officials, including Westches-ter County Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, who has joined the effort to enact a ban.

“Westchester County should

not be in the business of promot-ing gun sales,” Parker, who is up for re-election this year, said. “We shouldn’t allow Rob Astorino’s statewide political ambitions to jeopardize the health and safety of county residents. Westchester County is under no obligation whatsoever to promote and sub-sidize gun sales through the use of taxpayer assets, and I hope the county executive will see reason on this issue.”

According to data from the Federal Election Commission, Bell has donated a total of $1,700 to various Democratic campaigns between 2011 and 2012.

Bell could not be reached for comment, as of press time.

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So far, County Executive Rob Astorino has showed little interest in enacting a gun show ban at the Westchester County Center, even despite some public support. File photo

In an online petition created by Ossining resident Charles Bell, more than 3,000 residents have urged County Executive Rob Astorino to ban gun shows at the Westchester County Center. File photo


By James PeroStaff Writer

Honored, a little moved, and slightly freaked out: that’s how Manhola Dargis, the New York Times’ chief film critic and SUNY Purchase graduate, felt taking the stage at Purchase’s Performing Arts Center, where she and a distinguished troupe of panelists discussed the role of the modern critic.

“I’m trying to remember the last time I was actually on campus; I think I saw some plays here, and I think I saw Glenn Branca here,” she told the audience. “Anyway, I’m not going to take you down memory lane. What I’m going to do tonight is talk to three of the smartest people I know.”

The people to whom Dar-gis was referring were three fellow critics: Wesley Morris, staff writer at Grantland; Em-ily Nussbaum, television critic at The New Yorker; and Amy Taubin, contributing editor at the British Sight and Sound.

For the modestly-sized audi-ence, the objective of the Sept. 28

Panel discusses ‘crisis in criticism’lecture was to illuminate the role of the critic in today’s media land-scape. In the fashion of any good writer, they opted mostly to show rather than tell by meandering through topics ranging from the evolution of television to the rise of online comment sections, occa-sionally descending into spirited discussions about quality content in the world of film and TV— an occupational hazard for three of the country’s most prominent media critics.

One of the longest and most in-depth discussions of the night centered on what all four critics acknowledged was a growing “crisis in criticism,” the dynam-ics of which are affected by the very industries that critics cover.

“About ten years ago, there was a lot of discussion about a ‘crisis in criticism,’” Dargis said. “But you don’t hear that much anymore, because I think in a lot ways we started to realize that the crisis was not so much in criticism, but that the crisis was really in journalism.”

The panelists explained that with the rapid decline in print

journalism and therefore wide-spread layoffs, establishment jobs—like the ones occupied by Nussbaum and the like—are in-creasingly harder to come by.

Nussbaum, referring to an interview for Rookie magazine in which she outlined the rather grim prospects of rising to a job like hers one day, was only in-terrupted by a brief interjection from Dargis who took a min-ute to veer the coversation clear of gloom.

“How are we [not] bumming you out?” Dargis said to an au-dience rife with journalism stu-dents. “I am so sorry.”

Inversely, while critic jobs—at least ones that pay a proper salary—dwindle, the amount of movies and television shows re-leased continue to barrel through the roof.

“Now, the New York Film Festival had 3,000 features apply for 26 slots, most of them being first-time features,” Taubin said. “At the same time, where there are fewer and fewer places to write cultural criticism where you can get paid, the amount of

stuff being made has gone up tenfold.”

Dargis, who during the early 2000s was the chief critic for the L.A. Times, told the audience that during her tenure at the L.A. Times there were approximately 1,200 employees, and now there are just 600.

Newsrooms around the coun-try have gone through a similar shift. According to CNN Money, the New York Times’ headcount had shrunk by half between 2009 and 2014, and Dargis said, at least in regard to cuts at L.A. Times crit-ics were often the first to go.

This cut in employment and spike in the amount of films and television shows being re-

leased—the latter of which can be summed by a 1,000 percent increase in scripted shows for cable since 1999, according to Variety—has led to an unavoid-able blind spot in coverage.

“Fifteen years ago there were about 400 movies [that] opened up in New York City,” Dargis said, adding that fellow chief critic at the New York Times, A.O. Scott, started keeping track. “A couple years ago, the number climbed to 600, and then 700, and then it was 800. I mean, ev-ery year it was another hundred movies…Last year it was 1,000.”

Dargis went on to explain that because of the influx cou-pled with the decline in staff,

the New York Times, which had traditionally reviewed every mov-ie opening up in New York, had to begin capping.

For both the publications and the critics themselves, these new dynamics are a problem that re-mains to be solved.

“You want people to see mov-ies that don’t have $200 million budgets. You want people to see movies that don’t have wall-to-wall commercials. You want people to see something besides a Michael Bay movie,” Dargis said. “How are people supposed to make choices when there are so many choices?”


Some of the country’s most prolific media critics took the stage at Purchase College to discuss the role of today’s modern critic. From left, Manhola Dargis, Wesley Morris, Emily Nussbaum and Amy Taubin.Photo/James Pero


Melissa Daniels, Margery Daughtrey, and Susan Lacerte—three of the region’s top hor-ticulturists—were honored by Farmingdale State College with the Ram’s Horn Award during its annual Fall Garden Party held at the campus on Sunday, Sept. 27.

New Rochelle resident Susan J. Lacerte is the executive direc-tor of the Queens Botanical Gar-den in Flushing, a position she has held since 1994. She is noted for leading the transformation of the garden into a model of cultural expression and sustainable design—a place “where people, plants and cultures meet,” according to the Queens Botanical Garden.

Under her leadership, the gar-den has gained national recogni-tion, through the award-winning Sustainable Landscapes and Buildings project, which led to the designation of the garden as one of the “Great Places in America” by the American Plan-ning Association. Ms. Lacerte is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Urban Horticul-

ture and Design at Farmingdale.Daniels, a Riverhead resident,

is vice president of Plant Con-nection, Inc., a corporation that currently stands as a leader in the green wall and roof industry. She is a major player in Long Island’s horticulture industry. Before her affiliation with Plant Connection, she had her own Hamptons-based garden design and maintenance company, and supervised sales and inventory at East Coast Nurseries. She is a New York State Nursery and Landscape Association board di-rector and past president of the Long Island Nursery and Land-scape Association.

Daughtrey is senior exten-sion associate with the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Section of Cornell University. Since 1978, she has run the re-search and extension program on the management of diseases of ornamental plants at Cor-nell’s Long Island Horticul-tural Research and Extension Center in Riverhead, where she lives. She has co-authored four

books, and won several awards, including the Alex Laurie Award for Research and Educa-tion from the Society of Ameri-can Florists, and the Citizen of the Year Award from the Long Island Farm Bureau.

The Ram’s Horn Award is given to an individual or busi-ness that supports the Farming-dale College Foundation’s efforts to provide student scholarships, faculty development grants, and fund programs and projects of the college. It is the highest award given by the foundation.

The Farmingdale Horticul-ture Committee’s mission is to promote excellence in the Farmingdale State College Ur-ban Horticulture and Design curriculum, to encourage stu-dent career and business de-velopment through internships, scholarships and networking opportunities, to advertise the program, and to further the de-velopment of the horticulture teaching gardens as the very finest in the northeast.

Farmingdale State College

State college honors New Rochelle resident

Susan J. Lacerte, a New Rochelle resident, was honored as a top horticulturist at Farmingdale State College at the end of September. Contributed photo

continues to prepare students with the education, skills, and critical thinking needed to meet the challenges of tomor-row. As the largest of SUNY’s colleges of technology with more than 8,400 students, Farmingdale equips students with the resources and knowl-edge sought by today’s emerg-ing industries.

At Farmingdale, students also have abundant opportuni-ties in experiential learning—internships, clinical training and guided research—that pro-vide practical instruction and personal growth. Small, per-sonalized classes, a residence hall with suite-style living, a lush 380-acre campus under-going major renovation and a highly successful NCAA Di-vision III athletics program with modern facilities make Farmingdale one of the fastest-growing colleges in the region.

In addition, in 2014 U.S. News & World Report ranks Farmingdale No. 27 among regional colleges in the north, up four places, and in 2013 Farmingdale was the only SUNY school and the only Long Island school listed in

the LEAST debt category in the section titled Student Debt Load at Graduation for regional

colleges in the north.For more information, visit-

farmingdale.edu. (Submitted)


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In order to provide customers with more frequent and timely in-formation about their water usage, United Water Westchester is tran-sitioning customers in eight com-munities from quarterly billing to monthly billing. Customers will receive their first monthly bill over the next several weeks. Monthly billing allows customers to budget and monitor water consumption more efficiently and detect leaks in their household plumbing sooner. Detecting leaks and reducing us-age saves water and money.

Earlier this year, the company transitioned customers in Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester to monthly billing. During this final phase, United Water will transi-tion its customers in New Ro-chelle, Bronxville, Pelham, Hast-ings, Dobbs Ferry, Tuckahoe, Ar-dsley and Greenburgh. Customers impacted by the change have re-ceived postcard notifications, but should also check their bill for important messages.

Once the transition is complete, meters will be read monthly and the customer bill will reflect water usage for about 30 days. All other

charges, which are currently billed quarterly, will be spread out over 12 monthly payments. The quar-terly service fee will be pro-rated into a smaller monthly charge.

“The new monthly billing pro-cess will help customers manage their monthly budgets more ef-ficiently,” said Chris Graziano, general manager of United Wa-ter Westchester. “Most house-holds now pay for their electric, gas, cable and telephone services on a monthly basis. A monthly water bill aligns with other bill schedules and will make it easier for customers, especially those on a fixed income, to manage their monthly household finances.”

Payment information:• Customers enrolled in auto-

matic bank draft payment or di-rect debit will have their account drafted monthly on the due date rather than every three months. These customers should review their account information and up-date the payment frequency to en-sure timely payment processing.

• Customers who pay through Western Union may wish to change to direct debit in order to

eliminate the $3.99 convenience fee that Western Union charges for processing these payments.

• eBilling and direct debit en-able customers to pay their bill online through their bank account at no charge. For information, vis-it unitedwater.com/ebilling.

For more information, custom-ers can read “Frequently Asked Questions about Monthly Billing” at unitedwater.com/uwwcmonth-lybilling. Customers can also call the customer service center at 877-266-9101.

About United Water:United Water serves 200,000

people in Westchester County. It is one of the nation’s leading envi-ronmental companies, providing water and wastewater services to approximately 7.5 million people in the United States. In addition to owning and operating 15 water and wastewater utilities, United Water operates 84 municipal and industrial water and wastewa-ter systems through innovative public-private partnerships and contract agreements. Founded in 1869, United Water is a subsid-iary of SUEZ. (Submitted)

United Water transitions to monthly billing


North End:Mondays: North side of Quaker Ridge Road to Scarsdale border.Tuesdays: North side of Eastchester Road, Beechmont Drive and Barnard Road, to the south side of Quaker Ridge Road.

South End:Wednesdays: North side of Metro-North Railroad to the south side of Eastchester Road, Beechmont Drive and Barnard Road.Thursdays: South of Metro-North Railroad.

Fall leaf collection begins in New RochelleFall leaf collection began in

the City of New Rochelle on Tuesday, Oct. 13, and will con-clude at the end of December. All leaves must be placed in bio-degradable paper bags or open containers weighing no more than 75 pounds for collection. Remember, loose leaves will not be picked up.

This year, weekly leaf collec-tion will follow four routes. Bags and containers can be placed at the curb anytime but must be placed at curb by 7 a.m. on the following days for pickup:

If a holiday occurs on any

of the scheduled pickup days, Friday is the alternate pickup day. There will be no collec-tion Thanksgiving week. Yard waste collection concludes Oct. 30. Do not mix yard waste with leaves.

Licensed landscapers and gardeners can dispose of leaves at the city’s Yard Waste Transfer Site at 85 Beechwood Ave. Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vouchers can be purchased from the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 515 North Ave., Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rather than raking, bagging or transporting fall leaves off site this year; consider mulch-ing, a sustainable alternative that actually benefits lawns and gardens. Mulch mowing demonstrations will be held in October as follows:

Saturday, Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. at GROW! Lincoln Park Community Garden.

Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. at The College of New Rochelle.

The benefits of mulch mow-ing include:

• A healthy property: Mulching recycles nutrients

into the soil to feed lawns and plants, provides a free natu-ral fertilizer and helps retain moisture.

• Savings of time and effort: Mulching in place is easier

and faster than raking or blow-ing leaves.

• Helping the environment: Leaf piles block streets and

traffic, clog storm drains, and result in excess nutrient runoff, namely phosphorus and nitro-gen, which pollute our water-ways. Transporting and dispos-ing of grass and leaves as yard waste wastes energy and con-tributes to pollution, too.

For more information on mulch mowing, including mulch mowing service provid-ers and how-to videos, visit le-leny.org.

Additional leaf collection information is available on the city’s website at newro-chelleny.com/leaf or by calling 235-4029. (Submitted)

Free rabies vaccines and low-cost microchipping are available for dogs, cats and ferrets owned by Westchester County residents on Sunday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Rochelle Humane Society, 70 Portman Road in New Rochelle. No appoint-ment is needed. For more in-formation, call the Humane Society at 632-2925.

Cats and ferrets must be in carriers and dogs must be on a leash. Aggressive dogs must be muzzled. No examinations will be given.

“Vaccinating your pet against rabies will protect your pet and your family in case your pet has contact with a rabid or potentially rabid an-imal,” said Westchester Coun-ty Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler.

Under New York state law, dogs and cats must receive their first rabies vaccine no later than four months after birth. A second rabies shot must be given within one year of the first vaccine, with ad-

ditional booster shots given every one or three years after that, depending on the vaccine used. Owners who fail to get their pets vaccinated and keep the vaccinations up-to-date may be fined up to $2,000.

Rabies is a fatal disease that is spread through the bite or saliva of infected animals. Those animals most com-monly infected are raccoons, skunks, bats and foxes. How-ever, domestic animals such as cats and dogs are also at risk because they can easily contract rabies from wild or stray animals.

A pet that is up-to-date with its rabies vaccinations would only need to get a booster dose of vaccine within five days of the pet’s exposure to a known or suspect rabid animal. Animals not up-to-date with rabies vaccinations would need to be quarantined or potentially euthanized fol-lowing contact with a rabid or suspect-rabid animal.

A change in an animal’s be-havior is often the first sign

of rabies. A rabid animal may become either abnormally ag-gressive or unusually tame. It may lose fear of people and become docile or it may be-come particularly excited and irritable. Staggering, spitting and frothing at the mouth are sometimes noted in infected animals. Adults should en-courage children to avoid touching unfamiliar animals and to immediately tell an adult if they have been bitten or scratched by an animal.

All animal bites or con-tacts with animals suspected of having rabies must be re-ported to the Westchester County Department of Health at 813-5000. After hours, call-ers should follow instructions in the recorded message for reporting public health emer-gencies 24 hours a day.

To learn more about pre-venting rabies, go to west-chestergov.com/health, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/wchealthdept or follow us on Twitter @wchealthdept. (Submitted)

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Breast friends: the not-so-lonely side of cancer

The upside of cancer? Not sure there is one. But there does seem to be one side of cancer that is the opposite of terror, loneliness and pain: the unex-pected friendships that grow just like those damn cells.

“I was diagnosed pretty young—31,” says Stacey Gordon, a Bronx-born, Yonkers-raised for-mer tri-athlete living in Alabama who is now 51.

Gordon had already moved down to the Bronx with the Air Force when she found herself fac-ing breast cancer. “I wasn’t mar-ried. I was all alone,” recalls the personal trainer. So she decided to gather a group of other breast can-cer comrades to exercise with. She did this, despite the fact that back then doctors “wanted to wrap you in cotton.”

The group exercised enough to be in shape for a bigger challenge: climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, which, Gordon hastens to add, “was not a cliché back then.”

As close as she was with the group, it wasn’t until she was climbing with them—and real-izing she couldn’t make it to the top—that she really got to know another member named Jane, who also couldn’t climb any further.

“We probably had almost nothing in common. She was married and had older children and was very Southern. Perfect-ly coifed, perfect makeup. She’s also very religious and Christian. Me, I was young, I’m gay, I’m Jewish.”

Somehow, they talked about it all—even while touring Tan-zania—and came back close friends. So close that when Jane

grabbed her hand to pray, “I used to be embarrassed about it,” says Gordon, “but that kind of changed.”

And so did Gordon. Some-thing very angry started melting away. She also went back and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro a few years later.

For Stephanie Johnson, a new friendship began even before she was certain she had breast can-cer. “I was working part time at a bar,” says the beauty con-sultant and photographer. She’d just learned she needed a biopsy on her left breast, when into the bar walked a woman “covered in pink everything. She was wear-ing scarves, and breast cancer-related jewelry. I approached her and said, ‘I’m sorry to bother you, but are you dealing with breast cancer?’”

The woman, Robin, answered yes and gave her some friendly tips on how to get through the biopsy. When the results came back positive, Stephanie con-tacted her again and the stranger became a mentor.

It was Robin who gave Steph-anie a basket filled with lip balm, a lap blanket to keep her warm during chemo, and tissues. Lots of tissues. “I was like, ‘Why am I going to need these?’” says Stephanie. Robin explained that when hair falls out, it all falls out—including nose hair, which leaves people sniffling.

Once again, an odd couple was born: Robin went to Bible study; Stephanie was covered head to toe in tattoos. “I think we would never have interacted if it weren’t for breast cancer,” says Stephanie. But once the two be-came friends, Stephanie turned around and became the “Robin” to other women with the same di-agnosis, right down to delivering

gift baskets of blankets, balms and tissues.

“In some ways, helping some-one else deal with their fears makes it easier to face your own,” says Jenn McRobbie, au-thor of “Why Is She Acting So Weird?: A Guide to Cultivating Closeness When a Friend is in Crisis.”

A cancer-driven friendship may be based on some power-ful mix of empathy, courage and desperation, but at its root is always about kindness. “It hap-pened to me on various levels,” says McRobbie. “When I was walking through the mall and I was bald as a cue ball, I would have women walk up to me and hug me and just say, ‘Solider on, sister,’ and then they’d just keep walking. They didn’t feel the need to tell me why they felt that way.”

But as close as she grew to some of the strangers she met, she was also surprised to see some of her usual circle of friends slip away, simply freaked out by what she was go-ing through, which is another reason cancer friends can be so crucial.

“We’re all in the same boat,” says Haralee Weintraub, a breast cancer survivor now selling pa-jamas at haralee.com to keep women cool during the night sweats that can accompany the disease. She’s been in an exer-cise and support group for near-ly a decade. “Our conversations go beyond, ‘What do you do for a living?’” she said. “They’re about what’s more important in your life.”

And what’s more impor-tant than feeling loved and connected?


Dealing with bad breath and bad gifts

Dear Tonia:My boyfriend is such a great

guy. He’s thoughtful, kind, and very affectionate. He loves to kiss but he has really bad breath. I don’t want to embarrass him or make him feel bad but it’s re-ally a turnoff. He’s upset with me because he feels I don’t care about him in the same way. How do I tell him without hurting his feelings?

G.M., Bedford

Dear G.M.:Halitosis, also known as bad

breath, can result from poor dental health habits or can be a sign of other health problems. It’s not only important to tell him for your benefit but for his as well. Tell him how you feel about him and that you are con-cerned about his health. Explain why you shy away from his affection.

I am certain if you think his breath is bad, others do too, so you will save him a lot of em-barrassment. Suggest that he see a dentist, as he may have gum disease, an oral yeast infection, or need to have a deep cleaning. Bad breath can also be linked to a respiratory tract or sinus infec-tion, bronchitis, diabetes, acid reflux, or liver or kidney prob-lems. He might be a bit embar-rassed at first, but will be quick

to remedy the situation knowing it will make you more receptive to his advances.

Dear Tonia:What’s the difference be-

tween junior and misses sizes?C.B., Larchmont

Dear C.B.:A general guideline is that

juniors are sized in odd number sizes (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.) and misses’ sizes are sized in even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, etc.). They are cut from two different patterns. The size 0 in misses is cut larger. The junior sizes are meant for teens growing into their womanly bodies. Clothes in misses sizes provide a lower bust line, allow for more curves and contour in the hip and backside area, and generally the pant inseam is lon-ger. I often see women shop in the wrong departments, which leads to them wearing unflatter-ing clothing.

Dear Tonia:Every year, I get the ugliest

sweaters from my mother-in-law. I’m afraid if I return them, she will know or ask me about it. What do I do with all these ugly sweaters and how can I get her to stop buying me clothes? I know she means well, but she doesn’t have very good taste in clothing.

M.B., Scarsdale

Dear M.B.:Remember the real gift is that

the person you got it from spent time and money on you, and had good intentions. Also consider that people tend to see you dif-ferently than you see yourself, which is not necessarily always a bad thing. Here are a few suggestions:

Don’t re-gift it. Chances are if you don’t like it, the new recipi-ent won’t either and it will not feel good to give them some-thing you hate. You can always save an ugly sweater for an “ugly sweater party.” They have recently made a big comeback. Or, donate it to someone who just needs to stay warm and is not concerned with fashion or fit. Save one or two and wear them only when you are go-ing to see that person. It will be worth a little discomfort know-ing you put a smile on their face, especially if it’s from an elder loved one.

However you handle it, be careful not to hurt anyone’s feel-ings. Tell them how much you appreciate and love them for thinking of you. In the future, drop hints that you have more sweaters than you need and would prefer a gift card to buy new boots or shoes.

Tonia Tagliaferro is a fashion stylist. For questions and advice, you can contact her at [email protected].

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14 • The city review • October 16 & 23, 2015 SPORTS

live miKeMike Smith

While there has been no small amount of handwringing over the new format of the Sec-tion I football playoffs this year, just one look at the schedule for the first-ever qualifying round of the postseason has me very excited for the days ahead.

Not everyone was crazy about the new, expanded play-off format. But while some fans came into the year concerned that too much emphasis was placed on preseason rankings, the inclusion of more teams into the postseason picture seems, in practice, to have worked out quite nicely.

Of course, it helps that sever-al programs in the Review’s cov-erage area find themselves in the mix this year. While three of our local programs—Rye and East-chester in Class A, and New Ro-

Defending the formatchelle in Class AA—would have been guaranteed prime seeds af-ter rolling through the regular season with undefeated records, the new format has opened the doors for teams like Mama-roneck, who is much better than its 0-6 record would indicate.

In past years, a winless sea-son would have caused the Ti-gers to be on the outside look-ing in, but a strong August rank-ing means the team will have one more chance to turn things around. And just one look at what the team has been able to do, such as losing heartbreak-ers against top teams like the Huguenots, leads me to believe that the Tigers have the ability to travel to Carmel on Oct. 16 and hand the Rams an upset loss.

Of course, the most antici-pated playoff matchup will see the No. 1 seeded Garnets (6-0) taking on No. 16 Harrison (3-3) at home on Oct. 17. The under-dog Huskies played Rye tough last week and will be looking

for redemption against their ri-vals as the teams get set for their first-ever back-to-back games in the 86-year history of the long-standing feud.

One of the more intrigu-ing matchups of the qualifying round, however, will take place in Class B, as Bronxville hosts Valhalla in a showdown be-tween the No. 6 and 11 seeds, respectively.

If anyone has a valid com-plaint about the importance of preseason rankings in this year’s playoff format, it would have to be the unbeaten Vikings who will not have home-field ad-vantage when they square off against the 3-3 Broncos on Sat-urday.

So is this new format perfect? Probably not, especially if

you ask the teams whose play outshined early predictions. But a more inclusive structure gives more teams the chance to test their mettle in the postseason. For fans and sportswriters, like

Bronxville’s Jeff Sargeant dives for an extra yard against Yonkers Montessori Academy on Oct. 3. The Broncos will have a tough test in the qualifying round of the Class B playoffs as they host undefeated Valhalla. Photo/Bobby Begun

yours truly? It’s an opportunity to watch a few more weeks of high-stakes football.

So I say bring it on; it’s defi-nitely going to be a heck of a weekend.

Follow Mike on Twitter @LiveMike_Sports

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FootballClass AA qualifyinground preview10/16, 7 p.m.No. 16 Ossining (3-3) at No. 1 New Rochelle(6-0)New Rochelle’s offense may

have taken a while to find its stride this year, but there is little doubt that the Huguenots were the best regular season team in all of Section I.

The Huguenots put the fin-ishing touches on an undefeated

New Rochelle Roundupcampaign on Oct. 9, when they walloped Mahopac 35-7 to im-prove to 6-0 on the year. Once again, senior quarterback Greg Powell led the way for the New Rochelle offense, rushing for 67 yards and two touchdowns and throwing for 70 yards, all during the first half.

The Huguenots’ offense has been much better as of late, as the team has topped 30 points twice in the last three weeks, but defense, as always, has been the calling card of the team. In the first six games of the year, the Hu-guenots defense allowed less than

7 points per game, and has not al-lowed double-digits since its sea-son-opener against another Class AA favorite in John Jay.

Ossining has been wildly in-consistent this year, having earned blowout victories against teams like Mount Vernon and Horace Greely, but also losing big to Class A Harrison and Clarkstown South, who topped the Indians 38-0 on Oct. 9.

Ossining is led by a pair of jun-iors with quarterback Liam O’Connor and running back Shamar Holebrook, but it seems unlikely the duo will have much

success against the punishing defense of the Huguenots.

Volleyball10/13 Ursuline d.New Rochelle 3-1The Huguenots came to play

on Tuesday but couldn’t quite get over the hump as their ri-vals from Ursuline took a 3-1 win. After Ursuline took the opening set 25-23, New Ro-chelle battled back to take the second set 26-24 before drop-ping the final two, both by the score of 25-17.

Rebecca Caruso set the tone for Ursuline, picking up 14 kills on the day, while New Rochelle was paced by the defensive efforts of Samantha Galvin, who tallied a whop-ping 40 digs.

Boys Soccer10/13 Scarsdale d.New Rochelle 5-2In a late season matchup

between league rivals, it was Scarsdale who came out on top, scoring three unanswered goals to best the Huguenots at home.

Fazi Shaikh scored twice for Scarsdale, getting his team on the board in the opening minutes and helping them take the lead again after New Ro’s Stevenson Dieudonne tied the game, but it was consecu-tive goals from Luca Novaes, Mike Spiro and Paul Bernard, all coming in the final 20 min-utes, that gave the Raiders their fifth straight win.

Nigel Bailey tries to bring down a Tiger ball carrier on Sept. 11. The Huguenot defense has been the best in Section I this season. Photos/Bobby Begun

Julianne Zarcone gets set to serve during an early season contest against Harrison. On Oct. 13, New Rochelle fell to rival Ursuline, 3-1.

Stevenson Dieudonne challenges a Scarsdale player for the ball during the first meeting between the two teams this fall. On Oct. 13, Dieudonne scored a goal in New Rochelle’s 5-2 loss to the Raiders.

Romeo Holden carries the ball against Mamaroneck on Sept. 11. This week, the Huguenots will take on Ossining in the qualifying round of the Class AA playoffs.

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