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students to take classes that are not currently offered in the district.

The pilot program, dubbed OC21—online courses for the 21st century, will provide 18 students, predominantly from the junior class, with the op-tion to take online courses, such as architecture or engi-neering, that they would not otherwise be offered.

Schools Superintendent Dr. Walter Moran said the OC21 program is “groundbreaking for the school district.”

“We think the students should have the opportunity to take a credible and challeng-ing online course before leav-

ing Eastchester High School,” Moran said. “And we’re excit-ed to begin that journey in the Online Class 21.”

Moran said the online courses program is part of a broader goal to advance the school district’s STEM pro-gram, which would include increased opportunities in kindergarten and first grade if his proposed budget is passed. Moran said the STEM pro-gram for these grades would include MakerSpace activities, which are engineering-ori-ented programs that combine technology such as 3-D print-ers with traditional activities such as arts and crafts, metal-

working and woodworking. Also included in the pro-

posed budget is the addition of four assistant varsity coaches, a full-time psychologist and a special education teacher at the high school. The district will also look to introduce a National Music Honor Society as part of its efforts to advance the arts program.

During a March 24 bud-get presentation, Moran an-nounced a partnership be-tween the Eastchester school district and the College of New Rochelle that will pro-vide graduate students who

Proposed Eastchester school budget funds programsBy CHRIS eBeRHARt

Staff Writer

The Eastchester School District is proposing a $79.7 million budget for the 2015-2016 school year that will include funding to continue efforts to modernize the cur-riculum.

The budget, which is com-pliant with a 1.69 percent state-mandated tax levy cap, will advance the school dis-trict’s STEM—Science Tech-nology Engineering Math—program, which was imple-mented during the current school year, and add a pilot program designed to allow

By JOHN BRANdIStaff Writer

The notable sub shop known as Subway is making its way through Tuckahoe’s land use boards to try and fill an empty storefront along the village’s main thoroughfare.

Though neighboring East-chester and Bronxville have restricted chains from enter-ing the market, Tuckahoe is hearing a proposal from Scars-dale-based architect Leonard Brandes to possibly include the chain at the vacant 73 Main St., location.

Brandes presented before the Zoning Board of Appeals on March 11 seeking one vari-ance in regard to parking. The shop is asking for just two park-ing spaces outside of the restau-rant as opposed to the required four, according to the village code. Brandes said the chain would try to attract more foot traffic from commuters and lo-cal employees, not hungry din-ers travelling from outside the village and that’s why the need for parking was not in excess.

“We looked at a location on Columbus Avenue, but there wasn’t enough foot traffic,” Brandes said. “We want peo-ple to be able to walk over, get a sandwich and go back to their office or go to the park.”

Bill Taylor, a representative from Subway, said the fran-chise is not anticipating an in-crease in vehicle traffic because the restaurant is a convenience food stop and not a “destination eatery.” He said this is account-ed for with the eight seats inside for customers.

Meanwhile, the architect said the chain has already

secured two parking spots through a lease agreement near the restaurant. Village Attorney Gary Gjertsen asked the applicant to submit a copy of this lease to the village’s Building Department.

Overall, the zoning board was impressed with the level of research a chain put into identifying whether they’d be a good fit in the village. Zon-ing Board Chairman Ronald Gallo said that the applicant checking the demographics and determining if the foot traffic will sustain the business proves the franchise is in it for the long haul.

“I hate to see a business not survive, so this gives solace to me,” Gallo said.

If final approval is given, then it will eliminate one more vacancy along the Main Street streetscape, however some residents have been picky with what they’d like to see move into the village in order to en-sure that Tuckahoe will retain its charm.

Longtime resident Albert Stern urged the zoning board to look more at the long-term and to not sacrifice the village’s identify for immediate tax re-lief. Stern also said that he felt the franchise would also draw revenue away from nearby Nicky’s Corner Deli & Cater-ers, 116 Main St.

“I believe the village iden-tity and character is being lost in the pursuit of tax money,” Stern said. “Our small village of Tuckahoe will be cheapened if you approve this application.”

The Subway proposal was also scheduled to go before the

Coming soon?A consultant’s report detailing recommendations for Rye Playland was expected last year. Some county officials say they’re anticipating the report at an April 15 committee meeting. For story, see page 3. File photo

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By CHRIS eBeRHARt Staff Writer

Nearly five months and threat of a subpoena seemed to be enough to cause the county executive to agree to finally re-lease a $100,000 consultant re-port on Playland, according to Westchester County legislators.

The report’s release date, originally scheduled for late last year, is now April 15 dur-ing a Parks, Labor, Housing & Planning Committee meeting, according to members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

But when reached on Wed- nesday, Ned McCormack, spokesman for Astorino, told the Review the report will not be released that day. Instead, he said, county officials will dis-cuss other Playland-related topics, such as marketing and opening the new season, at the committee meeting.

“The report is on its own track,” McCormack said. “When it’s done, it’ll be released.”

McCormack added that there is no timetable as to when the report will be completed.

County legislators were con-fident that they would finally get their hands on the report after meeting with Westches-ter Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett, a Republican.

Legislator Peter Harckham, a North Salem Democrat, said Plunkett told him that represen-tatives from the county execu-tive’s office and Department of Parks, Recreation and Con-servation would be attending the April 15 parks commit-tee meeting to discuss, among other topics, the Playland con-sultant report completed by Dan Biederman. To date, no one in the county’s legisla-tive branch of government has seen the report.

Biederman, a renowned de-veloper best known for re-developing Bryant Park in New York City, was hired as a consultant for five months by Republican County Ex-ecutive Rob Astorino at a cost of $20,000 per month, for five months. Biederman was tasked with reviewing Play-land in its current configura-tions and producing a report on how to best utilize the amusement park and its sur-rounding space.

Nearly five months after the

Biederman, Playland report still in limbo

original release date, the report has yet to be seen by any-one outside of the county ex-ecutive’s office even though “most” of the written work of the report was completed and has been in the hands of the Astorino administration “for a while,” Biederman told the Review in February. He said, along the way, Astorino’s of-fice raised questions that re-quired dialogue between the two sides, so the administra-tion withheld the report.

Frustrated with the waiting game, Harckham, who is lead-ing the Playland discussions as the chairman of the Parks, Labor, Housing & Planning Committee, sent a letter to the Astorino administration asking to see the Biederman report and requesting representatives of the county executive’s ad-ministration and the county parks department to attend the next parks committee.

During the April 1 parks committee, a draft of a subpoe-na for the Biederman report was drawn up but not voted on. The draft was given to Plun-kett, who responded to Harck-ham’s letter shortly thereafter, agreeing to have members of the administration and county parks department present dur-ing the April 15 parks commit-tee meeting, according to sev-eral legislators.

“It’s been very frustrating because it went from last No-vember to December and here we are in April and we still don’t have the report,” Harck-ham said. “It’s also frustrating because we’re now about to start a new season at Playland and we won’t have a vendor.”

According to sources, the county executive’s office has been in talks with Standard Amusements, which was one of the two runners up to Sustain-able Playland, Inc., in the origi-nal request for proposals, RFP, sent out by the county to run and renovate Playland back in 2010.

Standard Amusements, along

with the other runner up Cen-tral Amusements, became a front runner for consideration after SPI withdrew its proposal to manage and operate Play-land in June 2014 under scru-tiny from the City of Rye, the neighborhood abutting the am-usement park and the Demo-cratic-led Westchester County Board of Legislators.

Harckham said Plunkett told him the county executive’s of-fice was concerned about ongo-ing negotiations with a possible vendor, which is why they didn’t want to release the report.

As part of Standard Amuse-ments’ plan submitted back in 2010 and then resubmitted last year, a $25 million commit-ment to the county—$6 million upfront and another $19 mil-lion for capital projects—was earmarked. Of the $19 million, approximately $15 million would be spent on capital im-provements before the second season. As part of the proposal, Playland’s older, iconic rides such as the carousel and Drag-on Coaster, would be refur-bished and three new rides—a $1.5 million double loop wa-ter slide to enhance the pool area, a $2.2 million interactive children’s water play element and a $1.2 million “unicoast-er,” which simulates a looping roller coaster but with a smaller footprint—would be added.

According to Standard’s pro-posal, revenue created from the park would first go toward pay-ing its operating costs, which has historically hovered around $14.5 million per year, then to-ward annual capital improve-ments for the upcoming season, which is estimated by the com-pany to be a need between $1.5 million and $2.5 million per year. Standard would also re-coup a $5 million managing fee if annual revenues allow for it. And any additional surplus out-side of those associated costs would then go to the county.

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After months of waiting, the county executive’s office has yet to release the $100,000 Playland consultant report, which was completed by Dan Biederman. File Photo


What’s going on...Eastchester Public Library Rosenstock as well as “Mighty Jackie: The

Strike-Out Queen” by Marissa Moss. This will be followed by a baseball trivia game with priz-es. Peanuts and crackers[jacks?]] will be served. Online pre-registration is required and will be-gin on Wednesday, April 1 at 9 a.m.

Bronxville Public Library

International affairsOn Thursday April 9 at 1:30 p.m., join Saul

Silas Fathi as he discusses the world’s trouble spots including North/South Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Israel and Palestine. A unique perspective will be given on the history of the conflicts and possible solution to each.

Saul Silas Fathi was born to a prominent Jew-ish family in Baghdad, Iraq. At age 10, he and his younger brother were smuggled out of Baghdad through Iran and eventually reached Israel. He began writing his diary at age 11 and had several stories published in Israeli youth magazines.

Saul retired in 2003 and began writing his memoirs “Full Circle: Escape from Baghdad and the return.” Today he lives in Long Island, New York with his wife Rachelle. Mr. Fathi has authored 4 books. He is a certified linguist, flu-ent in English, Hebrew, Arabic and Portuguese.

Tuckahoe Public Library

gram for children starting the week of April 6. Classes are for grades 3 through 9 and located at the Harrison Avenue School tennis courts. Classes meet twice a week for eight weeks. Class size is limited. Register at the Solazzo Center Recreation office at 270 Harrison Ave. For additional details, call 670-3179.

Adult lessonsTwo sessions will be held at the Harrison

High School tennis courts. Session 1 is on Sat-urday and Sunday mornings beginning April 11 and April 12. Session 2 is on Saturday and Sun-day mornings beginning May 16 and May 17. Beginner classes meet for one hour, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., with a fee of $150 for the five-week session. Advanced classes meet for one-and-a-half hours from 10:30 a.m. to noon, with a fee of $225 for the five-week session. Be-ginner classes will concentrate on grips, swings, strokes, footwork, and other techniques and me-chanics. Advanced classes have a pre-requisite of beginner knowledge and will focus on drills, games and match-play. Checks should be made payable to Jeff Greene and can be delivered to the Solazzo Center Recreation office at 270 Har-rison Ave. For additional details, call 670-3179.

Tuckahoe Senior Center

The Tuckahoe senior citizens is an active vital community made up of men and women, 55 years of age and older, who gather Tuesdays and Thursdays from September through July at Fr. Fata Hall at the Assumption Church in Tuck-ahoe. Members enjoy a wide range of activities including weekly exercise, tai chi, bingo, cards and games, as well as presentations on topics of particular interest: health, legal issues, history, music, culture, food, crafts, politics, art, litera-ture, film, dancing and more.

All of these programs are included in the $20 yearly membership fee. Seniors also enjoy monthly luncheons and day trips for an addi-tional fee.

Operating in Westchester County for almost 45 years, the senior center primarily serves those residents in the 10707, 10708 and 10709 zip codes. However, membership is open to all who consider Tuckahoe and Eastchester their community, including some who live nearby in adjacent areas of Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Scarsdale.

Referrals to important services for older adults are provided by a professional direc-tor, who has a growing list of trusted partners around Southern Westchester, who can help our member’s age in place where appropriate, as well as discussing other needs as necessary.

The Tuckahoe Senior Center’s operations are overseen by the Senior Citizens Council, a community-based organization established in 1970 to provide professionally run programs and services for elderly residents of Eastches-ter, Tuckahoe and Bronxville.

Battle of the booksOn April 6 at 6 p.m. all parents and interested

third to eighth graders are invited to come find out more about this year’s book-based trivia tournament for Westchester youth. Information about the children’s team, which is open to cur-rent third to fifth graders and the teen’s team, open to current fifth to eighth graders, will be presented at this meeting. Returning partici-pants are strongly encouraged to attend as there will be new information for 2015. For more information regarding the teen team, contact Elizabeth at 721-8103 or [email protected]. For more information regarding the chil-dren’s team, contact Jonathan at 721-8105 or [email protected].

Take me out to the ballgameIn this program, designed for children ages

4 to 9, we will read from “The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America’s Hero,” by Barb

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

all items to [email protected].

Wednesday matineeThe Bronxville Public Library presents the

film “The Theory of Everything” on Wednes-day, April 8 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Enrolled as a graduate student at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking establishes himself as one of the leading minds of his generation, and begins to win the heart of Jane (Felicity Jones). After one of his earliest breakthroughs, Hawking is diagnosed with ALS and slowly loses the abil-ity to control his own body. With the loyal Jane at his side, he continues his work. However, as the years progress, Jane starts to feel more like a nurse than a wife and Hawking begins to have feelings for a woman who is hired to care for him. PG-13;123 minutes.

New electronic resourcesThe Tuckahoe Public Library is offering new

tools to help you lead a more productive and enjoyable life. The library has added several new apps and databases to help you attain your goals. Why not give them a try and let us know what you think?

NoveList offers reader-focused features such as reading recommendations, series informa-tion, book reviews, book jackets and more.

ComicsPlus is the new digital revolution bringing thousands of digital graphic novels and comics only a click away.

Total BooX lets Westchester Library System patrons read, share and discover books with no restrictions, no waiting lists and no tokens.

Lynda.com is a leading online learning com-pany that helps anyone learn software, tech-nology, creative and business skills to achieve personal and professional goals through a video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.

University of Fashion brings together the best fashion industry professionals to create les-sons that inspire and educate students, teachers, home sewers and the fashion curious.

In partnership with Driving-Tests.org, the Westchester Library System is proud to offer free New York State Driver Permit practice tests and driver handbooks. Automobile, motorcycle and commercial handbooks and practice tests are available.

Tennis lessonsChildren’s tennis

Jeffrey Greene, a longtime Westchester resi-dent, successful college coach and a highly-ranked USTA-Eastern Section Senior Men’s tournament veteran competitor heads up the Harrison Recreation Department tennis pro-


Hertz parks on Marbledale RoadBy JOHN BRANdI

Staff Writer

The revitalization efforts on Marbledale Road are tak-ing shape, as both redevelop-ment efforts and new busi-ness enterprises move into the neighborhood.

The latest edition for the vil-lage is the nationwide chain known as Hertz-Rent-a-Car. According to Latoya Rushion, the new Tuckahoe branch man-ager, this Hertz location will be a full-service station and employees will pick-up, drop-off and “go out of their way” to provide customer service to residents and those traveling in and out of Tuckahoe.

Though conducting busi-ness in the village, its opera-tions won’t be limited to just this area. Rushion said it will also serve patrons in the sur-rounding areas of Bronxville and Eastchester.

“We can definitely pick up customers if they need to be picked up and brought to rent a car,” Rushion said. “We can do that as long as they aren’t

too far, but we’ll go into Scars-dale, Bronxville, Eastchester, anywhere at least about five miles from here,” she said.

Meanwhile, Tuckahoe May-or Steve Ecklond, a Repub-lican, said The Eastchester-Tuckahoe Chamber of Com-merce was “instrumental” in getting the car rental shop into Tuckahoe.

“We’ve seen so many new businesses open up recently on Marbledale Road, and every-one is familiar with [Hertz’s] logo,” Ecklond said. “I’m just very proud they’ve chosen to make Tuckahoe their home for this latest location.”

The Hertz location, at 185 Marbledale Road, joins anoth-er recent fixture to the street,

the Broken Bow Brewery which is going to celebrate its first anniversary this August. Kristen Stone, head of market-ing for the brewery, previously told the Review that being the new business on the block “was a fun rollercoaster” and that it has been a fantastic ex-perience where many in the community have become al-most like family to the brew-ery.

Back in December, Tucka-hoe also became home to its first ice skating rink, known as Home Ice Advantage. One of the few of its kind in all of Westchester, Home Ice Ad-vantage features a regulation sized 100-foot by 60-foot rink, as well as a smaller 28-foot by

41-foot studio rink that will be used for both recreation and athletics.

But the economic engine doesn’t stop with new business ventures.

There are also several pro-posed redevelopment projects in the works that are being re-viewed by the village’s land use boards. This includes the redesign of a nearby aban-doned warehouse at 100 Main St., which the applicant is

looking to transform into 11 luxury condos.

Another development, a Marriott Springhill Suites ho-tel, which would be located on the defunct landfill quarry at 109-125 Marbledale Road, is being met with fierce opposi-tion from about 30 neighbor-ing residents. Concerns range from pedestrian safety, traffic, parking scarcity and a decrease in property values to potential health hazards that could arise

during construction. The Hertz Corporation is a

global entity which operates roughly 350 rental locations from New York to Saudi Ara-bia. The company has been around since 1965.

Judy Fix, president of the Eastchester-Tuckahoe Cham-ber of Commerce, could not be reached for comment as of press time.


As plans to revitalize Marbledale Road continue, the corridor welcomed a new neighbor last week to encourage not only redevelopment, but to spark new enterprise as well. Photo courtesy nycbar.org

The proposed location for a Hertz-Rent-a-Car, 185 Marbledale Road, pictured, will serve residents in Tuckahoe and in the neighboring communities of Eastchester and Bronxville, if approved by the village.


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Glen Island Park in New Rochelle has been awarded $4 million from FEMA to repair damage from Hurricane Sandy. File photo

A beautiful sunset at Glen Island Park. Photo courtesy city-data.comThe Glen Island Park Harbour Club, which was originally a casino, is used for countless weddings each year. Photo courtesy glenisland-harbourclub.com

By MARISSA PeNNStaff Writer

Having been severely dam-aged during Hurricane Sandy, Glen Island Park was recently awarded $4 million in FEMA grant money for repairs and res-torations.

The 105-acre park is located in New Rochelle’s waterfront district on the Long Island Sound. Glen Island was on the receiving end of more storm damage from Sandy than any other area of the city.

According to Westchester County parks officials, the park

FEMA grants $4M for Glen Island repairs

suffered more damage than any other county-owned park in Westchester County, with the exception of Rye Playland.

“I was actually up there in the helicopter with [Westches-ter County Executive] Rob As-torino right after Sandy and it was startling to see Glen Island submerged,” said Phil Oliva, a spokesman for the county ex-ecutive.

Oliva said that Glen Island Park suffered similar damage to Playland, but added that the damage at Playland, pri-marily to the Ice Casino and boardwalk, has already been

A painting from of what Glen Island Park looked like when it was first built in the 1920s. Photo courtesy Facebook

repaired, which cost the coun-ty approximately $18 million. “Now, Glen Island will be made whole again,” he said.

During Sandy, the historic bathhouse at Glen Island Park was totally demolished and a large part of the sand and beach was swept away, according to Oliva, who said the bathhouse, which was built in a Neo-Geor-gian style, was a county jewel.

Oliva hopes that it can be re-stored to its original splendor.

One of the most heavily used parks in the entire region, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, a Democrat, said the

repairs will benefit the commu-nity significantly.

“People in New Rochelle ob-viously use the park the most, but all of the county and region uses the park,” Bramson said. “Having the bathhouse repaired and the beach restored will in-crease the quality of life for people and bring more people to this part of the county.”

There are numerous ac-tivities, which the park is used for, Bramson said. People play baseball, play soccer, go boating, have picnics, use the swings and ride bicycles. Also, people go to Glen Island to sim-ply enjoy the beauty of nature, the New Rochelle mayor said.

There is also a wedding ven-ue and catering hall there.

“I am certainly pleased that FEMA and our federal repre-sentatives were successful in securing dollars for repairs,” Bramson said. “We definitely have an interest in fully restor-ing the park.”

Glen Island Park, which is connected to New Rochelle by drawbridge, was built in the 1920s.

It was initially developed as a summer resort and amuse-ment park by John H. Starin,

a native New Yorker and U.S. representative, who purchased the park in 1878.

Steamships transported visi-tors from New York City to the park during the summertime as an escape from city life.

After it was built, the park attracted thousands of people daily, with attractions like a bathing beach, a natural history museum, a zoo, a German beer garden, musical entertainment, a garden and a castle. Many of the structures, such as the cas-tle, remain.

A casino was later built on site and was eventually ac-quired by Westchester County. But the casino closed in 1978 due to the changing times, ac-cording to Peter Tartaglia, the deputy commissioner of county parks.

However, the original shell of the building still remains to-day.

After a $10 million renova-tion in 1997, the Glen Island Casino was transformed into the Glen Island Harbour club, a banquet hall, which hosts numerous weddings and other celebrations.



Astorino to host fatherhood conference Westchester County Execu-

tive Rob Astorino has an-nounced that he will host an all-day fatherhood conference on Tuesday, April 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. The conference is titled “The Power of a Fa-ther’s Presence: Challenges and Victories in Supporting Dads.”

Sponsored by the West-chester County Department of Social Services and nearly 20 other partners, the conference is designed to inspire, educate and challenge men and to cel-ebrate the critical role of a fa-ther in the lives of his children.

“Unfortunately, over the course of the past 40 or 50 years in this country, the criti-cally important role of the fa-

ther in the family has been de-graded in popular media and in society and the statistics of children of all races growing up without the loving and nur-turing support of a father sadly continues to increase at a dis-turbing rate,”Astorino said. “No one would ever question the critical importance of a mother and we should cele-brate the role of the father in a similar manner, and set expec-tations very high. This confer-ence offers fathers and provid-ers, who work with fathers and families, key tools and support to help men become great par-ents to their children.”

Astorino said the confer-ence will include several workshops for fathers and pro-viders focusing on such top-ics as education, employment,

handling conflicts, communi-cation techniques, statistical evidence of the power of fa-thers, and how to remain an in-volved and effective dad dur-ing life transitions as a result of a separation.

Tony Porter, co-founder of A Call to Men, a leading na-tional violence prevention organization, is the keynote speaker. Several other speak-ers are scheduled including Allan Houston, former New York Knicks’ all-star.

The conference is open to all. There is a $35 registration fee that includes a continen-tal breakfast and lunch. The deadline to register is March 27. For more information or to register, email [email protected], or call 845-883-6060. (Submitted)

Bronxville student named to chorusBronxville junior Caroline

Schetlick has been named to the 2015 All-Eastern Mixed Chorus. The announcement came from the National Asso-ciation for Music Education, which sponsors a biennial fes-tival for exceptionally talented high school musicians from 12 states, the District of Columbia and Europe at its Eastern Di-vision Conference. This year, 810 singers and instrumental-ists have been selected to per-form in one of five All-Eastern Honors ensembles in concerts on April 11 and April 12 in the Veterans Memorial Auditori-um in Providence, R.I.

The 350-voice mixed cho-rus will be conducted by Dr. Pearl Shangkuan, professor of music at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., and chorus master of the Grand Rapids Symphony. Schetlick is one of only 25 New Yorkers in the ensemble.

Schetlick, an alto, sings with the Bronxville High School Chorus and the school’s select Chorale. She is a 12-year mem-

ber of the choir program at the Reformed Church of Bronxville. A veteran of nine Bronxville School Drama Department pro-ductions, she recently appeared in the high school’s spring musi-cal, “Sweeney Todd.”

She sang in the 2014 All-State Mixed Choir. In 2013 and 2014, she sang in the Area All-State ensembles and also at the 2014 Organi-zation of American Kodály

Educators Conference.Schetlick studies piano, con-

ducting and musicianship at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale. Pamela Simpson, director of the Bronxville High School Chorus, is helping her to prepare for the All-Eastern per-formance.

Schetlick plans to pursue her music studies in college, with a focus on choral music and conducting. (Submitted)

Caroline Schetlick, a junior at Bronxville High School, has been named to the All-Eastern Mixed Chorus. Contributed photo

By MARISSA PeNNStaff Writer

After being approved in January, Metropolitan Trans-portation Authority fare in-creases, which went up by 4.25 percent, went into effect on Sunday, March 22.

For the fifth time since 2008, fares on the Metro-North railroad, MTA New York City Transit buses and subways, MTA Bus, the MTA Staten Is-land Railway, and MTA Bridg-es and Tunnels increased.

All monthly and weekly fares have increased depend-ing on the distance of travel and the time.

Single ride subway and bus fares increased by 25 cents from $2.50 to $2.75.The price of an unlimited monthly Me-troCard has also risen from $112 to $116.50.

Metro-North fares increase

The MTA increased fare on the Metro-North railroad and on New York City buses and subways by roughly 4 percent. The increase went into effect on March 22. File photo

E-ZPass tolls for cars and trucks have also increased by 4 percent, with a 6 to 10 percent toll increase for those paying cash.

MTA President Thomas Prendergast said the MTA is keeping its promise to ensure fare and toll increases are as low as possible.

“We have cut more than $1 billion from our ongoing expenses,” Prendergast said. “But a modest fare and toll increase is necessary to bal-ance our budget against the increase costs of providing the bus, subway, railroad and para-transit service.”

Arianna Harris, a Bronx resident and frequent Metro-North rider, was not happy about the increase. “I depend on the MTA and I mean, it’s pretty expensive, it’s ridicu-lous,” she said.

When asked about what she thought of the fare increase, Rachel Azimi, a Carmel resi-dent, told the Review that she thought it was “terrible.”

“The fare is already out of this world expensive and I avoid taking the train when possible because it’s so ex-pensive,” she said. “Last time I took the train, I was so to-tally shocked at how much it cost.”

Others thought the increase was just par for the course.

Barbara Flitt, a Manhattan resident that takes the subway seven days a week, thought the increase was “to be expected.”

“It’s not that bad, but people are already noticing though,” she said.

Marjorie Anders, MTA spo-keswoman, declined comment.


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The amenities that Bronxville has to offer

I just returned from cel-ebrating my mother’s 89th birthday near her home in the Albany area. Now that she is a widow, I look at my former hometown through the lens of a single senior citizen.

While my mother’s town is populated with wonderful neighbors and friends, its ac-cess to services, culture and amenities pales in comparison to Bronxville.

I often write how great it is to be a young person in Bronxville—with freedom to walkabout and replicate a childhood much like ours of the past. However, it is also the perfect place to be a senior citizen.

Houses of worship, a movie theater, a post office, a super-market, a college and stores with incredibly accommo-dating merchants are just a stone’s throw away from any Bronxville residence.

A walkable robust business district is vital to maintaining a robust senior population. So when a person of any age makes a purchase in our vil-lage, the sales tax dollars not only go to support the school and village government but also to aid in maintaining age diversity in our village. An inter-generational com-munity adds to the richness and uniqueness of Bronxville and is well worth preserving. I cannot imagine Pondfield Road without toddlers, teens and seniors sharing the same sidewalks.

Seniors without cars can walk to a doctor of every spe-cialty as well as a fine hospi-tal. Our library offers movies, book clubs, computer lessons

and thanks to the Friends of the Library, cultural perfor-mances and readings.

The Bronxville Adult School offers a varied array of classes, trips and recreational activities at a very reasonable cost.

We offer a taxi service, con-veyance by Metro-North if Broadway calls and options for dining at every hour and price point. Bronxville’s abil-ity to fulfill the needs of body and soul are unparalleled.

Our wonderful police de-partment will also keep spare keys for our seniors in case of an emergency and even rou-tinely conduct a house check if so requested.

In addition to all of the above amenities, Bronxville is home to two vibrant organiza-tions solely dedicated to our senior population.

In existence for 40 years, the Senior Citizens’ Council of Bronxville offers a wide va-riety of programming and as-sistance. Thanks to the gener-osity of the Reformed Church, it has a home in their building.

In addition to sponsoring enrichment outlets, our senior organization is to be lauded for their tradition of philanthropic work—be it collecting cereal for a Head Start Program in Mount Vernon, buying mittens for the needy or delivering presents to hospital patients.

A recent addition to the vil-lage’s senior services is Gram-atan Village which fills an im-portant niche in our commu-nity. Founded by your fellow village residents several years ago, Gramatan Village follows the very successful model of a program first begun in Bea-con Hill, Mass. Gramatan Vil-lage’s mission is to provide lo-cal seniors with assistance and services enabling them to age safely and confidently in their own homes, thereby allowing

them to age in place and stay in our community.

Simply put, we need our long standing residents to remain in the village. They add a level of continuity, di-versity, historical perspective and chair or populate so many of our village government boards, charitable institutions and volunteer programs.

Many, many people move to the village primarily so their children can take advantage of a premier public education. However, the ever increasing model of arriving in the village in one’s 30’s with school age children and departing in one’s 50’s soon after the last gradu-ate is also economically un-sustainable for the long term health of the village.

As illustration, a home without school age children carrying an annual tax bill of $50,000 contributes all of that money to the upkeep of the school and village. If that per-son then sells to someone with just two children, (at an educa-tional cost of roughly $30,000 per child), the house now has a $10,000 “negative” impact on the tax coffers. An added burden of the premature de-parture of the empty nester is the increase in the overall size of our school, which impacts individual class sizes.

Logically, the primary goal is to keep taxes from hitting the tipping point for our resi-dents of longest standing, but there are also other variables that contribute to the viability of the village as a long term home—be it safe streets, in-clusive cultural and sporting events or ample parking for re-ligious or senior services.

It is quite simply in every-one’s best interest, whether age 10, 40 or 80, to keep all of us thriving and well served by the village and school.

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The sandwich shop franchise Subway wants to break into the Tuckahoe market, which isn’t sitting well with some village residents. The proposed location for the Subway is 73 Main St., pictured. Photo courtesy google.com

Planning Board at its March 17 meeting, but the matter was adjourned so the board could gather more information. The

proposal is on the agenda for the Planning Board’s April 21 meeting.

The franchise will return to

the zoning board at its April 8 meeting, after press time.



By JOHN BRANdIStaff Writer

As those with Autism Spec-trum Disorder begin to “age out,” or turn a certain age where they can no longer at-tend public school, parents are scrambling to find suitable housing and day programs that will offer the same kind of so-cialization and individualized health-based services.

At the same time, West-chester County and leaders from Autism foundations are pairing together to form a “first-of-its-kind” communi-ty-based service network for those living with the disorder.

With the idea being branded as a “departure from current residential models,” Neigh-borhood Network of New York, NNNY, has received a little more than $1 million in grant money to combine in-dividualized care, monitored activity and social immersion for adults with Autism. The money has come from New York State’s Office for People with Developmental Disabili-ties, and there’s a hope that this model will be mimicked beyond just Westchester.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that the prevalence of Autism in chil-dren is now 1 in 68. Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, is a developmental disorder that affects speech, behavior and social interaction.

Ilene Lainer, president of New York Collaborates for Autism, one of the paired or-ganizations to develop this model which was first pro-posed in 2010, said the idea was to fill a need for housing and offer an alternative to the current options such as group homes, in-home staffing and traditional day service, which she said can be expensive.

“This program is timely and critical, especially with more than half a million teens with ASD expected to become adults in the next decade,” Lainer said.

Another option is to let the adult reside at home, but Lee-ann Tomasetti, a mother of an 18-year-old son with Autism, said the amount, subsidized by the federal government, is usually not enough to provide adequate care.

Still, Lanier’s goal with this

Despite new program, parents still worry

prototype community is to break down barriers and have those with Autism integrate into the community; to have it become typical to live next door to adults with Autism.

“People with Autism are great neighbors to have, they’re not doing drugs or having drinking parties,” Lanier, also a mother to a child with Autism, said. “They’re good workers and good neighbors and you want them to live nearby.”

The model will be slow to start.

Dubbed a “demonstration program,” it will first be about learning preferences, but it looks to service approximately 40 adults. In the community, there will be both moderately and severely challenged indi-viduals, according to Lanier.

She said what’s unique about this program is the in-troduction of professional families, or those that will live near or with the autistic adult. Those families will provide around the clock care for their disabled neighbors. Lanier said this will make for “deep-er, more meaningful connec-tions” between the one requir-ing care and the one giving it.

Some parents of adults with Autism find the current model and the extended waitlists for day programs and housing a burden. Ellen Gentsch, a for-mer member on the board of Westchester Foundation for Autism and a mother of a 21-year-old autistic son, said she has had a recurring dream of losing her child.

“In the meantime, our kids

our getting bigger,” Gentsch said. “The districts are won-derful. Our social worker is wonderful. But the bottom line, it is what it is, whatever is out there, we have to make this decision.”

She said she’s been having this conversation with other parents in the foundation since her child was two about where the kids were going to go be-yond a certain age. Now that she’s here and her son is about to age out of the school dis-trict, she calls the process of searching for an alternative model “extremely stressful.”

And the clock is ticking.“My son went to a regular

high school,” Gentsch said. “To put him into a facility with so many disabilities, and not the same kind, I’m still look-ing, but he ages out in June.”

The typical age when those with Autism leave public school is usually 21 or 22.

Like most parents, Gentsch has extenuating circumstances at home that would prevent her son from living and receiving the care he needs on a long-term basis.

She said she has explored models where they would place her son in a room with developmentally disabled 65-year-olds. She found this troublesome, and said she’d like to see a facility where they break it down into age groups, like a segment for her son with just people who are 21 to 30 and have similar interests.

Around for nearly 20 years, the Autism foundation and its mission has evolved. What used to be getting parents to-gether for pictures with Santa or holiday parties, has turned into discussions of where can those affected go for socializa-tion, job training and appropri-ate housing options.

“I always wanted to get housing or condos built where parents are on the premise as well and we hire our own help,” Gentsch said, “grow old next to them. If that does take place, I love the idea of it.”

One of Gentsch’s concerns with traditional residential models is the high turnover rate of the staff. Lainer said in the residential model, among care workers there’s a turnover rate of about 75 percent. With the proposed community, the turnover rate, Lanier said, is 3

A new grant is offering roughly $1 million toward the creation of a community-based, living services network for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Photo courtesy specialeducationadvisor.com

percent, based off preliminary research and a similar model put to use in Kansas.

“The key here is consisten-cy and longevity of service,” Lanier said.

Tomasetti said although she has some time until her son ages out at 21, she’s already started the process of explor-ing day programs.

“I started last year, because I don’t want to be caught with my pants down,” Tomasetti said. “For us, it’s about finding an appropriate facility for our kids and if there’s an opening, we have to take it right there.”

However, she said this isn’t always ideal because it would mean pulling him out of school early. Tomasetti shared Gentsch’s sentiment and she wanted to make sure her son, no matter which housing she chooses, was with people his own age. She said this summer will consist of exhausting day programs throughout West-

chester to find an appropriate one that will have the educa-tional piece and social aspect, which is basically the program, she said, that he is in now.

If she can’t find a program, she is considering keeping her child at home with help from the government. At a cost of $30,000, a parent or parents can tailor a program with in-dividualized care, according to Tomasetti. Her only concern, she said, is that it will lack the social aspect.

“We can’t lock them up be-hind a wall,” Tomasetti said. “These are children who are also in Westchester and have had the opportunities to go on vaca-tions, go to baseball games and go to Broadway shows. These are children who are used to this level of socialization.”

Jeanne Canon, an East-chester teacher and mother of one son with Autism, 17, and one son that is mainstream, said she worries about the

length of the waiting lists for housing and RESPIT, a ser-vice where the government funds a non-family member to watch your child, which limits the options for parents caring with their adult chil-dren with Autism.

“There aren’t enough pro-viders for services,” Canon said. “Maybe the government can create an incentive, busi-nesses that will provide ser-vices to adults with Autism.”

Canon also feels that fund-ing for adults is lacking and that the focus has turned to-ward early intervention in children that are showing signs of the disability.

“It’s geared toward early intervention, which is under-standable because you want your children to become their best,” she said. “But what do you do with kids who need care when it’s not as available?”


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The prevalence rate among children with Autism is now 1 in 68, according to an estimate from The Centers for Disease Control. The focus has shifted to early intervention for kids, but leaves many parents scrambling to find adequate care for adults with the disorder about to age out of public school.


Run for the Wild at the Bronx Zoo

The 2015 Wildlife Con-servation Society Run for the Wild is scheduled for Saturday, April 25. Runners, walkers and wildlife supporters are invited to participate in the annual 5K race and family fun run/walk at the Bronx Zoo.

Each year, Wildlife Conser-vation Society, WCS, Run for the Wild is committed to raising awareness of the threats facing a specific species while raising money to help the WCS in ef-forts at the Bronx Zoo and in the field to save wildlife around the globe. This year the run is dedi-cated to gorillas. Since its incep-tion in 2009, more than 35,000 people have participated.

Registration is now open. Those who want to participate can register for the run or fam-ily fun walk, make a donation, or support a friend or team at wcsrunforthewild.org. The

event is expected to sell out, so runners and walkers are encour-aged to sign up early.

Registration for the run is $45 for adults, $35 for children, ages 3 to 15, and $35 for se-niors, 65-plus. WCS members receive a discount on registra-tion. Participants are encour-aged to seek individual spon-sors for their run, and all adult, and senior, participants are re-quired to raise a minimum of $30 in order to participate.

The price of registration includes parking and general admission to the Bronx Zoo following the event. Total Experience Ticket upgrade is available on site.

Participants can choose from two different events. The 5K run for individual runners will begin at 8 a.m.; casual runners and walkers can take part in the Family Fun Run/

Walk at 8:45 a.m.After the run, everyone

is encouraged to stay at the Bronx Zoo to enjoy the wild-life for the rest of the day. Ex-hibits like Tiger Mountain, Madagascar! and JungleWorld feature wildlife from around the world. At Congo Gorilla Forest, visitors can see west-ern lowland gorillas and many other African species.

Prizes will be awarded to those who meet various fundraising goals. For $30 in pledges, runners will earn a WCS Run for the Wild shirt; $60 earns a gorilla plush; $125 earns a water bottle; $275 earns a blanket; $500 earns a beach towel and $1,500 earns a fleece jacket plus a VIP breakfast. Each ascending in-centive level achieved includes all prizes from the lower levels. (Submitted)

Last year’s Run for the Wild crowd at the Bronx Zoo. Photo/Julie Larsen Maher.

Remodeling fever delayed by snow

Just when you thought the winter was over, we got an-other six inches of snow on the first day of spring. I think we all had enough, because this unusual weather is delaying our seasonal compulsion of remodeling something in the spring. It could be a kitchen, a bath, even a closet or garage, it really doesn’t matter. Our species is predisposed to do something to our home when the weather starts to warm. Like the swallows return-ing from wherever they went, this need is not something to be ashamed of. We have very little control over it.

If you are facing this uncon-trollable remodeling urge, you will probably need some help. But don’t despair. You don’t have to do it alone. There are many qualified design-ers available to create a func-tional, as well as aesthetically pleasing, kitchen or bath to satisfy your desires. Look for a firm that is associated with the National Kitchen and Bath Association. This is the larg-est organization in the indus-try and it sets the standards for modern interior design. But don’t expect to get something for nothing, because you get what you pay for.

Most trained and quali-fied designers charge for their initial work, however their charges and pricing structures vary greatly. I know of com-panies that charge anywhere from $100 to $1,000 or more,

for this service. Usually, this sum can be applied towards the purchase of designs or cabinets, and I wouldn’t rec-ommend contracting with a firm that did not adhere to that policy. After all, a good design takes a great deal of time, ef-fort and creativity, so why should they give this away for free? However, if they’re will-ing to credit these charges to-wards a purchase, you’re not taking too big a risk.

An argument could be made that if you don’t like the de-sign or estimate, you’ve wast-ed your money. I don’t entirely disagree with this, and that’s why I recommend finding a firm with a minimum initial design fee. This smaller ex-pense certainly does not com-pensate the designer for all the time he must spend creat-ing your dream kitchen, but it shows a commitment on your part, indicating that you are se-rious about the project.

Some firms have a staged design fee, which includes a minimum initial design charge. If after reviewing the design, you wish to pursue the project, they have a second-ary fee, sometimes called a retainer, for additional work on the design or releasing the drawings to you. This seems to be an equitable compro-mise. The designer charges a minimal fee, confident that they will create an exciting design, within the budget that you specify. You get a chance to review the design and see how much the renovation will cost, before laying out a lot of money.

At that point, assuming the

design fits your budget, you have to ask yourself three questions. The first is, ‘do you like the design?’ It doesn’t have to be perfect yet, but it must show promise, and you have to be convinced that it can be modified to your satis-faction.

The second question is, ‘do you like the company’s prod-ucts?’ This includes the cabi-nets, countertops and other ac-cessories.

The final question is, ‘do you trust the designer and his support staff?’ If the design or designer is not to your liking, or the cost is out of line, you have the option of ending the relationship without incurring additional costs.

If you answer, ‘yes’ to the three questions, you’re ready to move to the next step in a staged design fee program. If any of your answers were ‘no,’ look for another firm that you are more comfortable with.

Once you find the right company to work with, a de-sign you love, and a price that’s compatible with your budget, you can succumb to your impulses. Don’t feel guilty. Just as the swallows fly home, spring home improve-ment has been ingrained into our genes for a thousand years and it will remain that way for a long time to come.

Paul Bookbinder, m.i.d., c.r., is president of DreamWork Kitchens,

Inc. located in Mamaroneck. He can be reached for questions

at 914-777-0437 or www.dreamworkkitchens.com.


EASTCHESTER UFSD - NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION AND VOTEThe Annual District Public Election and Vote of the qualified voters of the Eastchester Union Free School District of the Town of Eastchester, Westchester County, State of New York, will be held at the Eastchester Middle School for those persons residing in the Eastchester High School/Middle School Election District and at 235 Garth Road for those persons residing in the Garth Road Election District on May 19, 2015 between the hours of six (6:00) AM and nine (9:00) PM EDST, for the purpose of electing three members of the Board of Education of said District for three (3) full terms of three (3) years:One (1) member of the Board of Education for a full term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2015 (position currently filled by Dave Carforo) and expiring June 30, 2018.One (1) member of the Board of Education for a full term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2015 (position currently filled by John Curcio) and expiring June 30, 2018.One (1) member of the Board of Education for a full term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2015 (position currently filled by Michelle Kissel) and expiring June 30, 2018.

PROPOSITION NO. 1 - For the adoption of the budget for the school year 2015-16 for the schools comprising Eastchester Union Free School District of the Town of Eastchester, Westchester County, State of New York, approved by the Board of Education of said District, to be submitted to the qualified voters of the District at the Election and Public Vote to be held at the Eastchester Middle School and 235 Garth Road, of said District on May 19, 2015 between the hours of six (6:00) AM and nine (9:00) PM EDST, for the raising of the net sum required for said budget in one sum by tax upon the taxable property of said District.A copy of the budget for the school year 2015-16 to be voted on at the Annual District Public Election and Vote to be held on May 19, 2015, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District at the Administration Building, 580 White Plains Road, and at each school in the District between the hours of eight (8:00) AM and three (3:00) PM, EDST, on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen days immediately preceding May 19, 2015, the date of the Annual District Election and Public Vote.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE - Nominating petitions for candidates for the office of school board member must be filed with the District Clerk between the hours of eight (8:00) AM and four (4:00) PM, EDST, on or before April 20, 2015, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. A copy of each candidate’s statement of expense may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District at the Administration Building, 580 White Plains Road, between the hours of eight (8:00) AM and four (4:00) PM, EDST, on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the five days immediately preceding May 19, 2015, the date of the Annual District Election and Public Vote.On May 5, 2015, the second Tuesday preceding the date of the Annual District Election and Public Vote, the Board of Education will convene a Public Hearing at eight (8:00) PM on the proposed budget.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE - The Board of Registration, Eastchester Union Free School District, Town of Eastchester, Westchester County, New York, will meet to prepare

the register of the qualified voters of the District for the District Public Election and Vote of the School District, which will be held on May 19, 2015 at the Administration Building, 580 White Plains Road, Eastchester, New York, on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 between the hours of eight (8:00) AM and 12 Noon (12:00) PM EDST. Please note that new voters may register at such time and location on any business day prior to and including May 13, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Vote at the location at which you are registered. You cannot vote if your name does not appear upon the register, except as in accordance with NY Education Law Sec. 2019-a.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE - Any person shall be entitled to have his name placed upon said register of the qualified voters of the District provided that at the foregoing meeting of the members of the Board of Registration, such person presents himself or herself personally for registration and is known or proved to the satisfaction of such members of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election to be held on May 19, 2015.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE - The said register of the qualified voters of the District, when prepared, will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District at the Administration Building, 580 White Plains Road, in said District and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District at the said office of said Clerk between the hours of eight (8:00) AM and four (4:00) PM, EDST, during each of the five days, Saturday nine (9:00) AM to Eleven (11:00) AM, Sunday excepted, prior to May 19, 2015, the date of the Annual District Election and Public Vote. Applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District and must be received by the Clerk of the District prior to four (4:00) PM on May 13, 2015 if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, and/or prior to four (4:00) PM on May 18, 2015 if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the Clerk not later than five (5:00) PM on May 19, 2015. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, to date, will be available in said office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of election, Saturday nine (9:00) AM to eleven (11:00) AM, Sunday excepted, and that such list will also be posted at the voting place or places.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE – a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website. Voting on BUDGET AND TRUSTEE ELECTION will be by machine ballot.

Dated: April 3, 2015Mary Ellen Melnyk, District Clerk

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The budget is expected to be adopted during the April 14 school board meeting. The public will vote on the budget on May 19.


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2015-2016 School Budget Quick Facts

Total Budget $79.7M

Budget-to-Budget Increase 2.05 %

Tax Levy Cap/Proposed Tax Levy Cap 1.69%/1.69%

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Ivy Eisenberg, a leading innovation consul-tant and founder of the White Plains-based Our IdeaWorks, LLC, will host “Connect 2 Innovate 2 Grow,” an innovation workshop for business or organization leaders at Serendipity Labs, Inc., in Rye on Thursday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eisenberg, an accomplished inno-vation process expert, market research consul-tant and speaker, will provide tools and hands-on activities that will help businesses grow and increase productivity, all presented in a clear, concise and fun way.

“In this hands-on workshop, you will learn about the latest strategies and techniques to tap into your customers, industry experts, business-es or inventors worldwide to help achieve your company vision,” Eisenberg said. “Innovation is the process of translating an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value.”

Eisenberg founded Our IdeaWorks in 2013 as a way to help enterprises, entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes by providing innovation management consulting, hands-on workshops and qualitative market research. “It’s all about creating value,” she reiterated.

Eisenberg has worked with Eric von Hip-pel of MIT on his groundbreaking “Lead User Research” model, the forerunner of worldwide phenomenon of user-developed products and services. She has worked with companies in healthcare, financial services, consumer goods, manufacturing and telecommunications, and new technology, infusing everything she does with passion, humor and warmth.

In 2013, Eisenberg founded the Connecticut Open Innovation Workshop, COIN, together with the Stamford Innovation Center, a con-sortium that brings together local enterprises to discover best practices for working with startups and other outside entities. She will be speaking at the 2015 Front End of Innovation USA Conference, and she is one of their most popular bloggers on the topics of Innovation, Design Thinking and Lean Customer Research.

In Eisenberg’s own words, “Nothing stays still. If you’re not moving forward, you’re fall-ing behind. I want to shake things up and teach companies how to move forward to innovate and grow.”

For more information on “Connect 2 Inno-vate 2 Grow,” please visit connect2innovat-e2grow.eventbrite.com or contact [email protected]. Prices start at $199 per person.

Houlihan Lawrence acquires Shore and Country Properties

Houlihan Lawrence, the leading real estate firm serving New York City’s northern suburbs, announced today that it has acquired Shore and Country Properties, a residential broker-age in Greenwich, Conn. Shore and Country’s 20 agents brokered about $165 million in home sales in 2014. The Shore and Country office in Riverside, Conn., will become Houlihan Law-rence’s second office in Greenwich.

The Shore and Country acquisition comes on the heels of the recent announcement that the former Kelly Associates offices in Darien and

is also the executive chef of Empire Terrace Restaurant.

Nonno’s was also selected for the “Best Hap-py Hour” category.

Dan Rooney’s Sports Pub took home the “Best Place for Cocktails” award. The $50 mil-lion expansion that added Dan Rooney’s to Em-pire City in 2013, has step-back-in time ambi-ance and atmosphere.

Patrons can watch sporting events from the 40 HDTVs offered, a plethora of seating options, as well as a varied menu.

Empire Terrace Restaurant was selected for the “Best View” award, thanks to the great view overlooking historic Yonkers Raceway and its century-old half-mile harness oval.

Empire City Casino, one of the largest enter-tainment and gaming destinations in the north-east, features 5,300 of the hottest slots, electron-ic craps, roulette, baccarat and sic bo, year-round harness racing and international simulcasting, as well as live entertainment and comedy.

A plethora of dining options will satisfy even the most discerning.

Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway is lo-cated at 810 Yonkers Ave., in Yonkers, N.Y. The casino is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 a.m. For more information, call 968-4200.

White Plains Hospital recognized as a ‘fit-friendly worksite’

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Rowayton, Conn., have joined the Houlihan Lawrence network. In less than 18 months since first entering Connecticut, Houlihan Lawrence has opened four Fairfield County offices and established itself as a force in southern Con-necticut.

In 2014, the Houlihan Lawrence Greenwich office surpassed $500 million in sales and was ranked the No. 2 office in Greenwich. The com-pany expects to exceed $1 billion in Connecti-cut home sales in 2015, just its second full year of operating in the state.

“As we continue our growth in the Connecti-cut market, we are proud to welcome the team from Shore and Country Properties into our ex-panding family,” Stephen Meyers, president and CEO of Houlihan Lawrence, said. “In addition to combining two cultures that share a commit-ment to outstanding client service, we have now gained a physical presence on the eastern side of town. The addition of the Riverside office will allow Houlihan Lawrence to strengthen our roots in the community, allowing us to better as-sist our clients with a new level of expertise.”

Shore and Country Properties focuses on the entire Greenwich community with an emphasis on the Riverside, Old Greenwich and Cos Cob, Conn., markets. The firm has been recognized for selling listings quicker and at a higher list price to sales price per agent than any other Greenwich firm.

Houlihan Lawrence ranks among the top 20 of all brokerages nationally in sales volume and is the long-standing leader in the markets it serves. The company sells about one-third of all homes in New York City’s northern suburbs, more than double the sales of its closest com-petitor in the region.

Built upon 125 years of family tradition, Houlihan Lawrence, the leading brokerage in New York City’s northern suburbs, is commit-ted to exceeding expectations in every aspect of the real estate process. The firm today serves more than 90 communities with 30 offices and more than 1,200 agents, leveraging global part-ners on six continents and in 56 countries. The company ranks among the top 20 of all broker-ages nationally and achieved a total sales vol-ume of $5.3 billion in 2014. For more informa-tion, visit houlihanlawrence.com.

Empire City Casino honored

Empire City Casino has been awarded four distinctions from “Casino Player Magazine,” America’s premier gaming lifestyle magazine based in Las Vegas, Nev., in its “Best of Dining and Nightlife” Awards in the March 2015 edition. Nonno’s Trattoria, Empire City’s “must-stop” for Italian cuisine, was the big winner, taking home two separate honors. The restaurant was awarded “Best Italian,” thanks to the culinary work of Executive Chef Gaurav Navin, who

White Plains Hospital has been recognized as a platinum level fit-friendly worksite by the American Heart Association for helping em-ployees eat healthier and move more. Platinum is the highest level of fit-friendly recognition from the American Heart Association.

“The fit-friendly worksites program is a cata-lyst for positive change in the American work-force by helping worksites make their employees’ health and well-being a priority,” according to Jennifer Gelick, regional director of Westches-ter and Putnam counties for the American Heart Association. “White Plains Hospital has demon-strated its commitment to and investment in its employee’s health in several impressive ways.”

American employers are losing an estimated $225.8 billion a year because of healthcare ex-penses and health-related losses in productiv-ity and those numbers are rising. Many Ameri-can adults spend most of their waking hours at sedentary jobs. Their lack of regular physical activity raises their risk for a host of medical problems, such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. Employers face $12.7 billion in annual medical expenses due to obesity alone. The American Heart Association is working to change corporate cultures by motivating em-ployees to start walking, which has the lowest dropout rate of any physical activity.

“Physical activity and employee wellness are

important priorities at White Plains Hospital. We are honored and excited to be recognized once again by the American Heart Association as a platinum level fit-friendly worksite,” said Frank J. LoCastro, wellness program coordina-tor at White Plains Hospital.

To receive recognition, platinum level employ-ers must offer employees physical activity options in the workplace, increase healthy eating options, promote a wellness culture, implement at least nine criteria outlined by the American Heart As-sociation in the areas of physical activity, nutri-tion and culture and demonstrate measurable out-comes related to workplace wellness.

White Plains Hospital offers employees on-site exercise classes such as yoga and walk-ing groups, discounts on gym memberships, a weekly wellness newsletter, stress reduction seminars, Weight Watchers at work, a smoking cessation program and other programs to pro-mote a healthy lifestyle. An example was the successful “Walking Wednesdays” program the hospital implemented this summer that brought out dozens of employees each week for half hour brisk walks around the campus and sur-rounding community.

For more information about the fit-friendly worksites program and how it’s helping to im-prove the health of Americans by focusing on the workplace, call 694-6464 or visit heart.org/worksitewellness.

A member of the Montefiore Health System, White Plains Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit healthcare organization with the primary mis-sion of providing exceptional acute and preven-tive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surround-ing areas. Centers of excellence include the Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center, The Wil-liam and Sylvia Silberstein Neonatal and Mater-nity Center and The Ruth and Jerome A. Siegel Stroke Center. The Hospital’s Flanzer Emer-gency Department is the busiest in Westchester County, seeing more than 55,000 visits a year.

White Plains Hospital is the only community hospital in Westchester County to perform life-saving emergency and elective angioplasty in its Joan and Alan Herfort, M.D. Cardiac Catheter-ization Laboratory.

The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and earned its recognition as a Top Performer for Key Quality Measures® in 2013. The hospital is also an 11-time winner of the Consumer Choice Award, an honor given to the nation’s top hospitals by the National Research Corporation and received Magnet® designation in 2012 from the American Nurses Credential-ing Center.

In 2014, White Plains Hospital received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, given to only 5 percent of hos-pitals nationwide. For additional information, visit wphospital.org.

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Well, it happened again. My bracket is an absolute mess.

It didn’t take long for me to realize that this wasn’t going to be my year. By the end of day two of the tournament, I’d lost eight teams in my field of 32. Two days later, my entire West Region was in shambles.

Given the number of shock-ing upsets, though, I remained cautiously optimistic. Not so much in my own ability to pick the games, but in the fact that everyone else’s bracket was surely busted as well. Alas, there were few brackets as bad off as mine was.

Heading into this week’s Fi-nal Four round, it would seem virtually impossible for me to escape with a tournament win. But despite my continued lack of success here, it’s been a pretty fun ride.

A descent into madnessThe tournament, as always,

has had its share of great mo-ments.

From Georgia State’s first round upset against Bay-lor—complete with injured Panthers’ coach Ron Hunter falling out of his chair after his son hit the deciding shot, to Notre Dame’s near upset of Kentucky last Saturday, there has been no shortage of excitement this year.

In some ways, having such a rough time with my bracket has been a blessing. Instead of hanging on each game worried that a late-run might bury my chances of winning, I have been able to simply watch the games as a basketball fan—with no rooting interest. Had I still been in the hunt for an il-lusive title, I would’ve been rooting for Kentucky—home of the one-and-done and just about everything that is wrong with college basket-ball—to win. After all, I, and

many others, have them go-ing all the way.

But freeing myself from that sort of bottom-line think-ing allowed me to root for an upset win for the Irish and senior guard Jerian Grant, a fifth-year player who has un-doubtedly helped his NBA chances by sticking around in the college ranks for a while.

Of course, maybe this is just a defense mechanism; my way of dealing with the tragedy that befalls my picks each year. I’m used to it by now. But win or lose, brack-ets intact or not, March Mad-ness is one of the best times of the year for a sports fan.

At least I’ll keep telling myself that. One of these days, I’m going to win this thing.

I deserve my one shining moment.

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Spring Sprint announced

The Auxiliary Board of St. Vincent’s Hospital West-chester will host the 6th an-nual Marie and George Doty Spring Sprint 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 9, starting at the hospital’s main campus at 275 North Street in Harrison. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. and the run/walk will begin at 9 a.m. All ages are welcome. For more information, to reg-ister as a team or individual,

or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please vis-it stvincentswestchester.org or call 925-5401. More than 500 participants attended the event in 2014.

Proceeds from the Spring Sprint will benefit St. Vin-cent’s Hospital Westchester, a division of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center. St. Vincent’s offers inpatient and outpa-tient mental health and ad-

diction treatment services at its campus in Harrison and at off-site locations in White Plains, Tuckahoe and Port Chester. St. Vincent’s also provides mobile crisis ser-vices for Westchester County, manages residential services for 724 individuals in West-chester County and New York City and operates four opioid treatment centers in New York City. (Submitted)

St. Vincent’s Hospital will host the annual Spring Sprint on May 9. Photo courtesy stvincenctswestchester.org

Whitted out as Knicks coach

On March 30, The West-chester Knicks, the official NBA Development League af-filiate of the New York Knick-erbockers, announced today that head coach Kevin Whitted has been relieved of his duties.

“Our focus remains on de-veloping players and preparing them for the next step in their careers,” Westchester Knicks General Manager Allan Hous-ton said. “The support from the fans and the entire com-munity in our inaugural season has been tremendous. We wish Kevin the best in his future en-deavors.”

In his first season as head coach, Whitted compiled a 10-36 record in the team’s inaugu-ral season. Whitted was named

the first head coach in the team’s history on Oct. 8, 2014.

Assistant coach Craig Hodges was tabbed to serve as interim head coach for the team’s remaining four games in the 2014-2015 season.

On March 30, in his first game at the helm of the squad, Hodges’ Knicks lost a hard fought game against the Grand Rapid Drive, the Detroit Pis-tons’ affiliate. Trailing by as many as 12 in the final quarter of play, the Knicks cut the lead to just five points before ulti-mately falling 111-103.

Drive forward Adonis Thomas paced all scorers with 34 points, while Thana-sis Antetokounmpo led West-chester with 20 points and 11

rebounds and also had three blocks.

Despite the outcome, Hodg-es said he was proud of the team’s effort in his first game as head coach.

“Sometimes when you’re on the skid we’ve been on, it’s tough,” Hodges said. “I just try to remind the guys that playing basketball is a joy. They’re not hanging their heads, they’re having fun.”

The Westchester Knicks hit the road for the last trip of the season starting with a game on Wednesday, April 1 against the Iowa Energy, the Mem-phis Grizzlies’ affiliate. The game will be broadcast live on MSG+ and the D-League’s YouTube channel. (Submitted)

Thanasis Antetokounmpo holds the ball against the Grand Rapids Drive on March 30. Antetokounmpo led the Knicks with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Newly tabbed head coach Craig Hodges talks with guard Durrell Summers on March 30. Hodges took over for former head coach Kevin Whitted after Whitted was dismissed on March 30. Contributed photos

16 • tHe eAStCHeSteR RevIeW • April 3, 2015 SPORTS

Broncos start fast

By MIKe SMItHSports Editor

If Bronxville ended last sea-son on a hot streak, it would appear that they haven’t cooled off a bit in 2015. On March 31, the reigning Class C state

champions won their second game of the season, overpow-ering Briarcliff 18-2 to im-prove to 2-0 on the year.

Although the Broncos grad-uated an impressive senior class last spring, they have no shortage of stars coming back

this season. Captains Charlie Tarry, Michael Crawford, Ted Forst and Henry Grass have all been on the varsity squad for at least four seasons now, and according to coach Tim Hor-gan, they’ve been invaluable in terms of leading the way

for the younger generation of Broncos’ stars.

“I think you see especial-ly with the seniors, there’s a strong sense of all the guys wanting to get back to the same place we were last year,” Horgan said. “And they’ve helped initiate the younger guys into that culture, there really isn’t much that I’ve had to do with that.”

In the team’s season open-er on March 26, the Broncos took on another local power in Mamaroneck, handily defeat-ing the Tigers 18-7, thanks in part to a seven-goal, five-as-sist day from Grass.

According to Horgan, the matchup with the Tigers showed that early season rust

would not be a problem for the Bronxville squad.

“I don’t want to use the cli-ché that we were in ‘midsea-son form’,” the coach said. “But we were composed. The team has played together all year, so we’re not just limited to those eight practices before the season starts.”

In their second game, the Broncos once again scored 18 goals, this time buoyed by one of their younger standouts in Sam Powell, who netted three scores on the day.

“We’ve got a nice, rounded group,” Horgan said. “We’ve got a lot of talented younger players this year.”

Despite the team’s early successes, Horgan admitted

that the team has a lot of work to do if it hopes to again con-tend for a state title. In partic-ular, he said, the Broncos need to tighten up on the defensive end if they hope to win anoth-er Class C crown.

“I think we need to work on our clearing game, and defen-sively, we just need to make sure we’re doing all the little things the right way,” he said. “Early on, we’ve given up a few goals because we weren’t doing that.”

The Broncos will be off un-til April 7, when they take on either Blind Brook or Garden City. They will resume league play on April 15 when they host Pleasantville.


Michael Crawford battles with a Mamaroneck player for control of the ball on March 26.

Bronxville defenders attempt to keep Mamaroneck’s Reed Malas off the net in the season opener. Bronxville is currently 2-0. Photos/Mike Smith

Henry Grass makes a move against a Mamaroneck defender on March 26. Grass finished the game with seven goals and five assists.

Mamaroneck and Bronxville square off in their respective season openers on March 26. Bronxville beat the Tigers 18-7.

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