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refurbishing both the exterior and interior of the tanks with paint, sealant, structural modi-fications and increasing secu-rity measures around the sites.

However, Anthony Conetta, manager of the Westchester Joint Water Works, WJWW, the agency leading the rehab effort, said it was impossible to do all seven simultaneous-ly, as this would cause a risk to the municipalities supply in the event of a fire. Conetta said that fire protection is the primary reason for water tank storage, with domestic and commercial use right after.

The first tank to be reha-bilitated was on Park Lane

in West Harrison. The work on the exterior is just being completed, as seasonal set-backs put a halt to the effort, according to Conetta. Costs for this project were bonded for at $1.7 million. There is a Park Lane No. 2 tank, next to the first rehabilitated tank, but since it’s much newer, Conetta said, it wasn’t considered to be next in line.

Therefore, WJWW has set its sight on the Woodside Ave-nue in Harrison.

“The use of the [Woodside] project benefits the town of Har-rison, exclusively,” Conetta said.

The WJWW acts as a water purveyor on behalf of roughly

65,000 customers in the Town and Village of Mamaroneck and Harrison. The agency also sells water wholesale to the Village of Larchmont and to United Water.

The cost for this rehab ef-fort was unanimously ap-proved by the Harrison Town Council at its April 16 meeting through authorization of the use of $1.2 million in bonds. Conetta previously told the Review that the Woodside tank would need more work as it’s in a residential neighborhood where the homes are locat-ed much closer to the tank.

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Harrison’s water tank rehabilatation work expands

Play Ball!The Harrison Little League held its 64th annual opening ceremony and parade on

April 24, with close to 90 teams participating. For story, see page 6. Photo/Bobby Begun

by JOHn bRandI Staff Writer

Ahead of adopting its 2015-2016 budget, The Harrison Central School District was facing a $3.87 million short-fall, which the district has been plugging up through un-sustainable measures.

The Board of Education will seek voter approval of a $109 million budget for 2015-2016 that would in-crease the district property tax levy by just .4 percent, which is right at the state-mandated tax levy cap.

The levy is the total amount the district needs to raise in property taxes to meet expenses.

The proposed budget, which increases overall spend-ing by .15 percent over the $99.7 million 2014-15 budget, was adopted by the board at its April 23 meeting.

Superintendent of Business Robert Salierno said $2 mil-lion was taken from an appro-priated fund, $300,000 from capital reserves, $422,923 were captured in retirement incentives as well as $1.5 million in other costs such as transportation and BOCES services to cover the shortfall.

“What districts have been doing is dipping into the re-serves,” Salierno said. “It’ll bring the [tax] levy and tax rate down, but once you use that up, what do you do to fill that gap? It’s a one time funding level.”

Salierno didn’t disclose how much there is in the school district’s reserve funds.

As for the savings recouped through retirement incen-tives, Salierno explained that

the teacher at the top step would retire and a new teacher coming in wouldn’t receive the same salary amount, so they’d be starting at a much lower step. He said this would create a series of savings for the district in both salary and pension costs.

The decision to draw money from the capital reserves means projects that the Board of Edu-cation is interested in undertak-ing, like improving access to buildings for people with dis-abilities, would now require a bond, according to Schools Su-perintendent Louis Wool.

Through these various mea-sures, the district has weathered the shortfall without making cuts to the instructional budget, Salierno said, and filled eight new full-time positions.

Though some casualties include a scaled back health program for the elementary level and sixth grade, the district doesn’t have the cur-rent freedom to add to the program which hasn’t seen major changes in five years Wool said, ever since Com-mon Core standards were put in place.

“We want to make sure teachers have resources in place,” Wool said. “When asking to do all these chal-lenging things under the cir-cumstances and under this money shortchange.”

Wool assured members of the community that thro-ugh this, the students wouldn’t be impacted and the instruc-tional budget has stayed intact.

by JOHn bRandIStaff Writer

In an effort to rehabilitate a series of water storage tanks in Harrison and neighboring Mamaroneck, the initiative, which began two years ago, has gained momentum with the next site having been re-vealed and the project expand-ing to include repairs and con-struction to pump stations.

Upon recommendation fr-om the Westchester County Department of Health, seven water tanks—six in Harrison and one in the Town of Ma-maroneck—were highlighted for rehab work, which include

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

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Kindergarten parent orientation

9:15 a.m., PUR

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SAT and SAT subject exams

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

3 4PTA meeting

7:30 p.m., HHS, LMK, PAR

5Cinco de Mayo

PTA meeting 7 p.m., PRE

6PTA meeting

9:15 a.m., PUR

Board of Education meeting

7:15 p.m., LMK

7PTA Council

9:30 a.m., LMK

Kindergarten parent orientation

9:30 a.m., HAS

Grade 8 Spring Concert 7:15 p.m., LMK

Town/Village board meeting

7:30 p.m., Municipal building

8Grade 1 play 10 a.m., HAS

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Mother’s Day

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International Night 6 p.m., HHS

Architectural Review Board meeting


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Kindergarten orientation 9:30 a.m., PRE

Choreographer’s

Showcase 7 p.m., HHS

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Zoning Board meeting 8 p.m., Municipal building

Grade 7 Spring Concert

7:15 p.m., LMK

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PTA meeting 9 a.m., HAS

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Jazz Night 7 p.m., offsite

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School budget vote

Family Math Night 6 p.m., PUR

Planning Board meeting7:30 p.m.,

Municipal building

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Board of Education meeting

7:15 p.m., LMK

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Town/Village board meeting


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Harrison schools volunteer coffee 8:30 a.m., HAS

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Memorial DaySchools and government

offices closed

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SEPTA meeting 7:15 p.m., LMK

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Husky Day

Choral Cabaret 7 p.m., HHS

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Grade 3 wax museum HAS

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May 1, 2015 • tHe HaRRIsOn RevIew • 3

Ira Ellenthal, former presi-dent and associate publisher of the New York Daily News as well as CEO and group publisher of U.S. News & World Report, The Atlantic and Fast Company magazines, has joined Port Chester-based HomeTown Media Group, the parent company of the Review newspapers that cover nine communities in lower West-chester County.

Ellenthal begins in a newly-created executive capacity as chief revenue officer.

“Ira is both a gifted advertis-ing sales executive and a fac-ile writer whose well-known skills will be welcomed as we continue to turn the Review papers into an even greater

Former Daily News president joins the Review

Ira Ellenthal

force in the marketplace,” Review Publisher Howard Sturman said. “We’re pleased and fortunate to have him.”

For his part, Ellenthal is thrilled to be back on the firing line.

“I took a brief crack at retirement recently and quick-ly discovered that it sim-ply wasn’t for me,” he said. “Working is my vocation and avocation and I’m champing at the bit at the thought of get-ting started.”

At the top of my to-do list is meeting face to face with members of the communities we serve—readers and adver-tisers—in order to learn first-hand how our newspapers can be more valuable to them than ever.”

Ellenthal can be reached at 653-1000, extension 31 or [email protected]

by CHRIs ebeRHaRtStaff Writer

The Westchester County Board of Legislators outlined what its 60-day review of the Playland agreement between the county administration and Standard Amusements will look like.

The 60-day window to ap-prove the agreement that af-fords Standard the right to manage the amusement park was included as a clause in the

tentative agreement between Republican County Executive Rob Astorino and the potential park operator.

However, if the legislators do not approve the agreement within that time frame, then Standard Amusements has the right to terminate its offer. The clock started April 15.

The legislators subcommit-tee Labor, Parks, Planning and Housing, which is reviewing the tentative agreement, has the first opportunity to vet the

proposal that was ironed out by Astorino’s administration. The final Board of Legislators vote is scheduled for June 15.

At the subcommittees’ first meeting on April 23, the schedule leading up to that final vote was set to include 12 meetings with discussions about financials, law, labor, concerns of locals and capital projects, among others, along with a site visit, input from

County sets Playland operator review schedule

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Westchester County Board of Legislators Playland Review Calendar

April 29 9 a.m. Financials

May 6 10:30 a.m. Capital projects and physical alterations

May 7 9 a.m. Site visit

May 13 9 a.m. Law, SEQR and labor

May 20 9 a.m. Traffic and parking, local concerns and Rye officials

7 p.m. Public hearing in Board of Legislators chambers

May 27 9 a.m. Budget and financials

June 3 9 a.m. Open issues Week of June 1 TBD Public hearing in Rye

June 10 9 a.m. Final deliberations and subcommittee vote

June 15 7 p.m. Final Board of Legislators vote


What’s going on...

“Taste of Harrison”On Sunday, May 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

The Friends of the Harrison Public Library are sponsoring “Taste of Harrison,” an event to ben-efit the Harrison Public Library.

New this year, all Harrison businesses are in-vited to participate. See what the various estab-lishments have to offer.

The main event is a walking tour of the downtown Harrison restaurants who are donat-ing a sample of their cuisine to participants who have made a $20 donation to the Friends of the Harrison Public Library. Day of event donation is $25 for adults and $15 for children over the age of 12. Tickets are $10 for children under age 12 and no charge for children under the age of 5. The participants will be identified with a spe-cial wristband. To order wristbands or for more information, call Albina at 835-4575, Angela at

835-2429 or Connie at 315-1922. Participating establishments will be identified with a balloon.

There will be ample parking in the commuter parking lots and Mayor Ron Belmont is arrang-ing for the Harrison Senior Transport minivan to be available.

English conversation groupLet’s speak English, non-native speakers.

Practice your English and make new friends in an informal, volunteer-led setting and learn about the Harrison library too. There is no need to register or sign up. Group meets on Mondays from 11 a.m. to noon at Uncle Henry’s Bar and Grill, 309 Halstead Ave.

West Harrison library eventsStory time

Great stories, music and fun for ages 1 to 5. No registration necessary, bring your friends. Mondays from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Computer orientationOne hour class for the computerized library

catalog and internet. Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Homework helpHomework help is available. Accomplished

high school student volunteers help students in grades 1 to 5 with their homework. Tuesdays 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Mother Goose TimeSongs, dancing and fun for the little ones

ages 3 and under. Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Story time and craft Listen to stories and create a fun craft

with Manhattanville volunteers. Program for ages 3 to 5 on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Harrison schools “Savor The Sounds”

The Harrison High School band, chorus, dance and orchestra present “Savor The Sounds,” an enchanted evening filled with music and dance, on Saturday, May 9 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The concert event, located in the Harrison High School Students Union, includes live perfor-mances, delicious food and a great silent auction. Tickets are $25 per person in advance, $30 at the door. Tickets can also be purchased either online at hhsbpa.coffeecup.com or by mailing a check, payable to “HBPA” to Marisa Pierroz at 280 Harrison Ave., Harrison, N.Y. 10528.

For reservation inquiries, contact Pierroz at [email protected]. For all other in-quires, contact Robin Rocchi at [email protected].

Harrison Players“Open Mic Night”

Got a dance routine you’re dying to try out? Wrote a poem or did you read one you want to share? Do you love to sing and want to do it on stage? Got a guitar or other instrument solo to test out? This event is open to everyone. All we ask is that you keep it clean and appropriate for all audience members. Bring your family and friends. Performers must arrive at 7 p.m. to sign in. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Date: Saturday, May 30Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Price: $5 per person Place: The Veterans’ Memorial Building

Address, 210 Halstead Ave.

For more information, call 698-4599, email [email protected] or visit harrison-players.org.

Harrison RecreationSpring swim lessons

Children in kindergar-ten through fifth grade can learn how to swim on Mondays and Tues-days from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., starting May 4 and running through May 19 at the Louis M. Klein Middle School in Harrison. This program includes six, one-hour lessons. The fee is $100, made payable to the Town/Village of Harrison.

Zumba KidsZumba Kids is the high-energy dance fit-

ness party where we play it loud and rock with friends to our own rules. Spring session regis-

tration is now open. This program will be held on Tuesdays at 4:15 p.m., starting May 5 and running through June 23 at the Leo Mintzer Center. Applications are available online at Har-rison-ny.gov/recreation. The fee is $100, made payable to Raya Munzer. For more information, contact Raya Munzer at [email protected] or 646-472-9103.

Summer campFour-day camps offering numerous sports,

arts and crafts, swimming, music and weekly special events. Grades 1 through 8 are eligible to apply. Registration fee is $475, $250 for a second child and $175 for third and subsequent children. Please make check payable to Town/Village of Harrison. Deadline for the program is May 7, at which time campers will be placed on a wait list with no guarantee of a spot. Late fee is $50 per child after May 7 and $100 af-ter June 18. Camp starts on June 29 and runs through Aug. 7.

Harrison Senior Citizen clubs

The West Harrison group meets on Thursday, from noon through 3 p.m. at the Leo Mintzer Community Center at 251 Underhill Ave., to discuss items of interest, play bingo and plan activities coming up in the near future. Dues are $24 per year. Refreshments are served.

The downtown group meets every Friday from noon through 3 p.m. at the Veterans Me-morial Building, 210 Halstead Ave. Dues are $24 per year. Refreshments are served.

We also have a drop-in center at the Harrison Community Center, 216 Halstead Ave., avail-able Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., where you may enjoy television, cards and socializing. Tuesday exercise classes from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Harrison Community Center. Both groups participate in many activi-ties including luncheons, day trips, overnight trips, special movie dates, exercise and line dancing classes, just to name a few. All seniors are welcomed to join the nearest center and to participate in all its activities. For further infor-mation on recreation and social activities, call the senior center at 670-3000, ext. 3172.

White Plains Performing Arts Center“Cooking with the Calamari Sisters”Hilarity, failed dishes and food fights ensue

during this live broadcast of a public access cable cooking show hosted by two larger-than-life Italian sisters, Delphine and Carmela Cala-mari. The sisters sing and dance to such beloved Italian favorites as “Volare,” “Come On A My House,” “Botcha Me,” “Que Sera Sera,” “That’s Amore,” and of course, “Mambo Italiano!” as they try to make it through their final broadcast together in one piece. Show date is May 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 to $35.

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].

Harrison library events


Westchester County Execu-tive Rob Astorino announced on April 20 that Westchester County Park Passes are now available at many parks and golf courses throughout the county.

“A Westchester County Park Pass is your key to easy access, residents-only dis-counts and more at the county pools, beaches and golf cours-es this summer,” Astorino said. “With all of the convenient park pass issuing locations our parks department has set up all over the county, we’ve made it easy for you to get a pass now and beat the summer rush.”

Passes are available to any county resident age 12 and older who has either a driver’s license or photo identification with proof of Westchester resi-dency.

The park pass is a photo identification card that pro-vides you with admission to all county-owned parks, pools and beaches, along with dis-counts on parking and golf when applicable. One park pass holder can bring two

adults and children under age 12 into all county swimming facilities. Regular admis-sion fees apply to each guest. An individual pass costs $75 and is valid for three years from date of issue. It must be obtained in per-son. Individual passes are non-transferable and can only be used by their owner. A family park pass is available for families who need to pur-chase two or more park passes for their household. The pass is $150, which covers two adult passes plus passes for any chil-dren ages 12 through 18 living at home. A family park pass is valid for three years from the month of purchase. All family members must be present at the time of purchase.

Senior citizen park passes for adults age 60 and older are available for a fee of $75 and are valid for six years from date of issue. Park passes for disabled residents are also available for $75 and are also valid for six years. An eligibil-ity form must first be obtained

from the county’s Office for the Disabled by calling 995-2957. A Medicare card is ac-ceptable proof of disability.

Park passes are avail-able seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at all six county-owned golf courses. These include Dunwoodie and Sprain Lake in Yonkers, Hud-son Hills in Ossining, Maple Moor in White Plains, Mo-hansic in Yorktown Heights, Saxon Woods in Scarsdale and Ward Pound Ridge Res-ervation in Cross River. Passes are also issued week-days, Monday through Friday only from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Westchester County Cen-ter in White Plains and at the parks department’s adminis-trative offices at 450 Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley.

At Croton Point Park, pass-es are issued year-round, sev-en days a week, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At Playland Park in Rye, passes are issued from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, when the amusement

County Park Passes now available

park is closed. When the park is open, passes are available from 11 a.m. until one hour before the park closes.

For park hours go to Rye-Playland.org or call 813-7000.Beginning Saturday, May 2,

passes will be available daily through Labor Day at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Beginning Saturday, June 13, passes will be available daily at Tibbetts Brook Park

in Yonkers, Saxon Woods Pool in White Plains and Wilson’s Waves Parks in Mount Vernon. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 864-PARK or visit westches-tergov.com/parks. (Submitted)

Park passes are now available at many parks and golf courses throughout the county, including Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, pictured. Contributed photo


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HarrisonTHE

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On a chilly evening on April 24, the Harrison Little League held its 64th annual opening ceremony and parade.

Hundreds of onlookers were in attendance as ap-proximately 90 Little League teams and their coaches pa-raded through the town, start-ing at Veteran’s Park and end-ing at the Harrison Avenue School. The Harrison High School Marching Band was on hand to entertain, and af-ter the parade, a celebration of the evening’s events cul-

Harrison Little League kicks off 2015

minated in a family barbeque.Longtime coach and vol-

unteer Bobby Day was awarded with Harrison’s Little League Volunteer of the Year award, also known as the JoAnn Lucas Award. Day has coached baseball and softball in Harrison for years, with his teams excel-ling at all levels. From pilot-ing new clubs to capturing league titles, Day was hon-ored for his continued dedi-cation to the Harrison Little League program.

Noah Strone was also rec-ognized during the opening ceremony and was present-ed with the Special Umpire Recognition Award. Strone has been selected to um-pire the 2015 Girls Softball World Series Championships in Portland, Ore.

“The chilly temperatures affected the turnout, but those who came out had a great time,” said Tony Dalto, Harrison Little League’s ex-ecutive vice president. -Harrison Review staff

From left to right, Harrison Little League President Rich Salerno, Noah Strone, winner of the 2015 Special Umpire Recognition Award, and Mayor Ron Belmont. Strone was selected to umpire the 2015 Girls Softball World Series Championships in Portland, Ore.

Harrison Little Leaguers proudly display their banner in the parade.

The Harrison High School Marching Band leads the Annual Harrison Little League parade on April 24.

Harrison’s Pizza 2000 sponsors one of the girls teams, pictured. Photos/Bobby Begun


Conetta said this limits the movement, by the contractor, to and from the site.

Additionally, the Woodside tank is also taller than the Park Lane tanks, and would require a 120-foot ladder for workers to climb to the top. The Oc-cupational Safety and Health Administration requires there be a cage around the ladder, which would incur its own costs from the operational and maintenance budget of WJWW.

In the midst of tank reha-bilitation, Conetta also spoke of two additional projects that would enhance the water system.

The town board, at its April 16 meeting, followed suit with the WJWW board, which Harrison Mayor Ron Bel-mont, a Republican, sits on, and unanimously approved the construction of a booster station near the Park Lane tanks and upgrades to the existing one on Kenilworth. Both would be joint funded and estimates for Kenilworth would see the town put up

52.7 percent, or $1.52 million of the $2.9 million project. For the Park Lane booster sta-tion, the town would provide $352,300 of $650,000.

Comptroller Maureen Mac-Kenzie said this resolu-tion was just to put the proj-ect forward with engineering specifications, and the town won’t bond for the money un-til estimates finalize, similar to the bonding for the Wood-side tank rehab.

The Kenilworth pump sta-tion, Conetta said, is largely obsolete and can only pump around 1 million gallons a day. If the repairs were done, it could pump 10 mil-lion gallons of water a day from a secondary location known as Shaft 22, which is in Yonkers, to Harrison’s six water tanks.

“If Rye Lake were to go down, you would not have an emergency back up to provide water to Harrison,” Conetta said urging this repair project to move forward.

Conetta said the benefit that could come from mak-ing repairs to the Kenilworth pump station is that it could

expand ultra violet disinfec-tion, UV, treatment to WJWW customers north of Interstate 287 by March 2016.

The construction of a booster station near the Park Lane tanks would increase water pressure to those resi-dents that live uphill from the two storage tanks and eventu-ally, Conetta said, water could be diverted and sold to resi-dents of North Castle.

Conetta also mentioned a third project, which was a suggestion to acquire three additional generators to make sure the water coming from Rye Lake, which is the pri-mary source to fill the stor-age tanks, doesn’t stop in the event of an electrical failure.

Currently, there is only one generator at Rye Lake that Conetta said is “on in years.” It’s mobile and mounted to a trailer so it can be transported where needed, but hasn’t been available for full use.

Conetta said the three new, mobile generators are neces-sary because gravity prevents water from flowing automati-cally toward the storage tanks in Harrison and therefore it

needs to be pumped using electricity. Conetta said this would be considered a joint funded project, and that he’s already secured 25 percent grant assistance from New York State.

Meanwhile, the town board also unanimously adopted a bond on April 16 for $700,000, upon recommen-dation from Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Rob-inson, to make upgrades to two sewer pump stations that are not a part of WJWW.

These upgrades would fix two sewer stations in Harri-son, on Winfield and Cottage avenues, which see 34,560 and 26,000 gallons of sew-age flow through them daily, respectively, according to the town’s 2007 Hazard Mitiga-tion Plan. According to Rob-inson, the stations are largely obsolete, rusted out and have fallen out of compliance with New York’s electrical code.

“We’ve been Band-Aiding these things since I’ve been deputy almost 10 years ago,” Robinson said.

COntaCt: [email protected]

Rehabilitation of seven water tanks is slowly moving forward, as the Woodside Avenue tank, pictured, is next in line, in addition to some pump station repairs. Photo courtesy google.com

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NOTICE TO BIDDERSThe Harrison Central School District hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for the following:RFB #15/16-06, Masonry Supplies. Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes marked “RFB #15/16-06: Masonry Supplies” on the outside. Bids will be received until 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2015 by the Purchasing Agent (or his duly designated representative), Harrison Central School District, Business Office, 50 Union Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528; (914) 630-3011; Fax: (914) 835-2715, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained at www.empirestatebidsystem.com or from the district Business Office beginning Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The Harrison Central School District is not responsible for bids opened prior to the bid opening if bid number and opening date do not appear on the envelope. Bids opened prior to the date and time indicated are invalid. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail, or in the handling of the mail by employees of the Harrison Central School District, as well as improper hand delivery.The Harrison Central School District reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, or to reject all bids, or to accept any bid which in the opinion of the Board will be to their best interest.By order of the Board of Education. Gene George, Purchasing Agent. Dated: April 28, 2015

NOTICE TO BIDDERSThe Harrison Central School District hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for the following:RFB #15/16-05, andscaping SuppliesBids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes marked “RFB #15/16-05: Landscaping Supplies” on the outside. Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2015 by the Purchasing Agent (or his duly designated representative), Harrison Central School District, Business Office, 50 Union Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528; (914) 630-3011; Fax: (914) 835-2715, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained at www.empirestatebidsystem.com or from the district Business Office beginning Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The Harrison Central School District is not responsible for bids opened prior to the bid opening if bid number and opening date do not appear on the envelope. Bids opened prior to the date and time in-dicated are invalid. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail, or in the handling of the mail by employees of the Harrison Central School District, as well as improper hand delivery.The Harrison Central School District reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, or to reject all bids, or to accept any bid which in the opinion of the Board will be to their best interest.By order of the Board of Education. Gene George, Purchasing Agent. Dated: April 28, 2015

NOTICE TO BIDDERSThe Harrison Central School District hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for the following:Bid Number: 15/16-07 Fencing – New and RepairsBids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes marked “Bid Spec #15/16-07: Fencing – New and Repairs” on the outside. Bids will be received until 2:15 p.m., Monday, May 18, 2015 by the Purchasing Agent (or his duly designated representative), Harrison Central School District, Business Office, 50 Union Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528; (914) 630-3011; Fax: (914) 835-2715, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained from the same office beginning Friday, May 1, 2015. The Harrison Central School District is not responsible for bids opened prior to the bid opening if bid number and opening date do not appear on the envelope. Bids opened prior to the date and time indicated are invalid. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail, or in the handling of the mail by employees of the Harrison Central School District, as well as improper hand delivery.The Harrison Central School District reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, or to reject all bids, or to accept any bid which in the opinion of the Board will be to their best interest.By order of the Board of Education. Gene George, Purchasing Agent. Dated: May 1, 2015

County Executive Rob As-torino announced on April 20 that online registration for West-chester County’s popular Learn-to-Swim program at Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers and Sax-on Woods Pool in White Plains is now open.

“Knowing how to swim is not only a great skill to have but it can lead to a lifetime of fun and recreational fitness, and can even save your life,” Astorino said.

The program offers swim-ming lessons for all ages and ability levels from toddlers to se-nior citizens according to Amer-ican Red Cross guidelines.

Classes will be held begin-ning Tuesday, July 7, and will run through Friday, July 31.

Lessons for teens and adults will be held only at Saxon Woods Pool.

The registration fee is $75, which includes pool admission fees for the participant. Adults and teens participating in the Learn-to-Swim program must present a valid Westchester County Park Pass on the first day of class. Children under 12 registering for the lessons must

Learn to swim at Westchester County pools

be accompanied by a park pass-holding parent or adult guardian.

The Learn-to-Swim program is sponsored by Westchester

County Parks. For more in-formation or to register for the program, go to westchestergov.com/parks. (Submitted)

Westchester County’s Learn-to-Swim program is available at Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, pictured, and Saxon Woods Pool in White Plains. Photo courtesy redcross.org

• Pre-schoolers ages 3-5:classes meet wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. or from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. all children must be accompanied by an adult.

• Children ages 6-8:classes meet tuesdays and thursdays, from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

• Children ages 9-12:classes meet tuesdays and thursdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

• Adults and teens (13 and up):classes meet tuesdays and thursdays, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. (saxon woods only)

The schedule for classes is as follows:

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Last week, I had the plea-sure of attending County Ex-ecutive Rob Astorino’s State of the County Address. The county executive remains optimistic that Westches-ter County is heading in the right direction. He pledged not to raise property taxes and restated his goal of bal-ancing needs versus wants. He also expressed his con-fidence in the county’s re-sponse to the settlement with HUD. His message reflect-ed Westchester’s improved economy and outlined plans to repair local infrastructure that has deteriorated due to several harsh winters.

The annual Little League opening ceremony and pa-rade took place last week and it was wonderful shar-ing the honor of throwing the first pitch of the sea-son with Councilman Joe Canella. Scores of onlookers were in attendance as more than 90 Little League teams and their coaches paraded through town. The Harrison High School Marching Band was on hand to serenade the crowd. I would like to take this time to recognize the high school band’s music di-rector, Charlie Briem, for his years of dedicated service to the school and to our com-munity. After the parade, a celebration of the evening’s events culminated in a bar-beque. Once again, it was great to be part of this won-derful annual kickoff event.

I would like to take this time to recognize Rabbi Eytan Hammerman and the

Springtime events throughout the communityJewish Community Center, JCC, of Harrison. Recently, the JCC hosted the official dedication of the Lee Javitch Sanctuary and the installa-tion of Rabbi Hammerman as the sixth rabbi of the JCC. It was an honor to join in the commemorative event, pay-ing tribute to the rabbi and the JCC. Rabbi Hammerman leads his congregation with passion and commitment. He is also well known to the broader faith community of Harrison, having joined with other clergy members to lend support when needed. Congratulations JCC, Rabbi Hammerman and all those involved in these celebratory events.

The Harrison Youth Coun-cil, Harrison Public Library Foundation and Harrison’s Children’s Center are partic-ipating in this year’s United Way Give Local campaign from May 5 at noon to May 6 at noon. “Give Local West-chester & Putnam” is a 24-hour online giving event designed to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits in a single day. This communitywide event celebrates the spirit of giv-ing, and the collective ef-fort it takes to strengthen our community, by raising criti-cal funds for local nonprof-its. This event is open to the public and anyone can make a secure donation ($10 mini-mum) at givelocalwp.org.

Children ages 5 to 12, and their parents, are cor-dially invited to a Royal Tea Party in honor of Mother’s Day. The party will begin at 4 p.m. at the West Harrison Branch Library on Wednes-day, May 6. Guests are in-

vited to wear their royal fin-ery and to enjoy crafts and refreshments.

It was an honor to attend this year’s Field of Honor Ceremony at Harrison High School. The Field of Honor project gives our community the opportunity to recognize a veteran, or current member of the armed forces, by pur-chasing a flag which is then placed in a designated area on the high school lawn. It was a moving tribute and I was glad I was able to attend.

In closing, I would like to recognize all those who par-ticipated in this year’s Amer-ican Cancer Society Relay for Life. Relay for Life is a community event where ev-eryone can participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of supporters gather over-night, at a local high school, and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track, at all times, during the event. Congratulations to the teams participating at Harri-son High School. Forty-four teams, with 380 participants, raised over $73,000. This commitment, to helping in the fight against cancer, in-spires all of us to make a dif-ference.

The next “Lunch with the Mayor” is on Friday, May 8 and I will be at Halstead Av-enue Taqueria located at 261 Halstead Ave., in Harrison. On Friday, May 15, I will be at 273 Kitchen located at 273 Halstead Ave. I will be at these locations from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and look forward to meeting with res-idents and talking about is-sues facing our community.

NOTICE TO BIDDERSThe Harrison Central School District hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for the following:RFB #15/16-01 Driver Education In-Car InstructionBids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes marked “RFB #15/16-01: Driver Education In-Car Instruction” on the outside. Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 18, 2015 by the Purchasing Agent (or his duly designated representative), Harrison Central School District, Business Office, 50 Union Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528; (914) 630-3011; Fax: (914) 835-2715, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained at www.empirestatebidsystem.com or from the district Business Office beginning Friday, May 1, 2015. The Harrison Central School District is not responsible for bids opened prior to the bid opening if bid number and opening date do not appear on the envelope. Bids opened prior to the date and time indicated are invalid. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail, or in the handling of the mail by employees of the Harrison Central School District, as well as improper hand delivery.This bid is designed as a Request for Competitive Offers. The award will be based on Best Value to the School District as opposed to the strictly lowest offer. Proposals will be evaluated by committee which will determine the overall best value offer and the award will be determined accordingly. The Evaluation Criteria to be utilized by the committee is included in the bid packet.The Harrison Central School District reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, or to reject all bids, or to accept any bid which in the opinion of the Board will be to their best interest.By order of the Board of Education. Gene George, Purchasing Agent. Dated: May 1, 2015

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Save the Sound seeking summer volunteers

Save the Sound, a bi-state program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment, is happy to announce the receipt of a grant to increase water qual-ity monitoring this summer in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Last year, Save the Sound’s water quality moni-toring program in Westches-ter County, found that fecal contamination is highest in the streams, creeks, and rivers that run through communities and flow to the shoreline.

The EPA Region 2 Citi-zen Science Water Moni-toring Equipment Loanfor Save the Sound this sum-mer will allow for the creation of a water quality testing lab located in Mamaroneck that staff and train volunteers who will use the site to test for the bacteria Enterococcus and To-tal Coliforms/E-coli as well as

general water quality parame-ters like dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity and temperature. Along with the equipment loan, the EPA will provide training and will review and approve the quality control standards used by Save the Sound to con-duct our water quality moni-toring, helping to ensure that Save the Sound data is taken seriously by stakeholders and scientists alike.

“Receiving this grant is a big deal for our water quality moni-toring program—and for com-munities all along the coast of the western Sound,” said Tracy Brown, director of western Long Island Sound programs for Save the Sound. “Far more citizen scientists will be em-powered and able to get out into their own waters and see for themselves if their waters are safe to swim in and for fish to

inhabit. We’re excited for this summer’s monitoring season and are looking for a lot of vol-unteers to get involved.”

Communities along the Sound where water qual-ity monitoring will be occur-ring this summer include Port Chester, Rye, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Pelham, Mount Vernon, Harri-son, Scarsdale and Greenwich, Conn. Interested volunteers should contact [email protected] for more information. After completing training, volunteers will travel throughout their communities, once a week on average, with Save the Sound’s water moni-toring coordinator and collect data throughout the season, in order to build up a complete picture of water quality in the communities surrounding the western Sound. (Submitted)

This summer, Save the Sound will establish a testing lab, located in Mamaroneck, in order to monitor water quality in Sound Shore communities. File photo

Rye elected officials from the City of Rye and a pub-lic hearing scheduled to take place in Rye.

Although a county-owned amusement park, Playland sits within Rye’s municipal boundaries.

“The purpose of this re-view is to make sure that the taxpayers are getting a solid deal,” Westchester County Legislator Peter Harckham, a Katonah Democrat, said in a released statement. “We be-lieve that we can get our due diligence done in 60 days be-cause this is a vendor that we had preferred all along. We are confident that the vendor will work with us in an open and transparent way during this process.”

As part of the proposed 15-year deal, between Standard Amusements and Westches-

ter County, which was agreed to by both sides on April 13, Standard Amusements will invest $25 million into Play-land—$2.25 million in an up-front payment to the county and $22.75 million into refur-bishing the park over the next five years. The county will also receive increasing annual pay-ments starting at $300,000 as well as 7.5 percent of Standard Amusements’ profits once the company has recouped its ini-tial investment. The agreement includes a renewal option of an additional 15 years.

The parks subcommittee, which is chaired by Harck-ham, conducted a similar re-view of Sustainable Playland, Inc.’s proposal to run and renovate the iconic Westches-ter amusement park last year. SPI, a Rye-based non-profit, was the initial winner of a re-quest for proposals solicited back in 2010 by Astorino, in

his first year as county ex-ecutive. At the time, Standard Amusements was one of two runners-up, along with Cen-tral Amusement, to SPI. But facing increasing scrutiny, SPI pulled its proposal off the table in June 2014 amidst conflict between the City of Rye and the county officials over land use jurisdiction, backlash from Rye’s Ryan Park neighbor-hood that abuts the amusement park and strong criticism from the Democratic-led Board of Legislators.

“We don’t want to see the same mistakes of the past hap-pen again,” said county Legis-lator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat. “Any arrangement must include a real investment into the park and at the same time reduce the burden of debt that puts the park in the red and hands the taxpayers the bill.”


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Still, Wool said this was the most difficult budget the school board ever had to construct and said the levy .4 percent levy increase was “pretty unattainable.”

Salierno said the school district had no tax-based growth factor, meaning any new brick or mortar buildings on the tax roll, in the Town of Harrison. This is down from the $540,000 growth in the 2014-2015 budget.

Additionally, the school district had to work around the loss of PILOTs, or Pay-ment in Lieu of Taxes. PI-LOTs are agreements made with large companies giv-ing them the ability to make fixed payments to the town in lieu of being on the tax roll.

While new agreements have been made, a gap in

the sequence of PILOT payments is having a nega-tive effect on how much the tax levy can be raised. The previous budget had $1.72 million in PILOTs, but this year, for 2015-2016, the number fell to zero.

The school district was also depending on a return of all of the school aid that has been withheld since for-mer Gov. David Patterson, a Democrat, put in place an initiative called the Gap Elimination Adjustment, GEA. Under GEA, a por-tion of the state’s funding shortfall is divided among all school districts in the state based on a formula and each district’s state aid is reduced accordingly.

The total original amount taken from Harrison for the GEA since its implementa-

tion is roughly $5 million. The 2015-2016 state

budget, passed on March 31, called for $320,000 in aid to be restored to the Harrison school district from funds previously tak-en out because of the GEA. For the 2015-2016 budget, $664,175 in aid was with-drawn from the school dis-trict, but $244,160 in aid taken this year has since been restored.

The GEA is scheduled to end in 2016-2017.

However, Salierno said the district is still owed $4.2 mil-lion in state aid since 2010.

The school district is plan-ning a public hearing on the adopted budget for May 6. District residents will then vote on the budget on May 19.


The Harrison Central School District Board of Education met on April 23 to discuss the adoption of its $109 million budget. Photo/Andrew Dapolite

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The first recipient of the Becker Salon Leadership Award is Mary Grace Henry, a Harrison resident and a senior at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Conn. Henry is also the founder of Reverse The Course, an or-ganization which helps fund education for impoverished girls through sales of hair accessories and donations. Becker Salon, located at 380 Greenwich Ave., in Green-wich, established its annual leadership award in 2013 to honor outstanding leaders in the community who are mak-ing a difference.

The award is given to lead-ers, male or female, of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations of any size in Fairfield and West-chester counties. Leaders are chosen who are successfully fulfilling a mission and who demonstrate passion and com-mitment to a cause. Four lead-ers will be awarded this year.

“We want to recognize those who do so much to make lives better,” said Becker Chicaiza,

Harrison teen recipient of leadership award

Becker Chicaiza of Becker Salon, left, with Mary Grace Henry of Reverse The Course, a 2015 Becker Salon Leadership Award recipient. Photo/Cheryl Moss

the salon founder. “Through her hard work, creativity and determination, Mary Grace has changed the lives of girls in an extraordinary way.”

Leadership award win-ners receive a complimentary Becker Salon experience—a haircut, color and style, a plaque and a donation to their organization. In March, Henry’s hair accessories were available for sale at Becker Sa-lon along with information on Reverse The Course.

Henry started making re-versible headbands six years ago to help girls escape pov-erty and receive educational opportunities in Africa and the Americas. To date, Re-verse The Course has sold more than 14,000 hair acces-sories and with the help of a recent grant from the World of Children Award and dona-tions, has provided 154 years of financial support for 66 girls in four countries. Henry has traveled to Africa twice and recently started a new program, Leadership Entre-

preneurship Apprenticeship Program, LEAP, to provide mentors and business and leadership training for girls. Henry was featured in Teen Vogue’s “Top 10 Teens Who Have Changed the World,” The Huffington Post and WPIX 11. Her work recently caught the eye of Queen Lati-fah, who invited Henry to Los Angeles, Calif., to discuss her project. For more information on Henry’s organization, visit reversethecourse.org.

Previous Becker Salon Leaderhsip Award recipients are Shari Shapiro, executive director of Kids in Crisis; Lucy Day, a founding member and former president of the Breast Cancer Alliance; Kev-in Plancher, MD, founder and chairman of the board of the Orthopaedic Foundation; and Jieun Wax, YWCA Greenwich Board vice chair development. More information about the award can be found at beck-ersalon.com. Salon clients are welcome to nominate future candidates. (Submitted)

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Meeting of the qualified voters of the Harrison Central School District, Harrison, New York, will be held at the Louis M. Klein Middle School, a schoolhouse in said District on May 6, 2015 at 7:15 P.M. for the purpose of this discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof as required in Section 2017 of the Education Law in Subdivision 5 thereof and for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the Education Law.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the money which will be required for the ensuing school year for school purposes may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual School District Meeting, May 19, 2015, except Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, at each of the following schoolhouses in which school is maintained during the hours designated.

Harrison High School - 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.Louis M. Klein Middle School - 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.Elementary Schools - 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.: Harrison Avenue School, Parsons Memorial School, Purchase School & Samuel J. Preston SchoolOffice of the District Clerk - 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 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.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of the New York State Education Law, a Special School District Meeting of the inhabitants of the Harrison Central School District, Harrison, New York qualified to vote at School District Meetings and/or Elections of said District will be held at the places hereafter set forth on May 19, 2015 between the hours of 7:00 A.M and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting on voting machines for the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures for the school year 2015-2016, on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, and to fill two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education. The qualified voters will fill the following vacancies:

a. The office of Dennis Di Lorenzo, a member of the Board of Education, which term expires on June 30, 2015, for a new term commencing July 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2018.

b. The office of Joan Tiburzi, a member of the Board of Education, which term expires on June 30, 2015, for a new term commencing July 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2018.

Each vacancy shall be considered a separate and specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate for each office. The petition shall be directed to the District Clerk, shall be signed by at least 35 qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. Forms complying with these requirements may be obtained from the Office of the District Clerk, 50 Union Avenue, Harrison, New York between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M., prevailing time, Monday through Friday. Petitions are due not later than on April 20, 2015 at 5:00 P.M.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for Absentee Ballots may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk, 50 Union Avenue, Harrison, New York. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 3:45 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on May 12, 2015. If the Ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 3:45 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on May 18, 2015. No absentee ballot shall be counted unless it shall have been received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. on May 19, 2015.

A list of all persons to whom Absentee Ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk, on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. (Prevailing Time) and 3:30 P.M. (Prevailing Time).

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the place in each Election district where said voting will be held, including a description of each Election District is as follows:

Election District A: At the Harrison Avenue School in Harrison, New York. Said Election District A comprises a portion of the area formerly constituting the area of Union Free School District No. 6 of the Town of Harrison, Westchester County, New York, which encompasses the area designated as the boundary line for attendance at Harrison Avenue School as follows:

From the westerly side of Purchase Street from Polly Park Road that borders on Westchester Country Club and south there from to the Rye City line.

The southerly side of Polly Park Road from Purchase Street to Timber Trail, and from thence both sides of Polly Park Road to North Street.

Both sides of Kenilworth Road from the northerly side, of Ironwood Lane and thence southwest to the City of White Plains line.

That area southeast of the City of White Plains line and east of the Villages of Mamaroneck line to the northwesterly side of the New England Thruway.

That area north of both sides of Webster Avenue from the New England Thruway to Harrison Avenue; thence from the easterly side of Harrison Avenue to Hillside Avenue thence south along Macy Road and thence east along the northerly side of Halstead Avenue to the Rye City line. Thence along the Rye City line to the intersection thereof with Purchase Street and the place of beginning.

Election District B - at the Samuel J. Preston School in West Harrison, New York. Said Election District B comprises the area formerly constituting the area of Union Free School District No. 7 of the Town of Harrison, Westchester County, New York, which encompasses the area designated as the boundary line for attendance at Samuel J. Preston School as follows:

Both sides of High Ridge Road to the intersection with Lake Street; thence southwest along both sides of Lake Street; thence southwest along both sides of Lake Street to Silver Lake Boulevard; thence southerly along both sides of Silver Lake Boulevard to Westchester Avenue to the intersection thereof with Anderson Hill Road; thence on a direct line in a northerly direction from said intersection to and along Spring Lake Drive, Kingston Avenue, Clark Place and Sherman Avenue to Washington Street; thence northwest along both sides of Washington Street and the cul-de-sacs and dead end streets directly north and northeast of said Washington Street; thence easterly along Stony Crest Road and Rocky Ridge Road to High Ridge Road and the place of beginning.

Election District C - at the Purchase Elementary School on Purchase Street, in Purchase, New York. Said Election District C comprises the area formerly constituting the areas of Union Free School District No. 2 of the Town of Harrison and Rye, Westchester County, New York, and Common School District No. 5 of the Towns of Harrison and North Castle, Westchester County, New York, which encompasses the area designated as the boundary line for attendance at Purchase Elementary School as follows:

That area east of the westerly boundary of Election District B, commencing at the intersection of Westchester Avenue and Anderson Hill Road; thence in an easterly direction along Westchester Avenue to the City of White Plains line; thence southerly along said line to Ironwood Lane thence continuing south along a projected line to Polly Park Road at the intersection thereof with Timber Trail; thence east along the boundary lines of the City of Rye, Village of Rye Brook, and boundary line of the City of Rye, Village of Rye Brook, and Town of Rye to the intersection thereof with the Town of North Castle line; thence westerly and southerly along said Town of North Castle line to the City of White Plains line where same intersects Election District B at or about Silver Lake Boulevard, including all that area north and east of the line forming Election District B, thence along said line to the intersection of Westchester Avenue and Anderson Hill Road and the place of beginning.

Election District D - at the Parsons Memorial School in Harrison, New York. Said Election District D comprises a portion of the area formerly constituting the area of Union Free School District No. 6 of the Town of Harrison, Westchester County, New York, which encompasses the area designated as the boundary line for attendance at the Parson Memorial School as follows:

From the furtherest southwesterly point of the boundary line between the Village of Mamaroneck and the Town of Harrison; thence southeast along said line and the Town of Rye line; thence northeast along the City of Rye line Halstead Avenue (county Road 54); thence along the southerly line of Halstead Avenue to Macy Road; thence north along Macy Road to the southerly side of Hillside Avenue to Harrison Avenue; thence along the westerly side of Harrison Avenue to a point one hundred (100) feet south of Webster Avenue; thence along said projected parallel line one hundred feet south of Webster Avenue to the New England Thruway; thence southwest to the Village of Mamaroneck line and the place beginning.

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in D.C., on Monday night, after press time. As a proud Ranger fan, I’m actually root-ing for the Isles to move on. It will be good for hockey and

good for New York. And given the fact that

it would pit Jaroslav Halak against a top-flight goalie in Henrik Lundqvist; I’d say it

would be pretty good for the Rangers as well.

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The last week or so has been a pretty decent time to be a sports fan in New York.

Between the Yankees-Mets series over the weekend and the possibility of a second round showdown between the Islanders and Rangers the lo-cal sports scene has been posi-tively abuzz as of late.

Not too shabby for late-April. Now, of course, the contrar-

ians out there will tell you that much of this—especially on the baseball front—is over-blown. Sure this subway series took place a little earlier than we’re used to; after all, the summer months have usually played host to the series be-tween inter-borough rivals in the past. But I don’t think you could have asked for better timing for this three-game set.

You had the MLB-best Mets going to the Bronx to take on

Springtime in New Yorkthe red-hot Yanks, as both fan bases were beginning to invest heavily in the potential success of their teams this year.

The Mets’ brilliant start had fans of the Amazins primed for the weekend and even through the series didn’t go in their favor, it was still nice to see the two teams square off while both still have as-pirations for the postseason. There’s no telling where the two squads will be the next time they meet. The age of the Yankees roster means that they’re only a few injuries away from heading into the tank, while the Mets—even with their blistering start—are always a threat to dash the hopes of their fans. But for at least one weekend, the rivalry mattered again.

As for the hockey world, nothing—as of the time I’m writing this column—has been settled yet. But the Rangers’ impossibly tense five-game series with the Penguins, and John Tavares’

overtime goal to send the Isles’ series with the Capitals to a deciding Game 7, means that, we’re one step closer to an All-New York Conference Semifinal round showdown between the two teams.

Hockey—which often draws the short straw in terms of public consciousness, even here in New York—needs this matchup. The rivalry be-tween the Blue Shirts and the Islanders is one of the best in any sports.

The same way Red Sox fans still haven’t forgiven Bucky “bleepin’” Dent for that home run in 1978, Rangers’ fans know how to hold a grudge.

Heck, Denis Potvin hasn’t suited up since 1988, and even today, his 1979 hit on Ulf Nilsson makes him public en-emy No. 1 at Madison Square Garden. Wounds like that just don’t heal, apparently.

So will we see this blood feud resume?

It depends on if the Island-ers can take care of business

Last weekend, Yankee Stadium played home to the latest installment of the Mets-Yankees rivalry. Between the Subway Series and a potential playoff match up between the Islanders and Rangers, the last week has been a fun time to be a sports fan in New York.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law, Section 2035, Subdivision 2, the Board of Education has adopted a rule with respect to the submission of questions or propositions to be voted upon by voting machines at school district meeting or elections requiring any petition or request from qualified voters for the submission of questions or propositions to be voted upon at any such meeting or election, and reserving to the Board of Education the right to edit such questions or propositions without changing the substance thereof for the purpose of preparing ballots for voting machines.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that although voting machines will be used to record the votes on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, there will be no registration of voters in advance of said meeting. Accordingly, all persons shall be entitled to vote as aforesaid who present themselves at the polls and execute a statement to be provided by the Board of Education, indicating that they possess the following qualifications:

1. A citizen of the United States.

2. 18 years of age.

3. A resident with the District for a period of 30 days next preceding May 19, 2015.

Pursuant to Education Law Section 2018-c, all new persons offering to vote at any school district meeting or election for which registration is not required, shall provide one form of proof of residency. Acceptable proof of residency shall be driver’s license, non-driver identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card.

By order of the Board of Education, Harrison Central School District, Harrison, New York.

Dated: April 3, 2015 Harrison, New York

Christine Beitler District Clerk

LEGAL NOTICES

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On May 2, the Harrison baseball team will host the in-augural Andrew Gurgitano Me-morial Game when it hosts the rival Rye Garnets at Silver Lake Park in West Harrison.

Gurgitano, a pitcher on the Huskies’ baseball team, died suddenly last November. He was a diligent student and an outstanding role model. His passions in life were his family, his friends and his love for the game of baseball. He exempli-fied hard work, determination, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field. His positive energy and enthusi-asm inspired not only his team-mates, but all who were lucky enough to know him.

A scholarship has been es-tablished in Andrew’s memory. Prior to the start of the game, two senior baseball players from both Harrison and Rye will be awarded the Andrew Gurgi-tano Memorial Baseball Award. The recipients will be chosen based on the many exception- al qualities that Andrew exhib-ited. Ceremonies will begin at 6:45 p.m. (Submitted)

Huskies streak ends at 10

Huskies host memorial game

Andrew Gurgitano pitches for Harrison in 2014. The junior, who died last fall, will be remembered on May 2 at a memorial baseball game.

by MIke sMItHSports Editor

Coming into the year with a relatively young team hasn’t slowed down Harrison’s la-crosse squad one bit, as the Huskies won their 10th straight game with a hard-fought 8-6 win over Scarsdale on April 24.

Matt McLaughlin and Owen Van Tongeren each had three goals in the comeback win for the Huskies who have estab-lished themselves as one of the hottest teams in the sec-tion over the first month of the spring season.

“We knew that we had some good players coming into the year, but being so young we didn’t know how we were go-ing to adapt to the speed of the varsity game,” head coach Ed-gar Glascott said. “But the guys have bought into our system and we’ve been playing very well so far.”

McLaughlin and Van Ton-geren have been two cogs in the Huskies’ offensive performance this year, and Glascott said that the Huskies’ versatility has been a huge bonus for the club.

“We’ve been very team struc-tured and we don’t have that one key player that you can focus on,” he said. “I think that gives us a lot of freedom to move without the ball and we’ve been working together very well.”

Defensively, senior goalie Steven Forrest has anchored a young group that has made timely stops, helping the Hus-kies to win a number of close games.

“My assistant coach Bryan Cipolla has done a tremendous job with our defense,” Glascott said. “They’re playing very well right now.”

Harrison suffered its first loss of the season on April 28 when it fell 11-7 to a tough Byram Hills team. Van Tongeren and McLaughlin combined for 5 goals in the losing effort.

“[Byram Hills is] very ath-letic and I know that their coach prepares that team very well,” Glascott said.

Moving forward, Glascott added, his only concern is that his young team will stay hun-gry as they play higher profile teams.

The Huskies road to the playoffs won’t be an easy one,

with games against Rye, Mama-roneck and Eastchester looming.

“I don’t know if we’ve played a complete game yet, and we need to come off the bus and be able to get up for each game,” he said. “With so many

young players it’s important that they understand what it takes to keep winning and that they un-derstand what it means to play Harrison lacrosse.”

COntaCt: [email protected] Allegretti makes a move during an early season game against Irvington. Allegretti is one of several players who have shined offensively for the Huskies.

Harry Barnwell rushes past a Bulldogs defender. Photos/Mike Smith

Sophomore Jack Wilson takes a shot against Irvington. The young Huskies won their first 10 games of the season.

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