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Purchase library sues landlordBy John BranDi

Staff Writer

The Purchase Free Library has filed suit against its land-lord with the intention of keeping the library at its cur-rent location inside the Pur-chase Community House.

The lawsuit comes on the heels of library officials be-ing told by property owner Purchase Community, Inc., on July 31 that they would have to vacate the Community House within 30 days or face eviction proceedings. PCI op-erates the nonprofit center.

A group of 52 Purchase-ar-ea residents responded, led by Martha Greenberg, the presi-dent of the library’s Board of Trustees, with the litigation against PCI. The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 3 in state Supreme Court in White Plains, aims to stop the eviction process by making the case the library’s history has been tied to with the Community House for nearly 90 years.

“There is a deep, close and historic interconnection be-

tween PCI/Community House and the library in their mu-tual service of the Purchase-area community,” the lawsuit reads.

The lawsuit also mentions a call for a special meeting of PCI members on Oct. 1 to reverse PCI’s decision for eviction from the Community House. The plaintiffs are hop-ing that meeting will be open to the public.

A petition of more than 157 signatures demanding a spe-cial meeting were delivered to PCI on Sept. 2. The special meeting looks to “reverse, re-peal, rescind, suspend and/or repudiate any and all steps taken by PCI and PCI’s Board of Directors and officers, to evict [the library],” the lawsuit reads. It also wishes to change the bylaws of election proce-dures and term limits of PCI members.

In a statement about her board’s decision to evict the library, Justine Gaeta, presi-dent of PCI, said, “Everyone should understand that our primary concern must be the

safety and well being of all pa-trons of the Community House, especially the many children who attend its pre-school pro-grams, after school activities and summer camp.”

Safety concerns stem from “non-threatening loitering” inci-dents in the Community House parking lot that occurred over the summer of 2013, which PCI attributes to the library’s presence.

However, the lawsuit al-leges James Kelly, director of PCI, said the real reason PCI wishes to do away with the library is because it creates a traffic flow problem when camp programs are in session, which is a concern for PCI as summer camp and afterschool programs at the Community House have seen a decline in enrollment, according to the suit.

Gaeta said she wants to make it clear that PCI is not closing the library, but that de-cision is ultimately up to the li-brary’s Board of Trustees. She said PCI will offer assistance to the library during relocation.

Efforts to save the library aren’t new.

As of Aug. 24, 2014, a peti-tion to keep the library put gen-erated 933 signatures, from com-munity members. The petition

efforts have died down to per-mit a period of “quiet discus-sions between the library’s and PCI’s respective boards,” the lawsuit states.

Greenberg could not be

reached for comment as of press time.

Kelly could not be reached for comment as of press time.

ConTaCT: [email protected]

The Purchase Free Library, at 3093 Purchase St., has filed a lawsuit against Purchase Community House in an effort to stay at their present location. File Photo


What’s going on...Tag sale/bake sale

Sunday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Shop our tag sale and bake sale to benefit our rescues and meet the cats and dogs waiting for their forever homes. Pet Rescue, 7 Harrison Ave. in Harrison. Contact [email protected] for more information or go to NY-PetRes-cue.org. You may also call 834-6955. If you would like to donate items to the tag sale please email [email protected].

Clay Art CenterThe Art of Mentorship, curated by artist and

educator Gail Kendall, showcases artist-educators and their chosen protégés, exhibiting the impor-tance and impact of the tutelage of the artists of our future. lineage: The Art of Mentorship high-lights work by Artists from both in and out of aca-demia as both have had a profound impact on clay culture.

Selected artists were chosen because of their mastery in the field of ceramics—not only in ob-jects and ideas, but in the generation of other art-ists. Each artist in turn invited an artist with whom they feel this strong connection.

The Art of Mentorship opens in Clay Art Center’s gallery on Sept. 27 and runs through Nov. 15.

Clay Art Center is a nonprofit ceramic art or-ganization offering exhibitions, clay classes for adults and children, studio spaces for clay artists and outreach programs in the community. It is located in the heart of Port Chester at 40 Beech St.

Gallery hours are Monday through Satur-day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. For more information or images, please contact Caitlin Brown at [email protected] or call 937-2047 ext. 227.

Five-hour pre-licensing classFormula One Driving School, located at

584 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, has the five-hour pre-licensing class scheduled for Satur-day, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. This class is required by New York State for new drivers be-fore they can take their road test. Call 381-4500 or visit formulaonedrivingschool.com to register or for other services and for upcoming Insurance Reduction/Point Reduction class dates.

Bicycle SundaysBicycle Sundays has returned this Septem-

ber. Bicycle Sundays on the Bronx River Park-way has two remaining Sundays, on Sept. 21 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

During Bicycle Sundays, a portion of the Bronx River Parkway is closed to cars for the exclusive use of bicyclists, joggers, walkers, and those with strollers. The course runs from the Westchester County Center in White Plains

south towards Scarsdale Road in Yonkers. A to-tal of 13.1 miles round-trip.

There are various points of entry and exit along the way. Parking is available at the County Center lot in White Plains for a small fee of $5.

Bicycle Sundays is sponsored by Con-Edison and Friends of Westchester County Parks. It is presented by Westchester County Parks, with additional support provided by 100.7 WHUD radio station.

In the event of rain, the program will be can-celled. Call 995-4050 or go to the website at countycenter.biz

Westchester Sandbox Theatre

The Westchester Sandbox Theatre is calling all young actors and actresses. Registration for our fall semester of acting classes is now open. Gain confidence, learn new skills, and become a stronger performer in this class that uses impro-visation, monologues and scene work to create theatrical magic.

Classes take place on Wednesdays beginning on Sept. 24 and running through Nov. 19.

The theatre is located at 931c E. Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. For more information, call 630-0804 or visit the site at wstshows.com.

Harrison events

New location for Brown Bag Cinema is Har-rison Town Hall, 1 Heineman Place. We will show “The Fault in our Stars” a PG-13 movie on Friday, Sept. 19 at 12:30 p.m. You may bring your lunch, beverages provided by the Friends of the Library.

Children’s Programs will continue at two dif-ferent locations.

Jewish Community Center of Harrison,130 Union Ave.

• Mondays 9:30 a.m. Rockin’ Tots for ages one to three 10:30 a.m. Parachute Play Time for ages two to five

• Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Wiggle & Giggle with

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

• Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Toddler Storytime 10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime

Harrison Senior Center, 216 Halstead Ave.

• Wednesdays 10 a.m. Movers and Shakers for ages one to three 11 a.m. Laptime for non-walkers 1 p.m. Parachute Play Time for ages two to fiveFor info call the Library at 948-2092 or see

harrisonpl.org

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].


Halstead Avenue project seeks zoning variancesBy PhiL noBiLe

Staff Writer

In the spirit of much need-ed downtown revitalization in Harrison’s central business district, a project for new re-tail stores and transit-oriented apartments appeared before the town’s zoning board in hopes of seeking approval for multiple variances.

At the Sept. 11 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, a project to turn an old one-story building, located at 241 to 247 Halstead Ave., into a five-sto-ry mixed-use structure came before the board for seven variances, with alterations to height, open space and park-ing lot zoning requirements proposed.

The project, proposed by Harrison Real Estate Group LLC, which is partly backed by Planning Board Chairman Thomas Heaslip and board member Chuck Spano, calls for 19 units of apartments and three new storefronts along Halstead Avenue. Both Hea-slip and Spano recused them-

selves from any further official proceedings when the project appeared before the Planning Board at the July 22 meeting.

Project Architect David Rose touted the plans, first proposed in March, as a major improvement to an “underuti-lized” downtown area.

“We think Harrison, when you compare it to the other municipalities nearby, is unde-rutilized, and there is a lack of people living downtown, lack of energy and lack of a tax base,” Rose said. “We think this is a major improvement, and we think this is an asset for the town.”

Some of the seven variances include an additional 10 feet in height, making the project height 55 feet in total; the ad-dition of another story, allow-ing for five-stories while zon-ing in the area only allows for four, creating 19 units in total; and changing the open space requirement of 3,800 square-feet to 1,900.

Seth Mandelbaum, an attor-ney for Harrison Real Estate Group LLC, said that, because

the town’s zoning code only allows for 50 percent of roof or terrace space to count as open space, changing the open space requirement would be essential to the project.

Mark Fisher, chairman of the Zoning Board, admitted to liking the project, but re-quested an analysis from Rose and Mandelbaum as to why it couldn’t be done with only four stories—which would conform to code—instead of five.

“We all agree that when you look at downtown Harrison, something has to be done to make it more attractive; we all live here and all are being af-fected with the way downtown looks,” Fisher said. “If you look at this project, it looks like a very attractive improve-ment. We’re seriously consid-ering ‘yes, it looks nice, but why not four stories?’”

Criticism and concern about the magnitude of the project on nearby Freemont Street was also expressed by one of

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A proposal for a five-story, mixed-use building along Halstead Avenue was heard by the town’s zoning board as the project’s developer is seeking seven variances. The project emphasizes apartments for New York City commuters, as well as three new storefronts on the ground floor. Rendering courtesy Town of Harrison


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By Chris eBerharTStaff Writer

Westchester County did not submit a completed and ac-cepted analysis of impedi-ments to the federal Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Development by a Sept. 15 deadline, which was a require-ment of the 2009 affordable housing settlement.

As a consequence, Westches-ter is now out $15.6 million in federal grant money.

The 2009 settlement, made between HUD and then Demo-cratic County Executive Andy Spano, required the county to build 750 units of affordable housing in Westchester over a seven-year period; complete source of income legislation—which bans discrimination against potential renters and home buyers based on their source of income—and com-plete an analysis of impedi-ments, which is a review of the barriers affecting the develop-ment of affordable housing.

The county is on pace to ful-fill the 750 units requirement.

Source of income legislation was passed last year. The analy-sis of impediments was nearly complete, but was still missing the Huntington analysis, which determines if there is exclusion-ary zoning in a given area based on race.

The administration of cur-rent County Executive Rob As-torino, a Republican, submitted eight analyses of impediments to HUD, all of which were re-jected. HUD said the Hunting-ton analyses that were submit-ted were incomplete.

As per paragraph 32 of the 2009 settlement, the analysis of impediments “must be deemed acceptable by HUD,” and, since it has not been deemed accept-able, HUD said the county is not in compliance with the 2009 settlement and has with-held millions of dollars in fed-eral grant money.

Earlier this year, the county lost a 2011 grant worth $7.2 million. Now the 2012, 2013 and 2014 grant money—worth a combined $15.6 million, ear-marked for affordable housing and revitalizing low-income neighborhoods—has been lost and reallocated by the federal government before the start of the new federal fiscal year, which starts on Oct. 1. Although

County loses millions in grant moneythe new fiscal year doesn’t be-gin until the first of October, the reallocation process takes place in mid-September.

The deadline to send the analysis of impediments to HUD was Monday, Sept. 15, just one week after the county Board of Legislators received the last piece of the analysis of impediments—the Hunting-ton analysis, which was com-pleted by court-appointed fed-eral monitor Jim Johnson, an attorney from Debevoise and Plimton who was tasked with overseeing implementation of the settlement, as a favor to the county after “productive and amicable” discussions with the Board of Legislators.

Two days later, chairman of the Board of Legislators Mike Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Demo-crat, called on Astorino to bun-dle Johnson’s analysis with the completed Berenson analysis—which determines if there is ex-clusionary zoning in a given area based on socioeconomic fac-tors—along with the previously completed work done by the county and send it to HUD as a completed analysis of impedi-ments before the deadline passes.

Astorino declined and out-lined his reasons why in a letter to Kaplowitz.

In the letter, Astorino said the Huntington report was incom-plete, the Berenson report was inaccurate and incorporating the monitor’s report would “com-pletely undermine the principle of Home Rule since the county would be agreeing to turn over decision making on local zoning to a federal agency.”

The alternative route for Kaplowitz was to vote on and pass his proposed legislation that would send the information to HUD as a 17-member legis-lature, but he said didn’t have the 12 votes needed to override an anticipated veto from the county executive.

Kaplowitz said, “It was dis-appointing to lose the $15.6 million in 2012, ’13 and ’14 grant money, but there’s much more at stake with the overall 2009 settlement. We are work-ing to avoid the settlement from being reopened, which could mean we have to build more [than 750] units, and leave us open for fines and more inter-cepted federal money for not being in compliance.”

He said if the county doesn’t

comply with the settlement, the county could lose approximate-ly $540 million, which was an estimate from 2009 when the agreement was first signed.

To put things in perspec-tive, Kaplowitz said, the county receives $200 million in federal aid.

“If we lose that, ball game’s up at that point,” Kaplowitz said.

Legislator Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, blamed Astorino for putting the county in this situation.

“It’s a shame that we’ve reached this point where we’ve lost an incredible amount of aid that the people of Westches-ter deserve. The delay strategy and the uncooperative strategy of the Astorino administration has chosen to take over the years has had a direct financial impact on the county,” Borgia said. “And it’s based on stub-bornness and pursuit of an ide-ology that doesn’t benefit the people of Westchester County.”

But legislative opinion about Astorino was split along party lines.

John Testa, a Cortlandt Re-publican, expressed his support for the county executive.

“Astorino has done every-thing HUD has asked him to do with eight submissions of analyses of impediments. And each new submission was based on a request from the previous submission. So, when one sub-mission was handed in, HUD would say ‘you’re missing this.’ [Astorino] filled in that miss-ing part and the next one would say ‘you’re missing this,’” Testa said. “The bar kept moving on the [Astorino] administration.”

Deadline or no deadline, the county and the municipalities involved will have to address the monitor’s report, which indicates there are six munici-palities—Harrison, Larchmont, North Castle, Rye Brook, Lew-isboro and Pelham Manor—that have exclusionary zoning based on the Huntington test.

According to the monitor’s report, the municipalities with exclusionary zoning under the Huntington standard either “per-petuate clustering by restrict-ing multifamily or two-family housing to districts that have disproportionately high minor-ity household populations” or “disparately impact the county minority household population

by restricting the development of housing types most often used by minority residents.”

In a roundtable discussion with the Board of Legisla-tors on Sept. 10, Johnson em-phasized this report was “evi-dence” of exclusionary zoning, not “findings,” and what’s be-ing presented is raw data with-out taking into account various zoning constraints or asking why the zoning code is config-ured as it is.

Johnson said the analysis of the data comes as part of step two, when the monitor talks with each municipality; this is just the beginning of the pro-cess. He said municipalities will have the opportunity to ad-dress him and “come forward with legitimate reasons that justify the current zoning provi-sions” with evidence to support their claims.

“If there are insurmountable environmental issues in that the infrastructure can’t support mul-tifamily housing in the area, that could be a reason,” Johnson said.

Johnson and municipalities have been in talks to rectify zon-

ing concerns stemming from his first report, released in Septem-ber 2013, that analyzed zoning codes under the Berenson test. In last year’s report, seven munici-palities were identified—Harri-son, Pelham Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Lewisboro, Ossining, Pound Ridge and the unincorpo-rated Town of Mamaroneck—to have exclusionary zoning based on the Berenson test.

Since the report was released, municipalities have been work-ing with the monitor to alter their zoning to allow for more af-fordable housing opportunities. Kaplowitz said all the munici-palities have had discussions with the monitor with varying degrees of involvement.

The Town of Mamaroneck has been taken off the list of seven after altering its zon-ing code, and, according to the monitor’s report, Ossining and Pound Ridge “have made con-siderable progress in reforming their zoning codes to expand opportunities for affordable housing development.”


Federal housing monitor Jim Johnson, center, who is overseeing the 2009 affordable housing settlement between Westchester County and the federal government, met with county legislators on Sept. 10 to discuss his recently completed Huntington analysis. Photo/Chris Eberhart


Rye City Mayor takes ALS ChallengeBy aLina sUrieL

Staff Writer

Everyone knows someone who has gotten doused with a bucket of icy water for charity after a whole summer of the viral Ice Bucket Challenge to benefit the ALS Association.

Rye City Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican, and life-long Rye resident and historian Douglas Carey became two of the latest names to undertake the chal-lenge when they both stood under a drum of cascading frigid water on Aug. 31. The duo did so in honor of the late John Wenzel, a former presi-dent of the Rye Rotary Club who passed away on Aug. 28 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or, as it is more commonly known, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The deed was done at Rye Recreation Park during the festivities of Summerfest, an annual end-of-season celebra-tion put on by Rye’s Lead-ers of Tomorrow community service group. As one of the founders of that organization, Carey was inspired to stage

the stunt after hearing that Scott Wenzel, son of John and a longtime volunteer with the Leaders of Tomorrow, would be unable to attend this year’s jubilee because he had to trav-el to South Carolina to be with his ailing father.

This was Wenzel’s first year missing Summerfest after per-forming in the program for 10 consecutive years as the leader and saxophonist of the Reddy Valentino Orchestra. Carey contacted Wenzel and his fam-ily about the possibility of the challenge after being notified that Wenzel’s father had, in fact, passed away two days prior to the event.

As soon as he was ap-proached by Carey, Sack was eager to volunteer his efforts in any way he could.

“The line of people who wanted to pour water on me was very long, which is the nature of the business,” Sack said. “But Doug asked me to do this, and I said, ‘Doug, I’m not doing this alone.’”

For Carey, the fun of par-ticipating was tempered by the

reality of how difficult dealing with ALS can be for the af-flicted, especially as his own mentor, Dr. Donald Elwell, had also previously died of ALS.

“I was looking forward to it after the successful day of many activities and many weeks of preparation, but all I could think of was Mr. Wenzel and my mentor as my eyes were closed waiting for the water, and all those brave people battling this disease right now,” Carey said. “That was my focus and that was very humbling.”

Sack expressed pride at hav-ing participated in the aware-ness-raising spectacle.

“Some might say it’s not par-ticularly mayoral to be doused,” he said. “But I think there’s nothing more mayoral than do-ing something for the people who have ALS, and also to hon-or a solid citizen in the process.”

Scott Wenzel was touched by the attention brought to the disease in honor of his father.

“I think what Doug did at Summerfest was outstanding,” said Wenzel. “It was a wonder-

ful surprise for all of us, for them to do that.”

To fill the spot left by the absence of Wenzel’s orchestra, Reddy Valentino saxophone player Chris Stelutti organized a quartet to play bossa nova hits and swing music from the 1940s and 50’s.

According to information on the ALS Association’s web-site, amyotrophic lateral scle-rosis is a disease which causes the progressive degeneration

of motor neurons. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and eventually this damage causes sufferers of the disease to lose the ability to control muscle movement and possibly even become totally paralyzed in its later stages.

The disease gained national attention when it ended the career of New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig in 1939, but the ALS Associa-tion has enjoyed considerable

increases in funding in the summer of 2014, when an internet charged campaign of people raising awareness for the organization by dumping buckets of ice water on their heads went viral. Between July 29 and Aug. 29, $100.9 million have been raised, compared to a mere $2.8 million raised in the same month last year.


Rye City Mayor Joe Sack, left, and Rye resident Doug Carey take on the Ice Bucket Challenge. Photo courtesy John Carey


Aug. 28A Tarrytown man was pulled over after a Harrison officer’s license plate reader picked up a possible suspension and revo-cation of the man’s license. A check with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles portal found the vehicle’s registra-tion had been suspended as of Aug. 16. The man was issued a summons and his license plates were confiscated.

Aug. 28At 1 a.m., a Harrison man was pulled over in West Harrison on Buckout Road after an officer witnessed him travelling through the neighborhood at a high rate of speed. After pulling him over, the officer detected a smell of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle, and, after the driver consented to a search of his vehicle, marijuana seeds were found in a pair of shorts in the backseat. He was issued an appearance ticket at the scene after not showing any signs of intoxication.

Aug. 31An officer pulled over a vehicle on Lake Street after a man was observed traveling 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. After saying he did not have a driver’s license, the man driv-ing the vehicle produced Ecuadorian photo identification, which was subsequently run through a portal and found that his privilege to drive in New York was suspended in March 2012. He was placed under arrest and processed at the scene.

Sept. 1At 5 p.m., an officer’s license plate reader system picked up on a vehicle on Mamaroneck Avenue with a possibly suspended license. After pulling over the Bronx man, he was issued a summons for a suspended registration, and his vehicle was towed.

Sept. 2On Anderson Hill Road in Purchase, an of-ficer arrived at the scene of an accident at approximately 6:30 p.m. One of the drivers involved in the accident told the officer the other driver had thrown a plastic Ziploc bag over a nearby fence. The other driver, a Mount Kisco man, retrieved his thrown bag, and inside was marijuana, a glass pipe and a metal grinder. He was placed under arrest for unlawful possession of marijuana.

Sept. 3At 3:45 p.m. on Mamaroneck Avenue, an Elmhurst man was pulled over after a license plate reader system picked up on a suspended registration. After he was pulled over, a registration check was conducted, and the driver’s registration was found to be suspended in October 2013 for an in-surance lapse. The vehicle was impounded and the man was given a court appearance date.

Sept. 4A Rye man was pulled over on Mamaroneck Avenue after an officer witnessed a vehicle driving without a front license plate. The of-ficer detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and after searching the vehicle, found a bag of the drug and a pipe. The man was given an appearance ticket for not having a front license plate, and the drugs and pipe were placed into evidence.

Sept. 6At Louis M Klein Middle School, located at 50 Union Ave., in Harrison, an officer’s license plate reader picked up on a vehicle with a revoked suspension. The driver was pulled over in the school’s parking lot and was unable to present a valid registration card or insurance card for his vehicle. It was found his registration was suspended in August for an insurance lapse.

Collected at the Harrison Police Station on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 2:30 p.m.

Bats are back in WestchesterBats are back, making their

way into Westchester homes this month, and the Westches-ter County Health Department wants residents to know what to do if these unwelcomed visitors happen to drop in.

“We’d like everyone to catch the bat,” Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler said, “Most of the time, the bats tested are not rabid, so you and your family can be spared unneeded treat-ment. But rabies is fatal, so with-out the bat to test, you will most likely have to get rabies shots.”

In August, 43 bats were brought to the health department for testing because they were found in a home. Since none of those bats tested positive for ra-bies, none of these residents had to be treated preventively for ra-bies. This month, 17 people who were exposed to a bat and where not able to catch it for testing had to begin preventive treatment against rabies.

If you find a bat in your home, don’t panic and never let the bat fly out the window. To learn how to safely capture a bat in your home, watch the instruc-tional video on the health depart-ment website at westchestergov.com/health.

If there is any chance that a person or pet in your home has had contact with a bat, catch it

and call the health department at 813-5000 where you will be directed to speak with someone who will arrange an apointment for the bat to be tested for rabies.

For those who capture the bat, 97 percent of those bats tested negative for rabies. Those resi-dents were spared the series of rabies shots as a result. As long as the bat is not rabid and is caught and tested, no one will need ra-bies shots, but if the bat tests positive for rabies, a series of life-saving vaccines must be adminis-tered as soon as possible.

For each of the past five years, about 148 Westchester residents have required rabies treatment after being exposed to bats that where not caught and, therefore, not tested for rabies. Whenever a bat is found in a room with a sleeping or mentally impaired person, or with a young child or pet, contact with the bat is sus-pected and at that moment it is essential to call the Westchester County Health Department at 813-5000.

Here’s how to safely catch a bat:

1. Close windows and doors so the bat cannot escape.

2. Wear thick gloves and grab a container (such as a coffee can, a piece of cardboard and some tape.

3. Wait until the bat has set-

tled on a wall.4. Place the container over

the bat, trapping it against the wall.

5. Slide the cardboard be-tween the wall and con-tainer to trap the bat inside.

6. Tape the cardboard to the container

7. It’s critical to keep it on ice in a cooler or double-bag it and place it in the freezer.

8. Call the Health Depart-ment at 813-5000 for ad-vice on submitting the bat for testing.

It’s also a good idea to learn how to bat-proof your home, by adding screens to your eaves and attic openings. An-other favorite place for bats to hang out is inside your closed patio umbrella, so beware when you open it.

From 1995 to 2011, 49 peo-ple died of rabies in the U.S.; 35 of them had been exposed to bats, according to the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Prevention.

For more information on rabies, go to Facebook.com/wchealthdept, Follow on Twit-ter @wchealthdept, call the Westchester County Health Department at 813-5000, or visit the website at westches-tergov.com/health. (Submitted)

ArtsFest returns to New Ro, Pelham“ArtsFest” returns to New

Rochelle and Pelham on Sat-urday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28, with a full menu of art events and activities, from behind-the-scenes tours of art-ists’ studios—including the studio of world renowned 3D artist Charles Fazzino—and a free guided trolley ride around historic sites in downtown New Rochelle and Pelham, to a classic car show, a film fes-tival, a free concert and more.

Organized by the New Ro-chelle Council on the Arts, ArtsFest highlights the variety of arts and arts venues in New Rochelle and Pelham, provid-ing both visitors and residents alike a window into the area’s rich cultural and artistic diver-sity. Among the hands-on ac-tivities planned are a commu-nity painting party at Library Green guided by Art Par-Tay, a hot metal pour at the Pelham

Art Center, LEGO Day at the Huguenot Children’s Library and the 3rd annual Lincoln Avenue Arts and Culture Fes-tival, sponsored by Grow Lin-coln Community Garden, with garden tours and demos, food and music. Participants will also have the chance to take in a movie—there’s a Sherlock Holmes film festival at the New Rochelle Public Library and screenings of two indie films at The Picture House in Pelham.

The weekend concludes with a free concert at Library Green at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon featuring the Vil-lalobos Brothers, a trio of vir-tuoso violinists, singer-song-writers, composers, arrangers and multi-talented instrumen-talists who are known as one of the leading ensembles of world music.

Making this year even more delicious, ArtsFest will be sand-

wiched between two New Ro-chelle Restaurant weeks , Sept. 22 to Sept. 26 and Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, featuring special menus at participating downtown res-taurants. For a complete calen-dar of events visit newrochel-learts.org.

ArtsFest is made possible by “Patron Sponsors” Charles Fazzino and Mercedes Benz of New Rochelle; “Event Sponsors” Alvin and Friends Restaurant; the New Ro-chelle Business Improvement District; The College of New Rochelle; Iona College; trans-FORM Showroom and Gal-lery; “Community Sponsors” Cadillac; Dino DiFillippis DDS; the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence; and Supporters: “Friends of the New Rochelle Public Li-brary; AJ’s Burgers; Art Par-Tay; The Picture House; Arts-Westchester. (Submitted)


Westchester honors Sept. 11 victimsIn a solemn ceremony Thurs-

day night, Westchester County paid tribute to those who died in the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, including 111 Westches-ter residents and 12 former resi-dents. County Executive Rob Astorino presided over the 13th anniversary ceremony that took place at The Rising, the coun-

ty’s 9/11 memorial at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.

“Each year, we read the names of the brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, grandpar-ents, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors that our county lost on 9/11,” Astorino said. “We start with William F. Abraha-mson and end with Joseph J.

Zuccula. Some were the peo-ple closest to us in the whole world. Others were people we never met. When we are done, the 123 names become our prayer of mourning, thanksgiv-ing and hope.”

“They say time heals, and it does,” Astorino continued. “But it can never completely

fill the emptiness left behind when good lives are cut short. There is no replacement for what can never be. For balls never thrown or caught. Grad-uations unattended. Weddings missed. An empty seat forever at the dinner table. Our prayer of the names is our way of say-ing we miss you, and we will

always miss you. It is also our way of honoring you. Good lives cannot be forgotten—es-pecially when they are taken so tragically, so wantonly, so needlessly. In your memory, we build a legacy to the best inside of all of us.”

More than 500 family mem-bers and residents attended the

twilight ceremony. The ceremony was part of

various remembrance activi-ties throughout Westchester or-ganized around the theme of using volunteerism as a way to honor those who died. Many of these events took place ear-lier in the day at the County Center. (Submitted)American flags and flower bouquets at the foot of the 9/11 Memorial at Kensico Dam.

A fresh wreath adorns Kensico Dam on Thursday, Sept. 11 to pay tribute to the Westchester victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Photos/Bobby Begun


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Last week, I had the privilege of attending the 13th Anniver-sary Remembrance service at the 9/11 Memorial at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. It was a solemn yet moving commemo-ration. Westchester County Ex-ecutive Robert Astorino also at-tended and was joined by West-chester family members who lost loved ones on 9/11. Family members and elected officials read the names of over 100 Westchester residents who died in the terrorist attacks. In ad-dition to a bagpipe procession and a choral performance, the ceremony also included a Lay-ing of the Wreaths and a Bene-diction. It was a thoughtful and somber tribute to all who were lost that day.

It was a pleasure to see many friends and familiar faces at this year’s annual Har-rison-Rye football game. Al-though our team was defeated, the Harrison Huskies have taken steps to improve the football program. These steps have laid the groundwork for a successful season and I look forward to watching the team meet their potential.

While the Harrison Public Library is closed for renova-tions, Brown Bag Cinema, a popular program at the library, will continue to be offered in the courtroom in Town Hall. On Friday, Sept.19 at 12:30 p.m., bring a bag lunch and join the library for a free screening of “The Fault is in Our Stars.” For additional in-formation, please contact the

library at 835-0324. In closing, it has come to my

attention that there is erroneous information, being put forth, regarding Project Home Run and the ongoing proceeding to obtain a freshwater wetlands permit with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in connection with the project. I would like to take this time to resolve the issue by clarifying certain inaccuracies. Originally, in January of 2014, the Town of Harrison was con-sidering modifying the proj-ect’s plans to simplify it, and eliminate the need for a hear-ing over wetland disturbance, as we were considering no lon-ger disturbing the wetlands. As early as November of 2013 it was indicated that, if Rye re-ceived our CAD files, the dis-pute may be resolved. The Town of Harrison has always main-tained that all the data in our CAD files were contained on the hard copies of our plans which all parties already had in their possession, for several years.

On Feb. 21, 2014 the Town of Harrison was informed that Rye’s consultants wanted to review the CAD files prepared by Leonard Jackson Associ-ates, and as long as any dis-crepancy between the conclu-sions of the consultants were within a reasonable degree of difference, Rye would accept our consultant’s conclusions and would consider an ini-tial plan to remove the pond. Based on those representa-tions, the town turned over the CAD files to Rye on March 19, 2014 via email; not in May. The mediator was not brought in to negotiate the release of any data, but to

discuss an omnibus resolu-tion to Harrison’s applica-tion. Rye had the CAD files on March 19 and was advised that Harrison was expecting Rye to conduct an expedited review of the CAD files, i.e. within two to three weeks. On April 23, the Town of Har-rison reached out to Rye to see where they were in the review process. Rye responded the same day, via email, that its consultants were still in the process of reviewing the files.

On May 8, Rye finally re-sponded, via email, stating that they believed their consultants would have a recommendation in approximately one week. It was also indicated that Rye’s consultants had a few questions for Leonard Jackson, and the Town of Harrison advised Rye that they were free to contact Leonard Jackson for any ques-tions they may have. Leonard Jackson was never contacted by any of Rye’s consultants. During a May 2 conference call with Judge Wissler, the DEC mediator, Rye indicat-ed, once again, that they still wanted to settle the proceed-ing if Rye’s consultants were on the same page as the Town of Harrison’s consultants. Curiously, the conclusions of Rye’s consultants, who re-viewed the CAD files for three months—from March through May—were never shared with the Town of Harrison or any of the parties. Rather, Rye ad-vised all parties that they had authorized the hiring of other consultants, on May 22, at a cost of $10,000. I hope that this timeline has explained the issues and clarified any misinformation.

the neighborhood’s residents.Emil Toso, a resident of 210

Freemont St., which directly abuts the rear of the potential project, said that the Zoning Board was spot zoning if they were to approve the project’s variance requests.

Thanks to the unique nature of the property, the front por-tion of the project along Hal-stead Avenue resides in a des-ignated business district while the back of it along Freemont Street sits in a residential zone. One of the seven variances re-quested would change the en-tire zoning of the property to a commercial business district designation, if approved.

Saying he represented six residents in the neighbor-hood, Toso argued that the entire area should be rezoned instead, and said it wasn’t fair for Freemont Street residents to face quality of life impedi-ments like increased traffic thanks to the new project.

“I’m not against having parking in the rear if it’s your final choice, but all seven

properties in the area should be allowed to do the same thing and should be under the same laws,” Toso said. “This is spot zoning, which is restrict-ed by the state of New York. I want conformity for residen-tial properties in the area.”

Toso has been at odds with developers and projects near his Freemont Street home since a one-story building at 249 Hal-stead Ave.—directly next to Harrison Real Estate Group LLC’s proposed project—was approved in July.

Zoning board member Mi-chael Strone said Toso’s con-cerns were a broader issue for the elected Town Council, not a volunteer board.

“[Toso’s] objection relates to the use of your property and not really this property. At the moment, our mission is to take these one at a time, because that’s what the law tells us we have to do,” Strone said. “This is an argument he should be hav-ing with the Town Council. We grant variances and have to deal with an application that is here.”

Fisher, the zoning board chairman, said that the board would take into account the possible problems stemming from the Freemont Street ac-cess, and requested clarifica-tion from Mandelbaum and Rose as to whether the parking in the rear would be for shop-pers or solely the building’s tenants.

“We are going to want this project to address parking ac-cess in the rear for tenants. We don’t want deliveries coming in there and it being used wil-ly-nilly as a parking lot. That should be appropriately left for tenants to protect the resi-dential neighborhood in the rear,” he said.

The matter was adjourned until the next Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for Oct. 9.

Brenda Maeda, the owner of Hair Creations at the 241 to 247 Halstead Ave. property, was could not be reached for comment as of press time.


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The potential project received some flak from neighbors thanks to the unique designation of the property. The front portion of the project sitting along Halstead Avenue lies within the commercial business district while the back portion resides in a residential zone, leading to a variance request. Drawing courtesy Town of Harrison

Bernard Henry SagmanBernard Henry Sagman passed away on Aug. 6 in San Diego, Calif. He was 89. Born in Toronto, Canada in 1924, Bernard, son of Leah and Earnest Sagman, was raised in Mt.

Vernon. He graduated from Middlebury College and was a lieutenant in the Navy for three years during World War II.

Sagman was an entrepreneur who owned Sagman’s Marine in City Island, N.Y., for 17 years while living in Mamaroneck. He moved to San Diego in 1976 where he remained until his death.

Sagman is survived by his wife Grace, his sons Henry Sagman of Norwalk, Conn., and Archer Sagman of San Diego, Calif., his grandchildren Spencer and Sydney and his brother David Sagman of Southhampton, N.Y. (Submitted)

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Tuckahoe athletic director outBy Chris eBerharT

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Tuckahoe athletic director Rod Mergardt resigned just a week after angry parents, coaches, alumni and students criticized him and the Tucka-hoe school administration for mishandling the preparation for the upcoming football season.

In his resignation letter, ob-tained by the Review, Mergardt cited “family challenges” as his reason for stepping down.

“I want you to know that, after careful consideration, I have decided to step down as the director of health, phy-sical education and athletics,” Mergardt wrote in his resig-nation letter. “It has become apparent that the demands of time and energy required by this position have exceeded my expectations and my avail-ability. This comes at a time when my family is experienc-ing some compelling chal-lenges that I must address and commit significant time to.”

Tuckahoe basketball coach Al Visconti will take over as the

new athletic director. Mergardt was publically criti-

cized during the Aug. 25 Board of Education meeting for not or-dering basic football equipment, such as mouth guards, footballs and medical supplies, until near-ly two weeks into summer foot-ball practices.

Tuckahoe’s head football coach John D’Arco said he had to borrow footballs and mouth guards from other schools and put together a makeshift medical kit from last year’s supplies and materials he had in his house.

Although Mergardt never told anyone why the equipment was never ordered, school of-ficials said it was because they weren’t sure if there would be enough players to field a team. Under Section I rules, football teams must have a total of at least 16 eligible players in order to compete.

D’Arco said he told Mer-gardt in late July there were enough players and there would be a team, but the equipment wasn’t ordered un-til two days after the Aug. 25 Board of Education meeting,

according to four purchase or-ders obtained by the Review.

Mergardt was originally hired as the interim director of health, physical education and athletics on a part-time basis in November 2013 for $45,000 for 100 half days. His hire was approved by a 4-1 vote from the Board of Educa-tion, with Michelle Liscio as the lone dissenting vote.

But his hire was questioned by the president of the teach-er’s union, Marianne Amato—who thought it was better to use the money for “students and the classroom,” accord-ing to minutes from the Nov. 18 school board meeting—and Tuckahoe school parent Lenny Carraturo, who said Mergardt’s hire “seemed very quick” and oc-curred without much discussion.

Mergardt was rehired for the 2014-2015 school year on a part time basis for $67,500.

Tuckahoe school Superin-tendent Dr. Barbara Nuzzi did not return calls or emails seek-ing comment.

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Start with sofrito and only love will followBy niCoLe reeD

Contributor

Happy soon-to-be autumn, everyone.

These late summer days create a glorious season at Rye’s Down to Earth Farmers Market. The farmers’ tables are overflowing with toma-toes, corn, peppers, eggplant, kale, plums, pears, early ap-ples, melons and more.

If you’re like me, you wish these exuberant days would never end. Thankfully, through

this easy sofrito recipe, they don’t have to end too soon.

Think of sofrito like veg-etable stock; it’s a delicious way to begin a dish with fresh market ingredients. It blends onions, peppers, garlic, cilan-tro and tomatoes and it freezes very well. Freeze it into half-cup servings and add it to dish-es all year round. The scents and flavors of late summer will burst open again as it cooks.

Here we share chef Daisy Martinez’s recipe from her book, “Daisy Cooks.” Marti-

nez said her sofrito “makes its way into everything, from yel-low rice to black bean soup, sauce for spaghetti and meat-balls, to braised chicken and sauteed shrimp. I’m telling you, this stuff does everything but make the beds.”

Whew, sounds good, right? It sure is.

Here we quote Martinez’s recipe verbatim, but feel free to improvise with the varieties of peppers, onions and toma-toes you enjoy from your fa-vorite farmer in Rye.

SoFriTo MAkeS AboUT FoUR CUPS

DirectionsChop the onion and peppers

in the work bowl of a food pro-cessor until coarsely chopped. With the motor running, add the remaining ingredients one at a time and process until smooth. The sofrito will keep in the refrigerator for up to three days and can be frozen.

In addition to the season’s freshest fruits and vegetables, Rye’s Down to Earth Farmers Market features pasture raised meat, poultry and eggs; yummy breads and baked goods includ-ing a full line of gluten-free items

from Meredith’s Bread; fair trade, locally roasted nuts, nut butters and coffee from Tierra Farm; Dr. Pickle’s famous pickles; pre-pared foods to go and more.

Also, Sunday, Sept. 21, help us welcome Kontoulis Family Olive Oil as a rotating vendor, meaning it appears at various farmers markets throughout the season, and this Sunday will be in Rye.

Kontoulis Family Olive Oil is run by Demetra Kontoulis Bouras, a Larchmont resident, who travels to her native village of Strefi, Greece, every year to

tend to her family’s small olive groves. She and her family ac-tively participate in the annual harvest, selection and produc-tion of the olive oil.

At the market, they will of-fer their 100 percent natural ol-ive oil, made without any addi-tives, preservatives or mixtures of lower grade olive oils.

The market is located in the parking lot behind the Purchase Street stores and is open every Sunday through Dec. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thank you for supporting local farmers and food makers.

Ingredients2 medium Spanish onions, cut into large chunks3 to 4 Italian frying peppers or cubanelle peppers (or any lightly-sweet market pepper of your choice)16 to 20 cloves garlic, peeled1 large bunch cilantro, washed

7 to 10 ajices dulces (optional; ajices dulces are tiny sweet peppers with a hint of heat)4 leaves of culantro (like cilantro, but stron-ger. If you can’t find culantro, just add another handful of cilantro)3 to 4 ripe plum tomatoes, cored and cut into chunks1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into large chunks

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Too many restaurants pre-occupy themselves with shut-tling customers in and out in order to maximize profits. At family-owned Il Castel-lo in Mamaroneck, patrons are openly encouraged to sit back, relax and leisurely enjoy their meal.

The meals are comprised of Caesar salad prepared ta-bleside, followed by seafood pasta with homemade noodles and chicken scarpariello with hot cherry peppers and spicy Italian sausage.

The Il Castello menu in-corporates classic Italian fa-vorites, many of which are de-signed using longtime family formulas—like eggplant rolla-tini. This appetizer, stuffed with ricotta, parmesan and spinach, derives from owner Lenny Balidemaj’s grandmother’s recipe.

Originally from Montene-gro, Balidemaj came to the U.S. at age 20 to follow in the footsteps of his elder family members, and work in the res-taurant business alongside his two brothers. Now, with years of varied experience under his belt, Balidemaj is proudly cel-ebrating Il Castello’s five-year anniversary in 2014.

It was immediately ap-parent that Balidemaj deeply loves his work. He maintains discernibly close relationships with many customers, and I

watched him temporarily join various tables lunching. Faith-ful regulars return to Il Castel-lo as often as four or five times per week. Balidemaj takes the time to remember the names and preferences of his repeat clientele.

Today, Balidemaj fil-leted my melt-in-your-mouth branzino him-self, and I don’t suspect he was putting on a show for me. It seems he regularly enjoys being hands-on in food preparation and interaction with customers.

Next, Balidemaj popped be-hind the cozy bar to mix and pour apple martinis for one ta-ble—it’s 5 p.m. somewhere.

A further extension of the warm reception diners receive at Il Castello is the kitchen’s willingness to tailor menu items to meet individual requests. The staff is very open to customer modifications of any kind—flexible enough to satisfy even the most particular eater. If dining with children, while—there is no separate menu— you can order simpler, smaller plates for your little ones. If you’re craving pasta primav-era but it’s not on the menu at the moment, chances are, the chef will happily prepare it for you.

The pasta dishes at Il Cas-tello are certainly crave-wor-thy, indeed. There is a clear textural difference between fresh and dry pasta that ac-counts for the especially tasty noodles here—which are also

available in whole wheat. I sam-pled homemade fettuccini with a dollop of the freshest ricotta I can remember eating. The toma-to sauce is also made in house, and I appreciated that nothing I tasted during my visit was drowning in sauce of any kind.

In typical Italian fashion, Balidemaj served me a suc-cession of courses from his seasonally-updated menu. Be-fore the pasta, I began with a vegetable dish comprised of the silkiest strands of zucchini, mixed mushrooms, tomatoes and corn prepared with white wine, garlic and olive oil. I took note of several dishes whizzing by me, including yellowfin tuna, bay scallops and homemade ravioli.

Balidemaj emphasized his seafood offerings, but from look-ing at the menu, I could see that

Classic Italian at Il Castello

any die-hard carnivore would also leave happily satiated. I overheard one woman exclaim that her chicken Parmesan was the best she’d ever tasted, and she claims to have tasted a lot. The designated lunch special menu also features something for every palate and attracts a large business crowd.

Desserts followed suit; most popular with customers are the homemade tiramisu and ricotta cheesecake. All sweets are made in-house, including ge-lato and sorbets. I sampled two scoops of pistachio and ha-zelnut gelato. Impressed by

both flavors, I preferred the latter, while Balidemaj shared with me that pistachio is his favorite.

The cold, creamy-yet-light treat rounded out my memora-bly large lunch, but what stuck with me most was the lovely service I received.

It was a pleasure speaking with Balidemaj, who sat with me as I indulged. He shared that the restaurant’s name, meaning castle in English, was selected because he liked the way it sounded and knew it would prove popular. A fitting choice, indeed.

Hazelnut and pistachio gelato

Lenny Balidemaj, hand-making drinks for customers.

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Entrance on Mamaroneck Avenue. Photos/Emily Giove

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It’s just two weeks into the 2014 NFL season, and the question I find myself asking is this; when does hockey start?

It hasn’t been a good year for the NFL so far.

Between player scandals and questions about the integ-rity and competence of league officials, it’s enough to make any fan of the sport start to fo-cus on the on-field product, if only to drown out the distrac-tions.

But what happens to fans when the on-field product can’t provide any respite?

As a lifelong New York Gi-ants fan, I’ve seen my share of lean years. I lived through both the Danny Kanell and Dave Brown eras. But for whatev-er reason, there has been no stretch in Giant history that has had the ability to sap my enthusiasm for the NFL quite

A Giant disasterlike the current one.

This fall, for the second straight year, it looks like the Giants’ season might be effec-tively over before October. If Big Blue loses to the Texans on Sunday – which is a pretty good possibility – they would be the proud owners of an 0-3 record. With a tough three-game set against the Colts, Se-ahawks and 49ers coming up in a few weeks, this slow start will almost assuredly doom the Giants to another postsea-son on the golf course.

Now, I get it. The Giants recently won a

Super Bowl, their second in 10 years. By all laws of sports fandom, I should be allowing them a five-year grace pe-riod before I start complain-ing again. But I’m not asking for another trip to an NFC title game, here. I’m just ask-ing for the chance to still be watching meaningful football when my neighbors are begin-ning to think about decorating

for Halloween. And it’s not just the losing;

it’s how they’re losing. Offensive miscommunications. Breakdowns on special teams. Costly red zone turnovers.

The only area in which the Giants are consistently suc-cessful each week is in rais-ing my blood pressure.

At least last year, I had a playoff-bound fantasy team to hold my interest once the Giants were eliminated by Columbus Day.

This year? Not so much. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t be

so concerned with my hand-picked team dropping the first two games of the season. But considering I wasted my first-round pick on Adrian Peter-son— who is likely done for the year after facing child abuse allegations last week, it seems like it’s time for me to pack it in.

It’s going to be a long fall, but I’ll still be parked on my couch, watching the Giants

spin their wheels for another year and waiting for the Rang-ers’ season-opener in October.

It could always be worse though. I could be rooting for the Jets.

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The NFL season is only two weeks old, but sports editor Mike Smith is already looking ahead to next year. Photo courtesy NFL.com

16 • The harrison review • September 19, 2014 SPorTS

Rye tops HarrisonBy MiKe sMiThSports Editor

With an appearance in the Class A finals and a Section I passing record to his name, Rye senior Andrew Livingston had accomplished a lot in his three years under center for the Garnets. But coming into 2014, there was one thing that Livingston hadn’t managed to do; lead his team to a victory over the Harrison Huskies at home.

On Sept. 13, however, Liv-ingston and the Garnets were able to best the Huskies at Nugent Stadium, winning the 84th installment of “The Game” 24-13.

Rye has now won nine of the last 10 meetings between the two schools, Harrison’s last win coming in 2012 against another Livingston-led team.

“This was definitely some-thing we wanted to do for our home fans,” said Livingston after Saturday’s win.” Espe-cially since they beat us here my sophomore year.”

Livingston threw for 161

yards and ran for 79 yards and a score against the Huskies, proving that the senior signal caller can get it done with his legs as well as his arm.

“I knew coming into the preseason that I might be run-ning the ball a little more,” said Livingston. “So I was ready to get a lot more carries this year.”

Senior running back Cartier Johnson added two scores of his own on the day, and Liv-ingston was able to spread the

ball around against the Hus-kies defense, who came into the game looking to bottle up the quarterback’s favorite tar-get in Tim DeGraw.

“We knew this year that teams would be looking to lock [DeGraw] up,” said Liv-ingston. “But our other guys really stepped up and we’ve got guys like [Brett] Egan and [Drew] Abate who I think peo-ple will have to watch out for.”

The Garnets jumped out to a 14-0 lead against Harrison,

but Harrison battled back late in the second quarter, utiliz-ing a punishing rushing attack to march down the field and find the end zone on a Rashan Gilmore touchdown. After Christian LoDolce recovered a Garnet fumble in the second half, Huskies’ QB Joe Nan-narriello hit Zach Evans for Harrison’s second score to cut Rye’s lead to 17-13.

It would be as close as the Huskies would come, howev-er, as another Rye score would seal the deal.

With the win, Rye improved

to 2-0 on the season. The Hus-kies—who showed much im-provement this week—are still searching for their first win. Harrison will travel to Somers to take on the defending Class A champs on Sept. 19, while Rye will look to stay unbeaten against Sleepy Hollow the fol-lowing day.

“I think this win shows that we can grind it out, that we’re tough,” said Livingston after the game. “We’re going to look to build on this.


Michael Dragone sheds a tackle on Sept. 13. Dragone and the Huskies were able to move the ball on the ground against Rye.

Rashan Gilmore fights for the extra yard against Rye. Photos/Bobby BegunRye quarterback Andrew Livingston carries the ball against the Huskies. Livingston threw for 161 yards and rushed for 79.

Cartier Johnson comes around the corner against Harrison on Sept. 13. Johnson ran for two touchdowns against the Huskies.

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