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opment, maintains Harrison “lags behind” other munici-palities said to have exclusion-ary zoning; Pelham Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Lewis-boro, Ossining, Pound Ridge and the unincorporated Town of Mamaroneck have also been named.

Denying any exclusionary zoning exists in the first place, Westchester County Legis-lator David Gelfarb, a Rye Brook Republican, said the burden placed on local mu-nicipalities as a result of the federal Department of Hous-

ing and Urban Development’s analyses is unfair.

“Even though Harrison hasn’t built the affordable housing doesn’t mean they are engag-ing in exclusionary zoning,” Gelfarb said. “This is putting a real fear on all communities throughout Westchester. They have to devote a lot of time and resources to work with lawyers and planners and the monitor.”

Harrison was one of 31 municipalities under scrutiny by the federal government for exclusionary zoning based on

two analyses, socioeconomic factors and impacts on differ-ent races and minorities.

The town was the only one out of the six municipalities named to fall under both cri-teria for exclusionary zoning in the recently released report, which said the town uses clus-tering in districts where there are high minority populations and restriction of development to housing most often used by minority residents.

According to the report,

By AlinA SurielStaff Writer

Town officials signed a five-year contract on Sept. 9, outlining health care, wage in-creases and other benefits for its fire union.

The firefighters’ contract was the sixth and final union contract settled for town em-ployees. As the Review has previously reported, contract settlements have been a par-ticular concern for Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont, a Re-publican, who campaigned on a goal of settling all outstand-ing union contracts during his re-election run last year.

Republican Councilman Fred Sciliano, who also serves as a volunteer firefighter, spoke to the similarities between the firefighters’ contract and that of other emergency workers in the town.

“The emergency service workers have pretty close to the same services [in their contract],” he said. “It’s all in line with us trying to be cost conscious for our taxpayers.”

The terms of the new con-tract cover firefighters in the Professional Firefighters As-sociation Local 2245 from Jan. 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2017. The previous contract expired on Dec. 31, 2012, but benefits outlined in the current contract are retroactively applied to cover the period in which the union members were operat-ing under the expired contract.

Wages for current employ-ees of the fire department will increase each year by at least 2.25 percent per year, if not more than that. In 2013, the wage increase is 2.25 percent,

which will be retroactively paid. For the years 2014 and 2015, wages will increase an additional 2.5 percent each year. In the final two years of the contract, 2016 and 2017, salary increases will rise to 2.75 percent annually.

Starting wages for new em-ployees hired after the start of the contract decrease 10 per-cent from the starting salary in the previous contract. Accord-ing to Deputy Village Attorney Christopher Cipolla, the start-ing salary for a firefighter in the town remains $45,597.

Healthcare benefits and contributions are another ma-jor focal point of the new con-tract. Healthcare for current employees who were hired before Dec. 31, 2012, will re-main largely the same as be-fore, except for adjusted co-payments for services, such as a $50 dollar copay for visits to primary care physicians and a $100 copay for medical care in the emergency room.

Any future changes to the healthcare plan for current employees must be approved by a majority vote of current fire department employees going forward. The new con-tract provides more flexibil-ity regarding changes in the healthcare plan for new hires, with the town able to change the plan to a comparable one as long as benefit levels are substantially similar to those already in place.

All new firefighters hired after the start of the contract will be required to pay for 25 percent of the cost of their healthcare benefits for the first

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Town, county representatives deny latest housing reportBy PHil nOBile

Staff Writer

After Harrison was cited in two reports by a federal moni-tor as the most exclusionary Westchester community when it comes to zoning, town and county officials have come to the town’s defense.

Court-appointed monitor Jim Johnson, tasked with overseeing the implementation of a 2009 affordable housing settlement between Westchester County and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Devel-

Harrison settles fire contract

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The Rye Arts Center recently opened the first professional exhibit of longtime artist Irving Harper. This week, Chris Eberhart of the Review visited Harper’s Rye home to hear his story. Pictured, left to right, sponsor Michael Maharam, Harper and arts center curators Jeff Taylor and Katharine Dufault at the opening of the “A Mid-Century Mind at Play” exhibit. For more, see page 12. Photo/Bobby Begun

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Urgent need for blood and Platelet donations The American Red Cross

continues to have an urgent need for blood and platelet donations, even as thousands of people answered the urgent call to donate in the last couple of months.

Through July and August, the Red Cross saw an increase of approximately 7.5 percent in the number of donors com-ing to give blood, resulting in more than 11,800 additional donations beyond what was anticipated. Despite the in-crease, blood products are cur-rently being distributed to hos-pitals as quickly as donations are coming in, maintaining the urgent need.

To prevent a shortage and ensure an adequate blood sup-ply for patients, the Red Cross especially needs platelet do-nors and those with types O negative, B negative and A negative blood.

“The Red Cross is grate-

ful for those who stepped up to give this lifesaving gift and reminds eligible donors that hospital patients are still counting on them to roll up a sleeve,” CEO New York- Penn Blood Services region Kay Schwartz said, “As summer draws to a close, you still have the chance to give hope to pa-tients in need.”

To learn more and make an appointment to donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org or con-tact via phone 1-800-733-2767.

The following are guide-lines to donating blood.

If interested in donating simply call 1-800-733-2767 or visit the website at redcross-blood.org, to make an appoint-ment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are re-quired at check-in. Individuals

who are 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. Individuals 16 years old and younger must have parental consent. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international hu-manitarian aid and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that de-pends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit Twit-ter at @RedCross. (Submitted)

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Town renews drug testing contractBy AlinA Suriel

Staff Writer

The Town of Harrison has signed a contract with Clarity Testing Services of Tarrytown to handle its police drug test-ing services.

Clarity will work with the police department to manda-tory drug test its officers. The contract states that Clarity Testing Services is a company which administers drug tests for government agencies and industry and trade associations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

According to Village Attor-ney Jonathan Kraut, who was involved with contract negoti-ations, this latest contract with Clarity is essentially a reitera-tion of the previous contracts that the town has signed with the company for drug testing within the police department. The contract states that it will annually renew automatically unless cancelled by either par-ty in writing.

“It’s the same contract we’ve had for many years.”

said Kraut, “Having this in place is a good standard op-erating practice for a law en-forcement agency and the po-lice union agrees that this is a good practice.”

Using Clarity’s services will cost the Town of Harrison $3,500 dollars annually, and this money comes from the police department budget.

The contract, signed on Sept. 11 by Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican, covers six different kinds of drug testing: pre-em-ployment, random, reasonable cause, post-accident, return-to-work and follow-up tests.

The Employer Policy Drug Testing offered by Clarity is based on the federal Depart-ment of Transportation regu-lations 49 CFR part 40. The DOT’s website states that this code describes required pro-cedures for conducting work-place drug and alcohol test-ing for the federally regulated transportation industry.

According to the town’s con-tract, all of the testing done by Clarity is verified by the com-pany’s own medical director

and board certified medical re-view officer, Jeffery Altholz.

There are currently 63 of-ficers in the Harrison Police Department, but with three still in the academy and others sick or injured, the number of ac-tive officers is 56, according to Harrison Police Chief Anthony Marraccini.

“It’s important to us, not only to me, but to the men that work there that we maintain our integrity,” he said. “All of them encourage and welcome the random drug testing. I re-ally believe that there’s a sense of pride throughout the ranks and there is no question that we are beyond reproach.”

Representatives for Clar-ity Testing Services were un-available for comment as of press time.

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What’s going on...importance and impact of the tutelage of the artists of our future.

Lineage: The Art of Men-torship highlights work by artists from both in and out of academia 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 objects and ideas, but in the genera-tion of other artists. Each artist in turn invit-ed an artist with whom they feel this strong connection.

The Art of Mentorship opens in Clay Art Cen-ter’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., Mamaron eck, has the five-hour pre-licensing class sched-uled for 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., Satur-day, 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 before they can take their road test. Call 381-4500 or visit formula-onedrivingschool.com for more information and to register.

Westchester County events

Aliens, flying saucers, mutants and other extraterrestrial surprises will “invade” North-ern Westchester during the October “Area 51” Halloween festivities, including a themed train show and costume party, at Lasdon Park, Arbo-

retum and Veterans Me-morial in Somers.

Throughout the sea-son the Lasdon main house will be decorat-ed with an eerie alien/space theme of “Area 51,” which is the Nevada desert Air Force complex famous in pop cul-ture as home to secret extraterrestrials, UFOs, strange otherworldly experiments and conspir-acy theories that surrounded them.

Train ShowThe annual Lasdon Halloween Model Train

Show, decked out in the alien theme, will be on view Saturday, Sunday and Monday Oct. 11, 12 and 13; Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. On Hal-loween Friday, Oct. 31 viewing hours are 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The display consists of Lionel trains chugging along on more than 300 feet of track, past tiny buildings and miniature desserts. Ad-mission to the train show is $2 for children un-der 12 and $5 for adults.

To add to the fun, the Lasdon hay maze will return this year, bigger and better than ever. There will be a scavenger hunt for children and costumed E.T. will be available for photo op-portunities in or out of his space craft. The maze will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Costume Party/Friends of Lasdon Fundraiser

The spooky season at the park culminates with the Lasdon Halloween party, Friday, Octo-ber 24, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Guests are encouraged to come dressed in “Area 51” themed costumes or other Hallow-een attire. The Lasdon main house, grounds and heated party tent will feature an assortment of aliens, flying saucers and other surprises to make it a truly festive evening.

The party for grown-ups is a fundraiser to support the planned conservatory to be built at the park. The event will include live music, pro-vided by the Gerard Carelli band, a dance floor, food, beer and wine. Prizes will be awarded for the best overall costume, best alien and best duo.

In addition, there will be a 50/50 raffle during the event. Tickets, priced at $60 per person, $55 for Friends of Lasdon members, are available from lasdonpark.org or 864-7268.

The party is sponsored by the Friends of Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Westchester County Parks, Partyline Tent Rentals and Ka-tonah Nursery.

Lasdon Park is a Westchester County Park located on Route 35 in Somers. Go to westches-tergov.com/parks or call 864-7268 for details.

Vendors Sought for New Main street Market at Westchester County Center

Westchester County Parks is seeking vendors for the new Main Street Market, to be held on select Sundays from November through March, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. Dates are Sundays, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14, 2014 and Jan. 18, Feb. 8 and March 22. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sponsored by Westchester County Parks, this market is for the sale of local food and products. No professional antiques or collectible dealers or representatives of nationally branded prod-ucts or businesses will be allowed. The sale is limited to 35 spaces.

Price is $250 for all five market dates for ap-proximately 100 square-foot space. Tables and chairs will be provided and electrical hook-ups are available. Vendors are responsible for any-thing else necessary for display. Admission is free. Parking at the County Center lot is $5.

The Westchester County Center is located at 198 Central Park Ave. in White Plains.

For more information call 231-4645.

Bicycle SundaysBicycle Sundays on the Bronx River Parkway

has one remaining Sunday, on Sept. 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 total of 13.1 miles round-trip.

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

Harrison events

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].

Children’s programs will continue at the Jewish Community Center of Harrison, 130 Union Ave.

Mondays9:30 a.m. Rockin’ Tots for ages one to three10:30 a.m. Parachute Play Time for ages

two to fiveTuesdays 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Wiggle and Giggle with

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

Thursdays9:30 a.m. Toddler Storytime

Submit photos for Marshlands ExhibitIf you’re a shutterbug with a special interest

in nature and landscapes, you can submit your works depicting one of Westchester’s most beau-tiful nature sanctuaries for the annual Marshlands photography exhibit.

Submission dates are Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4 and 5, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. each day. All photos must have been taken at Marshlands and they must be framed and ready for hanging. There is a limit of three entries per person.

The exhibit will open Sunday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m., with a reception for the photographers and the public, and will be on view weekends through the end of October. The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of Marshlands Conservancy. Marsh-lands Conservancy is a Westchester County Park and is located on the Boston Post Road, Route 1 in Rye. For more information, call Marshlands at 835-4466 or go to westchestergov.com/parks.

Clay Art CenterThe Art of Mentorship, curated by artist and

educator Gail Kendall, showcases artist-educa-tors and their chosen protégés, exhibiting the


“Welcome Home” gala next monthFurniture Sharehouse, West-

chester’s Furniture Bank, will be hosting its “Welcome Home” Gala on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club. With over 300 guests expected, the event will raise funds to “Give the Gift of Furniture” to local families who cannot afford a bed to sleep on or a table to

share a family meal.Furniture Sharehouse will

also be taking the opportu-nity to honor several commu-nity and business partners for their invaluable support: Im-pact100 Westchester, for its transformational grant to pur-chase a truck; Volunteer New York!, for its commitment to promoting volunteerism;

and Collins Brothers Moving Corp. and CONRI Services Inc. for their donation of in-kind services.

The gala, which will in-clude an open bar and a deli-cious “Dinner by the Bite,” will also showcase the Share-house’s unique Designer Vi-gnettes staged by prominent designers using donated one-

of-a-kind furniture pieces and decorative accents as part of the evening’s silent auction. Guests will browse over a dozen staged vignettes featur-ing special pieces selected by designers from donated inven-tory, and every item will be available individually by silent auction or a new special “buy it now” feature.

“Our Designer Vignettes are what makes our gala unique,” said Kate Bialo, executive di-rector. “We have a very tal-ented group of designers who are busy creating over a dozen fabulous vignettes for the gala. I’m excited to announce that this year for the first time, our silent auction will also include a special collection of unique

artwork and decorative acces-sories selected from our inven-tory. You will definitely not want to miss this chance to bid on these special items.”

For sponsorship and ticket information, go to furniture-sharehouse.org or contact Rose Cappa at [email protected] or 747-0519. (Submitted)“A Study With a View” by Janine Ducoin-Arnold, JDA Interior Design

“Rustic Retreat” by Sylvia Chandras


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SoWE festivities a Westchester hit

Thousands of people flocked to the 2nd annual South West-chester Food and Wine Festi-val this weekend to sample the county’s finest culinary and vi-nous fare. Guests at the three day event enjoyed watching ce-lebrity chefs Rocco DiSpirito, Graham Elliot and others bat-tle it out in a cooking contest in White Plains on Friday, and learned recipes from live demon-strations throughout Saturday’s

event in Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck and Sunday in Scarsdale.

Local restaurants served up some of their best offerings in an effort to introduce them-selves to the community, rep-resenting every delicious taste imaginable, from fried chicken and blue cheese waffles from Madison Kitchen in Larchmont to an East Coast oyster and yel-lowfin tuna mignonette with a

Summer Peach chaser from 8 North Broadway in Nyack.

Sponsor Zachy’s Wine and Liquor kept the euphoric vibe flowing by providing the festi-val with over 200 different va-rieties of wine and champagne from all around the world. Anyone over the age of 21 could be seen wearing a wine glass necklace provided by the festival for greater sampling ease, and more than a few took

the necklace home as a unique and functional souvenir.

For those looking for healthy options, Mrs. Green’s Healthy Eating Pavilion was a welcome oasis. The natural foods mar-ket, which has stores locally in Eastchester and Larchmont, and one coming to Rye City,

had a number of wholesome local products such as Nicara-guan coffee from Tarrytown’s Coffee Labs, which was served in the pour over method, and almond and cranberry gra-nola from Lola Granola in North Salem.-Reporting by Alina Suriel

The Gil Parris Band performs on Saturday, Sept. 20 during the SOWE Food and Wine Festival at Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck. Photos/Bobby Begun

Toni Senecal, host of a travel series on WCBS, samples the wide array of food with Review Publisher Howard Sturman. The two were judges for the event, which included dozens of food vendors from throughout the region.

A large sampling of wine from all over the world was on display in Harbor Island Park and Scarsdale for the annual SOWE festival.

Olias Rodriguez, of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in New Rochelle, defeats all challengers on his way to claiming victory in The Brooklyn Hot Dog Co.’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

The Southern Westchester Food and Wine Festival held its second annual event, expanding its offerings of activities and programs. Events took place in White Plains, Mamaroneck, pictured, and Scarsdale throughout the entire weekend from Sept. 19 to Sept. 21.


15 years of their employment. The contract states that because the cost of future healthcare is uncertain, both parties have agreed to negotiate at a later date how much new hires will have to contribute to their healthcare costs after having worked in the fire department for 15 years.

As part of the contract all employees of the Harrison Fire Department must switch

to generic prescription drugs for all of their covered medi-cations, unless a brand name prescription is mediclly nec-essary. If an employee choos-es not to switch to a generic brand they are responsible for paying the difference.

Cipolla expressed the impor-tance of the agreement.

“It’s always good when you’re able to come to an agree-

ment with a union,” he said. “From a management stand-point you don’t want unions to go a long time without a contract being in place, and I know the mayor and the board are happy that it has been resolved.”

Mayor Belmont could not be reached for comment as of press time.


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The Harrison fire union has agreed to terms on a new five-year contract with the town. File photo

Bo is the best –he likes cats, dogs, and people. Bo is friendly, house trained and knows his basic commands. He walk’s well with an easy-walker harness. Bo came to Pet Rescue after his human mom passed away. She was a dedicated transport driver saving thousands of dogs in the South from euthanasia. Many of those dogs came to Pet Rescue. Pet Rescue is committed to finding Bo the most purrfect home. He is 8 years old, but has the spirit of a young dog. In his foster home, he sleeps at night in a dog bed and is not crated when the left alone in the house while people are at work or school. He is currently living with two other Pet Rescue dogs - a male and a female. Bo is a good sport, he often allows the little 15 lb. dog jump on him and play all day. Bo is a big old mush-ball. If you want easy and lovable, Bo’s your man. Bo is neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, heartworm tested and micro-chipped. To learn more, contact Larchmont Pet Rescue at 834-6955 or on the web at NY-PetRescue.org. (Submitted)


Harrison’s zoning code is cit-ed as restricting multifamily or two-family housing to dis-proportionately large minor-ity populations; Harrison’s B Zone, or two-family zone, had nearly 60 percent of the town’s minority residents but 38 per-cent of the town’s households.

Harrison’s minority popula-tion makes up nearly 23 per-cent of the total town, with

6,318 residents out of 27,471, according to 2010 census numbers. Compared to the county, Harrison has fewer minorities than Westchester as a whole.

Gelfarb, who represents Harrison, Rye Brook and Port Chester, took particular issue with Johnson’s definition of the B Zone, which sits in the downtown Harrison and West

Harrison areas. He said that having affordable housing for minorities near the train sta-tion and retail stores was “ob-vious” and that his Johnson’s definition of the area as less desirable in the report was merely opinion.

“His authority granted by the court isn’t to announce ar-eas as less desirable,” Gelfarb said. “Obviously if you want

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Federal housing monitor Jim Johnson and Westchester County legislators on both sides of the aisle met on Sept. 10 to discuss a recently completed Huntington analysis. The analysis named Harrison as having the most exclusionary zoning in the county, with town officials and legislators alike defending Harrison. Photo courtesy Westchester County

affordable housing, it would make sense to have it near transportation. To call it less desirable is a real question of opinion, and whether an area is desirable or not has nothing to do with exclusionary zon-ing.”

The county legislator said that having affordable hous-ing near transportation and stores defeated the report’s complaint about clustering in town.

In the report, Harrison is said to allow for clustering of minorities by having 32.9 out of 11,147 acres—or 0.3 per-cent of the town’s entire land mass—for multifamily hous-ing.

Harrison Councilman Jo-seph Cannella, a Republican, said that the numbers from the report were “skewed” because it included the Westchester County Airport, Purchase and Manhattanville colleges, and tracts of land that are “not available for anything.”

Purchase College sits on more than 550 acres of land, Manhattanville has more than 100 acres and the airport is sit-uated on a 700-acre property.

“When you throw all of that in you wind up with a distort-ed picture,” Canella said. “Part of the problem is because of what they’re dealing with: they don’t have deep enough knowledge of the specifics in respect to any community, particularly Harrison. I think as a result of that, you wind up objectively looking at a report and concluding that the con-

clusions are unfair.”Cannella, who said that

there were no plans to change the zoning code as a result of the latest report, said that the town was in the process of gathering and sending fur-ther information to rebuke many of the report’s claims. He added that the town itself was better suited to tackle the issues of zoning.

“I think each community that you look at is differ-ent, and you have to appre-ciate the differences in the communities before you can make summary statements—particularly when you’re dealing with zoning issues,” he said. “It’s unfair to think all items fit in the same box, because they don’t. It’s why zoning tends to be local, and it really should be local. Who better understands what ac-ceptable development is in an area than the residents of that area.”

Other officials across the aisle, however, see it differ-ently, with Democrats con-tinuously and contentiously combatting Republicans on what has become a politically partisan issue on the county and local levels.

According to Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Mike Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Democrat, West-chester has some work to do.

He added that Harrison should be more open with the federal monitor.

“I think intuitively we be-lieve Westchester is an inclu-

sive place,” Kaplowitz said. “But you can’t ignore it and try to hope it goes away. Be-cause you say it’s not the case and you have an objective monitor saying…there are some issues, you have two choices: you can continue to deny it or work with it.”

Kaplowitz stressed open communication between the municipalities and the moni-tor in order to complete the settlement, adding that going through the process now was better than “letting the courts decide our fate.”

Although Harrison Demo-cratic Chairwoman Jimmi Pritchard said the town’s zoning is not “truly exclu-sionary,” she recommended the current all-Republican Town Council take steps to-ward making more affordable housing by designating new apartments being built in Har-rison to include some afford-able housing units.

“We would be remiss if we missed out on the grant money that is available for affordable housing in town,” Pritchard said. “Affordable housing helps everybody, and they’re [the Town Council] not looking at this in the full scope of what it can do for residents.”

It is unclear what the next steps for Harrison are as there is no specific meeting be-tween town officials and John-son planned as of press time.

Calls to Mayor Ron Bel-mont, a Republican, were not returned as of press time.

Harrison encompasses the Westchester County Airport, Purchase and Manhattanville colleges and large corporate parks in the area. According to Harrison officials, Johnson’s latest affordable housing report is unfair and doesn’t take into consideration the town’s needs or these large areas. Photo courtesy Google Maps


It’s safe to live in Harrison

I am very happy to report that the Town/Village of Har-rison has been named one of the safest communities in New York State. When considering a move, knowing how safe dif-ferent communities are is very important. Security vendor, Safe Choice Security has com-piled a list of the safest towns and cities in New York State, using information presented by the 2012 FCI Crime Statis-tics report. After analyzing the incidences of both violent and property crimes, Harrison was ranked the 10th safest place to live in New York State. In addition, Harrison was rated safer than 85 percent of cities in America.

This fall, the Town/Vil-lage of Harrison, with the help of some very generous high school students, will be implementing a senior citizen sanitation collection program. This program is designed to help people who are unable to take their trash cans to the curb for a variety of reasons, main-ly health related. The students, or other interested volunteers, will be providing the neces-sary assistance. Currently, ap-plications are being mailed to community members who express an interest in this pro-gram. If you are interested in volunteering or are in need of an application, please contact the project hot line at 670-3121 or my office at 670-3009.

As fall is upon us, I would like to bring your attention to leaf collection practices. Please be advised that curbside leaf collection goes into effect on Monday, Oct. 20. Until that time, do not place loose leaves at the curb. Leaves must continue to be placed curbside in brown bags for pickup until Oct. 20.

National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, has been established through-out the United States to bring attention to the importance of registering to vote. The League of Women Voters of Harrison urges anyone who has not registered, or who has moved, or who has changed his or her name, to fill out a voter registration form. The League will be at the West Harrison Library on Monday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to register voters and provide registration materials and ab-sentee ballots. For more in-formation, call Lola Geiger at 939-7066.

Recently, the Harrison Edu-cation Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary. I enjoyed stopping by, at their golf out-ing, to extend my congratula-tions and to wish them many more years of success in pro-viding educational opportuni-ties to the students in the Har-rison Central School District.

I would like to take this time to recognize the Harrison branch of the Columbiettes. The Columbiettes is a national organization, operating as the female auxiliary to the Knights of Columbus. They are instru-

mental in supporting the civic and charitable initiatives of the Knights and, recently, I had the pleasure of attending their 50th anniversary celebration. Congratulations to Harrison residents, Eleanor Russo, Jo-sephine Lavigna, Anne Valleri and Edith Labella for being honored as original members of the Father O’Sullivan chap-ter, chartered in 1964.

On Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m., Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Sen. George Latimer, state Assemblyman David Bu-chwald and Purchase College president Thomas Schwarz are Sponsoring a New York State Citizen Preparedness Train-ing Program in the Conserva-tory of Music Recital Hall at Purchase College. Harrison residents are invited to attend. All participants must register, in advance, at prepare.ny.gov.

In closing, I recently ac-companied the seniors as they visited the 9/11 Memo-rial Museum. Although it is a somber reminder of a horrific national tragedy, memorializ-ing those who were lost that day, the museum also com-memorates the bravery of so many first responders. The cascading pools—on the street level promenade—provided a peaceful area for reflection. In a series of large open spaces, the below ground galleries contained thousands of piec-es of memorabilia recovered from the fallen Twin Towers. Although it was overwhelm-ing at times, I am glad that I experienced this profoundly moving tribute.


Mamaroneck resident opens new women’s boutique and event room

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Tonia Tagliaferro of Art of Dressing opened an elegant new women’s boutique and event room in the heart of Westchester at 555 E. Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. The Art of Dressing by Tonia has helped women achieve a new level of confidence in their appearance, regardless of their age, weight or lifestyle. This innovative approach centers on developing a positive internal dialogue that changes the way we look and feel. Tagliaferro’s fall program, of-fers a 4-part series at $35 per class, covering everything from dressing for your body style to closet organizing and accessorizing to maxi-mize your wardrobe; great for women experi-encing a lifestyle change, enhance or update their look or entering the work place.

As an expert in fashion and styling, Taglia-ferro has been a featured motivational speak-er addressing between 50 to 500 women at prominent business organizations including Health Quest, the Westchester Women’s Bar Association, IBM, Congregations and Wom-en’s Groups. For more information call Tonia Tagliaferro at 481-5552, or visit her website at ArtofDressing.net

SKIN M.D. comes to Greenwich

viding anti-aging, body and skin enhancing and rejuvenation treatments. SKIN M.D. by The Cosmetic Medic is the newest form of medi-cal aesthetic practices to enter the Greenwich, Conn., market.

“My passion is educating patients and Skin-care consumers on the importance of buying Ac-tion Skincare products, not marketing hyped up 99 percent water expensive products that wont change their skin outcome from local pharma-cies, spa’s, department stores or online-They Will not change your skin. Its false promises, hype and creative marketing to convince you, without research, published data to prove clini-cal outcomes...That is why I created the first retail store of it’s kind in the entire east coast. First in the country to have a full service Medical Cosmetic Skincare practice with a Esthetician for custom medical grade facials and exclusive only physi-cian branded leading skincare products.“ Karen Soika said. Schedule an appointment for a free consultation and visit the unique retail store with a wide selection of medical grade skin care prod-uct lines. SKIN M.D. is located at 45 East Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Conn.

Purchase Street Family Dental grand opening

Local Dentist William Wolfson, announces the opening of Purchase Street Family Dental to provide area patients with top-notch quality dental care.

Local Rye resident Dr. William Wolfson is proud to announce the official opening of Pur-chase Street Family Dental at 266 Purchase St., Suite 101 in Rye. The mission of the practice is to provide the local Rye community with high quality dental care with a specific focus and at-tention to patients. Wolfson is joined by Yung Kim, a board-certified prosthodontist and perio-dontist and Daniel Gati, a general and restorative dentist. Conveniently located in the town of Rye in Westchester County, the office is easily acces-sible from all major highways, including I-95, 287, the Hutchinson River Parkway and Merritt Parkway as well as Metro North railroad.

The conveniently located office serves the towns of Rye, Rye Brook, Purchase, Harrison, Port Chester, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, Scars-dale, Eastchester, Bronxville, White Plains, Ar-dsley and Greenwich, Conn.

“Purchase Street Family Dental is a full-service cosmetic and family dental practice, specializing in relaxation sedation, one-day dental implants, same-day dentures, laser den-tistry, TMJ Botox therapy, Sleep Apnea therapy, Zoom Teeth whitening, 24-hour Emergency services, Invisalign invisible braces and Invis-align teen,” says Purchase Street Family Dental Founder, William Wolfson.

“To celebrate our grand opening, we are host-ing an Open House on Monday Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We invite our patients, friends, neighbors and colleagues to stop by our prac-tice, meet our team and familiarize themselves with the new location.” All children who attend will meet the Tooth Fairy and receive a free bal-loon and toothbrush. All adults who attend are eligible to win a free Zoom Professional Teeth Whitening Treatment.

Founded in 1984 by longtime Rye resident

and oral health expert, Dr. William Wolfson, Purchase Street Family Dental empowers its pa-tients via beautiful smiles and where you can attend as a patient and get help with alleviating pain and get rid of insecurity associated with dental health.

Purchase Street Family Dental is located at 266 Purchase St., Suite 101 in Rye. To request an appointment, call 921-5437 or contact via email at [email protected]. Directions are available on the website at RyeDentist.com.

Dr. William Wolfson, D.M.D has over 35 years of experience, with a focus on cosmetic dentistry and restorative dentistry. He graduat-ed from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1974. He was an Associ-ate Attending Professor at Montefiore Hospital between 1975 and 1980 in the dental unit and from 1980 to 1994 in the headache unit and an associate attending professor at Gracie Square Hospital between 1994 to 1996 and later in 2004 and continues currently.

He has extensive lecturing experience as a result. In addition, he is an Invisalign Preferred Provider and a New York Certified Laser Den-tist. He also specializes in TMJ Treatment and Headache Pain.

Aramark welcomes Arturo Rivera to director of facilities

Aramark Education is pleased to announce the promotion of Arturo Rivera to director of facili-ties, at the City School District of New Rochelle.

Rivera has 17 plus years of facilities management experience with Aramark serving in a host of leadership roles. Rivera has been an integral part of the East Region team for Aramark Education. He has uprooted the education market while go-ing above and beyond in all that he does.

Although we are welcoming Rivera, we would be remised to not thank John Gallagher for his many years of tireless service to the dis-trict and community.

Brian G. Osborne, superintendent of schools says “ We are pleased and exited to have Rivera join us and we look forward to his bringing ex-cellence, integrity and accountability to facili-ties planning and management. I’d also like to simultaneously thank John Gallagher for his 17 years of dedication to our schools.”

Aramak is excited to welcome Rivera to the New Rochelle community. His official start day was Tuesday, Sept. 2. We are looking forward to his leadership in providing an environment that is both functional and conductive to learning at the City School District of New Rochelle.

The next Business Briefs section will run in October. Please send any submission for

our September edition to [email protected]. Each submission may include one head shot. If you have any questions,

email Editorial Assistant Laura Romero at [email protected].

SKIN M.D. by The Cosmetic Medic located at 45 East Putnam Ave. opened on June 1, 2014. The business is owned by Karen M. Soika, M.D. who provides physician administered anti-aging procedures, weight loss including the HCG diet, and high-end industry leading medical skincare products from Obagi, Neocutis, Epionce, Skin Medica-Allergen, Jack Black, AnteAge, Sente, and Biopelle.

SKIN M.D. by The Cosmetic Medic repre-sents the newest business model in providing physician administered, non-invasive aesthetic procedures and treatments focused on anti-aging, skincare and weight loss to meet the growing trend and for demand for these ser-vices. With our culture’s continued emphasis on looking younger, advancements in non-invasive technologies and the improving economy more people are spending money on aesthetic proce-dures and treatments. This trend has given rise to a new breed of medical care focused on pro-


RAC: Irving Harper’s legacy began hereBy CHriS eBerHArT

Staff Writer

For 40 years, not even Ir-ving Harper knew Irving Harper was an artistic genius.

Since the early 1960s, Harper created paper sculp-tures in the obscurity of his Greenhaven home on Brevoort Lane in the City of Rye to re-lieve stress of everyday life as a designer working in the legendary New York City of-fice of George Nelson, who is considered by many to be one of the founders of American modernism.

Because Harper didn’t want his works to leave his home, his art was largely unknown and unseen by the public until they were showcased for the first time in an exhibit at the Rye Arts Center, RAC, which was unveiled on Sept. 14.

“Irving [Harper] doesn’t consider himself an art-ist. To him, [the sculptures] were just a hobby to relieve stress,” said Helen Gates, ex-ecutive director of the RAC. “[But] Irving [Harper] will be

recognized as an artistic ge-nius when his works are out in the public more, and [the Rye Arts Center] will be the foot-note in history books as the place where Irving Harper’s legacy began.”

Harper, 98, still doesn’t consider himself an artist.

“Everyone throws around the word genius. I’m just a re-tired designer who does these sculptures to keep himself occu-pied,” he told the Review during a Monday afternoon interview at his Rye home.

Sitting in his tattered reclining chair with a book in his lap and tape cassettes in a box to his side, Harper’s eyes panned his living room, and he seemed to catch every sculpture in sight.

There were sculptures on the table in the middle of the room; sculptures on a ledge that ran along the perimeter of the room; and sculptures hang-ing from the walls. His work could be seen on a ledge right inside the front door. There were works in the room behind him and up the stairs. In total, Harper said there were about 150 sculptures in his house.

Harper was quiet for a few moments before speaking.

“I’m here looking at [the sculptures], and they’ve just added so much to my life,” he said.

But his work wasn’t discov-ered until 2001, when Michael Maharam, chief executive of-ficer of the New York City-based textile company Maha-ram Fabric Corporation, met with Harper in his home and saw these sculptures that cov-ered every surface of his din-ing and living rooms.

At the time, Maharam’s com-pany was working with Harp-er to ensure its re-editions of George Nelson’s textiles from the 20th century were authen-tic. Maharam visited Harper in his home and was astounded by Harper’s works that decorated his home, according to Sarah Sheth, Maharam’s director of communications.

Maharam’s visit to Harp-er’s home inspired a 192-page book about Harper’s works, titled “Irving Harper Works In Paper,” which contains 150 photographs, most of which were documented by D. James Dee, and an essay by Julie Lasky, who is now a deputy

editor at the New York Times.Sheth said Maharam want-

ed to make the book to restore and record Harper’s works and share them with a broader au-dience. The book was pub-lished in 2012

Gates, of the Rye Arts Cen-ter, said Maharam and Harper had a “special connection,” and Maharam’s book was part of the Rye Arts Center’s discovery of Harper, which began in April 2013. Gates said the arts cen-ter was looking for pieces for a chairs exhibit, saw one of Harp-er’s works—the Marshmallow sofa—in the book and wanted to display it during the exhibit.

“We visited [Harper’s] home thinking we would be seeing mid-century furniture, and our jaws dropped when we saw his treasures,” Gates said.

For the following year, the RAC and Harper kept in touch.

Gates said he visited the chair exhibit and felt comfort-able with the arts center so

much, that he wanted to have his works displayed there.

“We were ecstatic,” Gates said. “He created these things almost like friends or person-al toys that gave him comfort, so he was reluctant [to have them leave his home] because they were private and each meant something to him. So this was a big thing.”

About a year and half later,

Harper’s sculptures were show-cased in the 51 Milton Road arts facility.

“I didn’t want the attention, so I was reluctant,” Harper said about showcasing his sculptures in a public exhibit. “But I eventually welcomed it, and it was a great feeling to be discovered.”


Artist Irving Harper, 98, said he created about 150 paper sculptures over a 40-year period to relieve stress of everyday life as a designer working in the legendary George Nelson’s office in the 1960s.

The owl sculpture is a main attraction at Irving Harper’s exhibition at the Rye Arts Center.

Harper’s sculptures, which remain unnamed, cover most of the surfaces and wall space in his living and dining rooms. Photos/Bobby Begun

Harper’s works were never publically showcased until the Rye Arts Center displayed them in an exhibit that opened on Sept. 14.


Cedar Street Grill boasts the cuisine of a fine dining estab-lishment in an unpretentious setting. Families enjoy frequent-ing the Dobbs Ferry eatery for early dinners, which chef Matt Kay jokingly coined “Chuck E. Cheese hour.”

As evenings progress, lights dim and the crowd grows more mature. At any time, the vibe is lively yet relaxed, with Ameri-can comfort food selections to match.

During my first visit to the 23 Cedar St. location, my fa-vorite starters included beer battered pickles, delightfully crispy, not greasy, and Brus-sels sprouts with bacon and maple syrup. The latter was developed about a year ago. Kay has played around every which way with kids’ most dreaded green veggie to ulti-mately serve them using this slightly sweet preparation. Surely, people of all ages can treasure them.

The wildly popular Cedar Street burger has been a fix-ture on the menu since day one and happens to be a favor-ite of Kay’s as well. The patty comes with Wisconsin white cheddar, applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onions and horseradish aioli, with garlic herb fries on the side. Kay is also partial to the but-termilk fried chicken served with Carolina rice, red beans, smoked tomato jam and crisp woody herbs.

No burger for me this time, but I can definitely speak to the tastiness of the bird.

Delicious Ahi tuna sliders, creamy mac n cheese, and a hefty

veggie burger rounded out my sampling for the evening. Yum.

Kay noted that he sources his ingredients locally when-ever possible, which is of great appeal to his clientele. The kitchen takes great care to uti-lize the best foods the Hudson Valley has to offer. While the restaurant is not quite 100 percent farm-to-table, it’s rather close.

Guests can also ap-preciate that Cedar Street Grill is fam-ily-owned: execu-tive chef Kay or his brother Joe, and his mother Catherine are each respon-sible for differ-ent aspects.

Kay, a 2006 cu-linary school graduate, comes from a high-end restaurant background, with experience at Har-vest on Hudson in Hastings. He successfully incorporates fine dining prowess into his food without creating a pre-tentious, “white tablecloth” atmosphere.

Catherine, born and raised in Dobbs Ferry, is the lead hostess. She’s practically the mayor, given how many peo-ple she has come to know and grow friendly with.

Joe runs the front of the house as a manager. He is also very passionate about cocktails and has been honing a mixol-ogy menu to continually com-plement the Cedar Street food. To best intertwine the sensa-tion of eating and drinking simultaneously, many ingre-dients used in the kitchen are also infused in his cocktails. Considerable time and thought goes into every sip.

My waiter helped me select the Palisades Breeze for my drinking plea-sure: Campari, strawberries, Mathilde pear liqueur, cran-berry juice, simple syrup and orange bitters. I learned that Allen Katz from New York Dis-tilling Company co-designed the diverse and seasonal cock-tail list with the Kay brothers. Both food and drink offer-ings are updated twice a year to reflect seasonal changes. I look forward to the apple and pumpkin spirits of fall.

Approaching its three-year anniversary, Cedar Street Grill provides an awesome all-American dining experience. Its patriotic décor, menu, in-

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I’ve said it before; I’m a Derek Jeter fan.

My personal rooting inter-ests not withstanding, I’ve al-ways appreciated the Yankee captain. As a kid growing up in the 1990s, Jeter was one of a handful of stars I associated with my childhood. Looking around the Major Leagues these days, he’s just about the only one left.

The future Hall-of-Famer has given so much to the sport over the course of his 19-year career, served as the face of Major League Baseball—es-pecially in the “post steroid” era—and has certainly earned the right to ride off into the sunset on his own terms.

So why am I left feeling some-what cold by his farewell tour?

Perhaps it is—to borrow a phrase from John Sterling—so “un-Jeterian”—at its core.

Re2pecting the gamePart of the reason Derek

Jeter has been revered for the last two decades has been his ability to fly under the radar. In a somewhat oversaturated sports market, especially in to-day’s digital age, Jeter some-how managed to keep himself above the fray. Off the field, he was able to hold on to his pri-vacy, no small feat in an era in which every celebrity misstep seemingly leads to a journalis-tic feeding frenzy.

Sure he made commercials, some even poking fun at his playboy status, like that famous 2003 Visa spot with late Yankee owner George Steinbrenner. But he never seemed to over-stay his welcome on our televi-sion screens the way other en-dorsement-seeking superstars have.

That has all changed now.Between Nike’s Re2pect

campaign and the latest (albeit well-produced) Gatorade ad, not to mention the endless pa-rade of Derek Jeter apprecia-

tion nights at road stadiums—something I realize that the Yankee great has little control over—Jeter’s farewell, and his celebrity status, has eclipsed the Yankees’ season for the bet-ter part of the summer, some-thing that seems antithetical to Jeter’s entire career as a player.

It’s not that I begrudge him his months-long curtain call. With the Yanks floundering, Jeter’s final stretch has been the lone reason for people to tune in to games over the last few weeks. And if anyone in this sport deserves a royal sendoff, it’s Derek Jeter.

I just wish it wasn’t going to end like this; with flash-bulbs and a media circus at a meaningless Sept. 28 contest at Fenway Park. If there are two things Jeter has managed to avoid over the course of his great career, they’ve been overexposure and meaning-less baseball games.

In a perfect world, Jeter would have gotten the chance

to go out the way he came in; with little fanfare and another heroic October.

And this comes from a Red Sox fan. So you know the re2pect is real.

Follow Mike on Twitter, @LiveMike_Sports

On Sunday, Derek Jeter’s illustrious career will come to a conclusion. Sports Editor Mike Smith just wishes it would have ended differently. Photo courtesy MLB.com

Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont dons a Garnets football jersey at the Harrison Town Council meeting on Sept. 18, following Harrison’s 24-13 loss to Rye in the annual football rivalry. Prior to the game, both Belmont and Rye City Mayor Joe Sack made a gentlemen’s agreement that the loser would have to wear the rival jersey at the next municipal meeting. Sack credited Belmont with being a good sport. Photo/John Brandi

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Harrison Round upBOyS SOCCER9/18 Harrison tied Rye 0-0 (double OT)A battle between fierce ri-

vals ended in a stalemate last week, when Harrison and Rye battled through regulation and two overtime periods to walk away with a scoreless draw.

Neither team allowed many scoring chances on the after-noon, but both goalies were perfect, as Noah Bender made four stops for the Huskies and Johnny Emanuel made two for the Garnets.

9/22 Port Chester d. Harrison 4-1On Monday, Harrison fell

to its league rival from Port Chester, as the Rams ran roughshod over the Huskies en route to a 4-1 win. Port Ches-ter’s Steven Hernandez led the way, scoring a goal and adding an assist in the win.

After a brief break in the ac-tion, the Huskies will be back on the field on Sept. 30 when they travel to Rye to take on the rival Garnets again. Rye has just one win on the season, but are historically one of the tougher teams in the area.

GIRLS SOCCER9/24 Eastchester d. Harrison 2-1A powerful Eagles’ squad

edged the Huskies on Tuesday, beating a visiting Harrison team 2-1. Erin Ahern and Ju-lie Murtagh each had goals for the Eagles and both goals were

assisted by Claire Teahan. The Huskies made the most

of their chances on net, scor-ing once on just four shots on net. Gia Mancini had the lone goal for Harrison, while keep-er Cailyn Burgos made eight saves on the afternoon.

The Huskies were also busy away from the field this week-end, as they took time on Sun-day to raise money for Chil-dren’s Hope Chest.

In conjunction with the Harrison Booster Club, the girls set up at different loca-tions throughout the town, selling baked goods to raise money to benefit orphaned

children throughout the world. This is just one of several phil-anthropic endeavors by the soccer team, which will also be making sandwiches for a donation to the Grace Com-munity Center in October.

“This is a very conscious group,” said head coach Jon-Erik Zappala. “They have a lot of things going on and they know the power of what a team can accomplish within the community.”

FOOTBALL9/19 Somers d. Harrison 48-7Harrison ran into a buzz

saw on Friday night when they

took on a tough Tuskers squad. Somers’ running back Matt Morgante led the way, rushing for 185 yards on just six car-ries, and scoring four touch-downs in the process. Harri-son proved susceptible to big plays, surrendering five touch-downs of 50 or more yards on the evening.

Harrison is currently 0-3 on the season, but has a chance to pick up a win on Saturday, Sept. 27 against Pelham. The Pelicans are coming off a one-sided loss of their own, falling 42-0 to Nyack last weekend.

FIELD HOCKEy9/19 Rye d. Harrison 6-0The Huskies had trouble with

a solid Rye team on Friday, fall-ing to the Garnets in a one-sided

loss. Rye dominated the time of possession and kept Harrison off the board, while getting a good offensive performance from Fusin Govaert, who notched two goals on the day. Govaert’s teammate Abby Abate scored one and added two assists in the winning effort.

9/24 Harrison d. Pelham 2-1The Huskies downed the

Pelicans on Tuesday night, beating Pelham 2-1 on the road. Elisa Arcara and Chris-tine Cardascia each had a goal for the Huskies, and Cardascia assisted on Arcara’s score. Pel-ham’s lone goal was scored by Kaylee Levine, but Harrison netminder Christina DeCarlo made a whopping 11 saves to preserve the Huskies’ win.

Mike Salvatori carries the ball in an early-season Harrison football game. The Huskies are still looking for their first win this season.

Harrison’s girls soccer team poses for a picture on Sept. 22. This past weekend, the Huskies worked to raise money for Children’s Hope Chest, in one of several fundraising efforts they have scheduled this fall. Contributed Photo

Harrison’s girls soccer team competes in an early-season scrimmage with Mamaroneck. The Huskies have also been an active force in the community this year. Photos/Bobby Begun

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