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January 2019 Serving Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Scarborough-on-Hudson and Ardsley-on-Hudson Vol. XIV No. 1 Community Helps Sleepy Hollow Mayor Wray to Seek Sixth Term Families Left Homeless by Fire in Sleepy Hollow by Robert Kimmel by Robert Kimmel Following a ravaging fire that forced residents to flee from their Sleepy Hollow home during Christmas Eve, the public’s generosity Mayor Ken Wray, along with a trio of in- was quickly marshalled to aid a village DPW employee’s extended cumbent trustees, will be pursuing a return family, and other tenants, occupants of the heavily damaged three- to their posts in Sleepy Hollow’s March story house. Among the 13 persons made homeless were three chil- election. The mayor and the trustees, Glenn dren, ages three, seven and nine. Rosenbloom, Denise Scaglione and John Village Clerk Paula McCarthy established a GoFundMe effort on Leavy, made known their intentions late last the Internet directed at collecting funds to help the families, and the month. The four will campaign under the village sent out an email letter to 2,200 residents, while informa- “Unite Sleepy Hollow” banner, the politi- tion was also placed on Facebook. The employee, Jose Zhinin, has cal identification they have used previously worked for the village for almost 18 years, and owned his home at while winning elections. 194 Beekman Avenue for 20 years. For Wray, it will be his bid for a sixth two- Christmas Eve fire in a home on Beekman Avenue left a village Robust assistance also came quickly through the determined ef- DPW employee and other occupants homeless. year term, continuing a tenure that began forts of Anne Richards, who administers the 10591 group, a com- with his successful first election to the post — Photo by Brittany Brand munity Facebook page, and Matthew Gullotta who maintains the in 2009 after serving as a trustee for the two Gullotta House Inc., a local charity which aids Westchester residents many of their meals as well. prior years. “It is an incredibly exciting time who face hardships. Richards rallied 10591 members to join in her ongoing endeav- for the village,” Wray said while expressing Within several hours following the fire, through Gullotta’s efforts ors to provide clothing, shoes, shelter and funding for the homeless his eagerness to remain as mayor. He cited and financial help, and with the assistance of the DoubleTree Ho- families. She assembled the goods at her house and managed delivery the Edge-on-Hudson development and the tel’s Assistant General Manager Michelle Cinto, the homeless were of the collected articles to the displaced persons. Through her mes- village’s adjacent East Parcel project with its lodged at that Tarrytown hotel for three nights and provided with saging to the community, she continued Continued on page 2 prospective Commons as among activities he wants to see through to their fruition. The village recently received a $1.5 mil- lion state grant toward the East Parcel de- Irvington Girls Basketball Coach velopment and it has achieved an upgraded bond rating this past fall from Moody’s In-
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PERMIT NO. 971 PERMIT NO. low was also recognized by the Mid-Hudson WHITE PLAINS, NY WHITE PLAINS, Regional Economic Counsel as a Priority by Tom Pedulla Project,” for “taking bold steps to realize its potential as a place of employment, a place Gina Maher recently reached to live, and a place for visitors.” an extraordinary milestone when “I want to build on all of the positive she earned her 700th victory at momentum Sleepy Hollow has established, Irvington, an unprecedented and I also want to see through completion total for a New York State Ath- of the major development projects we cur- letic Association girls basketball rently have in progress,” Rosenbloom stat- coach. Her remarkable resume ed. “But it is the growth and change that is also includes five state champi- upon us and the opportunity to help man- onships, 18 sectional titles and age it for the benefit of all Sleepy Hollow 22 league crowns. residents that is particularly motivating.” And yet the greatest measure of He added, “I look at the future with con- Maher’s success cannot be mea- fidence and excitement. In our soon to be sured. adopted Comprehensive Plan, we have an That would be the countless Coach Gina Maher (center) celebrates her milestone victory. invaluable resource filled with strategies on number of students who took life — Photo by Irvington School District how best to achieve our goals and overcome lessons taught during sweat-filled obstacles.” practices, hard-fought games or a quiet moment “Everyone has always said Ms. Maher is like Rosenbloom, who is also Deputy Mayor, away from the court to excel long after their days our second mom,” said Miranda Farman, a senior lauded the current Board of Trustees, “as at Irvington were done. Continued on page 15 Continued on page 3 www.thehudsonindependent.com MTA Cell Tower in Tarrytown is Removed by Alexander Roberts Cell Tower Needed for Improved stop the installation in 2015 with a com- Communications plaint before the Federal Communications The Metropolitan Transportation Au- The MTA maintained that the Metro- Commission, charging violation of the Na- thority’s 150-foot cell tower, erected over a North Police needed the tower to improve tional Historic Preservation Act because of weekend on Tarrytown’s waterfront in Sep- emergency communications. However, its the tower’s impact on the viewshed of the tember, was taken down over the weekend design allowed for co-location of the anten- historic Tarrytown train station. before the Christmas holiday. nas of private cell companies such as Verizon MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan told and T-Mobile, which could have paid the Public Forum Drew Hundreds The Hudson Independent that the agency MTA rental fees. While Donovan said that The public reaction, however, proved more was honoring its commitment to the vil- the MTA had not yet signed co-location potent as the tower energized hundreds of lage to remove the structure after igniting a agreements for this or any of the other 14 citizens to fill Village Hall at a public forum firestorm of controversy over its location ad- monopole locations slated for the region, it in October. In addition to residents, New Workers dismantle the platform that sat jacent to the Franklin Courts public hous- remains a possibility. York State Senate Senator Andrea Stewart- atop the Tarrytown monopole. ing complex and playground. While local “The income from such agreements could Cousins and Assemblyman Tom Abinanti —Photo by Alexander Roberts zoning prohibits cell towers near residential help meet MTA expenses, thus contributing attended the forum and were instrumental, properties, the MTA as a state agency had to lower tolls and costs to taxpayers, as well along with Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell, been promised by March 2019, as “an early exercised its right to pre-empt local land use as reducing the number of new private sites in negotiating with the MTA to remove the Christmas gift.” regulations. needed for cell service,” Donovan said. tower and in suggesting alternatives. Fixell One of the alternatives, an existing mono- The village had unsuccessfully tried to hailed the removal, which originally had pole at the new State Police barracks on Paulding Avenue, will now incorporate the tions. “On this Christmas Eve, they have ing community.” He also noted that the additional Metro-North antennas. Sleepy Hollow Fire lost their home to a raging fire. Their family Red Cross assisted as well. Giaccio added, Dan and Nancy Hanover mobilized hun- Continued from page 1 including a toddler, along with several ten- “Thankfully our fire department did an ex- dreds of residents and gathered more than ants, are left to wonder what’s next? Let’s cellent job when responding to keep the fire 300 signatures on a petition against the an effort to secure temporary residences for help them re-build their lives.” from spreading, and fortunately no one was monopole on Change.org. Dan Hanover them, pending the repair of the house. The village’s letter noted the “sad and dev- hurt.” said that he was glad the MTA had “kept its Gullotta and Richards were among the astating event,” stating, “One of our resi- After almost a week of donations to word” and taken down the cell tower. volunteers who brought goods and presents dents, who is also one of our Public Works the fund, it was approaching within sev- Charles Dickens, a retired teacher who to the families at the hotel. “It was good to employees, lost his home to a raging fire on eral thousand dollars of the $20,000 goal helped organize residents at Franklin Courts Wray Seeks New Term see the young children open their Christmas Beekman Avenue. His family, along with originally set by McCarthy, and nearly 300 and Franklin Towers against the structure, presents,” Gullotta said. several tenants were lucky to get out alive.” people had contributed. Donations can be marveled at how the community’s protest “This is a wonderful, hardworking Sleepy “Many people have been in touch with made to the GoFundMe link found on the brought it down so quickly. Hollow family whom I’ve personally known me to find out how they can help,” Sleepy Sleepy Hollow Village Facebook page, at “That’s the power of unity, and somehow for many years,” McCarthy wrote about the Hollow Administrator Anthony Giaccio https://www.facebook.com/sleepyhollowny. the MTA got the message that we weren’t Zhinin family for the GoFundMe dona- commented. “This is a strong, and car- gov/. playing,” Dickens said.
2 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Man Charged with Stealing from Area Sports Club
Westchester District after it was discovered Attorney Anthony Scar- that he was already on pino Jr. has charged a probation for similar New Rochelle man with crimes committed in two felonies related to New Jersey and six prior the theft of credit cards felony convictions. from out of the lock- Vrabec allegedly Workers dismantle the platform that sat ers of New York Sports picked a combination atop the Tarrytown monopole. Club members at Dobbs lock in the club’s men’s —Photo by Alexander Roberts Ferry’s Rivertowns locker room, stole the Square complex off the card and used it to buy Saw Mill River Parkway. $660 worth of wine at Ivan Vrabec, 48, was the Westchester Wine arraigned in Green- Warehouse on Rte. 119. burgh Town Court on The DA’s office has charges of second-de- Ivan Vrabec requested that anyone gree Identity Theft and who believes they have fourth-degree Possession had a credit card stolen of Stolen Property. On Christmas Eve, he at the Dobbs Ferry NYSC on or around was remanded into custody with bail set December 14 should contact them at (914) at $100,000 in cash or $250,000 in bonds 995-3420.
Wray Seeks New Term Continued from page 1 calling Sleepy Hollow home in the coming years,” she added. united in its vision, is dedicated, thought- Leavy said he “will be running again with ful and committed to getting the job done. my Sleepy Hollow Unite team for a third We are all looking forward to continuing to term. We have a great team, and we want work together with the village staff to make to keep improving our village each year. We Sleepy Hollow an even more vibrant and at- are able to take credit for many develop- tractive community in which to live, work ments in our village, but I am most proud and do business.” of the work I have done with regard to pub- In seeking her third term, Scaglione re- lic safety and infrastructure improvements. ferred to the Comprehensive Plan, com- Improving our quality of life and creating a menting, “I’d like to be able to put the rec- safer quality of life and creating a safe envi- ommendations into action to improve the ronment for all our residents is very impor- quality of life for all of our residents. The tant to me.” village is about to undergo a major trans- Wray described the existing Unite Sleepy formation, that I have been pleased to have Hollow group holding command in the been a part of over the past four years. I do village as being composed of Democrats, not want to leave office when things are Republicans and Independents, “without just getting started. I would like to see our the partisan politics you see on the national work through to its completion. We’ve also level.” worked hard to build up our police force, Wray described their aim as working for hiring seven new police officers during my the advancement of the village. Wray and two terms,” Scaglione remarked. the three trustees on his slate ran unop- “I look forward to strengthening all of posed in the 2017 election. As of this re- our departments to meet the upcoming de- port, no opposition has announced for the mand of all the new residents who will be March vote.
www.thehudsonindependent.com January 2019 The Hudson Independent 3 New Owner Outlines Plans for Irvington’s Villa Lewaro by Barrett Seaman sidiary of Unilever, includes minds in the country, from Dennis thanked Ambassador Harold Dol- the Madam C. J. Walker some of the best institu- ey and his wife Helena, the previous owners, Most applicants for non-traditional uses line of hair care products. tions in the country think- for preserving the villa, but he then added, of prominent properties in Irvington can Dennis, now 48, recounted ing about entrepreneurship “the first thing for us is to secure the villa, expect to be greeted by skeptical regulators how, as a boy growing up and the challenges of entre- prevent it from falling into disrepair. We’re and nervous neighbors worried about dis- in Liberia, he learned about preneurship for women and focused on stabilizing it and restoring it.” ruption of their placid village lifestyle. But Madam Walker and said she women of color in particu- What allows Dennis to use the villa for not Richelieu Dennis. was “hugely inspiring for lar.” anything beyond a residence is a new law, The new owner of Villa Lewaro, the 34- me as a child.” When civil What he and his col- on which the board put the final touches less room mansion built more than a century war in West Africa drove leagues discovered, however, than an hour after Dennis and his followers ago by entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, his family to flee to Amer- was that the existing think left the meeting. It permits adaptive reuse of was greeted at the December 17 board of ica, he brought her notion Richelieu Dennis tanks, large investment firms registered historical buildings for non-res- trustees meeting with a virtual love fest. of “community commerce,” and major business incuba- idential purposes, including schools, tours From Mayor Brian Smith (“We’re very ex- spreading the profits of the enterprise tors have not yet given much thought to and certain kinds of events. The purpose of cited that you are now the caretaker of that throughout the communities from which using modern technology to promote entre- the new law, which grew independently out historic home”) to Dennis’ prospective next profits were derived, to the management of preneurship among women of color. So, it of the recent Comprehensive Plan update, is door neighbors with friendly tips about the his own entrepreneurial efforts. He wanted would seem that Sundial and New Voices, to give the owners of such properties some need to shovel snow off the sidewalk, Ir- to “build a business that contributed to the using Villa Lewaro as a centerpiece, will relief from the high upkeep and tax expenses vingtonians expressed support for his plans equality of women.” have to create such a system themselves. that burden ownership. Currently, only to use the villa not as a residence but as a Last year, Dennis’ Sundial Brands What he envisions, he said, would be to three such properties meet the criteria for meeting place—possibly a think tank—for launched the New Voices Fund, seeding it have 10 or 12 graduates of some sort of the new law: Villa Nuits in Ardsley Park, the the furtherance of black female entrepre- with $100 million to support black women training program gather afterwards at Villa Octagon House and Villa Lewaro. neurship. entrepreneurs through training, mentor- Lewaro to share and to learn. Such a pro- The new law gives trustees complete con- Taking the meeting room mic off its ship and networking. While he did not spe- gram might take place every six months trol, within the statute’s parameters, over stand, Dennis worked the room, walking cifically link the New Voices program with in Irvington. “And those 10 to 12 people how the program affects the historic build- his listeners through his own story as an im- Villa Lewaro, there appears to be a natural would then get an opportunity to come ing itself as well as whatever impact it might migrant from Liberia who used his grand- symmetry between New Voices’ emphasis together in one place and talk about their have on the surrounding neighborhood, mother’s recipes for African black soap and on promoting black female entrepreneur- challenges, their successes, get to exchange including size and frequency of events and shea products and sold them on the streets ship through training programs on the one new ideas, get to share in their experiences.” parking. “People want to know where we are of Harlem. From that start on 125th Street hand, and Madam Walker’s legacy on the “That’s the big vision,” he said. “We haven’t in the process,” said Mayor Smith. “We’re and Fifth Avenue, he said, “We built that other. nailed it all down yet. (But we) now have nowhere.” business to one of the largest natural beauty For some years now, Dennis said, he has an opportunity to do something that hasn’t No official application for adaptive reuse products company in the country.” been thinking about creating a think tank been done before.” And in the process, he has been filed, but when it is, the mayor as- That company, Sundial Brands, now a sub- “where we would have some of the best added, give Irvington some recognition. sured, the hearings will all be public.
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4 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com New Owner Outlines Plans for Irvington’s Villa Lewaro New Team Named to Monitor Tarrytown’s Comprehensive Plan
by Robert Kimmel Th e mission of the Management Com- a number of actions, such as for parking or & development to promote sustainable mittee mission is to advise the board in aff ordable housing, and the Management growth, Nurture an attractive and resil- Tarrytown’s new Comprehensive Plan regard to “Changes to the Comprehensive Committee will be advising the Board on ient business environment, Develop re- will have a team of dedicated residents Plan to maintain its currency as circum- those actions.” sources & resources for tourism, Reduce monitoring its successful implementation stances or board policy intent evolve; and Among the most pressing activities that dependence on personal vehicles, Connect over the coming years. Eight persons were the Status of actions supporting the Com- need attention, Auckland said his personal & enhance open spaces and recreational appointed last month by the village’s Board prehensive Plan, including prioritization of selections were parking, aff ordable housing, resources, Strengthen connections to the of Trustees to the Plan’s Management Com- new actions to be launched by the board.” tourism, and transit. “Local transit is im- Hudson River, Ensure housing stock sup- mittee for terms ranging from one to three All but one of the appointees to the new portant,” Auckland commented, “and we ports a diverse, multigenerational commu- years. Management Committee were members of need to take a closer look at where we can nity, Ensure sustainability of infrastructure, Titled “Tarrytown Connected,” the Plan’s either, or both, the Steering Committee and do better for our residents and employers and Maintain a village identity. wide-ranging work was initiated by the Working Group that helped to guide the with some form of local transit arrange- Th e “Tarrytown Connected” title con- Board of Trustees in 2017 “to articulate the Comprehensive Plan’s development since ments.” veys multiple meanings: “Expand equity community’s vision through specifi c goals 2017. Th e board appointed David Aukland Th e Comprehensive Plan covers a broad and opportunity — Grow and facilitate and policies that the village will utilize to and Joan Raiselis as Co-Chairpersons of the range of themes, along with goals to be ac- access — Engage and evolve a relationship guide and prioritize decisions across its Management Committee, positions similar complished. Th e themes are: Economy, with historic context — Protect the envi- Boards, Committees, and Councils.” A fi - to what they held in the earlier committees. Mobility, Built Environment, Community, ronment for future generations — Collabo- nal draft was approved by the trustees this Other appointees are Joyce Lannert, Philip Culture & Education, Natural Environ- rate with regional partners.” past November. Johnson, David Kim, Sadie McKeown, ment & Open Space, and Sustainability & Th e Plan acknowledges that its varied Th e Plan updates a similar blueprint de- JoAnne Murray and Robert Song. Kim is Resiliency. implementation will require action by vil- veloped in 2007. Th e many changes in the the newcomer to the pursuit. Each theme includes what the plan de- lage trustees, other boards, administration, village since then necessitated a new plan “I think this is an excellent opportunity scribes as “a set of overarching goals… individuals and collaboration with orga- with a vision and goals that looked farther for the Board of Trustees to help the village which structure the intent of the Compre- nizations and institutions both inside and into the future. Utilizing the public’s input move toward the future, and by setting up hensive Plan,” and “defi ne the village’s prin- outside of Tarrytown. through a series of workshops, open meet- this team they will have a steady set of rec- cipal areas of focus and express the commu- “Tarrytown Connected” can be accessed ings and questionnaires, as well as help ommendations coming in for actions that nity’s most fundamental aspirations – what fully online at www.tarrytownconnected. from professional consultants and the vil- need to be taken,” Co-Chair David Auck- Tarrytown aspires to achieve through the com/uploads/5/9/1/2/59125941/181119_ lage administration, the work culminated land said. “Th e plan that has been adopted planning process.” tarrytown_connected_adopted_singles. with the publication of “Tarrytown Con- is simply a policy statement, and in order Within the list of 21 goals, as examples, pdf. nected.” to make it real, the Board will be making are subjects such as: Leveraged land use Photos by: Joe Golden Holiday Fun The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns’ Aso- ciación de Familias Hispanas de los Tarry- towns (“AFHT”) held their annual Holiday Celebration on December 13 at John Paulding School. Families gathered for a festive evening, enjoying a potluck din- ner, holiday crafts, music and a puppet performance by Jilly Puppets. Lots of community volunteers were on hand, and Kids’ Club provided desserts and crafts, including miniature Christmas trees for each child to decorate and take home. Kids’ Club is proud to have sup- ported the AFHT Family Literacy Program since its inception in 2010, and is thankful for the wonderful teachers who are so dedicated to this important program. (from left to right), AFHT teacher Maribel Palacios-Perez, and Kids’ Club Directors Jennifer Green, Maryann Gallagher and Marie Guarnieri.
www.thehudsonindependent.com January 2019 Th e Hudson Independent 5 Solar Farm Proposed for East Irvington as Clean Energy Source by Robert Kimmel East Irvington Civic Association. “There ated by the solar panels would feed energy Program Director said. Welsh explained should be about a dozen people who said directly into the power grid. Con Ed and that the program’s “…buying power is The Town of Greenburgh is anticipating that they would like to be involved and take other suppliers would continue to provide largely a financial exercise. No one knows a formal application within the next several part,” he said. He also suggested that any power to community residents. exactly what electrons are going into your months from a company that has proposed resident who wants to participate should Westchester residents and businesses power supply.” The purchased amounts of building a solar farm in East Irvington. contact him. “We have to be responsive to have experienced a variety of actions over renewable energy are converted to Renew- Representatives of the company, Cap Vert the community and answer any concerns the last several years to encourage them to able Energy Certificates through a state Energie (CVE), met preliminarily with the that they have. We will also meet with a utilize renewable energy, whether it is solar, tracking system to prove compliance with Town Board last month to describe the consultant and the questions people have or from other sources. Launched in 2016, a mandated renewable energy compliance project which would be placed on 11 pri- will be reviewed,” the supervisor added. Westchester Power, which describes itself program or “climate action pledge.” Ulti- vately owned acres near Eiler Lane, mostly He said that consultants would be asked to as a “community- based energy purchas- mately, they contribute to the quantity of surrounded by the Taxter Ridge Park Pre- conduct environmental reviews. ing program intended to lower costs and clean energy sourced in the state. serve. The array of solar panels placed on a “Residents who live near the farm could increase the use of renewable energy,” op- Figures provided by Westchester Power hill would not be seen by many neighbor- receive as much as 10% savings on their erates in 21 municipalities, including Tar- show that in Tarrytown there are 2,962 ing residents, according to the company. utility bills, and the company is open to rytown, Sleepy Hollow, and Irvington, and residential, and 478 commercial users of its “I feel very open-minded about it,” providing additional financial incentives to was recently accepted in Dobbs Ferry when program. In Sleepy Hollow, the number of Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner told residents who live closest to the proposed that Village passed enabling legislation. It is residential users is 2,124, with 371 com- The Hudson Independent. ”The people solar farm,” Feiner related. As he described also available in the Town of Greenburgh. mercial users. Irvington has 1,657 residen- whom I have heard from like the concept, it, “The solar farm would feed energy di- The non-profit program, a part of Sus- tial users and 124 commercial users. but they have expressed concerns about rectly into the power grid. Solar farms tainable Westchester Inc., gives users the The installation of rooftop solar panels is drainage, and possible flooding,“ Feiner would produce clean solar power available choice of selecting 100% renewable, clean also being encouraged by New York State. said. He also noted there were some wor- to residents who live in sections of town energy. Local consumers continue to be Solarize Westchester has promoted the use ries about the area’s appearance were many that cannot have solar panels.” billed by their utility company, ConEd, of such panels with programs that save trees to be cut down. “What impresses me Cap Vert Energie is a French renewable which maintains responsibility for the homeowners up front costs and savings is that I haven’t gotten comments, such as energy company, and operates in that coun- power infrastructure. By buying power derived directly from their private source ‘horrible’ to describe the idea from most try as well as in North America, Chile and supplies as a group, (Community Choice of power. Governor Andrew Cuomo people. It seems like an interesting idea, Africa. With New York pursuing renewable Aggregation), residents and businesses launched a “solarize” campaign in 2014, and I have always advocated a solar farm.” energy, the company is focusing on our within a municipality have the advantage and the State’s Clean Energy Standard Feiner said that an advisory committee state, and it has also approached Cortlandt, of competively priced negotiated flat rates. mandates that, by 2030, 50 percent of the would be created when a proposal comes in Ossining, Peekskill and Yorktown about “We go to the suppliers to obtain the best electricity used in New York must come and that he would also be working with the developing solar farms. The power cre- prices,” Dan Welsh, Westchester Power from renewable sources.
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6 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Solar Farm Proposed for East Irvington as Clean Former Tarrytown Trustee Mary McGee Inducted into Energy Source Seniors Hall of Fame
by Barbara Moroch your neighbors are your the things that have happened during my all of the area schools.” friends,” McGee said. tenure, they all added to the quality of vil- With a track record this considerable, it When it comes to making It was her vested inter- lage life.” is no surprise that McGee has now been in- a difference, people of all ages est and love of the place she Her commitment to Tarrytown’s quality cluded in the Senior Citizens Hall of Fame, step up to answer the call. called home that inspired of life also extended to quality of education. a club that boasts more than 1,000 members This past December, a select her to take an active role in Prior to her role as village trustee, McGee since its inception. “I found it interesting group of Westchester seniors village affairs. “Tarrytown spent 12 years on the school board, where that most of my fellow inductees said that were recognized for doing needed people willing to she worked extensively on K-12 curriculum they got involved when they saw a need and just that — for making a dif- move it forward and help it development. “This resulted in better test decided to roll up their sleeves and get to ference — and were inducted thrive,” McGee explained. scores and the naming of Washington Irving work. That has always been my philosophy. into the Senior Citizens Hall “In 2006, Mayor Drew Fix- as a School of Excellence,” she said. “That If I see a need and can help, I do. It is very of Fame. Established in 1983 ell asked if I would consider spurred us on to plan for improvements at special to be a part of such a group,” she said. and sponsored in part by Mary McGee running for the board and I the Westchester County De- decided to do it. I was hon- partment of Senior Programs and Services ored to be elected that April and I served Photo by Sunny McLean (DSPS), the organization serves to honor until the end of 2018.” those who have made significant contribu- During her tenure, she and the other tions to the county. Among the inductees board members worked collaboratively to for 2018 was Tarrytown’s own Mary Mc- make significant improvements to the Tar- Gee. rytown landscape including new residential McGee has deep roots in the area dat- and commercial buildings, a new Village ing back to 1966 —initially as a student at Hall and police station, two new firehouses, Marymount College, and later on as a resi- improvements to Tarrytown’s parks and ag- dent of North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hol- ing infrastructure, and the building of the low). In 1984, she moved to Tarrytown and new fitness center and swimming pool at the raised her three children in the home where riverfront. she continues to live along with her husband “We also helped enact a new Ethics Code of 44 years, John, who himself remains an for the village government and worked with active volunteer firefighter in the village. volunteers (now TASH) to establish an im- “I love the sense of community and the proved Farmers Market at Patriot’s Park,” Westchester County Executive George Latimer was the guest speaker of the small-town feel here. It’s truly a place where McGee said. “While these are only a few of Tarrytown JCC Men’s Club in December.
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www.thehudsonindependent.com January 2019 The Hudson Independent 7 SH High Chemistry Teacher Strives to Help Students Succeed by Maria Ann Roglieri ence Night after a parent learn about science. to major in chemical engineering. Diego in the district asked for For Choi, being a teacher Arias SHHS ’17 describes Choi as “an The Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow District guidance regarding local is all about being part of amazing person,” who “does so much out- shines because of many teachers who are museums to get her kids the community. He gets side of classes to help students. He helped unsung heroes. Their above-and-beyond interested in science. Choi to know as many SHHS me edit my college essay and graduation dedication to their students is apparent in thought, “Why send her students as he can person- speech even though I reached out to him many things they do. Jason Choi, chemis- to the museums when we ally—in chemistry class, in last minute.” try teacher for 22 years and current Chair can do it right here, for all the hallways, on teams he Choi feels a strong connection to stu- of the Science Department at Sleepy Hol- students?” When he asked coaches (Varsity Golf and dents who are first generation. He came low High School (SHHS), firmly believes teachers and administrators JV Volleyball), and general- to America in third grade from Korea and and exemplifies this. for help, many volunteered ly in Tarrytown/Sleepy Hol- became a citizen as a high school junior. Choi enjoys teaching in the district as their time. The first Family Jason Choi low. He and his wife, Serena As he wants the many students from other he feels the teachers are talented and think Science Night was a huge McGough-Choi (an English countries to feel that Sleepy Hollow is their outside the box. He and his fellow teach- success, and it became an annual event. teacher at SHHS), live in Sleepy Hollow so home, he reaches out, checks in on, and ers are passionate about what they do and The students and teachers have a blast, and they can more broadly connect with stu- encourages them. try to make learning fun. For example, 14 Choi especially loves to see the excitement dents. Both attend students’ games, con- He makes students feel comfortable in years ago, he decided to create Family Sci- on the faces of the younger students as they certs and plays. Relates Jack Starkey SHHS other ways too. Relates Povman, “He un- ’17, “He went to my games and talked to derstands school is stressful and makes his me at length about them. When you have class a positive experience. The last five a close relationship with your teacher, that’s minutes of class were devoted to fun games State Grant Aids East Parcel huge. He’s phenomenal.” like Kokology (a Japanese game of self- by Robert Kimmel lion Edge-On-Hudson 67-acre mixed-use Choi has a strong desire to see SHHS discovery).” Whenever he gives a test, he development on the adjacent West Parcel. students succeed, both in the classroom tries to put anxious students at ease, telling The development of the East Parcel, a 29- Planned also are a community center, ath- and beyond. His teaching style is cutting them, “Come early during lunch and I’ll acre segment of the former GM assembly letic fields, recreational facilities, parking, edge and student-friendly. Assistant Princi- buy pizza for you.” plant off Sleepy Hollow’s waterfront, into and improved access to adjacent neighbor- pal Anthony Baxter related, “Mr. Choi is Choi is also committed to helping stu- a Commons for the village, received a hefty hoods and the West Parcel. a true teacher. He continually re-examines dents beyond the classroom and beyond financial boost last month from Governor Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray thanked his teaching practice through the years. He high school. He and his wife offer free SAT Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Governor Cuomo and the Council, “and all is a leader in the district as he empowers prep classes at night for all SHHS students. Council program. The village is receiving the elected officials and community leaders students to design their own outcomes.” He has also helped students find summer a $1.5 million award from the Council to who supported our funding application.” Among the students, Choi is known as a jobs, often by connecting current students help pay for the work. The money will be He described the early work as, “…criti- superb teacher who motivates, challenges, with former students. Relates Arias, “He allocated for the site’s initial infrastructure cal for village residents to see we are serious and makes learning fun. He reaches out not only prepares students for higher edu- by Sleepy Hollow’s Local Development about making Sleepy Hollow Commons a to students of all abilities and meets them cation, but creates a bond that lives on af- Corporation, (SHLDC). reality.” at their level, often tutoring them when ter school finishes.” Indeed, Choi keeps in In addition to preparing the site, ground “The board is excited, as years of plan- needed. Benji Povman SHHS ’16 com- touch with as many former students as he work on the Parcel, located east of the ning, discussion and investment are bearing ments, “Choi makes it so people who are can, writing to them just before their first Metro North rail tracks, includes installing fruit with moving the East Parcel project struggling have a chance, and people who semester college finals, making visits at var- 1,300 linear feet of a new sanitary sewer line forward,” Michael Dawley, SHLDC Chair- are doing well are able to expand on their ious colleges, and even going to former stu- with manholes, a sewer bypass and 630 lin- person, commented. “Though it’s only site success. Plus, he advises us about our col- dents’ weddings! Choi credits his wife for ear feet of a temporary water main. prep, sewer and water lines for now, we lege plans-- he suggested I become an actu- inspiring him with her strong work ethic The Commons will include a new De- can’t get to where we ultimately want to be ary and now I’m majoring in statistics. He and dedication to her students. He cred- partment of Public Works facility, a need without constructing a solid base of infra- predicted it!” Jack Rjeili SHHS ’16 remem- its his children with inspiring him to be a brought about by a growing village popu- structure upon which we’ll build the new bers how Choi let him do extra science ex- good teacher, treating each student as if he/ lation, an increase reinforced by the $1bil- recreational and community assets.’ periments during lunch, and inspired him she were his own child.
8 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com SH High Chemistry Teacher Strives to Help Students Succeed Y EARLY LEARNING CENTER Watercooler YOUR BABIES WILL LOVE THE Y! to major in chemical engineering. Diego And we’ll love them, engage them, care for them, Arias SHHS ’17 describes Choi as “an and laugh with them! amazing person,” who “does so much out- Heard Around the Watercooler side of classes to help students. He helped me edit my college essay and graduation by Maria Ann Roglieri Infant through Pre-K speech even though I reached out to him last minute.” Daycare • Preschool Choi feels a strong connection to stu- Tarrytown Sisters Awarded dents who are first generation. He came College Scholarships Fabulous to America in third grade from Korea and Indoor Space became a citizen as a high school junior. Clare and Ellie Johnson, SHHS ’15 As he wants the many students from other and ’17 respectively, were each awarded a Outdoor Play & Learning Space! countries to feel that Sleepy Hollow is their $3,000 scholarship by the Express Scripts MARGARET FOX PHOTOGRAPHY home, he reaches out, checks in on, and Scholars Program, which recognizes aca- encourages them. demic excellence and community involve- Swim & Dance He makes students feel comfortable in ment. Clare and Ellie both attend Bing- Enrichment included! other ways too. Relates Povman, “He un- hamton University, where Clare is a senior derstands school is stressful and makes his Economics major and Ellie is a sophomore Y School’s Out Afterschool class a positive experience. The last five Biology major. Both sisters are active in and/or enrichment programs minutes of class were devoted to fun games healthcare career development activities was the first of 37 men and women to be are offered in Croton Harmon, like Kokology (a Japanese game of self- and in performing arts on campus. The tried, convicted, and sentenced to death Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow, discovery).” Whenever he gives a test, he scholarships were awarded to the top for “the New York Conspiracy.” Cuffee had Briarcliff Manor, tries to put anxious students at ease, telling quartile of applicants by Express Scripts, a direct connection to Philipsburg Manor, Irvington & Ossining schools them, “Come early during lunch and I’ll a health services company, where their fa- HHV’s National Historic Landmark in MARGARET FOX PHOTOGRAPHY buy pizza for you.” ther Joe Johnson works as a researcher. Sleepy Hollow. The completed novel will Choi is also committed to helping stu- become part of HHV’s larger “Slavery in dents beyond the classroom and beyond the Colonial North” initiative. high school. He and his wife offer free SAT Irvington Students Participate LEARN TO SWIM prep classes at night for all SHHS students. in Worldwide Hour of Code He has also helped students find summer Open Door Family Medical AT THE FAMILY YMCA AT TARRYTOWN jobs, often by connecting current students Main Street School’s fourth- and fifth- Center Wins Award with former students. Relates Arias, “He graders joined 100 million students around not only prepares students for higher edu- the world to participate in a variety of cod- Open Door Family Medical Center cation, but creates a bond that lives on af- ing and computer programming activities won the HIMSS (Healthcare Informa- ter school finishes.” Indeed, Choi keeps in as part of the worldwide Hour of Code, tion and Management Systems Society) touch with as many former students as he an event that is part of Computer Science Davies Award for Excellence in Healthcare can, writing to them just before their first Education Week from December 3-9. Information Technology. Open Door has semester college finals, making visits at var- Throughout the week, Irvington students six locations in Westchester and Putnam ious colleges, and even going to former stu- explored a variety of self-guided coding counties, one of which is in Sleepy Hol- dents’ weddings! Choi credits his wife for activities, including Minecraft (a popular low. Open Door earned the award for inspiring him with her strong work ethic video game involving placing blocks in a substantial improvements in asthma care and dedication to her students. He cred- 3-D generated world). While the students at the organizations School-Based Health its his children with inspiring him to be a gave commands to the main characters in Centers and for advancements in colorec- good teacher, treating each student as if he/ the Minecraft workspace, they also learned tal screening at community health centers. she were his own child. about block-style code writing. “I like cod- Open Door has identified asthma as a par- ing because you can make things do what ticular area of concern among its patients, you want, you can program games and it’s especially among children. In 2018, the fun,” said fifth-grader Anna Dorokhova, organization achieved its goal of provid- who worked on a game that challenged ing 90% of children suffering from asthma her to navigate a maze as she moved a ball with an Asthma Action Plan and they were to the finish line. Main Street School ex- able to reduce missed school days due to panded the experience through December asthma by 90%. 20 to allow every student to engage in cod- ing multiple times. St. Patrick’s Parade Grand Marshal Named OPEN REGISTRATION HHV Awarded a $30,000 FOR SWIM LESSONS: National Endowment for the The Sleepy Hollow St. Patrick’s Parade Saturday, January 19 Humanities (NEH) Grant Committee has announced that Isabel Byrne Milano will be the Grand Marshal “We are thrilled by Congresswoman of the 23rd Annual St. Patrick’s Parade to Lowey’s advocacy for Historic Hudson take place on Sunday, March 10. Leading (914) 631-4807 [email protected] Valley,” said Waddell W. Stillman, the or- the parade with Milano will be her aides: ganization’s president. “This vital project Thomas Anderson, Dobbs Ferry; Sister The Family YMCA at Tarrytown will help expose the legacy of slavery in Mary Stephen Healey R.D.C, Elmsford; the colonial north, bringing this content Lisa O’Reilly, Hastings-on-Hudson; Vince 62 Main Street • Tarrytown, NY 10591 to new audiences through the modern me- Phelan, Ardsley; Andrew C. Quinn, Os- ymcatarrytown.org • 914-631-4807 dium of a digital graphic novel. We are ex- sining; Denise Scaglione, Sleepy Hollow; cited to begin this journey and grateful for Lee Anne Sullivan, Tarrytown; and Mi- the head start these funds provide.” chael Toolan, Irvington. The 2019 parade Y FITNESS CENTER is OPEN HHV will use the grant to fund the ini- will be dedicated to the memory of Kitty tial stages of the creation of a digital graph- Geissler, who was the 1st Grand Marshal 24/7/365 for our members! ic novel, Cuffee’s Trial. The novel will de- of the Sleepy Hollow St. Patrick’s Parade. If you join the Y on New Year’s Day pict the trial, and the true story of Cuffee, a slave accused of conspiracy to commit Please send your noteworthy news to (from 10 am to 6 pm), save BIG! insurrection in colonial New York. Cuffee [email protected]. Thank you.
8 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com www.thehudsonindependent.com January 2019 The Hudson Independent 9 Business News Pleasantville’s Village Bookstore Under New Management by Linda Viertel nizations and enjoyed being part of reading communities,” she explained. Inveterate booksellers, Roy Solomon and Kohn knows that customers consider Yvonne vanCort, owners of Pleasantville’s The Village Bookstore “their store,” and iconic Village Bookstore, have handed the she plans to keep it that way, especially reins to Jennifer Kohn who took over on continuing a partnership with The Burns. December 8. After 15 years of owning and What she is exploring is additional pro- running their store, which had existed in gramming that the community wants: pos- seven different village locations since 1972, sibly a store-based book club, having com- they found just the right local resident eager munity curators look at what additional to continue providing the same personal- books could be stocked, and a greater pres- ized, welcoming and engaging community ence online through Instagram, a website, gathering place for book lovers. and increased Facebook usage. Roy and Yvonne, as they are known by The Village Bookstore’s booksellers are a their loyal customers, have lived in Pleas- font of reliable, varied literary knowledge, antville for over 40 years, in the same home and Kohn plans to keep the entire staff: Yvonne had grown up in and where they Wendy Tagney, author Marilyn Johnson, raised their two children. Before deciding Cam Demaree, magazine writer Helen to own a bookstore, Solomon had been an Meurer, and Molly Hummel. All are ex- English teacher at City University, then tremely well-read and passionate about worked at his family’s specialized print- differing literary genres, so they can recom- ing company. VanCort had been an occu- Jennifer Kohn, new owner of The Village Bookstore. mend a wide variety of reading material to pational therapist at St. Luke’s Psychiatric — Photo by Linda Viertel customers of all ages thanks to their varying Daycare, then an avid fiber artist at home areas of expertise. while taking weaving classes at Mary- use of electronic reading technology, Solo- needed to find the right person to take over Only a well-run, independent, commu- mount. Once Yvonne convinced Roy that mon said, “People still like good bookstores their beloved Village Bookstore. nity-minded bookstore run by passionate they should become bookstore owners (he where they can browse, seek out specialty And they did: Jennifer Kohn, who has readers who care about providing a wel- Where We Worship… And Who We Are: Christ Episcopal loved it right away) just after the Jacob books, get owner recommendations or or- lived in Pleasantville for 13 years with her coming environment can create that kind Burns Film Center opened, their location der an unusual title they just discovered.” husband Scott and three sons, Alex, Kevin of informative space. Roy and Yvonne did became a “second lobby” for The Burns. In addition to providing a community and Nate Searle. She had expressed an in- just that, but now they are turning the Church and San Marcos Both venues helped to revitalize Pleasant- gathering space, Solomon and vanCort terest in buying the store for more than two page. Their loyal customers will miss them, ville’s inner village and have been vibrant, supplied books for approximately 150 to years and is an avid reader with deep ex- but Kohn will pick up the mantle and write ongoing gathering places in the region ever 200 events throughout the year. They per- perience in marketing. Having built tutor. her own new chapter based on their solid since. sonally went to The Burns, various libraries, com, the first free online tutoring program foundation. Small independent bookstores used to ex- the Hudson Valley Writers Center, Spoken for children who could not afford private ist in most Westchester villages, towns and Interlude, local theatres, Pace University tutoring, becoming chief marketing officer If You Go cities, but those that survived the arrival of and many other places where programs of- and then selling the entity to The Princ- 10 Washington Avenue, Pleasantville Barnes & Noble and Borders are few and fered authors, movie-makers, speakers and eton Review, she was free to daydream. “I 914-769-8322 far between these days. While these large panelists book sales for an audience eager wanted to marry my love of reading, with Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. stores may have substantially disappeared to learn more. But, they were becoming my marketing skills and community. I have Fri. and Sat.: 9 a.m.-8-30 p.m. due to online shopping and the increased increasingly aware over the years that they always participated in mission-based orga- Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
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10 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Irvington’s Church of St. Barnabas Finds Itself a Joyful New Rector
by Barrett Seaman other travelers were following the path of Northumbrian theme, replete with local is a healthy place with a big heart.” And it Alexander the Great as he sought to learn dialect. More than 1,000 attended. also happens to be closer to his wife Fran’s Pleasantville’s Village Bookstore Under New Management It would not be unusual for someone his future from the Oracle at Ammon. In In the Year 2000, he came to the States parents, who live in upstate Hyde Park, walking past Irvington’s Church of St. the early morning light, the young Evans on a scholarship to Harvard Divinity and her siblings, who live in Brooklyn. It Barnabas on North Broadway to hear left his tent and walked out into the sand. School. While there, he served at a church was “an opportunity for our kids (Cassie, sounds of laughter emanating from the Overwhelmed by the colors of the desert in Cambridge, held a couple of interim 8, Charlie, 3, and Jamie, 2) to see their church — even, perhaps especially, on a floor, he looked down to see that his own positions and was eventually asked to take grandparents and cousins on a regular ba- Sunday morning. In the brief while he has ephemeral footprints mingled with those over a badly neglected parish in Charles- sis.” been in Irvington (his first Sunday service of foxes and snakes and scorpions. “It was town, across the harbor from Boston. The Waiting for his wife and kids to follow was December 2), Reverend Gareth Evans a stunning revelation that I was a creature church was in such bad shape, physically, from Acton, Rev. Evans set out to intro- has repeatedly demonstrated his capacity just like them,” he recalled. “It was the ex- financially and spiritually he says, that duce himself to Irvington and perhaps re- to laugh and to make others laugh — in periential foundation of my faith.” most people in the neighborhood thought claim some parishioners who might have the course of worship as well as in everyday Staying on in Egypt, he worked as an as- it had shut down. Evans set out to make drifted away from regular attendance in life. And yet, he is far from just a stand-up sistant to the archdeacon of the Anglican himself and the church visible. In time, recent years. He’s already befriended the comic in priest’s vestments. “Finding hu- Diocese there, and also as a tutor in an or- the people returned—first for weddings, owners of the corner deli and the hardware mor in situations,” he says, “helps people phanage for disabled children. Thereafter, baptisms and funerals and then on a regu- store and, as a Brit with high standards appreciate and lay claim to their inner he returned to study theology at Oxford, lar basis. The money to restore the church for Indian cuisine, taken a fancy to Main spirit and the awesomeness of God.” where he enjoyed “some amazing oppor- itself, he says, came easily “because people Street’s Chutney Massala restaurant. He Born to a working-class family in north- tunities, both personally and academi- could see something vital was happening.” also counts himself fortunate to have been west England, Evans followed a long and cally.” At Oxford, a mentor helped him His role in the Charlestown turnaround in the stands when Irvington girl’s bas- winding path to Irvington that took him land a post as curate (assistant priest) at All won him a similar post in rural Acton, ketball coach Gina Maher won her 700th through Egypt, Oxford, Harvard and most Saints, Gosforth, a church known in the northwest of Boston. It was, he said, “a game. He is touched by “the wonderful re- recently as Rector of a church in Acton, Anglican world as a breeding ground for parish in crisis, where a different kind of ception I’ve received in the town. People Massachusetts What he calls “the genesis future bishops. He spent four years there, repair, one of the heart and soul, was need- are incredibly welcoming and supportive,” of my vocation” occurred when he was the high point of which was co-writing, ed.” Eight years later, the church righted, which is easy when the newcomer is as a young man rising at dawn in the Siwa producing and starring in the lead role Reverend Evans was ready for a move, and approachable — and funny — as Gareth Oasis of Libya’s White Desert. He and (Jesus, naturally) of a passion play with a St. Barnabas appealed to him because “it Evans. Where We Worship… And Who We Are: Christ Episcopal Church and San Marcos
“The building is beautiful and people have prayed here for 181 years. You can by Tom Hinds feel that. But I am not interested in being a Sunday chaplain. This church has “We are the church with all the banners to be out in the world – a real part of Tarrytown.” and signs,” said The Reverend Susan Co- — Reverend Susan Copley pley, Rector of Christ Episcopal Church on South Broadway in Tarrytown. A rain- ular tradition. which works with internally displaced per- bow flag hangs in front of the church, and, Many Sundays The Rev. Copley ends sons in El Salvador, Guatemala and Hon- among other signs that have graced the front a gathering by stating, “This worship is duras. Members of the congregation have wrought-iron fence over the years is one stat- ended, but now our service in the world also travelled to San Salvador and environs ing “Immigrants and Refugees Welcome.” begins.” The Rev. Copley and congregants in connection with Cristosal. A ministry at Christ Church has a rich history. Built of from Christ Church practice this concept Christ Church is involved with supporting brick in 1837 in village Gothic Revival style, and are active in the local community and recent immigrants and hosting older chil- luminous Victorian stained glass windows the broader world. Members participate in dren who are seeking asylum in the United grace its walls. The founder of American REPAIR, a racial justice program, and in States. As The Rev. Copley says, “We want literature and historian, Washington Irving, “The Midnight Run” carrying needed items to be connected to what happens in the was a patron and early warden. (His pew is The Reverend Susan Copley of to the homeless in Manhattan. The annual world, otherwise we are not the church.” tucked into a corner of the Church by the Tarrytown’s Christ Episcopal Church. Fall Fair that supports the Church continues The Rev. Copley realizes that bringing decorated Victorian baptismal font.) as it has for many years. the church to the community can be very Because it is located on busy Route 9 in divorced, ethnically mixed, straight, gay, of However, the congregants’ public inter- difficult, but she has some familiarity in ex- Tarrytown’s inner village, the Church gives different ages - and that doesn’t begin to list ests are even more extensive: they sponsor periencing difficulties. She worked at Sloan- the impression of and actually is a bustling, the differences. Our presence in the pews for activities at the Church for the local YAI (a Kettering as a pediatric oncology nurse. As a public, historic centerpiece. A nun driving worship is a gathering of the body of faith.” network of agencies that supports people lay missionary and pediatric nurse, she met by recently came in to note the sign on the And yes, the Rev. Copley does preside over with intellectual and developmental diabili- her husband, David Copley an aid worker, front fence that said, “Keep calm and pray same sex marriages. ties) group home residents who volunteer in Liberia, West Africa during that country’s on.” As the Rev. Copley noted, “The build- In 1993, the Church started San Marcos on such projects as prepping and folding civil war in the ‘90’s. (David, also a priest, ing is beautiful and people have prayed here Mission, a program for the growing Latin clothes for the church’s Clothing Closet is currently the Director of Mission Person- for 181 years. You can feel that. But I am immigrant population, and the front doors which, in turn, provides clothing for people nel at the Episcopal Church Center in New not interested in being a Sunday chaplain. are open to everyone every day. The Church in the community. Congregants visit and York City.) In Liberia, Susan and David This church has to be out in the world - a has services each Sunday at 8 and 10 a.m. lead prayer services at Tarrytown Hall Care served as nurses in the civil war and helped real part of Tarrytown.” Christ Episcopal and a Spanish service at 12:30. The Spanish- Center, Kendal on Hudson, and, most re- to house, feed and heal displaced people. Church in 2019, 12 years into the Rev. Co- speaking congregation also joins in many cently, for Crestview Assisted Living. In April 2007, Rev. Copley became the pley’s ministry, blends Irving’s history of be- services; there are about 12 bilingual ser- Christ Episcopal and San Marcos also 16th rector of Christ Church and San Mar- ing engaged with the Tarrytown community vices a year which are celebrated along with house and provide financial support for the cos Mission where she quickly brought her and the Rev. Copley’s goal of making faith English-speaking members such as the very Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow energetic mission of service to her congrega- meaningful in the modern world. The Rev. popular “Three Kings Pageant” at Christmas and Tarrytown which is a monthly distribu- tion, a belief in God’s embrace, and a gen- Copley said, “Often, people come in during time. Morning Prayer is observed during the tion of healthy food to nearly 250 families, erous-spirited vision of faith. “The Church the day to pray, to rest and to study our his- week, as well as the monthly Sunday Even- serving approximately1,000 individuals. doors are open and the sign in front says tory.” She has grown the membership of the song using historic editions of the Book of The Church also has a very close sup- ‘God loves you madly.’ We believe that and Church to be inclusive. “We are trying to Common Prayer. An annual “Blessing of the porting relationship to Cristosal, an active are trying to live it.” be a ‘beloved community’ - married, single, Animals” has become a well-attended, pop- mission and advocacy group in El Salvador
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Our Neighbors Kendal on Hudson’s New Executive Director: James Antonucci by Linda Viertel in Fairfield, he then became director of 330 Key, an Emerald Communities Life Plan Park in Fairfield, and, at the same time, Community in Gig Harbor, Washington, A polymath is a person of wide knowl- earned his master’s degree in business ad- he had responsibility for the start-up and edge who can draw on multiple areas of ministration and finance at the University operational oversight of the $180 million learning to solve myriad specific problems; of New Haven. community. He was directly involved with Kendal on Hudson’s new CEO, James An- His next initiative was to take a HUD all aspects of construction and interior de- tonucci, fits the descriptive “polymath” to a (Department of Housing and Urban De- sign, as well as financial feasibility models, tee. After an extensive search, former Tar- velopment) building, Spring Point Senior communication and negotiation with the rytown/Sleepy Hollow Schools Superin- Living, in New Jersey, and convert it to a City of Gig Harbor. But, “coming home tendent, Howard Smith – a Kendal Board Type A (extensive care) CCRC. As its ex- was a big deal,” he noted, for him and for Member and chair of the Search Commit- ecutive director, he brought in more resi- his extended family. tee, announced Antonucci’s appointment dents through marketing and renovated After only a few months at Kendal, he is in late June. Antonucci started on August the building to make it a success over a full of enthusiasm about his staff and the 15th, taking over full-time on September five-year period. residents with whom he is enjoying a true 1 from the long-serving former CEO, Pat Antonucci’s vision grew, as he then partnership. He is brimming with ideas for Doyle. Kendal on Hudson CEO moved to The Village in Gainesville, Flor- best practices to enhance residents’ inde- James Antonucci Antonucci is delighted to be returning to ida where he became the executive direc- pendence, marketing to those who don’t his roots along the Hudson River where he tor of a 1,400-resident, 112-acre, 750-unit know about the Kendal, and defining what grew up. Hailing from a large Italian and kitchen at the 650-year-old Michelin-rated facility with 450 employees. It was 62% distinguishers the Kendal community. Irish family in Yonkers, most of whom still Storchen Hotel. Upon his return, at age occupied when he arrived, but, under his Now in its 15th year, Kendal on Hudson live there, he will be joined by his wife and 25, the CIA called to recommend him as leadership, occupancy grew to 95%. maintains a financially secure position, a children who will be moving from Seattle, executive chef at Terra, a traditional Flo- continued contentment among staff and Washington and begin life with his extend- rentine restaurant in Greenwich, Con- While there, he began to work with residents, and a high degree of involvement ed clan in Westchester County. He began necticut. From there, he opened Valbella in University of Florida researchers in their in the local rivertowns. his professional journey in the culinary Old Greenwich, and his own restaurant in wellness program and went on to gain his Now, Antonucci is eager to make Kendal world at Saunders Trade and Technical Larchmont – all by age 30. Ph.D. at the University of Florida in design On Hudson even more relevant and use High School in Yonkers where he partici- After marrying, restaurant creation and construction and planning with a focus on existing capital for enhanced programming pated in the Commercial Foods Program. oversight grew too time-consuming, so environmental gerontology – the study of and well-designed space. “The Kendal While studying and working there, the chef he became executive chef at the Colum- design that encompasses not only the built maintains the best care here,” he explained, at the Tarrytown Hilton, where his mother bia Medical Center where he developed environment but the programs that foster “So I would like to take that reputation and worked as a banquet chef on weekends, an interest in health care, its frameworks independence engage the community in welcoming oth- told him, “You need to start working.” So, and structures. There he learned he had “I am passionate about resident engage- ers - evolve into a hospitality model.” at 15 he started, as he said, “Eating, sleep- the knack for high-end hospitality with a ment,” Antonucci said, “And I take pride Antonucci is fortunate to be the execu- ing and learning about food all day long.” corporate mix and was told by his superi- in creating and running a community that tive director of a CCRC populated by in- From there he became an intern at the ors, “You’d be perfect working for a CCRC remains full and vibrant. It’s not about the telligent, service-oriented and engaged resi- prestigious Waldorf Astoria where his men- (Continuing Care Retirement Commu- age of a community,” he added, “It’s about dents, for which he is more than grateful. tor, Executive Chef John Doherty, sug- nity).” how independent they are. That’s why I His goal is to express that vibrant culture to gested he apply to the Culinary Institute of Having studied health care administra- love Kendal residents; they are engaged in the marketplace, to emphasize the Kendal’s America (CIA). At the end of his training, tion at the University of Connecticut and day-to-day operations.” many residential options, high level of ser- Chef Doherty then suggested Antonucci receiving a bachelor’s degree in business It was difficult for him to leave Seattle, vice and care, and market those amenities go to Zurich, Switzerland to stage in the and finance from Sacred Heart University where, as executive director of Heron’s to new generations.
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14 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com XXXXSports Kendal on Hudson’s New Executive Director: James Antonucci Sleepy Hollow Senior Makes Name for Himself on Hardwood
By Tom Pedulla champion from June 21, 1987 until cause I was a sophomore at the time.” March 8, 1991. While he is capable of doing something Daniel Williams is genetically blessed as He launched his career with 16 spectacular at any moment, Williams re- the son of late heavyweight champion Carl consecutive victories before drop- mains a work in progress. He also played “The Truth” Williams – and it shows. ping a controversial 15-round deci- football at Sleepy Hollow and should ben- Williams, a 6-3, 200-pound senior at sion to Larry Holmes in an epic bout efit from focusing all of his efforts now on Sleepy Hollow High School, has established for the International Boxing Federa- basketball. He is working on his jump shot himself as one of the area’s finest basketball tion crown in May 1985. He became and defense as he eyes the college level. players. He averaged 23.6 points, 11 re- known as “The Truth” for his abil- He is being recruited by a number of bounds and four blocked shots through the ity to make believers of those who schools, many of them Division III. Sta- early stages of this season. He first dunked doubted him. race believes the 17-year-old might benefit, as a freshman. Williams described his hard-hit- academically and athletically, from a year in “To see a 14-year-old kid do that, I knew ting father as a “perfect dad,” a role prep school. That is receiving serious con- something was different about him,” said model even after his death due to sideration. Chris Starace, the varsity coach at Sleepy throat cancer in April 2013. “Wherever he plays in college, I think Hollow, adding, “Just the way he moves, “The way he carried himself, it they are going to be really happy with him the way he does things, you can just tell made me look up to him,” he said. because I don’t think he’s even scratched the that genetics is part of it.” “It made me want to be like that, like surface yet of his athletic ability,” the coach Keith Wright, who coached Williams as a big athlete.” said. part of Next Level Athletics 17-and-under He already has distinguished him- Williams noted how much his father AAU team, first spotted him as an eighth self. He received All-League and All- meant to him. “He was everything you grader. “He was raw, but you could see the Conference honors as a junior. could possibly want,” he said. athleticism. Then he mentioned who his “He’s the most athletic player I’ve Daniel Williams has been turning heads as an Moving on without the “perfect dad” has dad was and it was like, ‘Okay, now I get ever coached, and that’s a pretty high elite player for the Horsemen. not been easy. Even packed stands can feel it,’” said Wright. compliment because I coached kids empty without his father’s towering figure. The elder Williams owned two Golden who played Division 1,” said Starace. “He ago, in a varsity game against visiting Nan- “When he first died, it took a huge toll Gloves amateur titles. After turning profes- plays above the rim like no other player I’ve uet. on me,” Williams said. “But I’m just living sional, he compiled a 30-10 record, includ- ever been around.” “I was on the fast break and I thought my life now.” ing 21 knockouts. He reigned as United Williams will never forget his first dunk I might as well just go up,” he said. “The He does, after all, have a big name to live States Boxing Association heavyweight in an organized game. It came three years crowd went crazy. It was overwhelming be- up to. 700th Career Win Continued from page 1 coach. “It’s a lot about winning, but it’s also about for each team member to fulfill her role, to “Basketball is a minute part of their life,” lessons we can carry past high school, work- be someone others can count on. In time, guard. “We go to her with all of our prob- she said. ing through things and, even if you have a teammates come to view each other as much lems. So many girls will be in her office dur- More than victories, Maher treasures bad day, putting your best out when you en- more than teammates. ing off periods, just chatting with her. She is moments such as the one she enjoyed re- ter the gym,” said senior Mia Mascone. “Hopefully, we’ve created this huge fam- so much more than our coach.” cently with Bea Tsao, a member of the class Maher invests time to learn strengths and ily,” said Maher. “And there is the saying that Alexis Martins noted that Maher contin- of 1985. Tsao, a physician in Boston who weaknesses of each player on the roster and once you are part of it, you are always part ues to have a profound influence on her well lives with her husband and their two chil- how to best motivate each one. of it.” Nothing pleases her more than when after she graduated in 2013. dren, recalled a comment the coach made at “She is just such a role model. She pushes former players visit. “Ms. Maher was able to take a game and, a team dinner several decades ago that still me to be more than I ever thought I could As years tick by and victories mount, it through hours of long practices, workouts resonates with her. be,” said Eva Gilbert, another senior. “She is only natural to wonder how much lon- and X’s and O’s, teach each of her girls so “You have to respect them and you have makes me work hard at everything – school, ger Maher will do her share in holding the much more,” Martins said. “She was a daily to care for them. You are being a teacher,” sports, family. Whatever I have to do, she’s rope. She said her passion for basketball is example of what it meant to be invested and Maher said. “That is what all of these good on me about grit and how to work my butt as strong as when she started in 1975. She committed.” teachers do. They respect and they teach and off for what I want.” had difficulty sleeping after a recent loss to Maher, in her 43th season, never loses they care.” Maher favors one phrase above all others – Briarcliff. sight of the need to be much more than a Players understand they are learning more “Hold the Rope.” “I may be even more competitive,” she basketball coach. She is very much a life than a sport from Maher. That is her way of emphasizing the need said.
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www.thehudsonindependent.com January 2019 The Hudson Independent 15 Arts & Entertainment Irvington Theater to Bring Acclaimed New York City Comics to Westchester
by Mitchell Bard ing acts, also regulars in New York City The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are comedy clubs and on television: Buddy $35 for seats in the orchestra and $25 for New York City is a comedy hot spot. Fitzpatrick and Karen Bergreen. seats in the balcony. A VIP ticket, which Every day, 365 days a year, you can find “We are really looking forward to this includes a seat in the first five rows of the talented performers -- from grizzled veter- show in Irvington,” Marcus said. “I didn’t orchestra and admission to a party on the ans to up-and-coming youngsters -- plying even know there was a place called Irving- theater stage before the concert, costs $50. their trade in the handful of top-tier com- ton until now. Hopefully, this benefit puts (Tickets can be purchased at: www.irving- edy clubs in the city. Westchester residents Irvington on the map, but if it doesn’t, and tontheater.com.) Each ticket includes two are only a train ride away from all the ac- it probably won’t, at least maybe a few co- free beers. tion, but, after a long workweek, that drive medians and their jokes can help support a “NYC Comedy in the IRV” Featuring or train ride into Manhattan can feel like theater (to be honest I think it’s gonna take Lenny Marcus marks the second of three it might as well be an international flight. money, but that’s not my problem).” ITHT benefit shows during the 2018- For one Saturday night in January, how- All proceeds from the event will go to the 2019 theater season. The series kicked off ever, folks in Westchester will only need to Friends of the ITHT, a 501(c)3 corpora- with the immensely successful Cool Mu- make the short drive to the Irvington Town tion dedicated to supporting the theater. sic / Hot Night in September, a five-band Hall Theater (ITHT) if they want to see Presenting Marcus, Fitzpatrick and Ber- music concert featuring Brooklyn’s Kenny three veteran New York City comics per- Lenny Marcus will headline show. green in Irvington meets the ITHT Com- Young and the Eggplants. The series will form their stand-up acts. That’s because mission’s goal of bringing critically ac- continue on April 26 with a concert featur- a benefit concert for the theater, “NYC claimed, Manhattan-quality artists to the ing the bands that turn Halloween night Comedy in the IRV,” is coming on Janu- Central’s new series, “This Week at the theater. Marcus is excited for the chance to in Irvington into an outdoor music festival, ary 19. Comedy Cellar”) -- who often appears on perform at the historic 116-year old the- filling side streets with adoring fans. The show will feature headliner Lenny television, including three appearances on ater, and he is hoping for a good turnout. The presenting sponsor for the series is Marcus, a regular at the Comedy Cellar the “Late Show With David Letterman.” “It should be a fun show,” Marcus said. Eric Bernstein of Compass in Dobbs Ferry. (you might have seen him on Comedy Marcus has brought on the two support- “Please come!” 6th Annual Winter Blues Rocks The Music Hall On Saturday, January 5, the Tarrytown Sarah Chalfy accompanied by Peter Grif- the upcoming Sleepy Hollow Middle tion. The evening will be MC’d by local Music Hall once again becomes a serious fin, and a TUFSD alumni combo. Closing School musical The Wizard of Oz and the parent Jim Johnstone. scene by welcoming the 6th annual Win- the show will be the always-popular Losing High School’s Spring production of Hello All proceeds will go to the Sleepy Hollow ter Blues concert. Produced by the Sleepy Our Faculties--a band made up of talented Dolly! “This started as a brainstorming Performing Arts Boosters to further en- Hollow Performing Arts Boosters, this teachers from Sleepy Hollow High School. fundraiser idea - capitalizing on our local rich the arts within Sleepy Hollow Middle year’s line-up includes past favorites Juke Scheduled to perform in the beginning of bands to raise money for the performing School and High School. “The Performing Joint and the Tarrytown Horns with special the evening are the Sleepy Hollow High arts in our Public Schools. It started with a Arts Boosters supports, encourages, and guests, Cornbread Jam, and newcomers School Jazz Combo, and performers from bang and six years later our community event is still going strong and has raised over $50,000,” said Boost- ers co-President Alexa Brandenberg. Originally the brainchild of Mary Kohrherr and Jan At- kinson as a way to combat the winter blues, the event has become the Boosters’ enables the aspects of my children’s edu- biggest fundraiser of the year. A lively, fun, cation that are closest to our hearts,” said energetic event, it perfectly encapsulates Boosters co-President Amy White. “The what the Boosters are all about. “It’s a fun, plays, orchestra, band, chamber, jazz... the entertaining party that not only brings our Boosters raise money to send the musicians community together but adds enrichment and actors on their trips while also buying to a part of education that always needs instruments, rehabilitating the pianos, and support,” said Brandenberg. other projects.” The evening, which is open to all mem- The adults-only event starts at 7 p.m. and bers of the community, includes an open continues to midnight. Tickets remain the bar with wine provided by Grape Expecta- same price they’ve been since the event’s tions and beer from the Captain Lawrence inauguration in 2013: $75 (increasing to Brewing Co. An all-you-can eat barbecue $100 after January 3). They can be reserved dinner will be provided by Pik-Nik BBQ, online at www.tarrytownmusichall.org or and local dessert maestro Renee Katshuba at the door. Teachers in the Public Schools will be providing sweets through her com- of the Tarrytowns and Sleepy Hollow High pany, MadeByRK. There will also be a School alumni can email sleepyhollowper- silent auction featuring jewelry, art, and [email protected] for a coupon code other items and services donated by local to purchase tickets at half-price. businesses and individuals, and a live auc-
16 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Food for Thought Irvington Theater to Bring Acclaimed New York City It’s Official: Juniper and Bread & Brine Have Merged to Create a Comics to Westchester Seafood Mecca
by Linda Viertel The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 for seats in the orchestra and $25 for or those of us who have missed Chef seats in the balcony. A VIP ticket, which Alex Sze’s inventive cooking at Juniper includes a seat in the first five rows of the in Hastings (both locations), customers orchestra and admission to a party on the F theater stage before the concert, costs $50. can now experience his culinary skills at the (Tickets can be purchased at: www.irving- recently expanded Bread & Brine, now a vi- tontheater.com.) Each ticket includes two brant informal eatery where fish shack meets free beers. tiki bar meets a melding of East/West tastes. “NYC Comedy in the IRV” Featuring Lenny Marcus marks the second of three When the original Bread & Brine owner ITHT benefit shows during the 2018- Jeremy McClellan and Chef Sze joined to- 2019 theater season. The series kicked off gether to form Hastings Hospitality Group, with the immensely successful Cool Mu- then became next-door neighbors in a res- sic / Hot Night in September, a five-band taurant partnership, the beginnings of their music concert featuring Brooklyn’s Kenny culinary dreams came true. Instead of hav- L to R: Traditional New England clam chowder. Maine lobsters direct from Beal’s lobster pier. Fresh oysters and their accompani- Young and the Eggplants. The series will ing one kitchen create menus for two differ- ments. Below left: Classic lobster rolls. continue on April 26 with a concert featur- ent restaurants – Bread & Brine and Juniper ing the bands that turn Halloween night - they merged two dining spaces and two with potato crisps, ginger mayo, and toasted everyone dons bibs and gets to hone their often and experience some tastes that might in Irvington into an outdoor music festival, bars into one, while maintaining unique at- tomato with a soy vinaigrette. Daily market shell-cracking skills. McClellan and Sze will be new to them and be surprised. I enjoy filling side streets with adoring fans. mospheres in each space. fish specials always change: selections might also help customers craft their own menus making even simple, traditional choices The presenting sponsor for the series is The original menu at Bread & Brine, a be dorade, haddock, striped bass or a fisher- for a “shed party” or just reserve a night out taste better.” Partnering with McClellan, Eric Bernstein of Compass in Dobbs Ferry. tribute to McClellan’s love of Maine’s iconic man’s stew. at Bread & Brine for a group who would who grew up in Maine, and for whom sea- lobster shacks and Portland’s quintessential Vegetarians (or anyone, in fact) will love enjoy ordering a la carte off the menu. food is his “soul food,” Sze is able to let his seafood restaurant, Eventide, now gets spe- Sze’s roasted cauliflower- a crunchy exte- Every Sunday night Mama Sze, Chef pure ingredients shine at Bread & Brine cial treatment thanks to Sze. Choose per- rior complemented by a sweet interior, ac- Sze’s mother, makes her famous tradition- where traditional and unique “ Down East” fectly prepared, traditional, hearty Maine companied by a fried egg, ricotta, raisins, al dumplings, and local families can’t get cuisine has found a home on the Hudson steamers as a “small plate,” or chicken wings capers all in a scallion vinaigrette. Linguini enough of them. Every Wednesday oysters River. given Sze’s Eastern touch via General Tsao, with white clam sauce gets the East/West are $1 all night long. Dollar oysters are also sesame and chili. New England clam chow- treatment with wonton noodles, steamed available at the “Adult Swim” happy hour der is a rich creation brimming with qua- cockles, pancetta, garlic and chili. And, car- from 5 to 7 on Monday, Wednesday, Thurs- If You Go hog clams, potato, leek, celery, salt pork nivores (or anyone, in fact) will delight in day, Friday and Sunday – the best deal on 19 Main Street, Hastings on Hudson in a creamy base and topped with toasted, Bread & Brine’s patty melts, grilled as re- fresh raw oysters in all of New England! 914-479-5243 (and to reserve piping hot cornbread. Buffalo shrimp gets quested, and topped with griddled onions, Chef Sze wants guests to have a good time The Shed) an unusual taste from sambal oelek (an In- cheddar cheese, B&B pickles, Sze’s special at their meal. “Though my background was Facebook: breadandbrinehoh.com donesian chile paste), accompanied sauce and served with butter fried in fine dining,” he explains, “Juniper was ca- Hours: M, W, TH, F, S: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. by scallions and house-made French fries. sual, and my hope is that customers come Sun.: 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Closed Tuesday pickles. In addition, Sze’s Creative cocktails get spe- housemade soft milk cial treatment from mix- buns served with ologist, Christina An- whipped butter subtly drews. She is passionate flavored with crus- about tiki cocktails, fun tacean broth have and energetic concoc- become a signature tions that are slowly appetizer. catching on. She plans Six types of fresh to expand her two bars oysters are always on the with more classics and spe- raw bar menu, a weekly se- cial tiki drinks beyond the lection from both coasts, with four she created initially. Red an emphasis on the Northeast. Ac- and white wines are offered by the glass companiments include a lemon pepper mi- or bottle. And, there is always a featured gnonette, house pickle granita, classic cock- red or white for customers to try, give their tail sauce and fresh horseradish. Little necks opinions about, and, if popular, the featured and sweet jumbo shrimp are also available. item stays on the wine list. Craft beers, la- It’s important to note that McClellan sourc- gers and ciders are also offered. es his sustainable seafood daily from 5 to 6 >THE SHED: McClellan has created a top-notch purveyors, from the Fulton Fish charming, intimate room within Bread & Market at Hunts Point and Beal’s Lobster Brine’s larger, airier space by enclosing a pri- Pier in Bar Harbor, Maine. vate dining area, which he calls “the shed.” Classic lobster rolls get two treatments: Eight to 12 diners can sit comfortably Maine style – cold lobster/mayonnaise salad around a large table in what looks much like on a buttered roll; or Connecticut style – someone’s New England dining room. Nau- hot lobster sautéed in butter on a roll - both tical paintings, a fireplace, antiques, lamps come with fries. Chef Sze spent time in the lit low and forest green walls all give a feeling famed Chef Michel Richard’s kitchen at his of comfort and warmth. It’s a great place to iconic D.C. restaurant, Citronelle, and pays reserve for family dinners or a true Maine homage to his mentor with his justly popu- clambake (newspaper on the table, lobsters, lar Tuna burger a la Michel Richard- served steamers, corn, potatoes, chorizo) when
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Donald Moffat, 87 Veteran Broadway, film and TV actor Donald Moffat, who lived at Kendal on Hudson in Sleepy Hollow, died Decem- ber 20. He was 87. Mr. Moffat, whose career spanned five decades. was a familiar face to movie and theatergoers. He played a corrupt president of the United States in the film Clear and Present Danger, Lyndon Johnson in The Right Stuffand, in one of his last performances, an aging Ulysses S. Grant in an off-Broadway play by John Guare, and was often cast as dis- COMPLETELY RENOVATED tinguished characters of one kind or an- other because of his ruggedly handsome face and trim figure. He played multiple Formerly Dwyer & Vanderbilt roles to great acclaim in Shakespeare, Ibsen, Pinter and O’Neill plays, among other classic playwrights. His career Family Owned and Operated was notable for its non-stop activity: by the Carpinone Family Twenty Broadway shows, many more off-Broadway, 121 movies and countless Donald Moffat TV shows, including One Life to Live, in which he played Dr. Marcus Polk. Proudly Continuing the warm He is survived by his wife - noted actress, film and TV director Gwen Arner, his daugh- ter, Lynn, married to Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray, three other children - Katherine, and personal service originally Wendy and Gabriel, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was a great wit and raconteur and will be deeply missed by his friends and family. established by Jack Kelly.
Rose Raniolo, 90 she lived with her husband in Ambato, Rose Iacono Raniolo, a native and life- Ecuador from 1969 to 1970 while he was long resident of North Tarrytown (now a volunteer in the Peace Corps. After re- Sleepy Hollow), died December 4. She was turning to the U.S. in the early 1970’s the EVERYONE WELCOME 90. couple lived in Peekskill prior to settling in She graduated from North Tarrytown Irvington in 1980. High School in 1946, where she was Mrs. Matthew was a dedicated and in- a cheerleader. During high school she spirational teacher in the Chappaqua Cen- Restoring traditional funerals worked at the Adams dress factory on Or- tral School district where she taught special at a ordable prices. chard Street in Tarrytown and did part-time education in the Douglas G. Grafflin El- work at Readers’ Digest during Christmas ementary School, retiring in 2006. She was time. In 1949, she married her high school also a devout Christian. She was affiliated sweetheart, John F. Raniolo, at St. Teresa’s with the Rise Up Christian Fellowship, and Church in North Tarrytown, three years she was an active member of the Calvary Celebrating Life with dedication, after he was honorably discharged from Chapel of Westchester. service in World War II. She was a devoted and loving wife, moth- excellence and innovation. From 1946 to 1955, she worked at Wash- er, and friend. She loved to travel. Through- ington Irving Trust Company, which later out her life she had visited every U.S. state became County Trust, on the corner of as well as many countries throughout Latin McKeele Avenue and Broadway in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, Our beautifully renovated funeral Tarrytown in the mortgage department. and Oceania. She also loved knitting and Later in her life, she substituted for teach- card stitching. home boasts one of the largest ing assistants at the John Paulding school chapels in Westchester County. in Tarrytown. Alice Nelsen, 76 Rose and John were married for 67 years Alice M. Nelsen, a resident of Tarrytown, before his passing on January 29, 2016. died December 7. She was 76. Additional chapels to accommodate Born in White Plains, she was raised in Gail Matthew, 73 Elmsford where she attended school. She more intimate gatherings. Gail Louise Matthew, a resident of Ir- went on to become a school teacher and vington, died November 30 at Calvary taught in the Elmsford School District Hospital in the Bronx, following a lengthy for almost 40 years. Many of those years struggle with skin cancer. She was 73. were spent teaching in the Alice E. Grady Pre-planning specialists providing She spent her childhood in Palmyra, NJ School. Her favorite hobby was creating and was a 1963 graduate of Palmyra High items with the art of origami. a full scope of funeral needs School. After high school she attended Purdue University from which she earned Margaret Pesick, 80 including green burials. a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 and a Margaret Pesick, a longtime Irvington Master of Science in Special Education resident, died December 14. She was 80. in 1969. She was a proud member of the Born in Tarrytown, for more than 30 90 N Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591 Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and the Kappa years she was a secretary for BOCES in Rye Delta Pi honorary educational society. Brook. For many years she was also the or- (914) 631-0621 While at Purdue, she met David L. Mat- ganist and singer at Holy Cross Church in Visit us online: dwyermichaelsfh.com thew III, whom she married on November North Tarrytown. She was married to Ste- 8, 1969. After completing her education, phen Pesick, who predeceased her in 2010.
18 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Mercy College Opens Veterans Center on Dobbs Ferry Campus
by Barrett Seaman Cohen, who was instrumental in forming the original Bronx campus vets center, said With the presentation of the colors by that a common feeling among other vet/ a Marine Corps honor guard and a sing- students was “a need to find a quiet place to ing of “The Star Spangled Banner” (twice), study.” She got together with six other vets Mercy College opened a Veterans Center and produced a video about their experi- on its Dobbs Ferry campus last fall, de- ences and submitted it to a competition signed to provide a resource and a haven held by the Student Veterans of America in for some 150 former soldiers, sailors and Washington. The film won a $10,000 first air force veterans currently enrolled there. prize, which provided seed money for their The new center, located on the lower own space on campus. level of Mercy’s Main Hall, has computer When DeCohen, widely called Mama terminals, a printer, six oversized lounge V., came to the Dobbs Ferry campus as a chairs facing a 55” flat screen TV and a counselor after her own graduation, she mini-kitchen. The Center, made possible immediately started looking for other vets. in part by a $25,000 grant from TD Bank, Together they started Operation Buddy- is modeled on a similar Veterans Center at Up, issued wristbands so they could easily Mercy’s Bronx campus. Altogether, accord- identify other vets and started pushing for ing to Mercy President Tim Hall, 280 vets their own center. are registered as students at the college. Building on the success of the Buddy- In the past decade, over one million vet- Up program, the group has launched Op- erans have returned home seeking higher Ribbon cutting ceremony was held for new Veterans Center at Mercy College. eration Push-Up, which encourages vets to education. Of the many needs they face, take the next step to graduate school. Four- Donald Moffat education is among the most common. teen Mercy vets have already gone through Adjustment to campus life is not always Army vet Ronald Melendez, president vets with war-related disabilities—a place one graduate program or another and an- easy though. Most returning vets aren’t like of the Veterans of Mercy, said that Mercy where they don’t feel the need to explain other 18 are currently enrolled in programs your average undergrad, in that they’re old- vets’ GPAs run from 3.5 to 4.0 and that their injuries. One Mercy vet saw it as a ranging from MBA to Physician’s Assistant er, and they may bring with them physi- a program they launched for themselves place where no one asked about the exten- Master’s degrees. Three are now studying cal and psychological wounds that prevent called Operation Buddy-Up matches high sive scarring on his neck. Another, whose at Columbia University’s School of Social them from joining in the normal student achievers with those whose grades fall be- trauma left him with a speech impedi- Work. Said vet DeCohen: “We want to lifestyle. But they also tend to be more fo- low 3.5 to provide study tips and encour- ment, found that the Bronx campus cen- help them make the transition from killer cused and may be less inclined to join in agement. “We keep ourselves academically ter was one place where he found that he to scholar.” the sometimes-frenetic social scene than accountable to ourselves,” said Melendez. could speak without stuttering. traditional students. The Center will also provide a haven for Former Marine Corporal Viviana De-
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Remembering Dr. King: Join the Foster Memo- rial A.M.E. Zion Church Steward Board as they host the annual All-U-Can-Eat breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the church, 90 Wildey St., Tar- rytown. $15 donation. On January 21, the church will celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther. King Jr. through song. This free program begins at noon.
NYC Comedy in the IRV Featuring Lenny Marcus: Irvington Town Hall Theater (ITHT) Wednesday 9 Benefit, at 7:30 pm, 85 Main St., Irvington. Environment of Local Breweries: Justin DiNino, Monday 21 Veteran stand-up comics Lenny Marcus, Buddy Saturday 5 Comedy And Conversation: Saturday 26 Fitzpatrick, and Karen Bergreen perform to Broadway Training Center (BTC) Gala owner of Tarrytown-based Nano brewery Dun- Puppet Show: The Hungry Caterpillar & can’s Abbey, will discuss sustainable hop grow- An evening with Ophira Eisen- benefit Friends of the ITHT, the non-profit that 2019: Chess The Musical at 6 p.m., Irving- berg, host of NPR’s Ask Me Other Eric Carle Favorites at 11 a.m. at supports the theater. Two free beers included for ton Town Hall Theater (ITHT). ing at the Geenburgh Nature Center. Another at the Jazz Forum. the Tarrytown Music Hall. each ticket holder (21 or over). Tickets: www. irvingtontheater.com.
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Wednesday 2 Broadway Training Center (BTC) Gala 2019: the general public, $9 for members. Tickets can be or http://tarrytownmusichall.org. Tickets from the Increased political activism in the lower Chess The Musicalat 6 p.m., Irvington Town Hall purchased at the door or at: 800-838-3006/ www. original date will be accepted. Israeli Folk Dancing: Every Wednesday in Theater (ITHT), 85 Main St. One-night-only, rivertownfilm.org. Hudson Valley has resulted in activists from January (except January 9), from 7 to 10 p.m. at fully staged musical to benefit BTC, honoring Book Club: 10 a.m. at Temple Beth Abraham, different communities working together to Environment of Local Breweries: Justin 27 Leroy Ave., Tarrytown. Members will discuss Temple Beth Abraham, 27 Leroy Ave., Tarrytown. Gregory G. Allen, ITHT Theater Manager. Live support a wide range of initiatives. Com- Info: http://ctisraelidance.com. auction, raffles, and special reception for VIP DiNino, owner of Tarrytown-based Nano brewery As Close To Us As Breathing by Elizabeth Poliner. ticket holders. Tickets and info: www.irvington- Duncan’s Abbey, discusses sustainable hop grow- Suggested donation: $2. RSVP to 631-1770 or munity Voices Heard (CVH)’s Jazz and Thursday 3 theater.com. Proceeds support BTC, its scholar- ing, locally sourced ingredients, grain composting [email protected]. Soul Night, on January 31st at Tarrytown’s ship fund and arts education. (Please consider do- and more, 7-9 p.m. at Greenburgh Nature Center, Mah Jongg: Meets at 1 p.m., Temple Beth Jazz Forum (1 Dixon Lane), is one such col- nating at: www.BroadwayTraining.com/donate.) 99 Dromore Rd., Scarsdale. Free admission. Info: Saturday 12 Abraham, 27 Leroy Ave., Tarrytown. Also meets http://www. greenburghnaturecenter.org or 723- lective effort. Mondays, January 7, 14, and 28. Due to the Mar- Movie Mavens Series: And Then She Arrived at 3470. Aligned Center Consultations: A Family and The event is a fundraiser to support CVH, tin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, the January 21 7 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham, 27 Leroy Ave., Systemic Constellations Workshop will be held which organizes low-income communities gathering will meet Thursday, January 24. Free for Tarrytown. Free for members ($5 for non-mem- Invest and Relax: Investment Series with Matt from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Aligned Center, 1 Temple members, $2 per session for guests. Info: bers). Info: 631-1770 or tba.org. Ludmer, 7-9 p.m. at Shames JCC on the Hudson, Bridge St., Suite 64, Irvington. $40; registration in the lower/mid-Hudson Valley and NYC [email protected] or call 631-1770. 371 S. Broadway, Tarrytown. Free admission is required. For more info or to register, call the to address economic, racial and social jus- Sunday 6 but registration required. For more info, call the Aligned Center at 292-0930. tice issues. In addition to food and drink, Friday 4 Aligned Center at 292-0930. Music And Munchies: The Greenburgh Hebrew Open Write: Enjoy a creative evening of writing the evening will feature performances by Bobby Collins Performance: Stand-up comedian Center and PJ Library present Music and Munch- Thursday 10 exercises, sharing work and connecting with the Harlem’s favorite soul singer and three-time Bobby Collins will perform at 8 p.m. at the Tar- ies from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Shames JCC on the community at 7:30 p.m. at the Hudson Val- winner of Live at the Apollo, James “Pet- rytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Info: 631-3390, Drink & Draw: RiverArts, in association with ley Writers Center, 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hudson, 371 S. Broadway, Tarrytown. This free awane” Burris. Ext.100 or http://tarrytownmusichall.org. event is ideal for children (up to age six) and their Brieff Studios, 7:30-10 p.m. at 145 Palisade St., Hollow. Refreshments will be served. Free for families. RSVP to Stacey at [email protected]. Studio 412A, Dobbs Ferry. All levelswelcome. members; $10 regular admission. Info: 332-5953 Jazz and Soul Night is the brainchild of Saturday 5 Admission: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Info: or [email protected]. Irvington resident Peter Bernstein, a found- Wednesday 9 www.riverarts.org/drink-draw. Schools Fundraiser: The sixth annual Winter Thursday 17 ing member of Irvington Activists and a Blues fundraiser to benefit the Sleepy Hollow Per- Rivertown Films: Rivertown Films will present Friday 11 CVH board member. “Combining musical forming Arts Boosters at Sleepy Hollow Middle three films in January: Tea with the Dames on Financial Cocktail Hour: 6 to 7 p.m. at The performance in Westchester’s top jazz club Neil Young Tribute: The Broken Arrow Neil Aligned Center, 1 Bridge St., Suite 64, Irvington. School and High School will be held at 7 p.m. at January 9 at 8 p.m. at the Nyack Center; Studio with fundraising for the important work of the Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Info: 631- 54 on January 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Young Tribute has been rescheduled from October Free admission but RSVP is required. Call the 3390, Ext.100 or http://tarrytownmusichall.org. Theatre in Suffern; and Shoplifters on January 23 12 to January 11 at 8 p.m. at the Tarrytown Aligned Center at 292-0930. CVH is a natural for bringing our diverse at 8 p.m. at the Nyack Center. Tickets: $12 for Music Hall, 13 Main St. Info: 631-3390, Ext.100 communities together for a special eve- Friday 18 ning,” he said. Open Mic: 7:30 p.m. at the Hudson Valley Writ- CVH is a non-profit, member-led, multi- SENIORS THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE TARRYTOWN SENIOR CENTER ers Center, 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow. Open mics provide writers and performers in Senior Benefits Information Center 43 Wildey St., Tarrytown, 631-0205 Pierson Park, 631-2304. Annual donation is every genre an opportunity to share their words, (SBIC):Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $15. Greenburgh Nutrition Program: See Hot music, or comedy in an encouraging community. a trained counselor from SBIC is on hand at Lunch above. Exercise: 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Suggested donation is $5. Info: 332-5953 or the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Sign up at Fridays. [email protected]. the Reference Desk or call 631-7734. To ask Computer class: 11a.m. Tuesdays (please Musical Shabbat: Shabbat services with special call). Nickel Bingo: 12:30 p.m. Mondays. questions outside regular counseling hours call music for Shabbat Shirah and featuring songs of 231-3260. Yoga on the chair: 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays Book Club: Mondays 3 to 5 p.m. social justice in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Senior Van: Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday and Fridays. Day. 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham, 27 Ongoing Leroy Ave., Tarrytown. Info: 631-1770. through Friday, a van is available for seniors Tai Chi: 11 a.m. Thursdays. who need transportation. Call the Tarrytown It Takes a Village 10591: Seniors meet on Countess & Friends: Luann de Lesseps – Count- Senior canteen Village Hall at 631-7873 or the Sleepy Hol- : informal social group, 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month from 1 to ess & Friends will be performed at 8 p.m. at the low Recreation Dept. at 366-5109. Thursdays. 2:30 p.m. at The Reformed Church of the Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Countess ovies Luann is a reality television star, author, actress, Hot Lunch: Plus other activities Monday M : 1 p.m. Fridays. Tarrytowns, 42 N. Broadway. The program includes a speaker, conversation, and refresh- singer, mother and an original cast member of to Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Neighborhood Mah Jongg: 1 p.m. Fridays. Bravo’s hit TV show The Real Housewives of New House in Tarrytown. Suggested contribution ments. All are welcome. Call 914-222-5116 Bridge and card club: 1 p.m. Fridays. York. Info: 631-3390 Ext.100 or http://tarrytown- $3. Call 330-3855. or visit www.itav10591.org. musichall.org.
20 The Hudson Independent January 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Saturday 19 formed by the students and teachers of the Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown. Canfin Gallery Exhibit: New Works, an exhibit Tarrytown Fred Astaire Dance Studio at 7 p.m. at of the art of Cecil Touchon through Feb. 17 at the Remembering Dr. King: Join the Foster Memo- the Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Celebrate Friday 25 Canfin Gallery, 39 Main St. Tarrytown. Info: 332 rial A.M.E. Zion Church Steward Board as they the magic of ballroom dance with an extravaganza 4554 or www.CanfinGallery.com. host the annual All-U-Can-Eat breakfast from of foxtrots, salsas, rumbas and show dances. Info: Writers Center Readings: Readings by Rachel 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the church, 90 Wildey St., Tar- 631-3390 Ext.100 or tarrytownmusichall.org. Hadas, Safia Jama, and Gardner McFall at 7 Sunday 27 rytown. $15 donation. On January 21, the church p.m. at the Hudson Valley Writers Center, 300 will celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther. Monday 21 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow. Info: 332-5953 Bike Tarrytown Meetings: Bike Tarrytown King Jr. through song. This free program begins or [email protected]. holds general meetings on the last Sundays of at noon. Dr. King Volunteer Program: Shames JCC the month in January, February and March from on the Hudson, Tarrytown, volunteers will sort, Bye Bye Birdie: Presented by Clocktower Players, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Warner Library, 121 N NYC Comedy in the IRV Featuring Lenny decorate and put together 600 Blizzard Boxes, Jr. Teen Troupe at Irvington Town Hall Theater, Broadway, Room B, Tarrytown. Info: https://bik- Marcus: Irvington Town Hall Theater (ITHT) emergency kits of non-perishable food, which will 85 Main St., Irvington at 7:30 pm. Also on Satur- etarrytown.org. Benefit, at 7:30 pm, 85 Main St., Irvington. be distributed to various senior centers and food day, January 26 at 7:30 pm. For tickets and info, Veteran stand-up comics Lenny Marcus, Buddy pantries. 10 a.m. to noon. Visit www.shamesjcc. visit: www.irvington.theater.com. Adult Education Discussion: Reproductive Fitzpatrick, and Karen Bergreen perform to org to sign up. Freedom and Judaism will be discussed from 4 to benefit Friends of the ITHT, the non-profit that Saturday 26 6 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham, 27 Leroy Ave., supports the theater. Two free beers included for Comedy And Conversation: An evening of Tarrytown. Panel discussion moderated by Allison Puppet Show: The Hungry Caterpillar each ticket holder (21 or over). Tickets: www. stand-up comedy and conversation with Ophira & Other Fine, co-founder of Underwire: A Community irvingtontheater.com. Eisenberg, host of NPR’s Ask Me Another, and Eric Carle Favorites at 11 a.m. at the Tarrytown of Elected Women, and featuring Rabbi David stand-up physicist Saad Sarwana, of the Science Music Hall, 13 Main St. Info: 631-3390 Ext.100 Holtz, Info: 631-1770. Dancespiration: Dancespiration will be per- Channel’s Outrageous Acts of Science, 7:30 p.m. at or http://tarrytownmusichall.org. Check out the complete directory for January at www.thehudsonindependent.com Community Voices Heard Concert Fundraiser at Jazz Forum: January 31 Grape Expectations WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT Increased political activism in the lower racial organization principally comprised of Etzel (Co-chair of the Irvington Demo- Hudson Valley has resulted in activists from women of color and low-income families cratic Committee). The host committee is different communities working together to in New York State. CVH tackles tough is- working closely with Ellen Prior, General support a wide range of initiatives. Com- sues and builds power to secure racial, social Manager of the Jazz Forum, to make sure munity Voices Heard (CVH)’s Jazz and and economic justice for all New Yorkers that the event is a special evening. 15% OFF Soul Night, on January 31st at Tarrytown’s through grassroots organizing, leadership Lisa and Jeff are raising their two boys in Jazz Forum (1 Dixon Lane), is one such col- development, policy changes, and creating Tarrytown, in part due to its diverse popu- lective effort. new models of direct democracy. lation. “Tarrytown is a shining example of YOUR NEXT The event is a fundraiser to support CVH, This past year, CVH member-leaders a large community that is culturally and which organizes low-income communities in the Westchester chapter won the larg- socio-economically diverse and works hard WINE PURCHASE in the lower/mid-Hudson Valley and NYC est expansion of rent stabilization in New to protect and support one another, “ said WITH THIS AD. CANNOT BE to address economic, racial and social jus- York State in over two decades through the Lisa, who helps local families fight food COMBINED WITH OTHER DISCOUNTS. SOME ITEMS ARE tice issues. In addition to food and drink, passage of the Emergency Tenant Protec- insecurity with the help of her Tarrytown EXCLUDED. NO MINIMUM OR the evening will feature performances by tion Act in the village of Ossining. CVH Supper Club members. “And this is tightly MAXIMUM. Harlem’s favorite soul singer and three-time member-leaders also fought for, and won, aligned with CVH’s goal to build power 92 NORTH BROADWAY (RTE9) TARRYTOWN, NY. 10591 winner of Live at the Apollo, James “Pet- the first official Affordable Housing Needs with low-income residents to fight and Phone# 332-0294 awane” Burris. Assessment in over a decade in Westchester. speak out for real systemic change. Day af- WWW.123WINEAVE.COM Jazz and Soul Night is the brainchild of Joining Bernstein in hosting the CVH ter day I am astounded by the actions of the Irvington resident Peter Bernstein, a found- Jazz and Soul Night are Tarrytown na- community to fight for what is right.” ing member of Irvington Activists and a tive Lisa Piedimonte Bergman (founder For tickets or to become a sponsor, visit: CVH board member. “Combining musical of Tarrytown-based Social Action Supper https://CommunityVoicesHeard.nation- performance in Westchester’s top jazz club Club) and her husband and fellow activist builder.com/jazznight. (Purchased tickets with fundraising for the important work of Jeff Bergman, Peekskill resident Robert Mc- can also be donated so that CVH members CVH is a natural for bringing our diverse Creanor (head attorney with the Workers who can’t afford the ticket price can attend communities together for a special eve- Justice Center of New York), and Irvington the event.) ning,” he said. residents Sarah Cox (President of Friends of For more info, contact Julia Solow at 914- CVH is a non-profit, member-led, multi- the Irvington Library) and Paula Romanow 514-7632 or [email protected]. In Our Libraries Adult Events at the Irvington Public Library Young Adults Programs at the Irvington Saturday 5 Public Library The following events will be held at the Irvington Jazz Quart Performs: Tarrytown resident Hiroshi Public Library, 12 South Astor St. Info: call 591- Thursday 10 Yamazaki will bring his jazz quartet to Warner 7840, e-mail [email protected] or visit www. Library for a concert of originals and standards at irvingtonlibrary.org. Human Hungry Hippos: Come play the human 2:30 p.m. version of Hungry Hungry Hippos at 5 p.m. Saturday 5 Thursday 10 Thursday 17 Acrylic Paintings Exhibit: Seema Kapur Varma’s African Dreams: African Dreams: An Evening with acrylic on canvas paintings will be on exhibit in the Irving Tee-Shirt Loop Scarves: Turn tee-shirts David Schroedel and Joe Queenan will be held at Martucci Gallery from Jan. 5 through 30. Gallery into soft cozy scarves at 5 p.m. Bring your own 7 p.m. Sleepy Hollow resident, David Schroedel hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 tee-shirt or choose from ours. will exhibit 22 images of the 3,500 photographs p.m. and Tues. and Thurs., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. he took during a trip to Namibia and Botswana in Events at the Warner Library late 2017 in the Fitzgerald and Stairwell galleries Thursday Evening Book Club: The group will during the month of January at the library. discuss You Should Have Known by Jean Haff Kore- The following events have been scheduled for the litz at 7 p.m. Warner Library, 121 N. Broadway in Tarrytown. For more information call 631-7734 or visit warnerli- Wednesday 30 brary.org. Tuesday 8 Free Health Screenings: On the last Wednesday of every month from noon to 2 p.m. the Warner Native Plants: “The Pollinator Pathway Living Wednesday 2 Library and Doctors United will be providing Classroom Series” presents Cathy Ludden on the following complimentary services for library choosing native plants for your garden at 7 p.m. Wednesday Movies: Every Wednesday in January members at no charge: blood pressure screening, Free program. Register online: irvingtonlibrary. at 2 p.m. Jan. 2, Lovely, Still: Jan. 9, Mamma Mia! computerized digitals stress analysis; and neck and evanced.info/calendar/signup, or call 591-7840. Here We Go Again; Jan. 16, Lady Bird; Jan. 23, The Old Man and the Gun and Jan. 30, Loving Vincent. back pain screening. There will also be a doctor Saturday 26 available to discuss any health concerns you may Thursday 3 have. Clearing The Clutter: A professional organizer from House 2 Home Organizing will be at the Share Your Dreams: Every Thursday in January, Thursday 31 library at 2pm to offer tips on how to clear the from 1 to 3 p.m., What Can We Learn from Our Home Staging: With Marie Graham of the clutter in your life. Free program. Registration: Dreams will be held. Join a new group at the li- irvingtonlibrary.evanced.info/signup or 591-7840. brary and talk about your dreams for the fun of it. Continued on page 22
www.thehudsonindependent.com January 2019 The Hudson Independent 21 Inquiring Photographer by Alexa Brandenberg “What is Your New Year’s Resolution?”
Edison Loja Amada Reimundez Carlo Carroccia Gloria Rakacky Lisa Robinson Tarrytown Tarrytown Tarrytown Tarrytown Works in Tarrytown “To see my favorite soccer team “I resolve to keep my family “To focus even more on my fam- “I don’t bother anymore “My New Year’s resolution is to in Barcelona.” peaceful, healthy, and happy.” ily’s needs, and to do more in because I don’t keep them maintain good health.” general for the community.” anyway.”
Corrections In the print version of last month’s story about Dobbs Ferry pediatrician Dr. Nitin Gupta, the sixth paragraph should have read: Current state law does not allow him to sell prescription medicines, and his pa- tients’ families would still have to pay sep- arately for hospitalization or treatment by specialists. “But with time to manage my patients, there is less need for specialists,” he said. Meanwhile, in the Inquiring Photogra- pher, two of the photos and quotes were mismatched. The Hudson Independent regrets the er- rors. INDY TALKS Tune into Indy Talks, The Hudson Independent’s monthly cable TV interview show. This month, our guest is Senator Andrea
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