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WESTCHESTER’S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPERS Vol 56 Number 36 www.RisingMediaGroup.com Friday, September 6, 2019 Westchester Election Wasting Taxpayer Dollars: Preview 2019 $5M Missing at Memorial Field Republicans to Fight Like It’s the Alamo Dirty Little Secret Remains County Board candidate Chris Garitee and Yorktown supervisor candidate Matt Slater are two young republicans hoping to keep the GOP alive in Westchester. All that remains of Memorial Field is a contaminated ball field with 50 tons of debris, 10 years after $3.4 million of county tax dollars was misspent. By Dan Murphy portant races in Westchester this fall. They include By Dan Murphy old, with no apparent end in sight, due to ille- The passing of the Labor Day Weekend election for four seats on the State Supreme Court; Ernie Davis, Clinton Young, Richard gal dumping of 50 tons of unsafe debris sitting points to the start of the political season. Election races for town supervisor in Eastchester, Harrison Thomas and Andre Wallace. These four demo- on the field, which needs to be removed and Day 2019, Nov. 5, is 60 days away. This year’s and Yorktown; a mayor’s race in Yonkers and Mt. crats have presided over the City of Mt. Vernon the field retested before any hopes of playing elections across the county do not have a promi- Vernon; and several competitive races for the 17 as mayor and all four have also presided over another game or walking around the track can nent race at the top of the ballot. seats on the County Board of Legislators. one of the city’s greenspaces, Memorial Field, reoccur. There is no race for president, governor or One county republican told us: “This year is closed and locked down to the public use. If you are a resident of a Westchester town county executive in Westchester this year, but important for republicans in Westchester. We need The problem is now more than 10 years Continued on Page 8 some voters and political junkies have already to hold onto what we still have and try to win a taken interest in the several competitive and im- Continued on Page 8 Rivertown Students Put Down Court Says Students Cell Phones at School Must Be Vaccinated RFK & Sussman Lead Opposition HeadsUpRivertowns.com has moved its effort to get kids off their cell phones to the schools. By Dan Murphy HeadsUp Rivertowns to advocate for “screen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, and Michael Sussman have become the public faces of the anti- A group of concerned parents in the West- smart” policies in school and to educate and sup- vaccination movement in New York. chester river towns of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ir- port families about the effects of digital media. By Dan Murphy New York State, with a lawsuit filed on behalf of vington, Greenburgh, Tarrytown and Sleepy Hol- “Let’s start the conversation,” states the website, Earlier this summer, Gov. Andrew Cuomo several families that do not want their children low did something that almost every parent in the headsuprivertowns.com. “Let’s review the re- signed legislation that requires every student at- vaccinated, claiming the new law violates their county has wanted to do with their children – get search, talk to our kids and each other, and figure tending a public school in New York to be vacci- First Amendment right to religious freedom. their kids off their cell phones during meals and in out what makes sense for our families. Let’s get nated. The new law took away the legal exception Two prominent New Yorkers with Westches- schools, and overall. our heads up from our screens and work together for parents and students who did not want to be ter connections are representing the families that A group of parents formed a committee called Continued on Page 6 vaccinated for religious beliefs. do not want their children vaccinated – Robert F. Opponents of mandatory vaccinations sued Continued on Page 8 Happy 109th Birthday, Cricket, Anyone? Louise Levy Cricket, the second-most popular sport in the world, now has a following in Westchester. State Sen. Shelley Mayer, and Chris Ferreri, chief operating officer at The Osborn, present Louise Levy with a NYS Senate resolution. Levy will turn 109 on Nov. 1. By Dan Murphy dents for a cricket field to be built in town. I have State Sen. Shelley Mayer held a birthday cake provided by Mayer. I always enjoy reading emails from Green- witnessed the soccer craze in our county, which, celebration Aug. 28 for 18 residents of The Os- “I am so glad to co-host this special birth- burgh Supervisor Paul Feiner because they are when combined with the traditional American born retirement community who are turning 100 day celebration to honor the long and full lives of always filled with interesting news, and usually sports of baseball and football have filled our or older this year. The centenarians were recog- 18 seniors turning at least 100 years old this year a new and interesting take on something happen- athletic fields to capacity. nized with New York State Senate resolutions ad- at The Osborn,” she said. “As a community, we ing in his town – as well as in all of Westchester. Feiner writes: “Greenburgh is the first local- opted to commemorate their long and remarkable are grateful for their many contributions and all So I was surprised to read his emails earlier ity in Westchester to promote cricket. The cricket lives. The celebration was held in The Osborn’s they have done to enrich the lives of others. Each this summer about a call from Greenburgh resi- Continued on Page 8 formal dining room, where attendees enjoyed Continued on Page 6 PAGE 2 - NORTH CASTLE RISING - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 Harrison Library’s Play2Learn Lord + Taylor Sends Kids Festival Returns Saturday Back to School in Style Hosts Big Brothers Big Sisters Event There is lots of fun for families at the Play2Lean Festival in Harrison. Little sister Julian, with her big sister at the Lord &Taylor’s back-to-school shopping event. The Harrison Public Library presents more slate of new activities from the Whaling Museum than 1,900 programs annually, but none have & Education Center. Thanks to a grant from the Who doesn’t remember that feeling of want- phone so guardians could participate in the day an impact like the Play2Learn Festival, which National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, kids will ing to look your very best on the fi rst day of with reminders to “buy sizes with plenty of room attracted more than 3,000 kids and parents last learn how they can help restore and protect the school? However, not every Westchester family to grow.” year. Sept. 7 marks another encore for the Play- health and living resources of Long Island Sound. has room in their budget for new school clothes. Other “Bigs” turned their shopping into real- 2Learn Festival, the award-winning Harrison “These new activities exemplify what the Enter the enthusiastic and generous team at life math lessons, carefully calculating running Public Library celebration of childhood learning Play2Learn Festival is all about,” said HPL Di- Lord + Taylor, who treated the children of Big totals and coupon discounts. And everyone from through play that has wowed kids and parents for rector Galina Chernykh. “Children learn by play- Brothers Big Sisters of Family Services of West- the oldest boys to the youngest girls left grinning the past three years. ing just like they do in classrooms. Our goal is chester to a breakfast and back-to-school shop- from ear to ear carrying multiple bags of back-to- “Our new activities for 2019 will dazzle the to show them many ways to learn while they’re ping at Lord + Taylor’s Eastchester store, 750 school clothing. kids,” toPlay2Learn Chairperson Fran Brescia- having fun.” White Plains Road in Scarsdale, on Aug. 170 Racing behind his Little Brother Kemani on Coniglio. “The not-so-young folks will have Other popular activities set to return this The “Littles” enrolled in the program faced their way to the athletic gear, Big Brother John plenty of fun, too.” year include the Bubble Bus, the Cooking Crew, big decisions as they arrived at the event to shop shared how attending a volunteer recruitment The Play2Learn Festival will be held Satur- and Fenom Fitness. More than 40 activities will with their mentors. Should they savor the deli- event sponsored by Lord + Taylor back in 2016 day, Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Riis Park, in be offered in eight play zones themed for physi- cious, home-baked pastries from the store’s own was what inspired him to become a Big Brothers front of the Halperin Memorial Library in down- cal, music, creative, science, make believe, tech- Lord + Taylor Café, or head straight to the “candy Big Sisters mentor in the fi rst place. town Harrison. nology, construction, and sensory activities at the bar” courtesy of Sweeets in Larchmont? Or catch “I work nearby and just happened to stop in New activities will take kids from the sea festival. Kids who play in at least fi ve of the eight up with friends from the program or visit the self- that night on my way home,” he said. “Being a to the sky this year. Drones operated by Aviat- zones will win a prize. ie photobooth from Royal Productions? mentor to Kemani has added so much fun to my ed Precision will not only provide video of the The festival will also feature music, food, There was a hush as Steve Brosnan, general life.