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SEPTEMBER 2019 | VOL. XIV NO. 9 Tarrytown • Sleepy Hollow • Irvington • Scarborough-on-Hudson • Ardsley-on-Hudson • Dobbs Ferry thehudsonindependent.com

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Photo By: Barrett Seaman Sleepy Hollow dance studio by Robert Kimmel the fall” to queries. reaches milestone. During the bridge construction, Story» Page 18 otorists driving south on ramp E, as labeled by the  ruway Broadway in Tarrytown Authority, was used for equipment Mwill  nd it easier to access access, staging, workers parking, the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge be- and ultimately the building of new ginning this fall.  e long-closed retaining walls for the area. Use of ramp on South Broadway to the the space for those purposes, it re- bridge will be reopened, according lated, would keep other roadways to the New York  ruway Author- from being congested. Neighbor- ity. ing the ramp, construction at the Sports Eventually the orange cones and the snarled traffi c (left) will disap-  e ramp has been closed since Tarrytown landing area is also be- pear, allowing direct access to the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. March 2014 to help facilitate the ing completed on a storage build- Football Previews construction of the new Cuomo ing and visitors’ pavilion placed have dubbed the “jug handle” places them eastbound on Route High school teams pumped to Bridge and removal of the old Tap- within a plaza. route to get across the bridge. 119. Driving almost a quarter kick o season. pan Zee span.  e Authority is re- From the time of its closure in  at access requires motorists mile, they then take a ramp lead- Story» Page 22 luctant to provide the exact date of 2014, drivers on South Broadway to bear right just past the closed ing onto 1-87 northbound/ I-287 its reopening, responding only, “in have had to navigate what many ramp onto a loop which then MORE» on page 9 Tourism

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U.S. POSTAGE U.S. Calendar Listing PERMIT NO. 971 PERMIT NO. WHITE PLAINS, NY WHITE PLAINS, Money of Events Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray is all smiles accepting $250,000 state grant for Devries Park. NYC Comedy in the IRV, Sat. Story» Page 2 9/21 at 7:30 p.m., hosted by Ophira Eisenberg. Story» Page 32-33 Ongoing Concern about Hudson River Sturgeons by Char Weigel

he Hudson River Valley is renowned for its history. One could say it is swimming in it – Washington slept here, British spy Major TJohn André was captured here.  e rivertowns are alive with an- cient history as well.  e sturgeons of the Hudson River are the seventh A&E oldest species on earth, unchanged for 200 million years.  ey are sym- bols of the Hudson estuary, their bony image displayed on signs dotting Fun Stuff local highways. Once so populous that 18th century residents stayed o New production company de- the river when it was full of huge, spawning sturgeons, these living fossils Scientists working with stur- buts in Irvington. are now protected under the Endangered MORE» on page 6 geons. Credit: Jon Lipscomb Story» Page 35 Sleepy Hollow Receives $250,000 to Restore Devries Park by Rick Pezzullo Harckham, who was joined by State Sen- will enjoy, it is part of a larger plan to link gional destination by developing trails that ate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cous- key historical and community sites, which will link historical sites, recreational facili- Devries Park in the Village of Sleepy ins, announced the awarding of the State will draw in tourism and boost the local ties and local neighborhoods. Hollow will undergo extensive restora- Aid to Municipalities grant last month in economy.” “By connecting Kykuit, Sleepy Hollow tions, thanks to a $250,000 grant secured the village. “Our local parks are the lifeblood of our Cemetery, Philipsburg Manor, Rockefell- by State Senator Peter Harckham (D/40th “I’m always eager to support our munici- communities. I’m happy to join Senator er State Preserve, Old Croton Aqueduct, Senate District). palities’ critical community projects, par- Harckham as he announces funding to re- RiverWalk, the Lighthouse, Downtown The planned restorations at the park ticularly spaces that allow the community store and develop Sleepy Hollow’s Devries Sleepy Hollow, two Metro North train include clearing and restoring overgrown to come together, and the restoration of Park trails so that the community and visi- stations and the future Sleepy Hollow trails, pruning trees to open up the view Devries Park is one of those projects that tors have easy access to historical sites, the Common together, we will finally realize to the Pocantico River, adding signage, re- will benefit everyone in Sleepy Hollow,” Pocantico River and recreational facilities,” our collective goal of providing all Sleepy moving brush, restoring/adding benches Harckham said. “Not only will it create Stewart-Cousins added. Hollow residents with access to both the and improving athletic fields and picnic new trails and vistas, and upgrade recre- Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Way said the Pocantico and Hudson rivers,” Wray said. areas. ational areas that community members funding was crucial in helping create a re-

2 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Mail Delivery to Tarrytown IRVINGTON Apartment Complex Suspended FALL 2019 EVENTS by Robert Kimmel Offi ce on North Broadway. “We apolo- gize for the inconvenience this may cause A United States Postal Service policy that and hope you understand our position,” it is designed to keep postal carriers from added. harm had harsh consequences late last One resident of the complex, Sheryl Co- NYC month for residents of a Tarrytown resi- hen, said she had been without mail deliv- dential complex. ery for about two years because of a similar Some 200 tenants of the Sleepy Hollow problem involving a carrier delivering mail COMEDY Garden apartments at 177 White Plains to a neighbor several doors away. She said IN THE IRV Road were notifi ed by the Tarrytown Post that the dogs she has seen in the apart- HOSTED BY Offi ce that their mail had been suspended. ments’ area were “walked by the owners on Th e reason: a postman had been bitten by a leashes. I never witnessed a problem.” Co- dog in their complex. Parts of the 15-build- hen noted that each apartment had a mail OPHIRA ing apartment complex have been dealing slot, and that there were no communal with the same problem over the past two mailbox locations. She said she was seeking years. help from Congresswoman Nita Lowey to EISENBERG Suspending service is an action a local have mail delivery restored. (HOST OF NPR’S “ASK ME ANOTHER”) post offi ce can make when it believes its Samson Management, which supervises employees are endangered at a delivery lo- the property, wrote to tenants that it hoped WITH ANDY PITZ AND cation. “When delivering mail or packages, to meet with the Tarrytown postal authori- MOODY MCCARTHY to your complex, several of our carriers have ties, “in the near future….to fi nd out what TICKETS 35 had incidents with dogs, (pitbulls), living steps are necessary to have service restored.” PRESENTING SPONSOR: in your complex,” read the letter from the Th e USPS reports nationwide, “dog at- ERIC BERNSTEIN, COMPASS OF DOBBS FERRY post offi ce, signed by its Postmaster, Tyee- tacks and bites together as the most promi- sha Th omas and Supervisor, Ronald Russo. nent threat to carriers. Last year, 5,714 09/21 AT 7:30PM Th e letter cited the latest incident as Postal Service employees were victimized having taken place on August 14 “with by dogs.” a pitbull, when one of our carriers was de- USPS instituted National Dog Bite Pre- livering mail. Due to this issue, no mail or vention Week in April, “As a public service packages will be delivered to the complex.” campaign that off ers safety tips and empha- IRVINGTONTHEATER.COM It continued that residents would have to sizes the need for increased owner respon- pick up their mail at the Tarrytown Post sibility in the prevention of dog attacks.” THEATER

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IRVINGTON BROKERAGE | 46 MAIN STREET | 914.295.3500 Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 Th e Hudson Independent 3 An Irvington Couple’s Troubling Encounter with Police by Barrett Seaman fi ling of a Notice of Claim against the vil- senger’s side and went around.” Still in her summons Liberatore wrote was riddled lage and its police force, a legal prelude to pajamas, she says she thought that when the with errors—including an inaccurate de- When a midnight call from their daughter a lawsuit. A special hearing is scheduled to offi cer saw they were a middle-aged cou- scription of the car and license plate num- came, telling them that her car battery had take place October 2nd. ple (Max is 66, a retired hospital clerk; Jill ber. “My take is that [the offi cers] knew they died near the Irvington train station, Sel- Clouding the incident is the vexing, na- is 52, still working as a home care nurse), had done wrong,” says Gleit. “Th ey needed wyn “Max” and Jill Bannister Maxwell were tionwide issue of police and race: the Max- he would calm down. “Th is is ridiculous,” a cover so they issued this bogus summons in bed watching a movie. Still, they drove wells are a bi-racial couple; Selwyn “Max” Bannister said. “I am 52 years old. I’m in they knew would be dismissed.” Later, a down with a jumper cable and re-started Maxwell is black, while the two offi cers are my PJs.” judge issued an “adjournment in contem- her car. Th ey then got back in their Infi n- white. Liberatore then cuff ed Maxwell. Accord- plation of dismissal,” which Gleit says is ity and headed towards the single exit from According to his offi cial blotter report, ing to Bannister, Offi cer Huth asked him, tantamount to throwing the summons out. Bridge Street’s private lot. It was Mother’s Liberatore says he signaled with an open “What can I do?” Liberatore replied, “Cuff Says Jill Bannister, “Th ey made up this Day, May 12. palm for the couple to stop. Instead, he says, her.” story and stuck with it.” At about the same time, Irvington Police they continued toward the exit. “My voice may have been elevated,” Ban- Gleit fi led his Notice of Claim on July 31, Offi cer Arcangelo Liberatore, while on pa- Th e couple insists they were not speed- nister later admitted, “but I was never dis- more than two-and-a-half months after the trol, observed a “large group of cars”—at ing, saw no such hand signal and that the respectful.” incident took place. Th e Hudson Indepen- least six—clustered near the river. By his ac- fi rst communication came after Liberatore Maxwell was then placed in the back seat dent cannot corroborate either account be- count, he entered the lot, his lights fl ashing, pulled his squad car, lights and siren acti- of squad car #706 while Bannister was held yond what is in the police record and what and reported hearing voices shouting “Th e vated, in front of theirs to block the exit. in car #705, driven by Offi cer Huth. Th ey the Maxwells and their attorney have said cops, the cops!” as a group of some 20 teen- Liberatore says he approached the car on claim that they were held there for nearly 45 in on-the-record interviews. Th e police were agers scurried to unload bottles and cans, the driver’s side and requested that the driv- minutes, still in cuff s, before being taken to not equipped with body cameras, though presumably alcohol, into the river. Libera- er roll down his window, which the offi cer the station house, where they were placed Chief Michael Cerone has said he wishes tore, moving towards them on foot, ordered claims the driver refused to do—four times. in separate holding cells. Bannister says Of- his offi cers did have cameras. Th e village, in- the teens to stay in place. Shortly thereaf- Th e couple claims that Maxwell did in- fi cer Huth accused them of supplying alco- cluding the police department, declined to ter, Offi cer Jessica Huth joined him driv- deed roll down his window, voluntarily, and hol to the teenagers, who were then being comment due to pending litigation. “Our ing a separate patrol car. Apparently fearing asked the offi cer “What did we do?” Max- processed separately and released to their limited ability to comment would add little trouble, they called for back-up from both well claims he asked, “Why do you need to parents. perspective to your story,” wrote Adminis- Dobbs Ferry and Tarrytown Police. see my license?” He says he then presented Before they were released, according to trator Larry Schopfer. It was while he was approaching the his license. In his blotter report, Liberatore the couple, Liberatore handed Maxwell a As for race, there is no overt evidence of youths on foot that Liberatore says he ob- claimed that Maxwell refused to provide ID summons for “failure to comply with a law- bias. In his blotter report, Offi cer Liberatore served a gray Infi nity “moving at a fast four times. ful order.” As he did so, says Maxwell, he never mentions that Selwyn Maxwell was a speed, attempting to leave the scene.” Jill Bannister described Liberatore as “very said, “I’m doing you a favor.” person of color. Moreover, there is nothing It was also at that point when the two ac- aggressive with Max,” thrusting his head in- According to their attorney, Jonathan in Liberatore’s record to suggest that he has counts—theirs and the Maxwells’—took side the open window into the driver’s face. Gleit of Tarrytown, who often represents racist tendencies. If he has any public repu- separate narrative paths that have led to the Bannister says she then got out on the pas- victims of police abuse in the Bronx, the MORE» on page 9 TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON PRE-OPENING SPECIALS

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4 Th e Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Off to Harvard, Tarrytown Scholar Aids Immigrant Students and Th eir Families by Barrett Seaman “Amy came to me and volun- and Open Door Family Medical Center, teered to work with these stu- both of which knew the local Hispanic Even before she took her fi rst class as a dents,” said Sykes. When she and community through their own services. fi rst-year student at Harvard, Amy Chalan another student volunteer neared Th ey also included practical advice on im- was giving back to her hometown of Tar- graduation, they passed the torch migration policies and pressures. rytown and, in particular, to the area’s His- to two other rising Hackley se- Immigration is a subject near, if not panic community—and with Harvard’s niors. Th en last spring, after she dear, to Chalan’s heart. Undocumented, as help. had offi cially enrolled at Harvard, was the rest of her family, she applied for During her summer following gradu- Chalan learned of the college’s and was granted “Special Immigrant Juve- ation from Th e Hackley School, Chalan new Summer Starts With Ser- nile Status” two years ago and now has a supplemented the work she had been do- vice Program, or 3SP, which is Green Card, a Social Security number and ing for Hudson Scholars, an academic en- designed to encourage incoming the promise of citizenship in fi ve years. richment program for area low-income, students to do some form of pub- Th e catch, she says, is that, unlike other academically promising middle schoolers, lic service before matriculating. immigrants that have obtained legal status, by starting a program for their parents. Th ose who do so and are able to she cannot fi le in support of any relatives Born in Ecuador, Chalan and her family Amy Chalan has often given back to the document their work will receive in their own eff orts to get on the path to ultimately settled in Tarrytown where she Hispanic community in Tarrytown. a $1,500 stipend. citizenship. attended the Washington Irving School “I felt really connected with the As she prepared to depart for Cambridge through the fi fth grade. Teachers at the started Hudson Scholars four years ago [Hudson] Scholars,” Chalan recalled. “We in late August, Chalan said she was “re- school, along with the admissions depart- as a way to give low-income students at were doing an amazing job with the kids, ally, really frightened” by the prospect. ment at nearby Hackley, recognized her Washington Irving an academic leg up, but there was one part where we could do Sykes, her mentor at Hackley, had no such potential, and she was awarded a full schol- Chalan was quick to volunteer. Each sum- better.” Th at, she felt, was with the parents qualms. “Amy’s awesome,” he pronounced. arship starting in the sixth grade. mer, a cohort of 15 such students from the who, like her own mother, often lacked the As if working with Hispanic kids and “I kind of felt diff erent from everybody,” fi fth grade begin four weeks of classes in language and cultural skills needed to help their parents wasn’t enough for one sum- she said, noting that she was one of only English, math, science and other subjects, their children at school. So with Sykes’ mer, Chalan also spent time working at a two Hispanic children in her Hackley class. including physical education. During the help, she reached out to the families of stem cell laboratory at Columbia Univer- She struggled to fi t in. Her mother, with regular academic year, they were off ered the current crop of Hudson Scholars and sity. She plans to study bioengineering at limited command of English, couldn’t help weekly tutoring sessions at the Warner Li- organized two workshops, which she ran. Harvard, but allows that she is increasingly her with her homework, but using her na- brary and monthly Saturday activities at About 20 came. Th e topics included stress drawn to the idea of teaching. Now that tive ability and hard work, she excelled. Hackley. Th e three-year program ends at management, nutrition and obesity, for would really be giving back. When Hackley teacher David Sykes the ninth grade. which she got help from Neighbors Link

www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 Th e Hudson Independent 5 Photo courtesy John Lipscomb ronmental groups claim will many sturgeons have been killed by bridge Sturgeon increase risk of extinction for construction, but local environmentalists Continued from page 1 many animals, especially those fear too many have been caught up in pro- dependent on wide habitat pellers of crew boats traveling to and from Species Act. range such as the sturgeon. The the site. “Endangered” means that a species is at changes allow economic gain NOAA wants to engage the public in stur- risk of extinction. Sturgeons have been un- to be factored into decisions geon conservation, creating the SCUTES der siege from overfishing, damming, pol- on species survival and make program to support that effort. Scutes are lution and contamination, propellers and it more difficult to address the armor-like bony scales arrayed in five rows turbines, bycatch (accidental capture when risks of climate change. along a sturgeon’s body. Jolvan Morris, co- fishing for another species) and other stress- The Hudson is home to two ordinator for NOAA’s Students Collaborat- ors. An estimated 10,000 adult female stur- species of endangered stur- ing to Undertake Tracking Efforts for Stur- geons swam in the Hudson in the 1800s. geons – the shortnose and the geon (SCUTES), works to increase public Data from 1985 to 1995 estimated only Atlantic. Sturgeons are special, engagement with sturgeons. “We’re com- 267 remained. Without strong protection, not just because of their ancient peting with whales and sea turtles to make these ancient fish could disappear on this lineage, but because they are sturgeons cute and fluffy,” said Morris. Their generation’s watch. anadromous, migrating from public education, classroom curriculum and A slow, early August troll up the Hudson salt water to spawn in freshwa- Adopt-A-Sturgeon programs are designed with Riverkeeper’s Captain John Lipscomb ter. The Hudson is an estuary, to encourage stewardship. Morris and oth- revealed a river alive with eagles, cormorants a tidal river that mixes fresh er NOAA and DEC conservationists keep and crabs. Fish jumped in the distance, but and salt water in a special and sturgeons in the news, in the classrooms and no sign of sturgeons. Because they are pro- rare situation necessary for stur- in the river. tected by the Act, it is illegal to fish for or geons to exist. Female Atlantic Today’s generation will decide whether possess Hudson River sturgeons. In 2017, sturgeons come to the river to the Hudson River sturgeons survive or be- the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Com- spawn, but spend most of their Scientists working with sturgeons. come extinct. The changes to the Endan- mission found hints of slow recovery despite long lives in the ocean. Male gered Species Act are in direct opposition to ongoing depletion. On August 12, however, and juvenile Atlantic sturgeons the urgent warning of the United Nation’s the Federal Government published changes spend much of their lives in the river along about 800 pounds and was likely born over Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform to the Endangered Species Act that envi- with the shortnose sturgeons. 60 years ago. If female, she did not achieve on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Sturgeons swim in the Hudson channel sexual maturity until 1977, the year Jimmy that the current rate of species extinction and wander into shallow bays along the Carter became president. is unprecedented in human history. Several shoreline, but few residents are aware of Therein lies the sturgeon’s greatest vulner- environmental organizations are suing the them. “They would be easier to protect if ability. Since it takes about 18 years for fe- Federal Government over these changes, cit- Revisiting the we could just see them,” said Lipscomb. “In males to be able to reproduce, anything that ing increased risk of extinction for all endan- the environmental business, a ‘win’ means depletes the population can quickly kill off gered species. Founding Era getting back to zero. It takes so much effort the species. “The Hudson population can- Few in the rivertowns have ever seen a Panel Discussion: to avoid an accident that it’s hard to make not sustain the loss of hundreds or even tens sturgeon, so why should it matter if they be- October 16th at 7:00 p.m. forward progress.” What would forward of females,” said Lipscomb. As the meme come extinct? “The Hudson is a wilderness progress look like? “Dam removal for one. goes, “The future is female,” especially for running by our doorsteps,” said Lipscomb. at Warner Library When you take down a dam, you can watch sturgeons. “My dream is that the river will become a the fish come back to spawn. A sight that For that reason, Riverkeeper and other protected sanctuary so fish can go about In Partnership with: feeds the soul.” non-profits have kept the focus on regula- spawning as they have for millions of years.” Sturgeons are the largest creatures in the tory agencies obligated to protect the stur- He continued, “When the sturgeons jump, The Hudson Independent river. The shortnose can grow to four feet geons during the construction of the Mario it is like a failed submarine launch. They leap or more, the average height of a 10-year- M. Cuomo Bridge and beyond. The De- two feet up and then fall over on their side old boy. The Atlantic sturgeons are giants. partment of Environmental Conservation in a belly flop.” Lipscomb paused to navi- Moderated by: our editorial Last year, researchers near Hyde Park spot- (DEC) and NOAA (National Oceanic and gate the shallows just north of Peekskill and board chair, Barrett Seaman ted a 14-foot sturgeon on sonar, almost as Atmospheric Administration) have been then continued, “People ask me why they long as the average SUV. This fish weighed charged with that task. It is unclear how jump. All I can say is that they jump for joy.”

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Who Is James Murphy, and Who Wants to Know? by Barrett Seaman plant in Albany, Georgia, which he took, specializes in personal injury cases in which The Locks firm is looking for people who and where he met and married his wife hazardous materials are involved… might have worked alongside Jim Murphy When the paid notice you see on page 26 Lori. The couple would later be transferred …which is where the phone number or who knew exactly which of the named of this issue was first submitted to The Hud- to GM facilities in Alabama and then to in the notice on page 26 will lead anyone defendants actually supplied the paint son Independent, its somewhat cryptic na- Virginia as GM closed one plant after an- who calls. On behalf of James Murphy’s es- Murphy applied. They have had some luck: ture drew our curiosity. So we took the lib- other. Along the way, they had three chil- tate, the firm has filed a case against some a 90-year-old GM retiree now living in up- erty of calling the number listed to find out dren. 20 companies, including E.I. DuPont De per Manhattan has produced a GM Tar- more about James Murphy and who was In 2015, Murphy was diagnosed with Nemours, Sherwin Williams, BASF, Shell rytown yearbook put out when the plant seeking anyone who knew him. What we Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), a rela- and several oil companies engaged in the closed, with photos of the various depart- discovered struck us as having news value tively rare blood cancer. Shortly before manufacture and sale of benzene-contain- ments including the paint department. that we share with our readers this month. he died of the disease last January, Lori ing products, mainly paint. General Mo- While it is not naming General Motors, James Murphy spent 17 years working Murphy saw something on TV suggesting tors is not among the listed defendants be- Locks is subpoenaing their workers’ com- for General Motors at its Tarrytown assem- a link between leukemia and chemicals. cause, as attorney Janet Walsh explains, in pensation records to see if other workers bly plant before it closed down in 1996. When she learned of scientific evidence New York State and elsewhere, “Employees have contracted cancer or other health is- He spent much of his time working in the that benzene could well have caused Jim’s cannot sue their employees in such cases,” sues related to exposure to benzenes. Attor- paint department. After the Tarrytown cancer, she reached out to a local law firm but they can sue the companies that sup- ney Walsh acknowledges that the case is in plant closed, Murphy and a number of his that in turn passed the matter on to Locks plied the product that they allege caused its early stages and will take years before it co-workers were offered jobs at a GM parts Law Firm PLLC, an East Coast firm that the harm. is resolved. If You See Something, Say Something. Right? by Barrett Seaman He now has the full attention of Sgt. is sitting out on the sidewalk. The fire de- garbage can. It had been on the side of the Frank Pignatelli, who’s on the desk at the partment and IVAC are notified and put on house when he rented the place from own- So this guy walks into the Irvington Po- time. The sergeant, no doubt out of cau- standby. Hazardous Devices experts ers Richard and Gail Weiler, who had done lice Station on a Sunday afternoon carrying tion, suggests that Dr. Stein (a clini- come to take it away. They later extensive renovation on the place after they a plastic bag with what appears to be a can- cal psychologist) take the thing deem the object “non-explo- bought it from Bill Palermo in 2015. Gail nonball inside. The guy gives his name as outside, away from the building. sive” but destroy it anyway. Weiler had found the piece in question in Adam Stein. He says he was walking his dog The cops consult. They summon The new week begins. Joel the back of the garage along with “several on North Dutcher Street, where he found the Westchester County Haz- Ackerman, who resides at small one-piece metal barbells” suggesting this cannonball. He surmises that Con Ed ardous Devices Unit. They cor- 17 North Dutcher Street, that maybe it was part of a weightlifting set. might have dug it up while doing recent don off the whole area around wonders what happened to Or maybe it was a Civil War cannonball. As street excavation, and he wonders whether North Ferris and Main Street and the big iron ball he had been Police Chief Michael Cerone put it, “You it’s still “live.” evacuate Town Hall. The cannonball using to hold the top on his can’t make this stuff up.”

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8 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Bridge Ramp sessing how to deal with what could be a Continued from page 1 decidedly hefty increase in bike traffic in the westbound, toward the bridge. village. Mayor Drew Fixell has been quoted Roadway and ongoing bridge work, re- as saying the increase of cyclists will neces- sulting in lane changes and closures, have sitate coordination between the Tarrytown continued to cause occasional traffic slow- Police and State Police. downs to the bridge, and local traffic con- What hours the pathway will be opened, gestion, mostly during rush hours or at if not 24 hours a day, has not yet been pub- night when lanes are closed. licly announced. Some officials from ad- Closing the South Broadway ramp to traf- jacent villages have called for its use only fic permanently or having it open only dur- during daylight hours, while various bike ing severe traffic congestion in the vicinity groups and others want it opened all day. had been debated by the village during its While much attention about the bridge closure. Those possibilities lost support early has been directed at construction work, a last year following an analysis by an inde- related issue cropped up last month caus- pendent traffic consulting firm which rec- ing a controversy. The Thruway Authority ommended it be opened and available for stated that some new signs directing mo- use as originally planned by the Thruway torists to the bridge on various routes were Authority. Tarrytown’s Board of Trustees missing the “M,” the middle initial in for- supports its re-opening as intended. mer Governor Mario M. Cuomo’s name. It Another much anticipated opening for was revealed that the signs would need to be the bridge is scheduled for the fall. The 12- changed to correct that omission. foot wide bike/pedestrian path will be com- “Replacing the signs is a waste of taxpayer pleted on the northern edge of the bridge’s dollars,” State Senator David Carlucci stat- span heading toward Rockland County. ed, responding to that news. “The minor Again, the Thruway Authority will not mistake should be addressed when the signs speculate as to its opening date other than are under maintenance for general wear and stating “during the fall months.” tear,” added Carlucci, who represents Rock- The pathway will have six overlooks, land County and Ossining and Briarcliff termed “belvederes” (“beautiful views” in Manor in Westchester. Italian), which will reach out over the Hud- “A similar issue happened with the Ver- son River. Each of six (measuring 12-feet by razano Bridge, and the Governor signed 60 feet overlooks) will offer pedestrians and legislation into law requiring the change cyclists a somewhat different view of the only be made when the signs were under scenery north of the bridge. A concrete bar- maintenance,” Carlucci noted. “The money rier separates the bike/pedestrian path from spent by the state to change the signs could the bridge lanes. Certain policies have not be better used to fill potholes on our road- yet been announced regarding its use, such ways.” as a speed limit for cyclists. Estimates are that dozens of signs will There are also questions as to how the need to have the “M” added to Gov. Mario pathway will be policed, either by foot or Cuomo’s name, as the official label for the patrol car. Tarrytown’s trustees are still as- bridge.

Zoe, an honors graduate of Irvington High Police Encounter and a recruited soccer player at Brown Uni- Continued from page 4 versity. tation, it is for his barehanded rescue of a Attorney Gleit is not so quick to dismiss five-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote race as an element. “There is something in a Thornwood park last year. For that, he called implicit racism,” he said. In this case, was awarded a medal by the Carnegie Hero “It would be unreasonable to assume there Fund and his heroism reported as far away was no implicit racism.” The couple’s No- as Taiwan. tice of Claim asks for unspecified monetary Selwyn Maxwell said he has never had a compensation for loss of liberty and viola- problem with Irvington police. He said he tion of civil rights. They would also like an waves to them when he sees them and con- apology and a promise of more training. gratulated Officer Huth when she became “You expect cops to behave like this in the the village’s first female officer. The couple Bronx,” said Gleit, “but in Irvington…?” has lived in Irvington for 18 years, raising

www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 The Hudson Independent 9 Greenburgh Supervisor Feiner Faces Election Challenge by Robert Kimmel bases his challenge on what he defined as stream board meetings and work sessions a need for more transparency and commu- live,” Feiner related to The Hudson Inde- “I’m pleased that I have an opponent. A dozen years have passed since Green- nity participation. He described Feiner’s re- pendent. “We have committees made up of I think it is good for democracy to burgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner has cord as having been “non-transparent.” citizens to help choose our consultants, and have contested elections.” faced opposition in a general election, but Feiner refuted those claims. “Actually, we review applications,” Feiner noted, regard- he will this November, and he said he wel- are very transparent. We have gone the ex- ing community participation. —Paul Feiner comes it. tra mile to be transparent. Every day, I post Cioffi believes he has momentum because “I’m pleased that I have an opponent. I information about our programs and meet- Feiner has not had opposition in general high bond rating, “the highest possible,” he think it is good for democracy to have con- ings and issues on the town website and on elections for 12 years. “Democracy works noted. It has complied with the state’s tax tested elections,” said Feiner, who has held social media,” he said. Feiner noted that at better when we have a choice,” he stated. cap, and during his tenure, he added, “more the supervisor’s post for 28 years. town meetings, time is taken to share in- Furthering his position on transparency, sidewalks have been built, more parkland His opponent for the Supervisor’s po- formation with the community. He also Cioffi said, “There is another level of au- created, and more affordable housing built.” sition is Lucas Cioffi, who will run as an said he is “very accessible,” a point very few thentic transparency where you don’t come He also cites his environmental record with independent for the top governing job in people in Greenburgh would contest. in with your agenda, you come in with the solar energy and food scrap recycling initia- heavily Democratic Greenburgh. Cioffi “We were one of the first communities to information.” tives. “I think I have done a good job,” he A business owner, and software engineer, stressed. Cioffi is a West Point Graduate and was a Feiner was only 12 when he first engaged U.S. Army Captain. He served as an infan- in politics, serving as a volunteer during a try officer in Iraq, 2004-2005, following winning congressional campaign for Og- Looking Back: Army Ranger training. During a five-year den Reid. He was involved at age 16 in a Many local residents in period while living in Washington, he pur- pursuit to get the county to open the Bronx the 1950s would recog- sued open government and environmental River Parkway for cyclists. He graduated nize the horse, know its initiatives, and served on the board of the magna cum laude from Fordham Univer- name and who its trainer National Coalition for Dialogue & Delib- sity and went on to earn a law degree at St. was. To learn more about eration, whose aim is to develop greater po- John’s University School of Law. Feiner was the horse and its trainer, litical and racial harmony. elected to the County Board of Legislators visit our website at www. During the racial violence that took place in 1983. He was first elected Town Supervi- thehudsonindependent. in Charlottesville in 2016, while living sor in 1991. com. —Photo provided by the there with his family, Cioffi also served on Their competing campaigns will remain Historical Society, Inc., serving a committee to lessen tensions in the com- courteous, both candidates contended. “I Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. munity. will respect his suggestions or concerns,” Feiner countered Cioffi’s claim his re- Feiner said of Cioffi. cord as supervisor has been stagnant. Feiner “This campaign will be bold yet respectful cited the town as having achieved a very and without personal attacks,” Cioffi said.

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10 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Teaching Degree Leads to Life Far from Home by Robert Kimmel within the regular system, “The entirety of this year in China is going to be The Aveng- your high school years comes down to one ers, as it is elsewhere. There is cultural soft Max Slonim was looking for a job abroad exam… where you take the test once and power and that is what I think keeps rela- after graduating with a Master’s degree that is your future. And so, a lot of par- tions better than what people think, and from Columbia University’s Teachers Col- ents, even though dual passport holders, people don’t hate Americans there, that is lege. He received an offer that included don’t want their kids to be in that world, for sure. That is not a sentiment that any of housing and a reasonable salary, and so, “I and will opt for the international school.” us have noticed.” decided to go and give it a try,” he said. His students’ English language fluency, As for Americans’ impressions of China, This month, Slonim, 31, begins his sev- “ranges from where if they told you that Slonim said, “There are a couple of things enth year of teaching English literature they grew up in California, you would be- that are really different. We think of them and philosophy to high school students in lieve them, to where they are hardly able in terms of only their government and how China. While at his parent’s home in Tar- to say anything,” Slonim stated. His stu- their government represents itself. There rytown during his summer vacation last dents range in age from14 to 18. They are are people there with families going to work month, he spoke about his students and reticent about asking personal questions of every day. People think that when you go to his experiences in China. their teachers. “It is not within the Asian China that an iron curtain goes down, and As Slonim described them, the students student culture to ask those types of ques- you are afraid to speak out about things in at the international high school in Shang- tions, non-academic questions. They try to public and spend your whole time looking hai where he teaches, “are mostly ethni- be very respectful of the teacher. We try to Max Slonim is teaching in China. over your shoulder. That is not really how cally eastern Asian, from Taiwan, Korea, get them to loosen up and express them- it is.” Chinese-born American and Canadian, selves in many ways,” Slonim remarked. curious about it. They will get really, really However, Slonim said, “Things change… and occasionally European.” The major- Even though there are growing trade ten- excited when a pizza shop opens up. There so fast there now, with the political system, ity of students are “foreign passport hold- sions between Washington and Beijing, is a New York-style pizza place opened near things could be great, and all of a sudden, ers whose parents work in China,” he said. and other issues, the average Chinese has a where my apartment is, and it is packed all two days later, they could be really difficult. “They need a school to send their kids.” favorable view of the United States, Slonim the time.” One day, they might put tons of restric- The highly-rated international high commented. “For most of the people, if “A lot of them have positive opinions tions on foreign workers and matters such school, the oldest in Shanghai, is part of they are not actually involved in interna- of Donald Trump despite his talk of trade as that. It’s a real possibility, and you have the public school system in China, Slonim tional affairs or heavily invested in Amer- wars and some of the things he says about to deal with it.” related. “The schools, officially titled, ‘In- ican-Sino relations, these are not things in China. They see America as a rich country, He has no plans to change his teach- ternational Divisions,’ also appeal to local the front of their minds,” he said. doing very well, so their opinions of the ing post, nor leave Shanghai, where he Chinese as a place where students encoun- Slonim noted, “Every time I tell people I president reflect that,” Slonim said. lives with his wife, Ye Xin Zia, whom he ter a more robust system of education.” am an American, they respond with, ‘Oh, “They love American culture and it is a met there. Slonim described Shanghai as, Another advantage, as he defined it, is very good. America is a great country.’ That strong countermeasure. They know Ameri- “a very modern city, like any other major that graduates of the international schools is the response you always get, and they like can popular singers, American movies and city around the world, but, of course, still are judged on a variety of criteria, while to ask questions about America; they are things like that. The most popular movie Chinese.

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Even as private landscaping companies times,” said Knowles. Photo courtesy of the Irvington Union Free School District push back against recently enacted restric- So far, the district has bought just one tions on the use of gas-powered blowers lawn mower, two weed whackers and two and other carbon-spewing lawn and gar- leaf blowers powered by electricity, but den equipment, the Irvington Union Free Knowles said he plans to buy more and School District (IUFSD) is buying battery- larger battery-powered devices as efficien- operated equipment. cies improve. “These machines are used to mow and “We have run into challenges with run trim the lawns on the parking lot islands,” times on the battery-operated equipment,” said Director of Facilities Gary Knowles. he admitted. “In order to address the is- “Using them helps us cut emissions that are sues, we’ve purchased extra backup batter-

Dows Lane Principal Dr. Andrea Kantor Irvington High School Principal Juliet Gevargis-Mizimakoski

by Rick Pezzullo wasser was appointed as the new director of technology. As an innovative educational Six new administrators were appointed leader who supports faculty to integrate by the Irvington School Board of Educa- 21st-century multimedia technology to tion during the summer. enrich instruction, he has a background in Juliet L. Gevargis-Mizimakoski was professional learning, and inspires staff and named principal of Irvington High School. students through the creation of an engag- With 17 years of experience in education, ing learning environment. With 13 years she joins Irvington from the South Oran- of experience in education, Strumwasser getown Central School District, where she began his career as a social studies teacher served as a high school assistant principal and most recently worked as the executive Irvington School District employees with new electric equipment. for 11 years. director of technology at a charter school in During her tenure at Tappan Zee High Far Rockaway. normally delivered from our gas-operated ies for each machine.” School, Gevargis-Mizimakoski served as a Stewart Hanson was named to serve as machines.” In addition to being cleaner, the electric- leader who built strong relationships that the interim director of physical education, Newer model electric equipment offers powered equipment is considerably qui- helped foster a student-centered learning health and athletics. He has an extensive longer operating spans than in the past— eter—which might help students inside environment that provided for rigorous background as an administrator and holds one to two hours before needing a new classrooms concentrate better while the and authentic learning experiences. numerous awards, certifications and hon- charge. “I’ve noticed that over time the grass is being cut outside. “It is my great privilege and honor to join ors. Most recently, Hanson worked as the the Irvington school community and serve interim director of physical education and as principal of Irvington High School,” Ge- athletics at Pearl River Public School Dis- vargis-Mizimakoski said. “I look forward to trict. With more than 40 years of experi- building upon IHS’s history of excellence ence, he has also worked as a special educa- through strong partnerships and collabora- tion and physical education teacher before tion with all stakeholders. Together we will becoming an athletic director. support students in meeting the changing In addition, Iris Goliger was appointed demands of today’s world.” as the assistant director of pupil personnel Andrea Kantor, who previously served services. She has vast experience in spe- as Dows Lane Elementary School assistant cial education leadership, having served as principal, was named Dows Lane principal. chairperson of the Committee on Special During her tenure at Dows Lane, Kantor, Education at the Rondout Valley Cen- who has 27 years of experience in educa- tral School District. With comprehensive tion, has fostered a purposeful community knowledge of state and federal regulations with positivity, respect and high expecta- in education, mental health and commu- tions, according to district officials. She has nity systems, she also has experience as a also supported curriculum development clinical psychologist and school psycholo- and collaborated with teachers and fami- gist. lies to support students’ social-emotional The appointments follow a thorough growth and academic achievement. search utilizing the district’s rigorous hiring Meanwhile, Linda Languilli will serve process that includes multiple interview as the interim assistant principal at Dows rounds and committee interviews. The Lane. An educator who supports the needs tenure-track administrators also partici- of students and teachers, Languilli previ- pated in a clinical experience that required ously served as an elementary school inter- them to demonstrate their expertise, as well im assistant principal and a middle school as take part in committee interviews that interim principal in Chappaqua. Prior to included parents, teachers, staff, adminis- her work in Chappaqua, she served as a trators and Board of Education trustees. A school administrator and teacher in New final interview was also held with the Board York City. of Education. At the same meeting in July, Jason Strum-

12 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Peabody Preserve Outdoor Classroom Enhanced by Garden Shed by Elaine Marranzano was where he passed on shed needed a new home. a love of nature to his “Th ere was no way I was leaving it be- Th e Tarrytown School District Peabody niece Sonia. hind,” said Cawley. “It made sense to give Preserve Outdoor Classroom (PPOC) just “He was respectful of it to a place where kids are taught to respect keeps getting better. A donated garden shed the outdoors and always nature.” is the most recent enhancement to the 40- taught us about nature; John Stevenson of Westchester Trans- acre learning center, located along Route 9 that’s how I got it in porter donated his services to relocate the opposite the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. me,” she said. Th anks shed with logistical help from Anthony Sitting next to the preserve’s Butterfl y in part to his infl uence, DeMan of the Tarrytown School District. Garden where migrating monarch but- Cawley said her stron- Th e little building will be called the Ovid terfl ies take a break, the shed was donated Donated garden shed, called the Ovid House, was re- gest personal commit- House, in honor of Sam’s son, not the al- by Sonia Cawley, a PPOC co-founder, and cently relocated. ment outside of work literative Uncle Sam’s Shed as might be her family. Th e modest 8 x 12-foot struc- and family is to the Pea- expected. It will house garden tools or be ture with clapboard siding and casement County, the shed is where he potted the body Preserve. used for small group learning and, regard- windows looks like a little house, but its fi rst tomato plant each season and cer- When her Uncle Sam died, the shed was less of the shed’s name, Uncle Sam’s legacy simplicity belies its signifi cance. emoniously presented it as a gift to his towed to Cawley’s backyard in Sleepy Hol- of inspiring children to appreciate nature Built by Cawley’s uncle, Samuel Reichelt wife, Sandra. It’s where he had coff ee on low Manor, but now that she and her fam- will endure. who was a well-known builder in Dutchess some mornings and most importantly, it ily are relocating to Tarrytown, the beloved Transfi guration School in Tarrytown Celebrates its 70th Year by Rick Pezzullo fi guration School. Providing students with a well-rounded curriculum and a strong While many Catholic schools in the foundation of values are focal points of its Archdiocese of New York have closed their mission. doors in recent years, Th e Transfi guration “We off er a faith-based education,” Ka- School in Tarrytown is thriving as it cel- zan said. “It’s not just teaching for academ- ebrates its 70th year. ics. We teach to the whole child. We off er Founded by the Carmelite Friars in a very rigorous education, comparable with 1949, Transfi guration has approximately the other regional schools.” 160 students from pre-kindergarten to “We’re selling something that isn’t quite eighth grade with a student/teacher ratio defi ned,” she added, noting many students of 15 to 1 and is highly regarded because at Transfi guration, most of whom reside in of its strong commitment to educational the rivertowns, graduate with top notch excellence. test scores and continue their education at The Transfi guration School has about 160 students enrolled this year. Principal Margaret Kazan, starting her prominent high schools and colleges. “Di- second year at the helm, was a parishioner versity is one of our strengths.” transformed its library into a STEM (Sci- (CYO) basketball program, soccer, creative when the opportunity arose to lead Trans- A few years ago, Kazan said the school ence, Technology, Engineering and Math) writing and drama. Kazan said she hopes to lab and now the STEM program is one expand the off erings this year. of its strongest as students perform “real Kazan attributed the longevity of Trans- world experiments.” fi guration to a very supportive parish, led Kazan said teachers are very hands-on, by Pastor Father Emiel Abalahin. Camp Memories encouraging students to do their best. “You “We are extremely lucky,” she said. “We are always learning,” she said. “You may have a really good relationship with the Campers from the not be where you want to be where you are, parish.” Tarrytown Arts Camp participated in the but you can always achieve what you want. Transfi guration is still accepting applica- ArchForKids’ architec- Hard work will get you ahead.” tions for students for the 2019/20 school ture program in July. Th e school also provides students with year. For more information, visit www. Kids created Pueblo a mix of extracurricular activities, includ- transfi gurationschool.org or call (914) dwellings and fur- nished them with rugs ing a popular Catholic Youth Organization 631-3737. they wove themselves on mini looms.

www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 Th e Hudson Independent 13 What The Legend Means to Me by Lynn Moffat to be more complicated up in Westchester pants school at that, no one read Washing- than I thought.) ton Irving. American literature began with North Tarrytown was grappling with pro- There was the second (or was it a third?) Walt Whitman and Herman found change when Ken and I, the three referendum coming up to change the name Melville. I knew the kids, the two cats and the dog arrived from of the village from North Tarrytown to broad outline of “The Brooklyn in August 1996. The GM assem- Sleepy Hollow. It was contentious. Some Legend,” but then, bly plant was closing. We attended our first wanted to move forward by looking to a doesn’t everyone? meeting in the village that September to literary past; some were dedicated to North Irving’s use of hear from GM management. (“Nothing is Tarrytown forever. The referendum passed. language, his at- owed to North Tarrytown – we answer only I felt obliged to read “The Legend” for tention to detail of to our stockholders.” Whoa! Suddenly we the first time after that vote. Where I went place, and his acute were living Michael Moore’s Roger and Me. to high school, in Southern California, observations regarding We left Fort Greene and the battle over the early American literature was Hawthorne’s rural Dutch life — I was proposed Atlantic Yards for this? It’s going The Scarlet Letter. In college, and a smarty blown away. The “small brook … with just murmur enough to lull one to re- pose,” that’s the Pocantico River and it was just beyond our Victorian house in Webber Park. Exploring this new locale, I stumbled on the sexton of the Old Dutch Church, Bill Lent, as he emerged from slumber in the shrubbery at the church’s front stoop. The “peculiar character” of Sleepy Hol- low’s “inhabitants” as a modern day Rip van Winkle was standing right in front of me. And to “Rip van Winkle,” from the same collection of Irving short stories, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent slowly rock- ing on the front porch, enjoying my first of the Dutch Dynasty by Diedrich Knicker- thunderstorm as it rumbled up the Hudson bocker? (Gotham! The New York Knicks!) River Valley. I swear I could hear the “odd- Would the aesthetics of the Hudson Valley looking personages playing at ninepins” up have blossomed into the American Ro- in the fairy Catskill Mountains. (Mean- mantic movement without Irving? Would while the kids, fresh from Brooklyn, were we have learned of Muslims and Moorish marveling at lightning and thunder without culture without Tales of the Alhambra? Or car alarms.) of pirates and buried treasure without the I read more and more of Irving’s works stories of Captain Kidd? Would we have and then on to the biographies of Irving. It a New York Public Library? Or a bucolic became clear that this writer, once the most Central Park? Santa Claus and the Christ- popular of Americans, who helped to forge mas holiday season? a young democracy — its laws, its values, its “The Legend,” for me, was the key to sense of history, its art and culture — had thinking anew of the village and of our been forgotten. How does that happen? country, its sense of self mixed up with Where would my beloved New York City myths and history. As we rediscover Irving, be without Irving’s A History of New-York we will keep our ears open for other voices from the Beginning of the World to the End from his time. We know they are there.

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on the Hudson by James Miranda Collectively, the two focus on di erent they can create something in the room that genres including tap dance, Irish step dance, they’re in,” said Maxine Sherman, RiverAr- Dancing sensations Caleb Teicher and lindy hop, and Appalachian clogging, and ts’ curator and Artistic Director of Dance. Nic Gareiss’s innovative, percussive talents are known for pushing the boundaries of “It’s not like music is on and they’re copying will be on full display at the Irvington e- their craft. the music; they’re actually creating some- ater on Friday, September 20 at 8 p.m. Teicher was deemed a tap prodigy by thing from their bodies from their internal e performance will be an intimate e New York Times when, at 17 years old, landscape up. When people think of tap, duet between Teicher and Gareiss, hosted he won the Bessie Award, the New York they think of Broadway. at’s not all that by RiverArts — a performing arts organi- Dance and Performance Award named for tap is.” Save the date – and save your appetite. zation based in Hastings-On-Hudson that Bessie Shonberg, an in uential modern Teicher and Gareiss’s hour-long perfor- The Rivertown Public Market is once again setting up shop – in this case, tents and celebrates and cultivates the arts in the ri- dance teacher. Since then, he’s performed in mance will be the  rst of RiverArts’ 2019- tables – at the Dobbs Ferry Waterfront vertowns through year-round programs and venues such as the Guggenheim and New 2020 season. Upcoming highlights include Park on Saturday, September 14 from 11 events. York City Center, been featured in maga- the annual Studio Tour (April 25 and 26, a.m. to 5 p.m. Net proceeds will benefi t Both will perform percussively, meaning zines such as e New Yorker and Vogue, 2020) and Music Tour (June 6, 2020). the Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce, a they will use their bodies and other tools, and formed his own dance organization, “Caleb as a tap dancer is constantly push- non-profi t organization dedicated to “mak- such as tap shoes or what is on stage, to cre- CT&CO. ing the boundaries of tap dance. Nic brings ing the rivertowns a fun and inviting place ate the music and ambiance of the event. Similarly, Gareiss is recognized by me- traditional step dance techniques from to eat, drink, shop, and have a good time.” ere will be some singing and vocals too, dia, including e Boston Herald and Irish all over the world, some of which are an- The Hudson Independent is proud to according to RiverArts Executive Director, Times as a highly-touted dancer, musician cestors of American tap dance,” Coe said. support the Rivertown Public Market as an Doug Coe. and dance researcher. He has created and “Tap dance grew out of these older tradi- offi cial media partner. A Q&A session will follow the perfor- performed percussive dance pieces and eve- tions. e evening is a duet of two perform- Entry to the market is free; but those wanting to come at 11 a.m. can pay $25 mance during which Teicher and Gareiss ning-long duets titled “Mice Will Play” for ers exchanging what they do best with each for a VIP pass (which includes the required will share their creative processes and allow the 75th birthday of composer Steve Reich other. is exchange in uences each of their $5 wristband to purchase alcohol), and the audience to delve into their minds. in 2011 and for the 2013 Dublin Fringe performances as the evening proceeds. We indulge early, enjoy shorter lines, and be “Nic and I are kindred spirits,” Teicher Festival. His M.A. in Ethnochoreology — are very excited to o er this event right here treated to an exclusive music performance said in a statement. “ ough we work in the study of di erent world dance cultures in the rivertowns. Caleb Teicher’s ‘star is as- by emerging singer/songwriter Ursula di erent cultural traditions, we have more and understanding them through di erent cending’ so rapidly that we would never be Hansberry. Those who arrive after noon similarities than di erences. We bring out disciplines like anthropology — has di er- able to present him here a year from now.” are advised to bring cash, though credit unique elements of each other’s work — entiated him amongst performers. For tickets and more information, visit riv- and debit cards will be accepted. and sharing the stage with him is pure joy.” “ ey’re completely authentic to just how erarts.org/dance. Vendors will include many eateries from the area, including newcomers from near- by and across the county. And, yes, there will be beer, wine and hard cider for sale 8th Annual JazzFest Jewish Business Network to Host to those 21 and older. In addition to Hans- berry, four local bands will be on stage White Plains Returns Breakfast Forum in Tarrytown throughout the day: Osaka de Janeiro, Greetings from Anywhere, Amy Lynn and September 11-15 by Alexander Roberts contemporary issues mix with personal ex- the Honeymen, and Divining Rod. There periences, providing a stimulating give and will also be free children’s entertainment, JazzFest White Plains 2019 is a  ve- e Jewish Business Network (JBN) will take. Among other panelists are Robert including classes in yoga, martial arts, per- day celebration of jazz, culture, and host a Business Breakfast Forum on urs- Friedland, Chairman of Westrock Devel- forming and fi ne arts. community — for music lovers of all day, September 12 (7:45-9:45 a.m.) at the opment LLC, Greg Berger, Managing Di- “Public markets were once a hallmark ages — from Wednesday, September DoubleTree in Tarrytown and features rector/Partner of Robert Martin Company of civic life, where producers and neigh- 11 through Sunday, September 15. A an array of business leaders, headlined LLC, Abe Schlisselfeld, Marks Paneth LLP, bors could meet as they went about their daily routines,” says Ali Moss, festival partnership between ArtsWestchester, by Mario Gabelli, Founder and CEO of Patricia Salkin, Provost at Touro College, co-founder. This Public Market, she adds, the City of White Plains, the White GAMCO Investments in Rye. Gabelli is a and Joel Sachs, Sr. Counsel, Keene and “celebrates the sense of community that Plains Business Improvement District frequent commentator on CNBC, CNN Beane P.C. defi nes the rivertowns and provides a (BID), and presenting sponsor Bank of and Bloomberg. Host Rabbi Levi Levitin said, “Judaism stage for our local culinary stars to share America, JazzFest has become a signa- e JBN provides networking oppor- teaches us that each individual is created in their latest creations.” ture White Plains event, o ering free tunities through holiday cocktail eve- the image of G-d and has a speci c mission First-come fi rst-serve parking is avail- and a ordable jazz performances by nings, business forums, monthly breakfast to transform this world for the good, one able in the adjacent Dobbs Ferry station renowned artists — attracting jazz en- roundtables and quarterly meetings for Mitzvah [good deed] at a time. rough lot, as well as in the new lot at the base thusiasts from Westchester and beyond. C-level executives.Launched in 2016, the using our careers to positively impact the of Cedar Street. Rivertown community JBN assists businesspeople, professionals world, we make that goal a reality.” residents might benefi t from taking Metro For more information, including and entrepreneurs to develop meaningful North right to the market. For more infor- mation (and VIP ticket info.), visit: www. JazzFest White Plains’ complete schedule relationships enhanced with Jewish values Registration for the forum is at www.jbnet- rivertownpublicmarket.com. of events, visit https://artswestchester.org/ and community connection. work.org/breakfast. For more information, programs/jazz-fest-2. e breakfasts include networking fol- email [email protected]. lowed by a panel-led discussion in which

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Right: Each year, 30 students put on a by Alexander Roberts showcase with their instructors at Tar- rytown Music Hall to a sold-out crowd. ey came to the United States with Olga and Sasha Bylim are kneeling in $2,000 and a dream. the center of photo. Dancing partners since the ages of 15 and 13 in the Ukraine, Sasha and Olga Bylim time they came to this country. ey were achieved worldwide recognition in 1989 not only world class performers and teach- when they were invited to represent the ers, they always had a non-judgmental at- Soviet Union in a ballroom dancing com- titude and genuinely cared about their stu- petition. However, their trip to Toronto, dents,” she said. “You can’t fake that.” Canada made an indelible impression on e studio prospered enormously as Sa- them with the promise of freedom. ey sha and Olga rode the wave of popularity married and continued to compete success- of ballroom dancing, especially due to the fully on a world stage, but despite establish- television show, “Dancing with the Stars.” ing a successful school in their hometown Nearly 10 years ago, they moved to a larger on weekends enjoying Tarrytown’s newly sport.) of Poltava, they eventually found the lure of space at 358 North Broadway in Sleepy renovated Pierson Park and RiverWalk Park. Each year, Markowitz and about 30 other the West too strong. When their daughter Hollow. Today, with 120 active students, Caron Johnson, who started taking les- students, who dance with their instructors, Olesya was born in 1993, they made the Fred Astaire Tarrytown ranks among the sons at the studio 15 years ago and com- put on a showcase at the Tarrytown Music decision to immigrate to New York and did top 10 revenue-producing studios out of mutes from Manhattan, said, “Ballroom Hall to a sold-out crowd. so in 1996. 175 Fred Astaire franchises in the nation. dancing provides an escape from the world Asked why ballroom dancing has become “We wanted her to have a better life,” said Sasha is the Co-National Dance Director, because dancing requires your full atten- so popular, Olga emphasized the sheer fun Olga, “in a free country with no limits — and Olga ranks as the #2 female coach in tion. I come to the Tarrytown Fred Astaire and challenge. “Ballroom dancing com- where a person is rewarded for what they the Fred Astaire Dance Studios of North because of the nurturing environment cre- bines the physical, creative, spiritual and so- do.” America. ated by Sasha and Olga.” cial aspects of life. When you exercise at the “I was dragged kicking and screaming to gym, you can still think about work. You Starting Own Studio in Tarrytown A Nurturing Environment learn a few steps for my daughter’s wedding can’t do that in ballroom dancing.” On July 6, 1999, they opened their  rst Counted among the American champi- in 2012,” said Larry Markowitz, a Manhat- Sasha, who now oversees three Fred studio on a second- oor space that had been ons of ballroom dancing, the pair has also tan attorney. “But it changed my life. I lost Astaire franchises on Long Island, agreed. vacant for 20 years at 15 North Broadway hired professional teachers who re ect their 30 pounds and actually began competing.” “Yes, it is a business, but our greatest plea- in Tarrytown. One of their  rst students competence and caring attitude. Many (Fred Astaire Tarrytown brings students to sure is to watch our students experience real was Linda Accocella, a nurse from Yonkers. come from Poltava, and they form a tight- three national events, joining hundreds of joy and leave with a smile on their face,” he “I knew they were special from the  rst knit community who can be seen together students to dance, compete and enjoy their said.

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www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 The Hudson Independent 21 Sports Sleepy Hollow Football Coach Confident of Reaching Goals in 2019 by Kevin Brown have been playing with a lot of these guys at Sleepy Hollow High at 1:30 p.m. against our skill guys this year is we have so many for years and we were great in Wolfpack. Clarkstown South. This season will also see options and they all have good hands and The first two topics that come up when We have worked hard all summer long. It’s some experience and size on the line. David some good wiggle. Junior WR Luke Mc- you review a football season are so very dif- time to show what we can do.” Amay (6’1, 240) and Jose Manny Urena Carthy leads the way for our skill guys. ferent nowadays from even just a few years The next issue are actual X’s and O’s. (6’0, 265) anchor the offensive line. They Joining him are Josh Kearse, Franklin ago. The first question is always, how are “We had a very successful summer camp both played every game last year. Ryan Matos, Will Kelly, Zack Rudder, Manny the numbers? season. We finished in the top four at the Owen also steps in on the offensive line Abreu and Saeed Alonzo. Each of these Varsity Coach Jorge Veintimilla is enthu- Big Apple Shootout and competed against and will be the vocal leader. Manny Abru, guys brings a skill set that the coaching staff siastic about Sleepy Hollow Football 2019, some top teams at the Bear Camp in June. who is in his senior season and will contrib- will try to utilize.” explaining, “The numbers this year are We do return a good number of ute on the line, said, “We did great The defense is also in a great spot this promising. Being a smaller class A team, players from last year’s team at the Linemen Challenge this year. Not only do eight starters return, but our goal is to get 15-20 players from each who started as sophomores summer so we have gotten Connor Tompkins returns as defensive co- of the grade levels. We anticipate meeting and juniors. We will also to be a real unit.” David ordinator. Corner Kevin Sullivan shared or surpassing our goals,” he said. be modifying our offense to Amay noted the energy this about the off-season. “We have seen The second issue is how do parents react fit our strengths. Getting the level. “We are going to play more commitment to the team than my to their kid’s desire to put on a helmet and team used to the tempo and speed a rapid-fire game this season, so past seasons. Practices have been running play? The answers are across the spectrum is our current challenge,” Coach V. said. everyone has to be in great condition. smoothly. We have fewer inexperienced in Sleepy Hollow. “Last year’s team was very young. We Our line is going to be the best it has been players and some great help from young- “My parents were not fond of the idea started five sophomores including QB in years.” er players. We are ready for Clarkstown but coach found me kicking at the foot- Ben Good and WR Zack Rudder on of- Coach Veintimilla summarized the skills South,” he said. ball field and invited me to join the team fense, and Will Kelly, Talon Carsto and Raf positions as follows: “What’s nice about as place kicker and punter, so I’m ready to Villar-Nils on defense. In addition, we had go,” Senior Kicker Ryan Schatzel shared. eight juniors who started or played signifi- Sleepy Hollow Horsemen 2019 Football Schedule Junior Wideout Franklin Matus ex- cant time,” Coach said. Saturday Sept 7 SHHS vs. Clarkstown South 1:30 p.m. Home plained, “I’m Dominican, so we don’t play Good explained, “You can feel a differ- football. I fell in love with the game and ence this year in the level of commitment. Saturday Sept 14 SHHS vs. Peekskill 3 p.m. Home love practicing and can’t wait to play for my We worked hard all summer and everyone Friday Sept 20 Pelham vs SHHS 7 p.m. Pelham family.” has been in the weight room. It’s a new year Friday Sept 27 Clarkstown North vs. SHHS 7 p.m. Clarkstown N Junior Talon Carsto started playing in and the Horsemen are excited to get roll- Saturday Oct 5 HOMECOMING SHHS vs. Harrison 7 p.m. Home the fourth grade and said, “I come from a ing.” long line of football players in my family. I That happens on Saturday, September 7 Saturday Oct 13 Eastchester vs SHHS 1:30 p.m. Eastchester Local Football Teams Optimistic for New Gridiron Season by Tom Pedulla “We want to be a team that can win a sec- tional title and try to make a run,” the new The Hudson Independentoffers its annual coach said. preview of the local high school football season: HACKLEY Coach Simon Berk has compiled a 19-4 record through his first three years. The DOBBS FERRY Hornets appear to be positioned for an- The Eagles have no choice but to re- other successful season in the Metropoli- spond well to dramatic change. Joe Cox, tan Independent Football League. who graduated from the school in 2002 Conor McMahon, a big, strong thrower, and was an assistant to Jim Moran for sev- returns at quarterback for his senior sea- en years, succeeds Moran as head coach. son. Enzi Teacher has worked his way back He inherits a revamped roster since the from a major hip injury to add a spark to defending Section 1 Class C champions the all-important ground game. Evan Las- graduated 13 players. seter and Josh Williams also will merit Preseason featured competition be- some carries. McMahon will have Logan tween senior Kevin Straub and junior Mueller, a sophomore, and Liam Murphy, Harry Dann for the quarterback job. Se- a senior, as go-to receivers. Hackley players Will Kneisley, Conor McMahon and Jordan Johnson. nior captain Tommy Ritch is expected to Center Will Kneisley will be flanked by — Photo by Alex Kirchgaessner spearhead the running game out of the fa- guards Jordan Johnson and Tyler O’Brien. miliar Wing-T formation. He is joined by Walter Hoffman and Alex Kirchgaessner IRVINGTON Jack Fessler, another senior captain, in the are the tackles. to have a bright future, will work with se- backfield. Wide receiver James McGovern The defense should get a lift from some The Bulldogs are eager to rebound from nior guards Ryan Kelly and Payton Bailey is expected to be a top target. promising young talent, namely sopho- a 2-7 season marked by too many injuries beside him. Tackle Tommy Palicz anchors the offen- mores Carter Hogg and Luke Chaisson and too few wins. On the defensive side, sophomore cor- sive line. Jose Regalado will man the other at cornerback and Will Faier at defensive Quarterback Aidan Daly, a senior who nerback Tommy Flanagan, among others, tackle. Zach Soderquist and Cole Bettenili end. Faier is among 12 freshmen on the has been in the program for all four years, shows promise. are set at guard. roster. should benefit from the experience he While some small schools are struggling Troy Rowe made significant strides dur- “If we can have young guys step into gained at the position late last season. He to attract enough players, Coach Steve Yu- ing the offseason and is expected to bolster their roles quickly, we should have a suc- will have Jason Anderson, Paul Galano rek has done well in building enthusiasm the defensive line. cessful year,” Berk said. and Max Forte as prime targets. Much of for his program. “We have a solid 25 kids,” “It’s going to be a group that works hard There is every reason to believe Hackley the ground game will fall to Michael Bren- he said. and earns the opportunity to play in big, can compete for another title after defeat- nan, a hard-nosed back. Part of the preseason was focused on important games later in the season,” Cox ing Hopkins School in last year’s bowl The offensive line figures to be one of the improving special teams. “We worked to said. game. team’s strengths. The tackles will be Jake clean that up,” Yurek said. “We had some Dobbs Ferry played for the state cham- “With the work they have been putting Stein and Justin Kim, both juniors. Fresh- breakdowns there.” pionship last year. Hopes are high again. in, expectations are very high,” Berk said. man center Devant Webster, who appears

22 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Sports Sleepy Hollow Blaze Burn It Up in Soccer Tourney

by Kevin Brown Back Row: Lizzy Molina, Gabby Pisney, Emily Anidas, Kayla McGuigan, Lily Wurster, Meg O’Hanlon, Denny McVey, Coach John While many kids were enjoying August Sutherland; Front Row: Gemma Fante, weekends at the beach or pool, the Sleepy Jhoselyn Pugo, Julissa Casiano, Juliana Hollow Football Club, Blaze, traveled to Marvin, Sammy Marvin, Kimmy Molina, Hershey, Pennsylvania to take on all com- Samantha Medieta (missing Elle Fox). ers in the Hershey Cup, U-13 Girls Soccer Division. Even though Blaze has already won two were playing their first game of the day. Westchester Youth Soccer League (WYSL) Down a goal, Blaze rallied furiously, bat- Group 1 Championships over the past 12 tling fatigue and maintaining control of the months, and also won a tournament in ball for the remaining five minutes of the Chelsea Piers in Stamford, this was the game. Julissa Casiano put in the tying goal first time they played nationally ranked and, with less than two minutes remaining, teams, and also the first time many had Kayla McGuigan fired the game winner off ever played 11 v 11 on a regulation field, a perfectly timed forward pass by Kimmy rather than the smaller fields used in 9 v 9 Molina. by Girls U-12. On Sunday, Blaze played an 8 a.m. game With newcomers Lilly Wurster, Kimmy against the Fallston Travel Soccer Hurri- Molina, Jhoselyn Pugo, and Samantha canes, a strong team from Maryland. Un- Mendieta joining the team, Blaze, un- daunted, Blaze executed short crisp passes der Coach John Sutherland and team and demonstrated the great teamwork that Manager/Mom/Assistant Coach Annette they had been taught. Blaze scored four O’Hanlon, showed up ready to prove goals before the first half was half over and something. Despite a short bench due to whipped up on Fallston, 6-0. injuries and some players away on vaca- The final game of the tournament was tion, Blaze lit up the home team Berwick against the Bellmore PAL Thunder, a team Raptors 3-0 in their first game. Team MVP from Long Island with a strong defense. Kayla Mcguigan scored the first goal un- Using tremendous team speed and playing assisted, and in the second half newcomer with incredible cohesion, Blaze won 6-1 to Samantha Mendieta scored her first Blaze raise the 2019 Hershey Cup. goal with Meghan O’Hanlon getting the “Part of the process of building a success- assist. Sami Marvin netted the third goal ful team is not only all the hours of prac- off a fine pass by defenseman Ellie Fox. tice but it’s also the bonding that comes With only a 90-minute rest between soc- from traveling together, eating together as cer games, Blaze summoned their all for a team, and having fun together. It makes their second round opponent, Ole Soccer our players want to compete even harder Select Gray, a team from Connecticut who for each other,” Coach Sutherland beamed.

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www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 The Hudson Independent 23 Viewfinder 1 2 1. Residents lined the streets for the annual Tarrytown Fire Department Firemen’s Parade. 2. Pat Jones, co-chair of Friends of the RiverWalk Tarrytown, at Scenic Hudson RiverWalk Park at Tarrytown displaying new T-shirts. 3. Apples from Fishkill Farms at TaSH Farmers Market. 4. Dean Gallea, Co-Chair of the Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council, helped at their informational table at the Farmers’ Market in Patriots Park. 5. A Sleepy Hollow youngster fed a baby goat at the TaSH Market.

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Armonk Art Show with shaded areas to enjoy food and drink. simple shapes and fluid lines transcend- “My experience as an artist is similar to Continued from page 21 South Florida native Jennifer Ardolino, ing traditional and literal representations how we all navigate through our own lives. whose award-winning work is influenced of the human form. “Also present in my As I add and subtract layers of paint over tive programs for kids 5-12 (sponsored by by the rich palette of the tropics, has ex- sculpture is the veneration of woman- one another, scraping through the surface The Harvey School in Katonah and Em- hibited at AOAS for six years. Ardolino hood,” he explained. “I am captivated by to unmask hidden perspectives, a certain erald Tree and Shrub Care), an alliance of characterized AOAS as “a hidden gem in a women’s noble characteristics — including feeling of welcomed unfamiliarity takes Westchester arts organizations (including field surrounded by trees.” empathy, resilience, dignity, and strength.” over. I am able to embrace this freedom Neuberger Museum of Art, Clay Art Cen- Nnamdi Okonkwo was born in East- Mixed media artist Natalya Khorover while making the most of the unexpected.” ter, and The Rye Arts Center) provides free ern Nigeria (where he earned a painting Aikens, who stitches her work by hand AOAS offers free on-site (including se- activities for all ages. degree); yet his 6’9” height and basket- and machine, said, “My needle is my nior/handicapped) parking. General ad- AOAS attracts 8,000-10,000 visitors an- ball abilities prompted his recruitment to paintbrush.” Aikens uses recycled and re- mission is $14 (seniors $12), and free for nually from the tri-state area. Near down- Brigham Young University Hawaii where purposed materials including vintage lace, kids under 18. For information (and a $2- town Armonk, with restaurants and shops he received his BFA in sculpture, fol- plastic sheeting, and candy wrappers, lay- off coupon), visit www.armonkoutdoorar- minutes away, the show creates a world all lowed by an MFA from BYU Provo. Now ered and collaged. tshow.org. its own amid a picturesque, tree-lined park a full-time artist, Okonkwo’s work depicts Armonk native Evan Lorberbaum said,

24 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com School News Hall of Fame Essay Contest Winners The annual Hall of Fame Essay contest, part of the curriculum for 10th graders at cian and music teacher, as the subject of her winning essay. Sleepy Hollow High School, was won last semester by Maya Weitzen and Arya Glenn. Tarrytown student Arya Glenn wrote about John Anderson for her winning essay. An- The Tarrytown School District, The Historical Society Serving Sleepy Hollow and Tar- derson was a wealthy tobacco manufacturer and merchant who owned a well-known shop rytown, and the Warner Library partner to conduct the contest. on Broadway in New York City during the 1800’s. Maya Weitzen, of Sleepy Hollow, chose Rafael Joseffy, a master pianist, classical musi- Below are the winning essays:

John Anderson: The Man with Many Ghosts Rafael Joseffy: A Piano With Many Keys

As a child, I had a map of 19th century New Yorkers flocked to the shop to see her Upon scanning the Hall of Fame list of was amusingly in The New York Times as North Tarrytown. It consisted of a few — buying tobacco from Anderson while names, I came across someone who caught the defendant in a Supreme Court suit for roads and landmarks, but mainly large they were at it. Later, many suspected that my eye immediately. Rafael Joseffy’s de- damages done to his rented home in Tar- parcels of land labeled with the names of Anderson staged the disappearance to gen- scription construed him as a “pianist, rytown. He had converted the parlor to a the owners. I used to read the unfamiliar erate more business. Several years later, teacher, and composer.” I sat there think- dog kennel and, in consequence, the car- names, wondering about the generations Mary Rogers disappeared again, and this ing, how could a person’s whole life be ta- pet was ruined. He loved animals, and in of people that lived before me. Every nook time reappeared floating in the Hudson, pered to three, bare words? Soon I was on a instances like those, one can see his true, and cranny of our town hosts a different, the victim of a violent murder. quest, hunting down the humanity behind lighthearted personality. Also, he went and incredible story, and I’m glad to be Anderson was one of the prime suspects the ink and paper. I walked to the Histori- from playing at the Metropolitan Opera to able to tell one of the most colorful. in her case, which remains unsolved. The- cal Society where I found the holy grail of the beloved Tarrytown Music Hall where, John Anderson was born in 1812, in ories about Anderson’s involvement are research. There I dug through newspaper in 1894, he performed as part of a charita- New York City, and became one of the sparked by suspicions he was behind her clippings, correspondences, portraits, and ble function for the Hospital Association. best known self-made men in New York. earlier disappearance, that Rogers lived autographed books by Joseffy. His life, and The people of Tarrytown were thrilled by As a young man, he worked as a wool with him, and that a witness claimed her what can be gained by his story, deserve to his performance, and the Tarrytown Argus puller and a bricklayer, before opening death was caused by a botched abortion. be remembered. proclaimed his concert as a “treat.” Many a tobacco store in New York City in his The murder became the talk of New York Rafael Joseffy was born on July 3, 1852, times he was offered great sums to tour the twenties. His tobacco grew in popularity City, inspiring a frequenter of Anderson’s in Hunfalu, Hungary. At eight years old, he country after settling down in Tarrytown, when he pioneered the use of tinfoil wrap- tobacco shop, Edgar Allen Poe, to write a began exploring his passion: the piano. He however, he preferred the joy of teaching ping for tobacco to keep it dry, and he be- story based on the case, “The Mystery of started on a local level and then continued in his beloved home to any fame or ap- gan expanding, even sending shipments to Marie Rogêt,” which some suspected An- to study in Budapest. In 1866, he left his plause. Union troops during the Civil War. When derson encouraged him to write, consid- home of Hungary to travel to Leipzig, Ger- Rafael Joseffy was a truly inspiring artist his business was developing, he shared his ering that Poe cleared Marie Roget’s em- many, where he studied the piano from age who was the epitome of success. He was shop with a partner, who secretly renewed ployer of suspicion in his story. Though fourteen to sixteen. Following his stay in an immigrant who, through practice and their lease under his name alone. Ander- the case was eventually dismissed, and Leipzig, he moved to Berlin where he was education, made a name for himself in a son discovered this, and wanted his former Anderson retained his wealth and slightly educated by Carl Tausig and Franz Liszt, new country. He became a genius in his partner to pay. His lawyers saw no way of damaged prestige, Roger’s murder fol- who were both commemorated and dis- field and, instead of pursuing profit, he taking legal action, but, remaining deter- lowed him the rest of his life. As he aged, tinguished musicians. These two mentors chose to spread his love for music through mined, he read the laws himself and devel- he slipped into insanity, paranoid that his greatly influenced his pianistic style and teaching. As a violin player, I understand oped a case, and won, making his ideas on relatives were after him, and that he was artistic ideals. At his 1870 debut in Berlin, the value of having a passionate and lov- partnership widely established law. visited by ghosts, especially those of his his transcendent technique and colorful ing teacher, as well as the profound impact Anderson was also a skillful investor, and late son Willie and Mary Rogers. tone gained Joseffy acclamations of a mas- a teacher has on students. And although I one of the original stockholders in the- Anderson led a life of prosperity tinged ter pianist. In 1879, Joseffy immigrated to do not understand what it is like to play Broadway and 7th Avenue railroad line, with mystery. Though many might see New York and made his American debut at Joseffy’s level of expertise, I can imag- an investment that returned great profit his infamy as detrimental to his impact in an orchestra. Soon after his original per- ine how much of a sacrifice it was to leave for him. He was generous with his money, on our town, the mystique of a murder formance, he played with the New York behind those prominent stages, but that donating to many causes he believed in. case brings intrigue to our town’s history. Philharmonic Orchestra and was a solo- choice was influenced by his love of teach- He donated $50,000 to a natural science Anderson was eclectic, and when he be- ist for the inaugural concerts of the Chi- ing. Hence, one could say that Rafael Jo- professor for a school, showing his passion lieved in something, he didn’t hesitate to cago Symphony Orchestra in 1891. Joseffy seffy was a pianist, teacher, and composer, for the sciences. Anderson also believed support it. He was able to build a tobacco played the piano with brilliance and was however, he embodied much more than strongly in the cause for Italian unifica- empire from nothing, make hundreds of keen on adapting classics, such as Mozart, that. He was a dog-lover, a muse, a phi- tion, and was a close friend and financial thousands of dollars on investments, and Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, lanthropist, and most of all, he was a kind supporter of Giuseppe Garibaldi, a leader still have money at the end of his life to Liszt, and Brahms, and all were interpreted neighbor and contributor to our town. of the movement. donate and give to his relatives. He shaped with equal mastery and enthusiasm. He Anderson owned an estate in Sleepy the map of our town, his life fills it with also created books in order to teach others Sources Hollow, in what is now Webber Park. In spirit, and shows that every story behind how to play the piano poetically. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopae- his time there he donated to many proj- our map is worth telling. I find his musical achievements incred- dia. “Rafael Joseffy.” Encyclopædia Britan- ects, showing his love for the village. Most ibly impressive, however, what makes Ra- nica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 29 June notably, he funded the statue of John Sources fael Joseffy truly compelling was the quirks 2018, Paulding that was added to the monument Meier, Allison C. “Brooklyn History: Our in his life and the man behind the glare www.britannica.com biography/ Ra- commemorating John Andre’s capture. Famous Dead.” Brooklyn Based, 7 June of the footlights. As a performer who had fael-Joseffy. This statue marks the border between Tar- 2018, brooklynbased.com/2012/01/17/ toured all over Europe and amazed many Buxton, Wally. “Peerless Tarrytowns of Yes- rytown and Sleepy Hollow, and one of the brooklyn-history-our-famous-dead/. on the greatest stages of our country, Jo- teryear Studded with Magnificent Estates.” most famous events in our town’s history. Steiner, Henry J. “The Ghosts and Mr. An- seffy settled down in Tarrytown, New Tarrytown Daily News, 13 Aug. 1955. However, Anderson’s success didn’t pro- derson.” Headless Horseman Blog, 21 Dec. York, where his personality came to light. “Kept Dogs in the Parlor.” The New York tect him from scandal. His involvement in 2016, headlesshorsemanblog.com/ghosts-ed- Professor Joseffy lived near Bedford Road Times, 21 Aug. 1887. “Rafael Joseffy” The the Cigar Girl Murder of 1841 is what he gar-allen-poe-john-anderson/. and Webber Avenue and was a kind neigh- Tarrytown Argus, 25 Aug. 1894. is most known for. Anderson hired Mary Sweeny, Peter B. “Long Article about a bor and village favorite who bustled about Remy, Alfred. Baker’s Biographical Dic- Rogers to work in his shop, and being John Anderson, Tobacconist.” in a surrey with a fringed top. He opened tionary of Musicians. Third Revised Edition. very attractive, she created a lot of buzz for Newspapers.com, The New York Times, his doors to struggling artists at all hours, “A Tribute to Rafael Joseffy From One of His Anderson’s business. In 1838 she mysteri- 15 July 1885, www.newspapers.com/ helping them find their love for music. It Pupils.” ously disappeared, and, several days later, clip/87982/long_article_about_a_john_an- was his firm belief that the study of music “Sleepy Hollow: A Community of Beauti- she returned with no explanation. Con- derson/. should never be forced upon the young, ful Homes.” Tarrytown Daily News, 1917. cern over her well being had spread during Other sources found on file at the Histori- and love for the craft and willingness to her disappearance, and after her return, cal Society work were necessary for success. Joseffy www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 The Hudson Independent 25 Off to College? Renters Insurance can protect your belongings while you're at school.

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26 e Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Tree of Life Benefit Concert at Irvington Theater Sept. 27 by W.B. King nie Susnjara, has put on Tree of Rosman who added that his next goal is Life benefits at the Warehouse to open a permanent event center in West- While Rob Rosman is an at FTC in Fairfield, Connecti- chester. ardent fan of music, leaning cut, the Ardmore Music Hall in “We are looking to rent out space and toward the San Francisco Bay Philadelphia. Pennsylvania and start a work training program as well as Area sound that produced the SOB’s in New York City. have music and fundraising events. This likes of the Grateful Dead and “The musicians have been is what the project is morphing into,” said Jefferson Airplane, he’s also a fa- so great over the years and are Rosman. ther whose eldest son is autistic. so eager to play this upcoming The event will also feature the Tree of So, for the seventh time, Ros- event,” said Rosman. “This is a Life Awards ceremony for Outstanding man is combining his love for rare opportunity to see so much Community Service. Rosman said the “ex- family, community and music talent creating a unique evening ceptional recipients” of this award all made by producing the Tree of Life of music together on stage.” major contributions to the community-at- Benefit Concert, which takes The lineup of musicians that large. Laurie Vander Hart Birrittella will be place Friday, September 27 at will grace the Irvington The- among those honored. the Irvington Theater. Supporters, volunteers and musicians, including Jason Cros- ater’s stage include, Elliott Peck, “I was very proud to be asked to be an “My oldest son, Aaron, is se- by and Luther Dickinson, pose for a picture during the Tree of Grahame Lesh, Alex Koford, honoree at this year’s Tree of Life event,” verely autistic and attends Fern- Life Benefit Concert February 23 at SOB’s in New York City. Tash Neal, Hayley Jane, Ryan said Hart-Birrittella. “I am hoping that cliff Manor,” said Rosman, an —Art provided by Tree of Life. Dempsey, DeShawn Alexander, many of my friends and family will come attorney with the White Plains- Jesse Bardwell, Nathan Gra- out and help me celebrate. And, those who based firm Rosman & Associates. “My son “The Tree of Life events help raise money ham, Joe Cirotti, Karina Rykman, Chris know me know that I have been a big fan is the impetus of these events we began for Ferncliff Manor,” said Ferncliff Man- Crosby and Alex Jordan. of Grateful Dead most of my life. The Tree putting together about five years ago. I am or’s treasurer and board member, Laurie During the event there will be a silent of Life band is a must see musically; the so honored to be working with Ferncliff Vander Hart Birrittella. “Fundraising is auction featuring many interesting items, band is made up of a number of Grateful Manor.” always difficult for any organization, and including a signed guitar by various musi- Dead family musicians. What could be Founded in 1935, Ferncliff Manor is a the money raised from Tree of Life events cians as well as a wide array of fine art pho- better than that?” Yonkers-based organization for children for the school is key for ongoing support of tography donated by renowned rock-and- with developmental disabilities. The orga- Ferncliff’s work.” roll artists and photographers, including A limited amount of VIP tickets are on sale nization’s mission is to provide educational, Jay Blakesberg. for $150, which includes a pre-show as well rehabilitative, specialized residential, health Watering the Tree of Life with “There will be eight or nine or maybe as food and an open bar (food and wine) from care, creative arts therapies and recreation Music more adults with developmental disabili- 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. General admission tickets are programs, while enabling each individual Over the last five years, Rosman, with the ties, including Aaron, working the event— also available for $65 and include free beer to develop and enjoy a meaningful and support of his wife and two other children, at the silent auction, working with sound and wine. To purchase tickets, visit: http://bit. personally rewarding life. as well as his producing partner, Stepha- engineers and working at the door,” said ly/TreeOfLifeIrvington.

www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 The Hudson Independent 27 Lyndhurst’s Lower Landscape Restoration Has Begun by Linda Viertel

“What you have here, in many ways, is a private Central Park,” explained Howard Zar, Lyndhurst’s Executive Director, as we strolled along the new pathways on the property’s lower landscape overlooking the Hudson River. Th is park-like setting, with its new paths, now takes visitors through a landscape that “entertains,” giving them dif- ferent experiences as they walk, which was the original intent. Th e fully restored land- scape will realize a Central Park encounter as the walkways now divide the vast acreage into diff ering settings, enhancing the expe- rience of this iconic local panorama. (You can read our previous article: “Lyndhurst L. to R.: Restored Pan sculpture by Frederick Monnies in new fountain Landscape Restoration to Enhance Visi- on front lawn; restored sculpture feature along new pathways in lower landscape; recovered pathway to renovated bowling alley. tor Experience” at thehudsonindependent. “Once you’ve taken com.) Planted rock outcroppings, lawns, hills, creating most of what is still in existence. of 2020 and the visitor the house tour, there seating with views to the river and mansion, Given that Mangold was active until 1906, center is created, pe- are multiple reasons a new kitchen garden and pear orchard will serving as the railroad magnate Jay Gould’s destrians will be able to return to experience all become more defi ned as the continuing gardener, then his daughter Helen Gould’s to walk along the side- work gives shape to the lawns, hills and mix gardener, he was able to shape the environ- walk on South Broad- the property – a very of farm and forest on the property. Much of ment into the setting we see today. In fact, way through the short valid experience we what is being restored was on the site but Lyndhurst provides one of the best records path on to the proper- want to encourage.” wasn’t visible until work began to recreate of American landscape history from the ty and continue along the rockeries and pathways. “Th e mix is 17th century into the 1950’s. the OCA. Lyndhurst what is happening here and what we have “People come here for very diff erent will be at the nexus of discovered, which will all become clearer,” reasons,” Zar maintained, “And, you need an important north/south trailway. donated in the past, and, with pruning and said Zar. “You will be able to see hundreds to meet them at their interest level. Once Residents who walk here or drive to walk watering, have done remarkably well. Many of years of history in the landscape, dating you’ve taken the house tour, there are mul- the property multiple times throughout the of Helen Gould’s commonly planted shrubs back to the 17th century Dutch farm situ- tiple reasons to return to experience the year will now have more options and ways and bushes became stock in our local nurs- ated here, the result of clear-cutting. Th e property – a very valid experience we want to experience the landscape, enhanced by eries, fl ourishing in homes throughout the rock outcroppings planted with trees were to encourage.” Soon visitors will be able to the bowling alley, the visitors center, rest area. Of particular interest would be bridal established from that clearing eff ort.” Origi- be seated in all four of the rockeries; one of room facilities and more seating. wreath spiraeas, mock orange, beauty and nally the Dutch planted chestnut trees as a the historic wood benches has already been Lyndhurst’s new sidewalks not only give pearl bushes, white dogwoods, rhododen- source of starch in these rocky areas; then in recreated based on photos from the 1870’s. access to the lower landscape but also en- dron maximus and especially the rarer kat- the 19th century the rockeries were turned Th ese shaded areas provided outside air- circle the mansion, giving visitors an oppor- sura tree. Th ese donations would contribute into a scenic feature. conditioning in an era where women wore tunity to pause and look up at the exquisite to Lyndhurst’s greenery repopulation and Alexander Jackson Davies, the Gothic corsets, long dresses, and stockings, the men gothic architecture. Th ese pathways, made be welcome community eff orts on behalf revival architect who embellished what dressed in woolen suits, with starched long- of cement, which was invented during the of a rivertown landmark. So, if anyone is had been the original Pawling home in sleeved shirts and collars. Helen Gould of- creation of the Erie Canal and considered an clearing bushes away from their homes or the 1830s and 40s, planted many of Lynd- ten worked in her tree house (soon to be expensive material in its day, also connect to properties and wants to give them a place hurst’s trees as screens in the open land- recreated) where she enjoyed the breeze, the the original one accessing the bowling alley. to rejuvenate in similar soil and climate, scape to hide the railroad coming through cooler temperatures and scenic views. Steps help ease the grade, and there is an please consider a donation to help restore as well as to screen adjacent properties, the Th is fall, a path from the Old Croton ADA compliant pathway from the carriage the lower landscape. laundry yard and the carriage house. Ad- Aqueduct (OCA) on the southern portion house to the lower landscape as well. Once this landscape is completed, Zar ditionally, he complemented the rockeries of the property will be completed and give Zar hopes the community will help en- has plans to enhance the rose garden, cre- with more trees to give them a heightened clear access to the lower landscape restora- rich Lyndhurst’s landscape restoration ate a performance space in the swim house romantic ambience. Th en, in the 1860’s tion. It will be funded by a Department of and quicken the process: anyone who has and restore portions of the greenhouse, all owner George Merritt embarked on major Transportation (DOT) grant from 2004. mature shrubs or trees they would like to in addition to ongoing exhibit creation. landscape restoration under the auspices of In addition, once the Governor Mario M. donate from their property will be recog- Lyndhurst mansion is coming back to a life landscape gardener Ferdinand Mangold, Cuomo Bridge is completed in the spring nized. Elms and copper beeches have been Helen Gould would approve of heartily.

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28 Th e Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Food for Thought My Tokyo Sushi + Kitchen: Tarrytown’s New Japanese “Bistro” by Linda Viertel

nother star in Tarrytown’s restau- rant fi rmament opened on July A20th– My Tokyo Sushi + Kitchen, an informal, Japanese eatery featuring clas- sic sushi, sashimi and tempura offerings, but with the added twist of poke bowls, izakaya-style small plates, and classy noo- dle dishes. The brainchild of Harry Cha, a Culinary Institute trained chef with a back- ground at Charlie Palmer’s famed Aureole in Manhattan, My Tokyo contributes hip new dishes to our rivertown’s burgeoning dining scene. Chef Cha began cooking at his Korean parents’ Japanese restaurant in New Paltz, but eager to experience diff erent types of cuisines, he enrolled at the Culinary Insti- tute of America where he honed his skills and learned diverse cuisine techniques. “A Clockwise: Bountiful bento boxes at the newly opened Tokyo Sushi + Kitchen. Dining al fresco; The soho-like, brick interior. great opportunity to improve and develop myself,” he said. He and his wife, Eloise fl uke or salmon, refreshes the palate with a for take-out too. But, don’t miss Im, who designed the charming “My To- yuzu vinaigrette and thinly sliced orange. dining in the charming interior kyo” graphic, moved to Tarrytown where Chef Cha’s warm salad combines seared (plus one sidewalk table) designed they are enjoying “…the village’s calm and salmon with shitake mushrooms, mixed by Cha’s wife, Eloise Im; they both friendly atmosphere, with a thriving restau- greens, pecans and fresh tomato, all bathed renovated the interior themselves, rant scene,” he noted. in a delicate ponzu sauce. making aesthetic use of exposed My Tokyo fulfi lls Chef Cha’s mission of Generous rice bowls, which come with brick, ceiling pipes, and wood wanting to serve “late night food” in an fi rst-rate miso soup and home-cured pick- fl ooring to give an industrial yet informal family-oriented bistro style, while les, have swiftly become a popular dish at warm feel to the restaurant. Seat- expanding his menu beyond traditional su- My Tokyo and are fun to share. Th e poke ing for approximately 30 fi lls up quickly at If You Go shi, sashimi, and specialty rolls. His signa- bowl, with your choice of salmon or tuna, dinner time. And, since Chef Cha will be ture dishes stem from the izakaya tradition is already a signature menu item. But, cus- changing the menu seasonally with new cre- 31 Main Street, Tarrytown 909-4451, 909-4452 (Take-out available) - a type of informal Japanese pub serving in- tomers have a choice of seven options, de- ations (think steaming noodle soups brim- Hours: Tues.-Fri. 11:30-4 p.m./5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. expensive dishes and snacks, they are casual pending upon a preference for tempura, ming with vegetables, shrimp, bacon and Sat.-Sun. 11:30-9:30 p.m. places for after-work dining often compared fried pork cutlet, egg, chicken, or shitakes- kimchi this winter), My Tokyo is bound to BYOB: beer, wine and sake coming soon to tapas bars. A small dish feature - juicy the choices are all tasty and plentiful. stay full year-round. Gyoza, are Japanese potstickers fried to On the “Kitchen” section of the menu, crisp perfection, and fi lled either with pork customers will fi nd teriyaki (chicken, salm- or vegetables. Th e surprise is the crisp lacy on, shrimp or beef), tonkatsu – a fried pork 1 DIXON LANE, TARRYTOWN NY crepe-like “skirt” that surrounds and con- cutlet complemented by thinly shredded 914-631-1000 nects the moon-shaped dumplings, adding cabbage slaw topped with a creamy peanut TICKETS: JAZZFORUMARTS.ORG/TICKETS a delightful light crunch. Another appetizer sauce, or a full tempura dinner. But, perhaps 7 & 9:30 PM “must” is Chef Cha’s karaage, Japanese fried the favorite Kitchen item at My Tokyo’s is SEPT 6 & 7 chicken, exhibiting both a moist interior the hearty kimchi yakisoba, Chef Cha’s JOHN PIZZARELLI TRIO (PICTURED) and a heavenly crisp exterior, far superior Japanese stir-fry combination of kimchi, to many American fried chicken dishes. It’s shrimp, bacon, cabbage, mushroom and SEPT 13 & 14 served, if desired, with a chili sauce that is an tomato. His noodles soak up so many dif- BRUBECK BROTHERS excellent complementary condiment. An- ferent tastes: sweet, salty, sour and umami. other revelatory small plate popular in iza- SEPT 20 & 21 Silken noodles, crunchy kimchi, chewy ba- FREDDIE HENDRIX kaya eateries is the okonomiyaki – a stuff ed con pieces and deep fried shrimp all provide QUINTET savory pancake. In Chef Cha’s deft culinary texture while melding in superb balance. SEPT 27 & 28 fashion, his features bacon, shrimp and My Tokyo provides 21 choices of fresh JAVON JACKSON QUARTET cabbage and is topped with bonito fl akes, sushi (2 pieces per order) or sashimi, all rea- CELEBRATING JOHN COLTRANE which can be served on the side. My Tokyo’s sonably priced. Sushi or sashimi dinners or FEAT. GEORGE CABLES, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS FRIDAYS okonomiyaki manages to combine a crisp plates can be ordered for a larger number DAVID WILLIAMS top and bottom with a creamy, delicate inte- of pieces and come with miso. Lest I for- & LOUIS HAYES rior, plus the pancakes arrive with a fun lat- get, Chef Cha’s miso is smoky, smooth, and tice work made of kewpie mayonnaise (rice heavenly. He says the rich broth is his secret. 4 & 6 PM SETS vinegar replaces vinegar as an ingredient). Nineteen roll options and fi fteen special roll SEPT 8 SEPT 22 Other small plates include sweet potato fries choices give sushi lovers multiple reasons TYLER BLANTON TRIO NE AL SPITZE R FEAT. DREW GRESS & JOHNATHAN BLAKE & FRIENDS or a mini tempura basket and salmon car- to keep returning to My Tokyo, and Chef paccio- plenty of delicacies to choose from. Cha’s rolls can be modifi ed with add-ons or SEPT 15 SEPT 29

Five salad choices provide unusual vari- diff ering choices, not usual in most sushi SUNDAYS VANDERLEI PEREIRA CLOSED FOR ety, all sublimely fresh and bright tasting. A restaurants. & BLINDFOLD TEST BRAZILIAN JAZZ! ROSH HASHANAH sparkling ginger dressing predominates in Lunch is a perfect time to sample My To- PRESENTING SPONSOR OPEN JAM SESSIONS the greens and avocado salad. Th e sashimi kyo’s teriyaki box, poke bowl, sushi boxes, FEAT. DAVID JANEWAY TRIO salad, fi lled with assorted fresh fi sh such as or a selection of sushi rolls – all wise choices 1ST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH (SEPT 1 & OCT 6) 8-10 PM www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 Th e Hudson Independent 29 Our Neighbors Dobbs Ferry’s Bill Florin is Committed to Service by Barrett Seaman “43 years of military service, 27 years with the American Legion, 10 Some folks in town call him “Captain years Rotary, plus 58 years of marriage—that’s 138 years of service!” America.” He is often dressed in a uniform, which makes sense for someone who has case something happens to the Tappan Zee for a total of 43 years. In 1961, his unit was been in one uniform or another since he (now Mario M. Cuomo) Bridge. called up during the Berlin crisis but made was in high school. Even when he’s not, When he was in grade school at Holy it only as far as Ft. Devin in Massachu- he’s almost certain to display red, white and Rosary in Yonkers during the war (that’s setts before the unit was ordered to stand blue in one piece of clothing or another. WW II), Florin’s classes were divided up down. They were called up again briefly in Bill Florin is an inveterate joiner, but into military-style units. “Third and fourth 1981 after Reagan sacked all the air traffic whatever he joins, his friends say, he joins grades were the first platoon; fifth and sixth controllers, but Bill never got to land any to serve. Today, at age 81, he is in his 20th grades were the second; seventh and eighth planes. All told, his unit was called up three year as Commander of the Dobbs Ferry were third platoon,” recalled Florin. “They times during his service. He was finally dis- American Legion Post, working to rebuild got to practice with rifles. They also had a charged in 1998 as a Lieutenant. the post’s headquarters that collapsed six military band.” When the war ended, the For 30 years, he held down a day job as years ago under the weight of an ice build- class units dissolved, so he joined the Cub a driver for Dominic’s Limousine Service up. The post got some insurance money Scouts— and donned another uniform. in the rivertowns. Ten years ago, he retired but is trying to get the best bid they can Bill Florin At his older brother Bob’s urging, his par- from driving paying clients but still drives from contractors before going out to raise ents allowed Florin to enlist in the Army at any and all veterans in need of transpor- the rest of the money needed to get back up and police stations to find out how many age 17. He joined the Signal Corps, where tation to and from airports and area VA and running. families in our rivertowns need toys. Many he learned how to use wind-up battery- hospitals. At every Memorial and Veterans Meanwhile, he continues to work for a times he buys toys out of his own pocket powered field radios. As a member of the Day ceremonies, Florin is front and center. variety of local organizations, including to make sure that every child in town has Army National Guard, Bill took the oppor- Though some have labeled him as such, he the Rivertowns Rotary Club, where he has a gift.” tunity to study accounting at Westchester denies being the village’s second mayor. been sergeant–at-arms for 10 years and On Flag Day each June, he gives a talk Community College and then volunteered To Florin, it all adds up to service. Mar- leads the Pledge of Allegiance at the start at the Springhurst Elementary School on to be his company’s treasurer. A warrant of- ried 58 years to his wife Pam, he is the of every meeting. He has also run the club’s the history of the American flag. He’s the ficer taught him how to get through state father of two sons, living in Connecticut, Toys for Tots campaign. oldest member of the Yonkers Yacht Club and federal inspections, giving him skills one of whom is a priest. “What separates his Toys for Tots from where he keeps a boat he built. As a liai- he would later apply to several of the local “Let’s see,” he calculated, “43 years of the national campaign,” explained Dr. Ni- son with the New York State equivalent of organizations he has served. military service, 27 years with the Ameri- tin Gupta, a fellow Rotarian, “is that he Homeland Security, he developed a plan All told, Florin spent 29 years on active can Legion, 10 years Rotary, plus 58 years specifically works with the town rec centers to get local boats in strategic positions in duty with the reserves and 14 on stand-by of marriage—that’s 138 years of service!”

30 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Obituaries

Robert Lopez, 40 After college, she went to work for F.W. Robert L. Lopez, a Woolworth’s where she became a buyer and resident of Dobbs Ferry, she remained with the company for more died unexpectedly Au- than 40 years. In her retirement she enjoyed gust 22. He was 40. the company of the many friends she made He was born August in the Tarrytown Seniors. She looked for- 22, 1979, in Port Jeffer- ward to the meetings and get-togethers. She son, NY. He was a dedi- also enjoyed cooking and would bring food cated and loyal employee to the Senior Center to share with friends. for the local ShopRite. Robert Lopez She dedicated her life to her family and He was a passionate Yan- will be remembered for having taken very kees fan and had a love for music. He com- good care of her mother. She was also deep- posed his own lyrics, enjoyed singing his ly religious and was a parishioner of Trans- songs and playing his guitar. He performed figuration Church. regularly at clubs in New York City. He was She is survived by her brother Joseph and always known as someone with a sensitive his wife Elaine. She is also survived by her heart, meeting challenges, and dedicated to nieces Jeannette Lundgren, Cynthia Lun- his immediate family. He was a learner of dgren, Michelle Lundgren, Lorraine Tuths many things, but more importantly a teach- and Denise Tuths-Frey, as well as her neph- er of many things regarding the heart. ew Anthony Tuths. Also surviving are her Mr. Lopez is survived by his mother, Dr. great nieces and nephews and many cous- Estrella Lopez-Sweetser; step-father, Elliot ins. Sweetser; brother, Daniel L. Lopez; Sister- in-Law, Jackie Lopez; Nephew, Mateo L. Freda Radomski, 78 Lopez and his caring aunts, uncles, and Freda Radomski, a lifelong resident of cousins. He was preceded in death by his Dobbs Ferry, died peacefully August 14 in father, Jose L. Lopez; uncle, Vincent “Billy” her home after a brief illness. She was 78. Lopez; and grandparents, Lillian and Julio Born in the Bronx, she was the daughter Lopez and Rosario Sanchez and Francisco of the late Karl and Anna Geberl. In 1960, Rodriguez. she married her beloved Joseph at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Yonkers. Together, Josephine Tuths, 85 they moved to Dobbs Ferry. Family was the Josephine Tuths, a longtime resident of most important thing to Mrs. Radomski. Tarrytown, died August 7 at her home with She enjoyed the holidays and was the hap- her loving family by her side. She was 85. piest being surrounded by her family during Born in Brooklyn on June 3, 1934, she those times. She had a passion for cooking, was the daughter of Anthony and Frances reading and loved receiving flowers. She will Russo Tuths. The family moved to Tarry- be sorely missed. town in the early 1970s. Shop» Dine» Support Local Keep the Rivertowns independent

www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 The Hudson Independent 31 Rivertown Public Market Rock the Hall | Sat. 9/7 Sat. 9/14 7 p.m. featuring eight local Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park, bands competing in Rock 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Dozens of the Hall at the Tarrytown local food and drink purvey- Music Hall, 13 Main St. Small Sculp tures, ors, children’s entertainment Info: 631-3390 Ext.100 or Big Ideas | Fri. 9/12-14 and activities, live music and tarrytownmusichall.org. In the “excit ing, new event a “festive vibe.” www.river- space” at 114 North Washing ton townpublicmarket.com Street, Tarry town from 1-6pm. What’s Happening Check out the complete Happenings directory for SEPTEMBER online: thehudsonindependent.com/events and post your own event

Saturday 7 Ron Swoboda. Info: 631-3390 Ext.100 or http:// Friday 6 musical A Night With Janis Joplin will be per- tarrytownmusichall.org. formed at 7 and 10 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Tarrytown Farmers Jazz Forum Club: Shows Fridays, Saturdays Hall, 13 Main St. Info: 631-3390 Ext.100 or Market (TaSH): Every Hudson Valley Writers Center: Fall programs: and Sundays at One Dixon Lane in Tarrytown. http://tarrytownmusichall.org. Saturday from 8:30 a.m. https://www.writerscenter.org. Call 631-1000 or visit http://jazzforumarts.org. to 2 p.m. at Patriot’s Rivertown Runners: Modern Dance Classes: Now in session, taught Park, Memorial Day Saturday 7 The Rivertown Runners by Mary Ford-Sussman. Thursdays from 12:30 through Thanksgiv- group runs multiple to 2 p.m. at Hastings Yoga, 34 Main St., Hast- River Spirit Music and Arts Festival: Draper ing. Free parking at times throughout the Farmer’s ings. Registration: riverarts.org. Park (80 Washington Ave.), Hastings-on-Hudson, Markets John Paulding School. from noon to 10 p.m. Food vendors, wine gar- week. The weekend More than 50 seasonal Men’s Club: Every Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. at den, beer tent, arts & crafts artisan vendors, kids group runs on the vendors: live music, the Shames JCC in Tarrytown. Meetings have activities and multiple music programs on two Rockefeller State Park children’s programs, and community tables. Info: varied speakers and are open to the public free stages. (www.RiverSpiritFesitval.com). Preserve carriage trails. tashfarmersmarket.org. of charge. Info: www.ShamesJCC.org or call Info: rivertownrunners. 366-7898. Rock The Hall: 7 p.m. featuring eight local Health/ org or on Facebook. Ossining Farmers’ Market: Saturdays from bands competing in Rock the Hall at the Tar- Wellness 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. through Dec. 17 at Spring/ Chess Club: The Warner Library Chess Club rytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Info: 631-3390 Irvington Running Main streets. Info: downtoearthmarkets.com or meets on the second, third and fourth Thursday Ext.100 or tarrytownmusichall.org. Meetup: Group meets call 923-4837. of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Call multiple times per week to keep fit, keep in 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. Saturday 28 touch and have fun. Beginning runners always Sunday 8 welcome. Visit www.meetup.com/Irvington- Temple Beth Abraham Delbert McClinton Concert: 8 p.m.at the Tar- Irvington Farmers Market: Sundays from 9 running-Meetup/. Book Club: The Club rytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Info: 631-3390 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. through November at the Main Book Clubs will discuss The Ritual Ext.100 or tarrytownmusichall.org. Healthy Life Series: Phelps Memorial Hospital Street school parking lot. Visit: irvmkt.org for Bath by Faye Kellerman. Center in Sleepy Hollow offers the community a more information about vendors, composting, Monday 9 10 am. Temple Beth Abraham, 25 Leroy Ave., wide range of programs on health-related sub- and what’s in season. More Live Tarrytown. RSVP: call 631-1770 or adulted@ Acting Classes Open jects as well as health screenings and support Entertainment groups. Visit www.phelpshospital.org. Saturday 14 tba-ny.org. House: Howard Meyer’s Acting Program, 8 Sun- Saturday 28 Bugging Out: Learn Wednesday 11 nyside Ave, Pleasant- about the Earth’s ville, will host a free, no-obligation Open House Spa Reservations: Spa Mirbeau at the soon- Rivertown Film: Two forgotten heroes – bugs to introduce tweens, teens, and adults to the to-open Mirbeau Inn & Spa Rhinebeck is now screenings this month, at from 1 to 2 p.m. at the multi-level acting and playwriting classes offered accepting reservations for September 28 and 8 p.m. at the Nyack Cen- Greenburgh Nature through the program. HM Acting is an affiliate of beyond. The 12,000-square-foot spa will feature ter. Sept. 11: The Last Center, 99 Dromore Rd., professional company Axial Theatre. Info: hmact- 14 treatment rooms, each with a fireplace and Black Man in San Fran- Nature/ Scarsdale. members: $5, ing.org; or call 286-7680. private sound system, a state-of-the-art fitness Film cisco. The community Environment Non-members: $8. Info: facility. Full spa menu online: rhinebeck.mirbeau. partners for the program greenburghnaturecenter. Saturday 14 com. Reservations: 1-877-MIRBEAU. org or 723-3470. are Nyack Sketch Log and Nyack News and Views. Sept. 25: Satan & Kevin James: Comedian Kevin James will per- Children’s programs Sunday 22 Adam. Info: 353-2568 or www.rivertownfilm.org. form at 5 and 8 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall, at the libraries: Stories, 13 Main St. Info: 631-3390 Ext.100 or http://tar- rhymes, crafts and songs Nature’s Nurturers: Parents and their offspring Friday 27 rytownmusichall.org. in the animal world – 1 to 2 p.m. at the Green- for all ages at Warner burgh Nature Center. Members $5, Non-mem- Big Cats: 8 p. m. National Geographic LIVE On Friday 20 Library, Irvington, and the Trail of the Big Cats: Steve Winter at the Tar- Dobbs Ferry Public bers $8. rytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Info: 631-3390 Caleb Teicher & Nic Gareiss: 8 p.m. dance Libraries. Warner: Saturday 21 Ext.100 or http://tarrytownmusichall.org. performance at the Irvington Theater, 85 Main St. www.warnerlibrary. Talks, Info: 591-6602 or irvingtontheater.com. Kids org. Irvington: www. Mets Night: An Amazin’ Wednesday 5 irvingtonlibrary.org and Workshops & Saturday 21 Evening of myth & Dobbs Ferry: dobbsfer- Music Events Wine and Jazz Classes baseball with the World rylibrary.org. Wednesdays: From 6 to NYC Comedy In The IRV: 7:30 p.m. at the Champion ’69 New 8 p.m. featuring bassist Irvington Theater. York Mets at 8 p.m. at Saturday 7 John Lang at La Chinita Poblana in Irvington. the Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Featuring Sunday 22 Visit www.chinitapoblanany.com. Pirate Quest: On Saturdays and Sundays from Mets legends: Art Shamsky, Ed Kranepool, and Janis Joplin Play: The Tony Award-nominated 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. children ages 5-8 hunt

32 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Paws Crossed NYC Comedy in the Event | Sun. 9/15 IRV | Sat. 9/21 The fourth annual Paws At Irvington Theater. Crossed Day from noon Three veteran NYC to 4 p.m. at Paws Crossed comics deliver a night of Animal Rescue, 100 hilarious comedy. Ophira Warehouse Lane South, Eisenberg (host of NPR’s Elmsford. Contact julie@ Hudson Valley Writers Center | Ongoing “Ask Me Another”) hosts pawscrossedny.org or At the Philipse Manor Station, 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy the evening, followed https://www.pawscrossed- Hollow. An extensive fall program of workshops, readings, and by Moody McCarthy and ny.org/paws-crossed-day. events. Full schedule: https://www.writerscenter.org. Andy Pitz.

through the grounds to load precious cargo onto Friday 13 Wednesday 4 Thinking About a Career Change? at 7 p.m. Sign their digital pirate ships at Philipsburg Manor up at the reference desk. in Sleepy Hollow. Call 366-6900 or visit www. Clothing Closet: Clothing Closets will be held Wednesday Movies: Films will be screened hudsonvalley.org. on Sept. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. and on Sept. 14 every Wednesday in September at 2 p.m. The Saturday 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal schedule is: Sept. 4: Mary Poppins Returns, Tutor Training: The Literacy Volunteers of Saturday 14 Church & San Marcos, 42 S. Broadway, Tar- Sept. 11: Shazam! Sept. 18: Oscar Wilde’s The the Tarrytowns will hold ESOL Tutor Training Events rytown. Info: 631-2074. Importance of Being Earnest and Sept 25: Trial Supernatural On Hud- Workshops on Sept 28, Oct 5 and 19 and Nov. by Fire. son: Funner Presents Women’s Circle: The group will discuss prepar- 2, 9 and 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. Sign up at 488- master storyteller Jonathan Kruk at 6:30 p.m. at ing for the High Holy Days at 5:45 p.m. at Temple Monday 9 4250. Irvington Theater, 85 Main St. Info: 591-6602 or Beth Abraham, 25 Leroy Ave., Tarrytown. Please The following events have http://www.irvingtontheater.com. e-mail [email protected] for more History Program: On Sept. 9 and 16 at 7 p.m. The Dobbs been scheduled for the information. Revisiting the Founding Era - History Workshop Friday 13 -15 with Sara Mascia will explore readings from the Ferry Public Dobbs Ferry Public Library, Wednesday 18 Lehrman archives that encourage understanding 55 Main St. Info: 693-6614, Lyndhurst Crafts: Artrider’s Fall Crafts 34th year Library and appreciation of the founding era. Sign up at dobbsferrylibrary.org. at Lyndhurst, 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, Sept. Pre Rosh Hashana Rugelach Bake: 7:15 p.m. the reference desk for books and the program 13 - 15. Featuring 275 of the nation’s finest at Chabad of the Rivertowns, 303 Broadway, guide. contemporary makers and artists. Info: http:// Dobbs Ferry. Admission is $25. Info: www. Monday 9 lyndhurst.org/events/fall-crafts. Chabadrt.org/rugelachbake. Friday 13 Creative Writing Workshop: Write From the Parish Festival: Sept. 13, 14, 14, 20, 21 and Saturday 21 Eat, Drink & Enjoy Opera: The program will Heart Creative Writing Workshop will be held 22 at St John Paul II@ Immaculate Conception be held on Sept. 13 and Oct. 18 from noon to every Monday in September, except for Labor Church, 199 N Broadway Sleepy Hollow, Fris Selichot Program and Study: A series of 1:30 p.m. Eat a snack, drink some tea and enjoy Day, from 10 a.m. to noon. Please contact the and Sats from 6 - 10 p.m.; Sundays at 4 p.m. A programs In preparation for the High Holy Days. some opera music and history with opera enthu- library for more information or to register for variety of food choices will be available. 7 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham, 25 Leroy Ave., siast Susan Grunthal. a program. Tarrytown. Info: 631-1770. Saturday 14 Saturday 14 Tuesday 10 Sunday 29 Rivertown Public Market: Dobbs Ferry Water- Friends Concert: The Friends of the Library Chair Yoga: Chair Yoga for Seniors is held on front Park, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Chabad Rosh Hashanah: Scheduled at Chabad Concert will feature classical soprano Yolanda Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. To sign up, of the Rivertowns, 303 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. F. Johnson in a program featuring American call Abby Connett at 693-7792 Registration is Saturday September 28 Sept. 29, 7 p.m. evening services and a holiday music from the time of Washington Irving at required. dinner, RSVP only. Sept. 30, 9:30 a.m., morning ROCKTOBERFEST: Matthiessen Park, Irvington; 2:30 p.m. services; 10:30 a.m. Children’s program; 11:30 Saturday 14 12-9 pm. Sponsored by Irvington FACE Commit- a.m. Shofar sounding followed by Musaf Service Thursday 19 tee. Food trucks, live music all day, kids zone, Martial Arts Movie Mayhem-Dragon: The & Kiddush; 5:15 p.m. Mincha; 6 p.m.: a second crafts & more. Visit @irvington.fundraising on FB Bruce Lee Story will be screened at 2 p.m. Shofar service at the Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Romance Novelist: Join award-winning ro- for more info. mance writer Stacey Adgern for a fun, fact-filled Park or Chabad (in case of rain) followed by a Wednesday 18 look at the literary genre dear to millions at 7 Drop Your Pants’ Den- Tashlich service; Evening services at 7:20 p.m. p.m. Wednesday Matinee: The Public will be im Recycling Initiative: Monday 30 Bring your worn denim Saturday 21 screened at 1 p.m. clothes to the Tarrytown Temple Beth Abraham Rosh Hashanah: The Thursday 19 Music Hall lobby col- Temple, located at 25 Leroy Ave., Tarrytown will Passport Assistance: Representatives of the lection box for recycling hold the following services: family service: at 3 federal government will help with passport ap- Book Group: Colonel Brown’s Brown Bag into insulation and keep p.m. and Tashlich at 4 p.m. While these services plications and renewals from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Book Discussion Group will meet at 1 p.m. For textile waste out of are free, and guests are welcome, for security Call the library for an appointment. the month of September, The Baker Street Let- Fundraisers ters: A Mystery by Michael Robertson will landfills. Visit http://blue- purposes everyone entering our Temple during Fly-Tying Demonstration: Members of Trout be discussed. jeansgogreen.org. the High Holy Days will be required to show Unlimited Croton Watershed Chapter will dem- proper ID and/or have a guest pass issued by onstrate fly tying techniques from noon to 2 p.m. Film Screening: Battle Royal will be screened at Monday 9 our office. Better yet, contact our office in ad- For all ages. 8 p.m. Golf & Tennis Classic: Enjoy a day of golf at vance at 631-1770 for a Temple-issued nametag Scarsdale Golf Club with contests, food, bever- so that we can greet and welcome you by name. Monday 23 Saturday 21 ages, and tennis Round Robin tournaments from Events at the Irvington Communication Strategies: Effective Commu- Cultural Explorers: A Caribbean Carnival will be 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event will benefit the Public Library, 12 South nication Strategies with the Alzheimer’s Associa- held at 2 p.m. The program will include stories, Greenburgh Nature Center. View the full event Irvington Astor St. Info: 591-7840, tion will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. To sign music, food and arts and craft. For all ages. schedule at greenburghnaturecenter.org. Public Library [email protected] or up call 631-7734 or visit the information desk. www.irvingtonlibrary.org. Tuesday 24 Sunday 15 George Washington Novel: Author and televi- Comedy Open Mic: The program, hosted by Paws Crossed Event: The fourth annual Paws sion journalist Mary Calvi will discuss her book Dear George, Dear Mary, A Novel of George Tim Deery, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Crossed Day from noon to 4 p.m. at Paws Friday 6 Crossed Animal Rescue, 100 Warehouse Lane Washington’s First Love at 7 p.m. Wednesday 25 South, Elmsford. Contact julie@pawscrossedny. Art Exhibit: A posthumous retrospective of Thursday 26 org or https://www.pawscrossedny.org/paws- Vlaicu Ionescu’s Avant-garde art will be held in Green Reads Book Group: This month’s book crossed-day. the Martucci Gallery from Sept. 6 to Oct. 30. An Career Change: WEBS Career & Educational is Falter by Bill McKibben. The group will meet opening reception will be held on Sept. 7 from 2 Counseling Service will present a free workshop: at 7 p.m. Israel Committee Wine Tasting and Movie: to 4:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham, 25 Le- roy Ave., Tarrytown. Dough will be screened Thursday 12 following the wine and cheese tasting with a percentage of all wine purchases donated. Info: Animal Totem Magnets- What is your animal israelcommittee@tba-ny. spirit? Join us in finding out and making an org. Animal Totem magnet to use in your locker or at home at 4:30 p.m. All materials for the young Wednesday 4 adult’s program will be provided. Torah Study: Every Thursday 26 Wednesday at 10 a.m. Religious and on Saturdays at 9 Very Pretty Pen Pots: Get organized with deco- a.m. Temple Beth Abra- rative pots made with simple tin cans and pretty Institution ham, 25 Leroy Ave., Tar- paper at 4:30 p.m. All materials for the young Programs rytown. Info: 631-1770. adult’s program will be provided. Thursday 12 The following events have Warner been scheduled for the Jewish Business Network: Business Break- Warner Library, 121 N. fast Forum at 7:45 at the Double Tree by Hilton, Library Broadway, Tarrytown. Info: 455 S Broadway, Tarrytown. Registion and info: call 631-7734 or visit war- jbnetwork.org/breakfast. nerlibrary.org. www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 The Hudson Independent 33 Inquiring Photographer by Alexa Brandenberg “What Do You Enjoy Most About Autumn?”

Kat Sevcikova Frank Cofone James Sanders Tim Thayer Elyssa Feldman Most Tarrytown Tarrytown Irvington Tarrytown (with Pippin) Tarrytown “Spending time in the out- “It’s my favorite time of the year “Playing all around with the “I enjoy Indian Summer.” doors.” because the cooler weather leaves.” “No AC, sleeping with the win- gives me more energy.” dows open, and apple cider.” Revisiting The Founding Era: A Panel Discussion in October at Warner Library by Robert Kimmel having been awarded a $1,000 grant from The panel, composed of four American those periods from the collection of Sleepy the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History scholars and moderated by Barrett Hollow resident Lee Kennedy, which will Understanding the issues that confronted History. Seaman, The Hudson Independent’s Edito- be displayed within the library’s third floor Americans during the nation’s Founding Warner was one of 100 public librar- rial Board Chairman, will delve into four meeting room where the event will take Era and how those same issues influence ies awarded grants, stemming from the crucial time periods in our young nation’s place, as arranged by Warner’s Director life in our country today will be the focus of Gilder Lehrman Institute having received history: Declaring Independence, Realizing Maureen Petry. The discussion will begin at a scholarly panel discussion with audience a $400,000 grant from the National En- Independence, Creating the Constitution, 7 p.m. participation at the Warner Library in Tar- dowment for the Humanities, (NEH), to and Governing the New Nation. Audience For a better understanding of the histori- rytown, Wednesday, October 16. “…spark public conversations about the members will be invited to comment on the cal periods to be discussed, more informa- Warner Library and The Hudson Inde- Founding Era’s enduring ideas and themes.” topics. tion will be posted beginning October 1 on pendent have joined forces to produce the The use of historical documents and other In addition to the discussion, attendees this newspaper’s website: https://thehud- event, a Town Hall Discussion, “Revisiting information sources is encouraged to “ex- will have the opportunity to view six large sonindependent.com. the Founding Era,” as a result of the Library plore different viewpoints of the time.” replicas of historical American flags from

The Hudson independent’s SEPTEMBER QUIZ What do you know about Washington Irving? Editor Director of Sales & Operations RICK PEZZULLO PAULA ROMANOW ETZEL [email protected] 914.631.6311 914.631.6311 [email protected] The Bicentennial of Washington Irving’s literary work, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent is being celebrated locally this year and next with a series of events. Art Direction Ad Sales Manager Among that heralded collection of short stories and essays published two hundred WENDY TITTEL DESIGN JONATHAN MARSHALL years ago, Irving’s most famous fictional tales, “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of [email protected] 914.374.7564 Sleepy Hollow” represented his continuing connection to our region where he lived [email protected] Ad Production Manager for much of his life. The land where he purchased his final home became his Sun- TOM SCHUMACHER What’s Happening Editor nyside estate. When two neighboring villages merged in 1854, they honored him by [email protected] NEAL RENTZ naming their new community “Irvington.” Webmaster [email protected] Tim Thayer Irving is most well-known for his work The youngest of the 11 children of his [email protected] 1as an author; however, he actually 3 Scottish-English immigrant parents, trained for another profession. Do you Irving was born in 1783, in which of the know which of the following that was? following locations? P.O. Box 336, Irvington, NY 10533 Published by the Hudson Valley News Phone: 914.631.6311 Corporation: • Physician • Dobbs Ferry Website: www.thehudsonindependent.com Walter Montgomery; President • Accountant & financial advisor • Tarrytown Robert Kimmel, Vice President Contact Hudson Valley News Corporation: • Lawyer • New York City Dean Gallea, Treasurer [email protected] • Professor of history • Sleepy Hollow Michael Richards, Barrett Seaman Send listings for events/activities to: Editorial Board: Barrett Seaman, Chair, [email protected] Washington Irving also served in Kevin Brown, Paula Romanow Etzel, 2 which official capacity listed below? Send letters to the editor to: Steven Gosset, Robert Kimmel, Tom Pedulla, To find the answers to these questions [email protected] Alexander Roberts, Maria Ann Roglieri, • Mayor visit The Hudson Independent’s Joanne M. Tinsley, Donald Whitely • Diplomat website at • Foreign agent Member of the New York Press Association (NYPA) thehudsonindependent.com. • Military Combat officer

34 The Hudson Independent September 2019 www.thehudsonindependent.com Arts & Entertainment Local Music and Media Innovators Launch New Production Company, Series to Premiere Sept. 14 at Irvington Theater

Westchester natives Parker and Communications Direc- Irvington eater. sold-out, solo performances of “ e Legend Reilly and Jon Chattman have tor for the Music Conservatory “Come check out the music you love, and of Sleepy Hollow” since 2010 and been fea- joined forces to create Fun- of Westchester. “I’ve always especially try to get to the shows with music tured on e TODAY Show, CBS Sunday ner Productions — a concert been around music, though you’re not familiar with,” said Reilly. Morning and e Travel Channel. series designed to introduce my career has been primarily Funner premieres September 14 at 6:30 Recommended for ages 10 and up, Fun- audiences to new sounds, di- in writing. Many of my books p.m. with “Supernatural on the Hudson,” a ner’s debut has something for everyone — verse genres, and inventive have music content, and I have history-based, “hauntingly fun” evening at like the variety shows of Reilly and Chatt- performers. a music series, ‘A-Sides’ — Irvington eater with storyteller Jonathan man’s youths — and sets the stage for an “We want Funner audi- which appeared on Hu Post, Kruk. Known for varied voices and play- eclectic and enchanting season of Funner ences to experience the artists and in USA Today and Inked ful wit, Kruk has mesmerized families with entertainment. they love, as well as ones they Magazine.” INDY TALKS don’t love yet — but will,” Reilly has played in bands said Reilly, whose own love of since he was 13. One of those Tune into INDY TALKS, The Hudson live performance dates back bands, e Sons, had a song in Independent’s monthly cable TV inter- to his childhood in Irvington the movie Dumb and Dumber watching TV variety shows and on its soundtrack CD. “I view show. This month, our guest is that featured everything from played with Carly Simon for a Irvington Mayor Brian C. Smith, who unknown jugglers and comics time,” he said, “and have had to superstar pop celebrities. my current band, the Electric talks about re-zoning the North Broad- “You know that feeling you Stories, for eight years.” way corridor, the village’s plans to spend its “windfall” Jon Chattman (top) and get when you play a song for Having raised their families revenue from the county sales tax increase—and his a friend? Or when you share Parker Reilly (below). in the Westchester communi- a band you’ve discovered with ties where they grew up, Reilly plans for a fth term this fall. The show airs on Cablevi- your social circle? is is a chance to do that and Chattman are excited to bring the joy sion channel 75 and Fios channel 34 within the Town on a larger scale.” Shows will include indie of discovering new and beloved artists back and classic rock’n’roll, country, folk, Broad- home. Funner will present well-known of Greenburgh each Friday of the month at 9:30 a.m., way, and jazz. musicians who used to rock iconic venues 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. It is also available 24/7 on Yonkers native Chattman has produced but now appreciate the chance to connect events in NYC and worked as Marketing with fans in small, intimate venues like the our website and Facebook page.

Get your tie-dye on for the 11th Annual Family YMCA at Tarrytown Don’t miss this event! Be sure to reserve your tickets by October 11, 2019

HOP ON THE MAGICAL MYSTICAL BUS for fine food, intoxicating spirits, melodious music Friday, October 18, 2019 and the WILDEST DANCE PARTY OF THE SEASON! at the HONORING The Rivertown Runners and Tarrytown their President and Co-Founder, Todd Ruppel House ORDER TICKETS ONLINE www.ymcatarrytown.org or contact Masquerade Ball Chair Lesa Dalton 914.418.5563 or [email protected]

All event proceeds will benefit the Strong Kids Scholarship Fund for Underserved Children & Families at the Family YMCA at Tarrytown.

EVENT SPONSOR Special thanks to these generous supporters: Rivertown Runners Jenny & Kiran Batheja Nancy Jones Christine & Edward Napoleon Sponsors as of August 22, 2019. Additional sponsorhip and underwriting opportunities are still available – please contact Lesa Dalton at 914.418.5563 www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2019 e Hudson Independent 35