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Page 21 Of Significance The Quincy Dream Plan Sixty Years Since the A&E Offering First-Time Homebuyers a Unique Pg. 2 Pathway to Home Ownership Peekskill Riots Business Two Decades Before Woodstock, the Klan Attacked Blacks and Jews at a New York Concert Pg s . 3, 4 By Jeffrey K. Salkin for a Starbucks. Alas, no Calendar Starbucks in Peekskill. But Pg s . 5, 6 Reprinted with permission that did not prevent me of the The Jewish Daily from driving through its Education Forward Online streets, catching Mount Vernon, NY -- The young families, couples Pg s . 9, 10, 11 home of the the glimpses of Quincy Park Avenue, and single adults. It can be weekly Forward the Hudson Faith a newly renovated co- paired with the $8,000 tax n e w s p a p e r . River, and operative building in incentive available through Pg. 11 First published r e m e m b e r i n g the historically rich city the American Recovery and Government September 02, that L. Frank of Mount Vernon, New Reinvestment Act of 2009 2009, issue of Baum, the Pg. 12 York, just announced The for first-time homebuyers September 11, author of “The Quincy Dream Plan, a who close before December IQ & A 2009. Wizard of Oz,” unique pathway to home 1, 2009. Additionally, the Pg. 15 apparently spent ownership. The plan is New York State Mortgage The last time I part of his youth Op-Ed designed to make home Credit Certificate (MCC) was in Peekskill, in Peekskill (as Pg s . 1, 19, 20 ownership accessible for New York I was desperate see Sixty Years Pg 23 People first-time buyers, including see The Quincy Pg. 22 Pg s . 20, 21 Andy Spano is a Racist! Village Of Tarrytown Becomes Referring to... First Bike-friendly Downtown in guilt! He’s just trying to “hedge his (compensatory) Westchester County Alisa bet.” I don’t believe Singer Westchester is racist, and Page 12 yes, there is certainly an By Tom Bock economic divide. Even if Weir Andy Spano admits he and Sure, it’s a pretty heady his failed incumbent board Only statement, and for most of legislators are racists Human thinking people his through this settlement, settlement plea certainly will a complacent electorate Page 19 is an admission of guilt, return them to business regardless of the terms of as usual on November 3? the settlement. Whatever As they scamper away he or the other legislators with their political tail Tarrytown, NY -- At 11 converged on the Village of Diane claim, when you settle any between their legs toward a.m., on September 12th, Tarrytown for the launch of Grassi suit, even with the inclusion the darkness of say, New at the corner of South a new economic stimulus Page 14 of a “no admission of guilt” Washington and Main and energy-conservation clause, you’ve admitted see Andy Spano Pg. 18 Street, hundreds of cyclists see Village Pg. 8 2 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009

Westchester HERALD Sikh International Film Festival 2009 WHYTMedia Turbanology New York Style! Published weekly New York, NY -- The Sikh UK. WHYTMedia Community is identifiable Dr. Paul Johar, Film @gmail.com by their colorful turbans Festival Chair, explained, Tel: 914-562-0834 that can be seen in every “The primary goal of the WHYTeditor@ borough of the modern films we show is to hold a gmail.com world capital -- New mirror not only for Sikhs but WHYTsubscription York City, as well as in to an audience worldwide. @gmail.com Westchester County. Sikh We have a diverse set of turbans have taken on a new films, and encourage film Publisher meaning in the aftermath makers with our support Hezi Aris of the 9/11 tragedy. Many every year by awarding people mistook Sikhs for $15,000 in prize money!” Editor terrorists because of their and Short Films at the Sikh on Saturday, September The winners in the Hezi Aris turban and as a result, they International Film Festival 19 explores the topic of Documentary and Short Columns have been victims of hate 2009 September 18-19, at urban gang violence in A Films will be selected by Cam Bock crimes. This emanated the the Asia Society. Warrior’s Religion. a notable panel of judges Lee Daniels need for an organization to -- 1984 and the Via -- The enchanting History including Dr. Sarab Singh Marilyn Elie educate New Yorkers about Dolorosa Project and My of turban -- from ancient Neelam - Director of Ocean Gail Farrelly Sikhs and also help them Mother India is at the outset Christianity to modern day of Pearls, Sabrina Dhawan Lisa Fine assimilate into the Western of the Feature Session on Sikhs -- is essayed in the US - Writer of Monsoon Peggy Godfrey society. Friday, September 18 to Premiere of Turbanology. Wedding, and Vicki Mabrey Anthony Greco The Sikh Arts and Film mark 25 years of genocide This powerful documentary - Correspondent for ABC Diane M. Grassi Foundation has stepped in India when thousands explores the impact of News Nightline. Joe Klock, Sr. forward to represent this of innocent Sikhs were the war on terrorism and Since 2008, Governor Edward I. Koch cause. It was established killed in the aftermath of western society’s reaction - David A. Paterson has Bob Marrone six years ago with a assassination of then prime to a humble article of faith issued a proclamation Dan Miller mission to promote better minister Indira Gandhi. -- the turban. declaring the Sikh Richard Nestro understanding of Sikh -- This emotionally The Sikh Heritage International Film Festival Martin McGloin heritage, arts and culture, as charged Session ends on an Gala, a formal black-tie dates as Sikh Heritage Barbara Barton Sloane well as the contributions of upbeat note with the World event at Cipriani Wall Week, in recognition Zuri A. Stanback Sikhs in American society. Premiere of Flying Sikhs: Street, concludes the Film of the Sikh Art & Film Henry J. Stern Every year the A History of Sikh Fighter Festival. Acclaimed film- Foundation’s efforts to Andy Wainer organization celebrates the Pilots which provides director and producer Mira promote cultural diversity Bob Weir rich heritage, traditions an intimate portrait of Nair is the Guest of Honor in New York. Roger Witherspoon and culture of Sikhs and the valiant Sikh pilots for this evening of dance Advertising the South East Asian contribution towards the performance, art auction, Complete Schedule, Film [email protected] immigrant experience Allies victories in WWI and live entertainment Details and Tickets at or call 914-562-0834 through a diverse mix of and WWII. accentuated by Bhangra www.sikharts.com. Independent Documentary -- The Documentary Session pioneers RDB from the We Welcome Meet Artist James Seaman at Tappan Z Gallery Your Tarrytown, NY -- Wander celebrations in Tarrytown! through a remarkable Come enjoy fresh art and Comments landscape of small and large fun, grown in our gallery scale sculpture cultivated garden of sculpture, Friday, Tell us if we from wood, stainless steel, September 18th, from are doing glass, cement, clay and 5-10pm, at the Tappan Z other materials. Experience Gallery, 51 Main Street, something three dimensional creations Tarrytown, NY 10591. by James Seaman, Marc For further information wrong, and Alan Freedman, Darci Cox, direct email to tpzgallery@ what we are Amy Crawley, Jennifer gmail.com, or call917-734- Cherpock, Joel Neff and 3637. doing right. our sculptural jewelry WHYTEditor@ artists. It all takes place gmail.com during the Third Friday WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 3 BID Fall Downtown Sidewalk Sale Offers Great Bargains and Foods New Rochelle, NY -- Want Movies and BID Family year history, the BID’s to have your photo taken Saturdays. efforts have resulted in $80 with President Obama? The BID’s goals are million of new, private, Want to be remembered to promote economic taxpaying downtown as standing between the development, provide development. President and Michelle? sanitation services, Then come to the New beautify public spaces, Additional information is Rochelle BID Fall create enhanced technology available at Downtown Sidewalk Sale, services, pursue the historic Wednesday September restoration of building www. 23rd through Saturday, facades, and support the NewRochelleDowntown. September 26th. attraction of new and com Fancy Photo at 514 Main the retention of existing Street, one of more than businesses in Downtown thirty stores and restaurants New Rochelle. In its eight at this year’s BID Fall BID Retail Co-Chairs Sidewalk Sale will be Louis Vaccaro (Curtain selling photo packages of Shop) with Michele you with the President and/ Obama and Mayrce Cohen or Michele Obama. The (IB Cohen) with President life size cutouts are being Obama. provided by the BID. While you are waiting that are involved this year. for your photograph to New faces, new ideas and a be printed discover great great selection of products merchandise from clothing and services will make this to house wares, furniture to event the best ever. And art supplies, and antiques many of our restaurants to the bargain treasures that will set up tables for outside make the New Rochelle dining.” Spring sidewalk sale Taste delectable treats al so popular. Explore the fresco at Rangoli Indian bargains at stores such as Cuisine Restaurant, Bella the Curtain Shop, Oquendo Bella Italian Restaurant, Clothing Design, AR Little Mexican Café and King, Education Toys & Alicia’s Bakery on Main Tools, Four Seasons, IB Street, at Mo’s New Cohen’s, Jay’s Boutique, York Grill on Memorial Madrag, the Tranquil Spa, Highway, at Java Dreams Consign it on Main, Avon, Café on Huguenot Street Carpet Image, Copies and Cholo’s Kitchen Express, Four Seasons, and the Mexican Corner Kitchens and Baths by Restaurant on Lawton Royal, Liebman’s Monroe Street. And visit Division College, Musso Multi Street, Downtown’s Services Agency, Odyssey new restaurant row. The Flowers, Signarama, sidewalk will be lined TF Andrew Carpet One with outdoor tables and Floor and Home, Timing chairs featuring food from and Total Performance Brickyard Bistro, Kaffeine Communications. Expresso Bar, Posto 22 Louis Vaccaro of and Coromandel Cuisine the Curtain Shop, who of India. These are some together with Maryce of the restaurants that are Cohen of IB Cohen, Co- making downtown New Chairs of the BID Advisory Rochelle delectable. Retail Committee, which The BID actively promotes organized this Fall’s sale, downtown with its popular stated: “I’m excited to Dine Downtown 2009 be part of the BID Fall Campaign, Artist Spaces Sidewalk Sale because of Program, Summer Music the many new businesses on the Green, Outdoor 4 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 Yonkers PBA President JPMorgan Chase Lends $3.4 Billion to Armour is Our Guest On New York Businesses in Second Quarter New York, NY -- Keeping businesses, corporations and bank provided $5.3 billion the Level with Hezi Aris credit flowing to New York government and nonprofit in auto loans and leases for New Rochelle, radio dial or by way businesses when they need agencies – up nearly 106%; more than 544,000 vehicles NY -- Yonkers of streaming audio it most, JPMorgan Chase and during the second quarter Police Benevolent at WVOX.1460 made approximately $3.4 * $243 million for 793 small of this year, helping a vital A s s o c i a t i o n AM. billion in loans and lines business loans – up nearly sector of the U.S. economy President Det. Eddie For those who of credit to more than 43%. recover. Armour and Yonkers demand more 3,700 small- and medium- Small businesses are the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Captains Lieutenants radio and want to sized New York businesses cornerstone of the U.S. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading S e r g e a n t s hear Hezi Aris on during the second quarter of economy. More than global financial services Association (CLSA) topics relevant to 2009, the firm announced 97 percent of New York firm with assets of $2 President Lt. Thomas Westchester County from today. JPMorgan Chase businesses have fewer than trillion and operations in Phelan will be our guests on a Yonkers perspective, is committed to helping 100 employees, according more than 60 countries. It September 15th, Primary listen to Good Morning small- and medium-sized to the U.S. Census Bureau’s serves more than 398,000 Day. They will be On the Westchester with Bob businesses, which will play most recent data. Together, businesses in New York, a pivotal role in fueling the these firms employ 2.8 and has 31,100 employees, Level with Hezi Aris this Marrone on Wednesdays at nation’s economic recovery. million people and pay $116 779 branches and 2,648 Tuesday, September 15, 8:35 am when he and Hezi “Across the state, billion in salaries. ATMs in the state. The firm 2009, live from 10:00 am get into the mix. JPMorgan Chase is JPMorgan Chase’s lending is a leader in investment through 11:00 am on the consistently investing in activity in New York banking, financial services the lives and workplaces reflects a national trend for for consumers, small of New Yorkers,” said the bank, which provided business and commercial Scott Geller, Northeast approximately $150 billion banking, financial Email Your segment manager for Chase in new credit to consumers, transaction processing, commercial banking. “By corporations, small asset management and News providing nearly $3.4 billion businesses, municipalities, private equity. A component to us at in business loans, we’re and non-profits in the of the Dow Jones Industrial helping communities get second quarter. Nearly Average, JPMorgan Chase back on their feet. 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One Broadcast Forum, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801 (914) 636-1460 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 5 NY Run for Congo Women Latin American Folkloric By Nora and Dance and Song at Dave Donelson Won’t you join the Yonkers Public Library Heart of Diamonds team (Nora and me) at the NY Yonkers, NY-- In who attend. This FREE Run for Congo Women celebration of Hispanic program is co-sponsored on Saturday, September Heritage Month, Yonkers by The City of Yonkers, 26th? It’s an event to bring Riverfront Library will Philip A. Amicone, Mayor, long-overdue relief to the present “An Afternoon and additional support is women and children of the of Folkloric Dance & provided by the Friends of Democratic republic of the Songs of Latin America”, the Yonkers Public Library, Congo (DRC). Run (or featuring Ballet Alma Goya Foods, and Hudson Walk) for Congo Women Solana who will perform Valley Bank. will be held on Roosevelt authentic dances in full Riverfront Library, Island in New York at 8:30 costume on Saturday, located at One Larkin October 3rd, at 2:30 p.m. in Center, is handicapped AM at the Firefighter’s them skills they need to for the run, don’t forget to the Auditorium. accessible. Field. Registration is only end the cycle of poverty join the Heart of Diamonds There will be light For further information, $25 and you’ll get a nice and suffering, providing team. And drop me a note refreshments, and free call 914-337-1500. Heart of Diamonds t-shirt funds to help them start with your t-shirt size! bilingual books for children as a memento if you join businesses, and teaching If you’d rather send a our team at the event. them to protect themselves check, please make it out What’s more--your against the terror around to “Women For Women” donation will be matched them. and mail it to me at 44 Park by a wonderful supporter Won’t you please join Lane, West Harrison, NY Advertise of Women for Women us? Invite your friends, 10604. International who has too. Even if you can’t Dave Donelson is pledged an additional participate that day, your the author of Heart of $100,000 for that purpose! contribution will do a world Diamonds. 914-562-0834 Today in the Democratic of good for women in the Republic of the Congo Congo. When you sign up [email protected] (DRC) people are struggling to maintain peace and rebuild their lives after one of the deadliest wars in all of history. Estimates are that over 5,400,000 people have died. Perhaps even worse than the loss of life is the staggering number of human rights violations – torture, mutilation and sexual violence that has occurred against tens of thousands of women and children. As you may have learned from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent trip to the DRC, rape as a weapon of terror in Congo has reached epic proportions. The women of the DRC desperately need our help right now. Proceeds from the NY Run for Congo Women will go to support Women for Women International’s program in the Congo. This four-star charity helps women provide for their families by teaching 6 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 Concordia College Venue Yonkers Mayor Amicone Partners with for Discussion of Affordable ShopRite of Tuckahoe to Fight Hunger Housing Stipulation Yonkers, NY -- Mayor the anniversary, the state Philip Amicone will team of New York has officially Agreement up with the ShopRite of proclaimed September Tuckahoe to help bag 23rd “ShopRite Partners Village of Bronxville, NY Federal monitor assigned hunger in recognition of In Caring Day”. ShopRite -- Village of Bronxville to this case. I urge all “ShopRite Partners In stores across six states Mayor Mary C. residents interested Caring Day,” a celebration will work with their Marvin announces in learning of the 10th Anniversary local dignitaries to raise that there will be more about this of ShopRite In Caring. awareness and money to a public meeting important issue The ShopRite Partners 10th anniversary, Mayor help bag hunger in their on September 16, to come and join In Caring is a year-round Philip Amicone will be community. 2009 at Concordia us at this event. community based hunger serving as an honorary Store Manager Bob College in This will be a fighting charity that helps grocery bagger at register Gillick is host to Mayor Bronxville to meet great opportunity raise awareness and funds 10. Throughout the day, Amicone. The ShopRite of with Westchester to get more clarity for local food banks. Since cashiers at all registers Tuckahoe store is located C o u n t y on just what it its inception in 1999, the will be accepting monetary at 278 Tuckahoe Road, Legislators Gordon is the County Executive program has donated more donations to help fill the Yonkers, NY 10710. Burrows and Vito Pinto has agreed to regarding than $20 million to local shelves of local community The event will take place to discuss the Affordable affordable housing in food banks. food banks. Wednesday, September 23, Housing Stipulation Westchester County.” In honor of the charity’s To help commemorate 2009, at 4:00 PM. Agreement with the Federal The meeting will begin Government recently at 7:30PM and will run for signed by Westchester two hours. The Sommer County Executive Andrew Center is located in the rear Rowley’s Bridge Trail Walk Spano. of the Concordia campus. Hastings-on-Hudson, NY -- remarkably diverse natural On- Hudson; walk south Marvin stated, “On The Village will provide Join Hastings-On-Hudson and planted areas with a on Southside Ave 1/4 mile Wednesday night, police to assist with parking in celebrating the village’s stream and little reflecting to trailhead. Beeline bus September 16, 2009, at for the event. location overlooking the pools. #1 to Washington Ave., the Sommer Center on the Marvin stated further, “The Palisades. The walk begins And also enjoy glorious downhill to Southside, left Concordia College Campus, Village will post a copy of at the trailhead for the views of the Hudson River on Southside 1/4 mile to County Legislators the pending stipulation Rowley’s Bridge Trail, and the Palisades. trailhead. Burrows and Pinto will on the Village website Saturday, September 26, Directions: Rt. 9 to 1 mile Moderate not present an overview of the (www.VillageofBronxville. 2009, at 10:30 a.m., at the Hastings; south on B’way, suited for child under 7 stipulation agreement and com). Hard copies of the end of Southside Avenue. right on Washington Ave. For further information share information from the stipulation are available at The guided round-trip downhill to stop sign, please contact Lisa three meetings that were Village Hall.” walk will take you through left on Southside Avenue Carmody at 478-2380, ext. held with lawyers and the to end, park at trailhead. 642 or via e-mail at Public: Metro-North Lcarmody@hastingsgov. Hudson line to Hastings- org http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com ADVERTISE • 914-562-0834 http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com [email protected] http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 7 Fire Department Cuts Threaten Safety of New Rochelle Residents petition with 2000 names Eleven speakers including taxes and therefore, higher lack of needed manpower of city residents. He asked several fire men spoke real estate taxes. can result in less safety that the city come up with a against laying off any fire Particularly touching for the citizens and more responsible budget. men in the future. Several was a talk by one of the Firefighter injuries. The fire department has enumerated how the fire eight firefighters who could Residents supported a wide range of functions. department has been lose their job if the cuts the firefighters. Ward Several speakers praised reduced in size over the last were made. Gary Bruzzese Henderson felt the cutting the protection the few years. It was disclosed introduced all the other of positions made the By Peggy Godfrey department gives to the that the City Manager had firefighters who could be Council “nothing more than city. The recent response proposed another reduction laid off. butchers” and questioned New Rochelle, NY -- The to the house fire where of sixteen firefighters The recently changed how many lives would be at City Council of New Iona students were living because of the projected landscape of New Rochelle stake if the cuts were made. Rochelle was put on notice was praised by one parent financial shortfall in the was addressed by Mark Brian Sten, an activist, by the members of the New who cited the compassion city. The Council Members McLean, a member of appealed to the Council Rochelle Fire Department of the firemen in notifying were reminded that it was the fire department for 24 to keep our fire and police that layoffs of any her and keep the displaced their actions in approving years. “Most notable” in departments because they Firefighters is unacceptable. students calm. downtown development his view were the high rise are “dedicated people in Peter Miley, vice president An audience of about that had created financial buildings in the downtown our community.” of the Uniformed Fire 200 or so residents shortfalls for the city. A area. New York City uses Fighters Association stated including many firefighters economic projection was double the manpower that the public supported the wearing red shirts packed cited as a factor as an the city has to respond firemen and held up a the City Council chambers. expectation of lower sales to high rise fires. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation Announces $84,500 Funding for a Pediatric Oncology Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center Local grant is part of more than $11.5 million awarded for pediatric oncology research The Bronx, NY -- St. in 24 countries and 50 U.S. Pediatric oncology chemotherapy resistance or U.S., providing innovative Baldrick’s Foundation, a states, raising more than fellowships last for three sensitivity. and specialized medical non-profit organization $67 million, and shaving years. The first year is “These fellowships treatment for children from dedicated to raising more than 106,000 heads. spent mostly in the clinic, are critically important, the New York-metropolitan money for childhood Dr. Kris Mahadeo is one and the next two years are not only because of the area and around the world. cancer research, awarded of 22 doctors currently spent conducting research direct clinical impact of In 2008, The Children’s a total of $84,500 for receiving funding as a under an expert mentor. Dr. Mahadeo’s work at Hospital at Montefiore a one- year Pediatric St. Baldrick’s Fellow. Dr. Mahadeo’s Fellowship the Children’s Hospital at was ranked as one of Oncology Fellowship to Montefiore but “America’s Best Children’s Kris Mahadeo, M.D., at also through Hospitals” in US News & Montefiore Medical Center. s u p p o r t i n g World Report’s prestigious St. Baldrick’s began as a a future annual listing and also challenge between friends, g e n e r a t i o n received honors in the and has exploded into the of physician magazine’s 2009 edition. world’s largest volunteer- scientists who For more information, driven fundraising program are anticipated visit our website, www. for childhood cancer to become montekids.org. research. Worldwide, a c a d e m i c The St. Baldrick’s 160,000 children are leaders in Foundation makes grants diagnosed with cancer p e d i a t r i c to research institutions each year and in the United Overseeing Dr. Mahadeo’s research project is entitled, oncology,” said Richard to find new cures for States, cancer is the leading fellowship is mentor, “Proton Coupled Folate Gorlick, M.D., division childhood cancer, and to cause of death by disease Dr. David Goldman. Transporter (PCFT) and chief of hematology/ find treatments to ensure among children. All funding applications Chemotherapy.” This oncology and vice chairman a better quality of life for The St. Baldrick’s were evaluated by the study aims to help improve of the department of patients and survivors. Foundation coordinates foundation’s Scientific children’s response to pediatrics at The Children’s worldwide head-shaving Advisory Committee and antifolate chemotherapy Hospital at Montefiore. For more information events, with volunteer other expert reviewers, by examining the impact The Children’s Hospital at about St. Baldrick’s, please “shavees” raising money to who made funding of various mutations in Montefiore (CHAM) is one call 1-888-899-BALD or support childhood cancer recommendations to the the Proton Coupled Folate of the most clinically and visit www.StBaldricks.org. research. Since 2000, head- St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s transporter (PCFT) gene technologically advanced shavings have taken place Board of Directors. and how they relate to children’s hospitals in the 8 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 Village Of Tarrytown Becomes First Bike-friendly Downtown in Westchester County From Page 1 program called, “Take Your bike routes in Tarrytown, traffic congestion and overwhelmed the leafy village put racks around Bike to Tarrytown.” including small parts of the provide a lift to merchants streets that riders love. the train station last year Nine bike racks, approved 1837 Old Croton Aqueduct in a difficult economy. While Tarrytown has plans and now over 100 bicycle by the village board and State Park that spans 35 Cycling has literally to improve conditions for commuters park there each strategically placed on miles from Croton Dam exploded in many cyclists with better signage day—with 60 to 80 empty sidewalks in the historic to Van Cortlandt Park in communities as its health and curb cuts, residents car spaces. downtown business district, The Bronx, the paved and energy-saving benefits like Alexander Roberts feel Roberts hopes that the instantly made cycling Tarrytown Reservoir bike have become widely known. that convenient and secure residents of Tarrytown and to the village the easiest, path, which links the Cities like New York and bicycle parking will result its neighboring villages most convenient, and least village to Westchester’s Portland have launched in a cultural shift. respond to the new bicycle expensive way to shop and 40-mile long North-South multi-million dollar Roberts and his wife, parking and the idea spreads enjoy dozens of stores and County Trailway, and Barbara donated the to all of Westchester. restaurants. The new “wave side streets that allow nine racks after being There’s evidence it racks” are reminiscent cyclists to avoid main inspired during a already has, as James of the Hudson River that roads, such as Route trip to bike-friendly Killoran, executive director forms the western border 9. Montreal in June. of Habitat for Humanity of the village. The trip will ended Mr. Roberts, a former and an avid bike-rider, has According to Mayor Drew at Patriot’s Park, journalist, wrote two offered to donate bicycle Fixell, “Tarrytown has taken where the Tarrytown op-ed articles about parking where he lives in a big step forward towards E n v i r o n m e n t a l bicycle parking that New Rochelle. improving our quality of Advisory Council were published in David McKay Wilson, life and reducing pollution. hosted its annual Eco- the Westchester- journalist for The New York Every mile ridden by bike Fair with a rock and based newspaper, The Times and co-founder of the instead of driven by car roll band, a children’s Journal News. Westchester Putnam Bike saves nearly one pound of entertainer, games, programs to encourage “I noticed that literally Walk Alliance, has also carbon emissions. And not demonstrations, and other cycling and bicycle sales in thousands of Montreal endorsed the idea, saying, only is biking good for the eco-friendly activities. the United States exceeded consumers made use of the “We applaud the Take environment, it’s also fun, Free bicycle safety checks car purchases for the first free bike parking on city Your Bike to Tarrytown healthy and saves money. ” were made available and time in the first quarter of sidewalks—with about ten program. The right kind of After the 11 a.m. ribbon- participating merchants 2009. bikes taking the space of bicycle parking has shown cutting event at Main Street have agreed to give a 10% While cities with heavy one car,” said Roberts. “I all over the world that and South Washington discount to patrons who traffic must entice wary just thought the time was people are ready to accept Street, Michael Oliva, co- wear a bicycle helmet. John cyclists with protected right to create the same cycling as an alternative founder of the Weschester- Sardy of the Sleepy Hollow bike lanes and calming conditions in Tarrytown. to the automobile for the Putnam Bike Walk Tarrytown Chamber of measures, historic villages After my first article, a nearly 50% of trips under Alliance, led a leisurely ride Commerce hopes the new like Tarrytown planned Larchmont Village Trustee three miles.” through some of the best bike parking will relieve before the automobile called and told me his WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 9 “For Adults Only”: St. John’s Adult Education Center Announces Fall Class Schedule Discover Your Hidden Tosca and Then Pour Out Your New Found Passion Into a Memoir New Rochelle, NY -- St. On October 8th – just in John’s Adult Education time for the premier of the Center, an affiliation of St. Metropolitan Opera Season John’s Episcopal Church in – tenor Eric Jennings New Rochelle, will offer and music director at St. three popular, non-credit John’s, will offer a nine- adult education classes at part course starting at its Wilmot Rd. campus, 6:30 PM. The first two- starting October 6th. hour class will focus on According to the courses’ Puccini’s “Tosca,” which instructors, the classes will be simulcast live at the promise to bring opera to Regal Cinema multiplex life for even the most anti- complexes at New Roc City aria individual, instruct and the multiplex at the amateur genealogists on White Plains City Center how to trace their roots on October 10th. “If you to opera greats Puccini don’t understand opera, its or Verdi -- or just to their vocabulary, the star power great-great grandfathers – of opera singers, or opera’s and help fledgling authors historic roots, then this break through writer’s course is perfect for you,” block. said O’Bradovich. The cost “St. John’s community is $100 for a subscription has several highly- to any seven classes, $125 credentialed individuals for the nine-part series who will be teaching these which runs through April adult education classes 30th, 2010, or $20/class at beginning Tuesday, October the door. 6th, 7:30 PM with a four- An award-winning week course in genealogy. advertising copywriter, ‘RE:GENERATIONS’ textbook author and English will teach students how teacher for more than four to use computer-based decades, Irene Schindler tools to trace their family’s will coach writers of all ages roots,” explained Tammy on how to “put their voice O’Bradovich, the parish on paper” by following her warden. “Our pastor, (The very own “Schindler’s List Rev. Dr.) Rayner W. Hesse, of 100 Ideas” for recalling Jr., has been involved in memories from childhood genealogical research for to retirement. Her four- more than 30-years and is a week, 90-minute Memoir member of several diverse Writing Workshop Seires historical societies, from begins October 19th at 6:30 the Jewish Museum of PM. The cost is $75. Baltimore to the Westchester Historical Society. He is To register for any or all also an adjunct professor three courses, call 914- at Fordham University and 636-0047. Seating is so students are guaranteed limited. a stimulating and thought- provoking class.” The four-week workshop costs $100. 10 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 Mercy College Expands Breakthrough Student Engagement Program Revolutionary Approach Using Highly-Trained PACT Mentors; Shows Early Success Dobbs Ferry, NY -- Mercy with campuses throughout functions and professional personalized achievement the college experience and College today announced the New York metropolitan development. program that’s focused finding a career path. that its first in the nation area. “PACT is doing what “The responsibilities on integrating all aspects “There’s no question that professional one-on-one we intended it to do— and impact of our PACT of academic, career one-on-one mentorship mentoring program is being break down traditional mentors go way beyond and leadership services and coaching increases expanded this fall to include institutional silos and – and are at a much throughout a student’s academic achievement more than half of the provide students with higher level - than what’s college career. The program and graduation rates,” incoming freshman class. personal, customized and traditionally expected of is also unique in its strong commented Terrance Titled PACT, Personalized o n g o i n g focus on Jackson, a PACT mentor Achievement Contract, a t t e n t i o n w o r k i n g and senior assistant director the initiative focuses on a n d w i t h of the program. “That’s why providing each of the 500 p l a n n i n g s t u d e n t s the model for this program students in the program to ensure to develop is focused on allowing us with a professional PACT s u c c e s s well- to provide students who mentor who is engaged during their defined and are performing at a variety with them on an individual c o l l e g e actionable of levels – from high- basis from registration careers and career paths achieving to average – with through graduation. The beyond.” starting at an unparalleled amount of PACT mentor is responsible Dr. Cline the very attention.” for being a single source noted that beginning “In fact, I’m starting to of support in all aspects w h i l e of their get calls on the weekends of each student’s college m o v i n g f r e s h m a n from some of my students, experience including from 50 year. which is the sign of a real admissions, academic to 500 Student Marcos Gallardo, and a mentor, Caitlin Krueger. “Unlike partnership and that trust is and career advisement, s t u d e n t s m o s t beginning to be built.” financial services, general in one c o l l e g e s Jackson emphasized student life and personal/ semester presented a mentor,” Cline said. and universities, we’re that a key part of PACT is professional development. challenges, Mercy College “They’re PACT’s secret not waiting until students creating an environment “While PACT is still a has devoted significant weapon, and they make it a are juniors or seniors to that encourages career- young program, we’re very new resources to the one-of-a-kind program.” focus on careers,” said Dr. oriented preparation happy with the response program including hiring Single Source for All William Martinov, Mercy through ongoing we’ve had from students,” additional mentors for Student Services College’s executive dean of assessment, early exposure commented Dr. Kimberly the PACT program. Each Mercy College is the student services leadership. to potential careers and R. Cline, president of one has also gone through first higher education “We’re providing a more real-world experience Mercy College, a leading intensive cross-training institution in the U.S. to balanced approach between via internships in chosen higher education institution in a variety of areas develop and implement pure academics and career fields. On a parallel track, spanning administrative a comprehensive, development, and are the program also focuses much more focused on on developing leadership, the successful exit of our networking and interview students – not just in terms skills. of graduation rates, but also To help build resumes, in how many students have students develop solid and actionable career e-portfolios that highlight paths and jobs.” their work in and out of the Individualized Attention classroom. The e-portfolio Throughout their is an ongoing vehicle for college careers, students interaction with professors face a daunting array of and used to differentiate challenges and obstacles students when applying for that range from confusing jobs or graduate schools. financial aid programs to figuring out how to balance an internship with course For more information on work and a regular job. The the Mercy College PACT, job of the PACT mentor visit www.mercy.edu/pact, is to be a single source or call 877-MERCY-GO. that can help students sort through these issues, eliminate bureaucracy, and connect the dots between WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 11 New Rochelle Board of Education Grants Tenure to 41 New Rochelle, NY -- At the Narong Joseph Keolamphu, School – Music teachers Columbus Elementary Principal. regular monthly meeting of Social Studies; Teri Thomas DeMicco, School – Natalia Brown, Trinity Elementary School the Board of Education of Kincade, Special and Archie Manning; Physical Education; – Kimberly Vaccaro, ESL. the City School District of Education; Joshua Logan, Rosesharon Perdue, Elementary teachers William B. Ward New Rochelle on Tuesday, School Psychologist; Elvis Special Education; Alyson Johanna Caruso, Christine Elementary School – September 8, 2009, the Minaya, Foreign Language; Silver-Civita, Humanities Hildalgo, and Tania Elementary Teachers Board granted tenure to Jacqueline McKendry, Chairperson. Syriaque; Lauren Gutstein, Kenya Bynum, Trisha 41 teachers and building Special Education; Isaac E. Young Middle Speech/Language. Goodman, Marilyn Riess, administrative staff Jeanine O’Brien, Special School – William Langlais, Davis Elementary School Sharon Jenkins, Teaching members. Education; Nazar Rabadi, Special Education; – Lucille Alfano, Teaching Assistant; and Melissa The Board of Education Mathematics; Giselle Charise Littlejohn, Social Assistant; Jessica Blake, Kaye-Swift, School granted tenure to: Standard-Martinez, School Worker; Rhonda Logan, Special Education; Psychologist. New Rochelle High Counselor; Christopher Physical Education; Kristin Elementary teacher Daniel Webster Elementary School – Meghan Barbosa, Starace, Foreign Language; Saglibene, Social Studies. Christina Pugni; Deirdre School – Marion Costa, Special Education; Olga Peggy Younger, Science. Campus School – Gregory Sugrue-Ferrara, Special Teaching Assistant. Hechavarria, Mathematics; Albert Leonard Middle Foster, Mathematics. Education . Multiple building Jefferson Elementary assignments - Eva Egolf, School – Elementary Music; Danny Martinez, teacher Karen Fusillo; Attendance Teacher. Temple Israel to Broadcast High Holiday Kimmerly Nieves, Assistant Services on Local AM/FM Radio Station are people who are no Jew, the homebound, longer able to get out, or the handicapped and the they may be living alone blind.” Keeping Westchester Safe! somewhere,” said Rabbi Rosh Hashanah services Emeritus Amiel Wohl, can be heard on the radio, who led the 1100 member Friday, September 18th, Reform congregation for a the Eve of Rosh Hashanah, quarter-century. “It’s like from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, a life-line to them and of On Rosh Hashanah day, course to other people September 19th, services who may be hospitalized can be heard live from 10 that year, because the am to 12 Noon. High Holy Days have that Kol Nidre Service Rabbi Amiel Wohl special meaning and hold can be heard on Sunday, and Rita Rosen. on the people.” September 27th from more 5:00 to 6:00 pm. On Yom New Rochelle, NY -- This One of the most popular Kippur morning, Monday, year, as in more than the aspects of the broadcasts, September 28th, the service past 35 years, Temple Wohl believes, is the will air live from 10 am to Israel of New Rochelle commentary that helps noon and the Yom Kippur will broadcast its High listeners understand and afternoon Azcara Memorial Holy Day services and its visualize the services. Service and Neilah will be regular weekly services Rita Rosen will be broadcast live from 3:45 to for shut-ins, seniors afraid the host-narrator of the 5:45 pm. to venture out at night, broadcasts and will give Temple Israel of New VOTE the sick and disabled, and a special commentary Rochelle is located at 1000 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY during the services, a Pinebrook Boulevard. Jews unaffiliated with a TUESDAY, SEPT. 15th synagogue. The services role she has filled since can be heard on WVIP/93.5 the first broadcast. An FM and WVOX/1460AM. actress and longtime For further information The Westchester-based congregation member call 914 235-1800. AM/FM station can be she sees her function heard across Long Island, as making the services in New York City, northern enjoyable, intelligible and New Jersey and parts of meaningful. Connecticut, and on the Rabbi Scott Weiner, Internet by way of audio- Senior Rabbi of Temple DISTRICT ATTORNEY streaming technology. Israel emphasized the “The kind of person purpose of the broadcasts PAID FOR BY JANET DIFIORE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY JanetDiFiore.com who particularly benefits is to “reach Jew and non- 12 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 What is Plaguing New York? has gone forward without York is to be prosperous. but the fox is watching business, we look for ways a thought of its long-range Instituting Tier V now is the hen house. The middle to reduce expenses across impact. New York ranks a start, but that will only class is struggling daily to the board, find greater 50th in economic outlook help us down the road make a good life for their efficiencies and make sure and the cost of doing when those new employees families, while politicians that we are providing the business – these are not retire. What we really need expand government and best, most competitive hallmarks of a system that is a redefinition of the call it assistance. It is time product available. works. pension system, from a for government to get out Government needs to do A lot has come out about By George Amedore benefit plan to an employee of the way and let us live the same thing and share in pensioners double-dipping, contribution plan. Our without the tremendous the sacrifice for once. New York has an leaving one day only to be leaders have to think burden of high property Consolidation of unfortunate legacy of rehired to the same job the beyond a yearly budget taxes, numerous fees, and agencies, tort reform and costly pensions, redundant next. Some are so bold that and truly create a plan that strict regulations. streamlining governmental layers of government, and they recalibrate their salary looks five, ten, fifteen years We can no longer just operations are an absolute operational dysfunction. to have a fatter pension; this down the road. talk about an affordable priority. Current systems The status quo has provided is a blatant abuse of power. Where is our strategic property tax, it must are held in place by politics the yearly dissatisfaction of They assume our state vision? We spend more happen now – we need and not the bottom line; we a bloated budget, passed government it too large to time touting how we are to lower the tax bill. New must reduce costs at the with the knowledge that fail, figuring it never will. going to be carbon free York state politicians have source. taxpayers are holding the Well, it is failing. than we do figuring out created undue hardships These are not impossible bag once again. Somehow, We need deep and how to be debt free. We for working- class people steps, but it will require this yearly right of torment sweeping reforms if New need to watch spending, for their own political gain. everyone in this state to Lofty pensions squeeze think of the end goals as municipalities and drive one unit. Bringing a greater up taxes. It shows an utter prosperity to the state will disregard for people who benefit everyone; business struggle to make ends meet as usual is simply not an and flies in the face of option. aiding the disenfranchised. Assemblyman George Reforming the “use it or Amedore (R,C – loose it” spending policy of Rotterdam) represents government agencies is a the105th Assembly must do. Incentives should District comprising be instituted to encourage the Montgomery andd end of year surpluses. In Schenectady Counties. Those Six Comforting Words – A Tribute to the Rhinovirus an evolved and more virulent version of swine flu, I am called back toa kinder gentler time, and a kinder gentler virus – one that kept us company for many a cold winter day and that, like the polar bear and the other 12,258 By Alisa Singer endangered species, is now being threatened with Facemasks, pandemic, extinction. It appears that vaccines, anti-bacterial researchers have hunted hand sanitizers … it wasn’t down and decoded the always like this. As the genomes for the 99 strains country braces for the of the rhinovirus (DBA arrival of another fall flu “the common cold”) and season, and the unwelcome have developed a catalog possibility of confronting see Those Six Pg. 13 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 13 Those Six Comforting Words – A Tribute to the ELECT This November 3rd Rhinovirus From Page 12 TOM of its vulnerabilities. “We preparing to attack him and are now quite certain that his 98 brothers and sisters we see the Achilles’ heel, at their weakest points. I and that a very effective ask you, can such an array ELECTtreatment for the common of force really be justified TOMcold is at hand,” said against such a measly foe Stephen B. Liggett, co- as the common cold? author of research published I mean, don’t you find earlier this year in Science it ironic that among the magazine and reported in various forms of flu The New York Times. sponsored by our friends Strangely, my own of the animal kingdom BOCK reaction to this news is far (birds, pigs…) the big Westchester County Legislator from triumphant. More scary rhino’s virus turns sad than anything else. It out to be the wimpiest? District #8 hardly seems like a fair (Indulge me on this please fight. First the multi-billion – I do understand that colds COUNTY LEGISLATOR FOR DISTRICT #8 BOCKdollar pharmaceutical aren’t actually acquired industry unleashed its from rhinos, but I’ve broad-ranging arsenal of always enjoyed the image preventive tactics such as of a rhinoceros wrapped zinc tablets, megadoses of up in a huge afghan (that Vitamin C, and numerous would be the blanket, not herbal remedies like the dog), noisily snuffling Echinacea, all intended to away while cradling a box scare the poor guy off and of tissues the size of a third DIFFERENCE!make him feel unwelcome. grader.) • Reduce Taxes Through(I Smaller don’t know Government, about you For myself, I have many Consolidation and Sharingbut I felt of likeServices. cheering pleasant and nostalgic for the intrepid little bug associations with the Reduce County Government • Economic Development withthat a somehowReturn-on-Investments persevered familiar ailment. For one to Benefit Our Neighborhoods.through the slings and thing, there are bittersweet arrows of all those boosted memories of miserable, Reduce waste • Scaled-to-fit, Neighborhood-Orientedimmune systems.) Development And sniveling children looking • Housing Affordability Throughthen there wereReduced the shelves Taxes gratefully into my eyes at County-wide affordable housing White Plains • Greenburghand shelves • Elmsford of medicines 3:00 in the morning as I Tarrytown • Sleepy Hollowto reduce • Mount the “discomfort” Pleasant rub Vicks VapoRub into www.ElectTomBock.com; email:of [email protected] cold symptoms, their feverish, convulsing e.g., antihistamines, chests. And I have always decongestants, cough been intrigued with the syrups, nasal sprays, idea of “catching” a cold, lozenges, drops, etc., as though it takes some drugs for mild fever and special skill, some degree pain relief, and drugs that of agility or hand-eye combine pain relief with coordination. And what treatment of every kind other disease do you Fed Up and Unwilling of symptom imaginable. “catch”? You don’t catch Many generations of cancer or heart disease. Trim and Create a pharmacists’Cost Effective kidsCounty were Government Even highly communicable put through college by the viruses like AIDS, or to be Ignored. Institute anabundance Affordable and Housing variety Plan of Ebola aren’t “caught”. Provide our seniors andthese our coldchildren remedies, a future and in WestchesterYou “contract” those, but still the hardy little germ nobody “contracts” a case It’s Time to be Heard. survived. But now the of the common cold. Why brainy bio-geneticists have is that? District #8: focused their weapons of I think it’s because the • White Plains • Greenburgh • Tarrytown genetic identification on the • Sleepy Hollow • Mount Pleasant prosaic rhinovirus and are see Those Six Pg. 14 14 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 Those Six Comforting Words – A Tribute to the New

Rhinovirus From Page 13 Healthcare cold is really, after all, a completely absolved from imperfections of our a cold as we got from rather affable little micro- guilt because your boss and bodies. We get pimples, them way back when we Infra- organism. Even the name, your teachers want you to we get wrinkles, we get were kids. That is, besides the “common cold”, is stay home. You are, after cavities, we get colds. So Kleenex and cartoons, bed structure friendly and unassuming, all, in a highly contagious what? It’s all about being rest and chicken soup. (A a modest kind of disease state. human and having human- good bowl of chicken soup Would for everyday common And what a comforting like “foibles”. And what’s beats a box of Kleenex any folk. Also its symptoms illness the common cold so appealing about a future day.) I’m just hoping that are rather more picturesque is. Just think of those six race of people with smooth the scientists will stay busy Subjugate than alarming – a “scratchy heartening words: “Don’t skin and perfect teeth that developing vaccines for throat”, a “runny nose”, worry, it’s only a cold”. doesn’t remember how to H1N1 and whatever turns Americans and what could be more Something that you know sneeze. out to be the next germ the Part 2 of 3 adorable than a sneeze? will never kill you and I wonder if we will live to animal kingdom offers up And as far as illnesses go, a will be over in a few days. see the day that the Kleenex (ferret flu?). Then, maybe, cold is relatively harmless. What happens after this box goes the way of the they’ll leave the poor Like Peeves, the poltergeist innocuous disease has iron lung and our children’s rhinovirus and its genomes in Harry Potter, a cold will been eradicated forever? children turn to their alone. I would miss those cause a bit of mischief but What other diagnosis will mothers and ask, “Mommy, daytime talk shows. never make you very sick. provide such consolation, what’s a booger?” I hope Not so sick, anyway, that such relief? “Don’t that day is a long way off. Alisa Singer has written you can’t really enjoy a day worry, it’s only …” what For now I am cheered humorous essays that home from work or school, – pneumonia? rheumatic by the fact that, despite have been published in By Diane M. Grassi snuggled up in bed with fever? tuberculosis? Not everything modern science various print and online a little tea and sympathy, so reassuring. has offered up in the last newspapers and magazines By now, in the early watching cartoons, soaps It’s worth asking why quarter century, doctors in the US and Canada. Obama administration, and (if you’re a kid) highly our society feels the need are still providing us with many Americans are well inappropriate daytime to strive to eliminate pretty much the same aware that a broad-based talk shows. And you’re even the most harmless medical advice for treating change in the way in which they will access medical care and its delivery system in the United States is coming and in an aggressive manner. But it also requires change in the way the federal government shall be retrofitted in order to deliver such medical care to all. And it has been seemingly decided by lawmakers and from those on-high that key words such as expenditures, cost containment, choice and privacy rights are no longer allowed into any honest discussion. Unfortunately, the American people will witness unabated unilateral healthcare reform measures, many of which will be only be realized by future dates certain, which will be provided subsequent to such legislation becoming law. Yet, the term reform falls far short of its intended

see New Healthcare Pg. 15 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 15 New Healthcare Infrastructure Would Subjugate Americans Part 2 of 3 From Page 14 consequence. For not only by President Obama. the admission by many Commission, (MedPAC) Congress would have is to will there be an expanse Essential to note, however, lawmakers, however for determination and block a recommendation of federal mandates over is that a majority of these only recently, that they implementation of by resolution, provided Americans’ personal appointments by the do not read proposed Medicare reimbursement it is done within 30 days. healthcare records and White House are out of legislation, suffer its details policies. All the more But the greater veto power data, but necessary systems the jurisdictional oversight nor consider the future remarkable, at such time would rest with the White required to protect such data of the U.S. Congress, nor impact it will have on the in our history, that Senator House. Presently, MedPAC are still being discussed require confirmation by the American people. And Rockefeller believes that operates in an advisory as we speak, for an initial U.S. Senate. in this case, they will not “It’s time to move MedPAC capacity only. If that rollout as early as 2011. Thus far, both the House even be consumers of such into the executive branch does not remain the case, H.R. 3200, as well as its and the Senate Democratic new healthcare legislation, …. Congress has proven then MedPAC would act various renditions in both majority has backed such as their own platinum itself to be inefficient and unilaterally without any the U.S. Senate and the U.S. a re-engineering plan, also healthcare plan remains inconsistent in making accountability to the U.S. House of Representatives, considered in the interest of intact. decisions about provider Congress. all provide for the reform. And it will impact Most notably, the reimbursement under Additionally, under restructuring of certain multi-levels of both federal legislation will give new Medicare.” Rockefeller’s legislation, agencies, new cabinet and state governments’ and unprecedented power to Furthermore, Rockefeller Congress would have even secretaries, committees, current systems. the U.S. Surgeon General, believes, “Establishing less authority, requiring appointees and councils, Wide discretion has been which historically has been MedPAC as an independent a 3/5 majority of both the as key contributors to the awarded the executive a position of advocacy, as an executive branch agency House and the Senate prior impending bureaucratic branch in the Obama appointee by the president, – which can only change to overturn any payment upheaval. To wit, administration thus far, rather than one that yields through an act of Congress decisions recommended reinventing Medicare and in this, for purposes of administrative power over – is the cornerstone of by MedPAC. The MedPAC and Medicaid with new healthcare reform. But the other agencies or officials. improving our delivery Council’s priority would conditions for each state White House itself is not set There will also be a Health system reform.” be to reform payment to embody in their own up to administer or oversee Choices Committee, Therefore, MedPAC will rates healthcare providers statutes. agencies and legislation. appointed by the president, solely be under the auspices receive for services for the Key to the new That is the reason the U.S. a Health Exchange agency, of the White House elderly and the disabled. infrastructure is the Congress exists and why and formidable roles by through a five-member Secondarily, to date, White House’s heavy- cabinet level officers are both the Internal Revenue independent Medicare private sector insurance handed dominance in the picked and confirmed by the Service (IRS) and the Advisory Council, which rates generally follow the ultimate plan that waits for U.S. Senate. And it is these Department of the U.S. by mandate would produce established rates approved ratification by the Congress. types of legal complexities Treasury, each with new two reports per year, for Medicare for their own The conglomerate and knowing exactly which directives and capacities establishing Medicare rates customers. for oversight and rule body of government will be specific to healthcare. for physicians, hospitals, Diane Grassi is an making will firstly stem looking out for constituents’ In addition, Senator nursing homes and medical investigative reporter for from hand-picked White concerns, only heightened Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) equipment. the Westchester Herald. House czars, executive by an issue as compelling has recently introduced MedPAC will be direct comments to branch appointees, and as their own personal legislation to expand remodeled after the Federal [email protected]. White House and agency healthcare. the role of the Medicare Reserve Board. And the committees all chosen And let us not forget Payment Advisory only jurisdiction the U.S. Interesting Questions & Answers Richard E. Organisciak - Superintendent of New Rochelle Schools Part 2 of 2 respond to those concerns? of it. could go wrong, it’s not those things altogether and A –I try to assure people not hard to imagine this day yet being mindful it’s only to panic… there are scary Q - Another thing parents and age that you might going to take one thing that aspects associated with worry about is school have some very serious could go wrong and all that the swine flu certainly… violence. circumstances. We’re would be forgotten… you but to the extent possible A – It’s a very serious very alert to it, we’ve got can have three hundred we are working with the challenge for us. One thing intervention programs, consecutive good days and By Jeanne Zaino, finest physicians, we are I have to assure parents is prevention programs, the minute something goes taking guidance from the that we are very concerned we work nicely with the wrong you’re a disaster. Ph.D. Center of Disease Control, about the safety, health, and New Rochelle Police Q – Some parents are we monitor on a daily basis welfare of their children… department, we try to work Q - Is there any discussion worried about a so-called the new advisories coming If you think about a high early on in the elementary in education circles about “swine” flu outbreak this out, we insure the schools school with 3400 students schools… it’s truly a are clean… so we’re on top and the prospect of what combination of putting all school year. How do you see IQ & A Pg. 16 16 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 Interesting Questions &

Answers From Page 15 extending the school day to school? or year? A – It’s a classic answer… A – There’s no real the biggest thing is discussion for two to stay informed and reasons. In terms of the engaged… there are day itself, there really is so many opportunities the opportunity to do that to stay connected and already without doing technology gives parents it formally, from the a great opportunity to homework helpers to other communicate with teachers, programs offerings…. I am administrators, and board not as turned off as I might members. have been in the past to extending the school year. Q – Speaking of staying Ironically in New York the connected, are the school district would not be able board meetings in New to benefit from running Rochelle televised? extended days unless the A – They are not televised, state legislature changed but they are moving its current obligations. towards being available on You can only get funded a tape delay….I am not a from September 1 to June big fan of always having 30…. They’ve loosened our meetings at City Hall… that requirement for charter we try to be in a different schools… a very obvious building once a month so question is, how do you that works a little bit against justify funding them and our ability to televise. you wouldn’t do that for the public at large? Jeanne Zaino, Ph.D., Chair & Associate Professor of Q - Another issue that Political Science at Iona parents talk about is the College, 715 North Avenue, amount of standardized New Rochelle, NY 10801. testing. Direct email to jzaino@ A –On a personal level I iona.edu think we’re really testing our kids to death…. I was the NY State Superintendent in charge of Performance Based Assessments [and] I gained a little bit of a reputation for being anti- testing. However I stand ADVERTISE behind what I believed then and I still believe. I still Call really hold out for applied 914 learning as being the kind of indicator for me that our 562-0834 children have captured what we want them to do and or email applied it. I just don’t get us at that from our standardized Official Sponsor testing. On the other hand, whyteditor I know we need to be held accountable. @gmail.com

Q - From your perspective, what can parents do to help their kids as they head back WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 17 Iona College’s Constitution Day Will Focus on Yonkers’ Landmark 1980s School and Housing Desegregation Case New Rochelle, NY -- Iona public schools, Yonkers, and Gender: Does It Really College will take a closer New York. He is credited Matter—A Conversation look at a famous school with mediating a $300 About Sonia Sotomayor” and housing desegregation million settlement of that that will be held from 12:00 case that took place in case, thereby concluding Noon to 1:00 pm, also at Yonkers in the 1980s as 20 years of litigation. the LaPenta Student Union part of its Constitution Day The topic of Dr. Pastore’s End Zone. celebration, September 17, remarks will be “Evolution At 5:30 PM, there will to be held at 7:00 PM in of Social Justice: be a Red, White and Blue the End Zone room of the Balancing Principles and Hospital Dinner, sponsored La Penta Student Union on Pragmatics.” by Iona’s The New Politics campus. Michael Sussman, civil Club. The program will bring right attorney and activist Founded in 1940 by the together two prominent who served as lead counsel that the Yonkers “case It held that there was Congregation of Edmund figures who participated in for the Yonkers branch resonates today because overwhelming evidence Rice Christian Brothers, the landmark civil rights of the NAACP and about of the recent settlement of that Yonkers was guilty Iona College is a private, case and a filmmaker who 40,000 individuals in the the Westchester County of fostering school and coeducational institution of has produced a documentary successful segregation suit. desegregation lawsuit.” Dr. housing segregation and learning in the tradition of about the struggle for equal Mr. Sussman will speak Zaino added: “Iona College held the city responsible. American Catholic higher housing rights in Yonkers, about the relationship encourages our students Iona traditionally education. Iona, currently an issue that is still being between courts and social to make interdisciplinary celebrates Constitution listed in the US News and played out in the U.S., most movements for change. connections and this is an Day each year. The date World Report’s annual recently the desegregation William Kavanagh, excellent opportunity when marks the anniversary “America’s Best Colleges suit settlement regarding director and producer of we can show that what has when the delegates to the 2008” and The Princeton affordable housing in the one-hour documentary, happened in the recent past Constitutional Convention Review’s Best Northeastern Westchester communities. Brick by Brick: A Civil right here in Westchester is signed the document on Colleges 2008 edition, Brian Nickerson, PhD., Rights Story. Mr. Kavanagh relevant to us now.” September 17, 1787 that offers undergraduate Dean of the School of Arts will discuss the making of The City of Yonkers was established the basis for degrees in liberal arts, and Science, will introduce the film that depicts how charged with a consistent America’s new system of science, and business the speakers: fear and misunderstanding pattern of school and government. Sponsored administration, as well Joseph Pastore, PhD who nearly tore an American housing segregation for by the Office of Student as Master of Arts, Master was appointed in 1986 by city apart. The film will more than 40 years. The Development and the of Science and master of the U.S. District Court be screened prior to the trial began in 1983 with Student Government business administration (Southern District) as discussion. 84 witnesses and 140 Association, The degrees and numerous monitor and special master Jeanne Zaino, Ph.D., depositions, resulting in Constitution Day program post-graduate certificate overseeing the order to Iona College Chair and 1985 in the longest opinion will feature a student programs. desegregate the Yonkers Associate Professor, said in civil rights history. discussion on “Ethnicity

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Andy Spano is a Racist! From Page 1 Jersey, where shenanigans through dependency. We is not what our founding to school, get a good viable but a contributor to it. like this may be acceptable, know it works - just look leaders envisioned America education, get a job, work Westchester is not racist - it will Westchester ever get at how long so many have would become. hard and save. If you want is rich. Rich with ideas, rich past this uncaring and stayed in office. So, is Andy Spano it badly enough, you can with entrepreneurs and self- apathetic routine? I hope As a moral society, there is admitting he is a racist? I work two and even three starters who buckled down so. It’s why I’m running for an obligation to help others think he is. To say lets settle jobs to accomplish your and achieved a lot and rich office. in need, whenever possible. this lawsuit is disingenuous goal. It’s called hard work! with charity. Our burden of Westchester County is But our system for helping to the majority of good And when the right time entitlements, created and comprised of a very diverse others has evolved from a people in Westchester. We comes, you can purchase bastardized by our current group of peoples. My temporary helping hand, to sit at the crest of the tide what you can afford, be it politicians, needs to change neighborhood exemplifies one of dependency, and a of political correctness a co-op, condominium or a if we are to turn the tide this as do so many others. multi-million dollar cradle- because of a racist house, anywhere you want. that the elitists have shoved But there is a commonality to-the-grave industry! decision, made by a liberal Until then, people in power down our throats. And, for as well. The people owning On top of that, when you judge with an agenda. should rethink, retool those that truly need help, homes here, work for saddle private industry This is an issue purely of and reduce some of the we will always be there to everything they get. Many with an inordinate amount economics and whether or programs that encourage offer assistance. of us struggle, living of regulations, the small not you can afford to own recipients to do nothing paycheck to paycheck and companies, or “the little property in the southern and be rewarded for it. Tom Bock is the fear what may happen guys”, get wiped into part of New York State. If As we retool, rethink Republican, Conservative, if their health and/or oblivion. These are the you cannot, you can rent and reduce, we should and Independence Party’s employment fails. Yet, businesses that need the an apartment and still live take these same people endorsed candidate for they persevere and they assistance of government, here. There is no “right” and insist they go back to Westchester County Board really are the community not to be strangled by it. to own property as some school and/or learn a trade Legislator representing the they live in. They are not They are the ones that can would suggest. But if you so that eventually, they will 8th District. subsidized by government help these same people want to own property, go not be a burden on society, and yet government insists in need the most, through they subsidize others. Why? employment, to improve Because it’s the incumbents their lives. Sadly, I’m pretty way of buying more votes sure the system as it is now WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 19 Weir Only Human: Are We Being Absorbed Into the Blob?

their disdain for a plan absorbed into one huge, Frank had been penalized Nazis, angry mobs and that contains some very amorphous, insatiable for his role in the collapse other snide comments. suspicious inclusions, I feel blob. In the movie, the of Fannie Mae and Freddie When did elected officials confident about our future. slithering, flesh-eating, Mac, others with liberal get the idea that they can Let’s face it! Most other mountainous tumor ideas might be forced to insult their constituents presidents have not been seems to be unstoppable consider the repercussions who show up to protest the able to light a fire under the until someone notices before using their clout in intrusion of government in derrieres of a large segment that it has an aversion such hair-brained schemes. their lives? The essence of By Bob Weir of the population who to cold temperatures. Instead, Frank continues democracy is the voice of have become phlegmatic The townspeople arm to pretend that his idea the people. Yet, in view of Ever since President about the excesses of their themselves with fire of providing a home for the harsh invective toward Obama was inaugurated representatives. extinguishers containing everyone, whether or not the citizenry, how long can in January, the American I have a view of government carbon dioxide, which they can afford one, was it be before we get arrested people have paid more that resembles the creature puts the creature in a deep sound economic policy. for speaking out? attention to their government in a movie entitled, “The freeze. Wouldn’t it be nice Furthermore, he has no It appears as though the than in any period in recent Blob.” You see, there’s this if we could freeze the fear of being voted out current administration has, memory. Sadly, it’s become monstrous, amoeba-like government for awhile and of office, since he’s in a as one woman at a meeting axiomatic that most people ball that has landed from keep it from draining our very safe, very liberal, said, “awakened a sleeping never take heed to what outer space and it grows blood? district. It’s that assurance giant.” If that’s true, it their elected officials are larger, stronger and more Yes, we need government, of electability that allows means that the president has, doing until it hits them frightening as it absorbs but we don’t need to have him to arrogantly answer unwittingly, sown the seeds in the pocketbook. With every living thing it comes every significant section of the discontented attendees for another Republican trillion dollar deficits piling into contact with. In order the economy absorbed into at his town hall meetings revolution. Sixteen years up as far as the eye can see to survive, the beast must a bloated entity that has thusly: “On what planet ago the Clintons tried to and a health care initiative continuously find people never shown much capacity do you spend most of take over health care and that will add more to the to swallow up in its pursuit to be efficient or frugal with your time?” Keep in mind; it led to the GOP “Contract debt, while providing less of complete control of the our tax money. How did this is supposed to be a with America,” the quality medical care than planet. Well, a cursory we get into this economic representative of the people precursor to a Republican we are used to, people glance at Obama’s Cap debacle in the first place? It whose salary and expenses majority in the House of have become motivated and Trade plan, his control was a philosophy of liberal are paid for by the people Representatives in 1994. If to get involved. When I of the car companies, his borrowing and spending he’s hurling wisecracks at. the Democrats continue to see crowded, contentious health care plan and his on things we couldn’t Other so-called servants gobble up sections of the town hall meetings, unending appointment afford. The problem with of the people, like Nancy economy like a hungry blob populated with every of tsars to supervise his the system is that it has Pelosi, who is also in a of protoplasm, voters may age group, including a myriad programs, gives me no accountability from safe district, have referred have to use extinguishers fired up contingent of the eerie feeling that we those who create the mess. to those opposed to their and put them in the deep senior citizens, showing are all being systematically If Congressman Barney policies as Astroturf, freeze next year.

80% of $12.50 = 66% of $15.00 The Same $10 Federal Minimum Wage By Denis Drew as Eisenhower’s (1956), growth): to $8.75/hr. the 97 percentile earners which have absorbed most LBJ’s (1968) and Nixon’s Does today’s more (and IQs?) have not of the 15% of income If Lyndon Baines Johnson (1974) did? Seems plenty unequal sharing of labor grown more or less than share lost by the bottom (LBJ) was able to boost his of headroom beneath plenty earnings fairly reflect a overall economic growth 90 percentile since 1973: minimum wage to 80% of more headroom. lesser need for unskilled over the past 4 decades. ball players, news anchors, his era’s relatively generous John F. Kennedy labor in a higher tech Who else might possess CEOs -- many earning 25 (as in fair?) $12.50/hr reportedly said (I believe I economy (should barbers such extraordinary new times what the same job median wage: to $10/hr read it in “The Making of get relatively -- or productive powers? skills paid 36 years ago (old figures adjusted) -- a President 1968”): “Who absolutely -- less)? Even the low end of top (when “stagwagion” began why can’t Obama refuel cares if the minimum wage Let’s guess that 90 one percentile incomes its apparently too-slow-to- his time’s minimum wage is $1.00 or $1.25?” Yet percentile income level (and IQs?) have not grown be-noticed creep). to at least 66% of his era’s Kennedy pushed $1.25/hr roughly equates to the that much out of proportion If it would be relatively tight-wad $15.00/ minimum for 1963 through 90 percentile IQ level (ask your doctor). If you economically comfortable hr median wage (advanced Congress, expanding its (willingness to work and ask Paul Krugman it is the in our labor market to only 20% as average real buying power almost opportunity do count as ballooning incomes of the return the minimum wage income grew 100%): to the 15% over Eisenhower’s much). The earnings of top 1/10th of one percentile to a relatively weaker (in same $10/hr? $8/hr minimum (in parallel 90 percentile earners, and especially the top 1/100 with per person economic all the way up to about of one percentile earners Why not do it in one jump see 80% Pg. 20 20 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 80% of $12.50 = The Jorge Posada Foundation’s 8th 66% of $15.00 Annual Heroes4Hope Gala New York, NY -- The The Same $10 Federal Jorge Posada Foundation honored the 20 greatest Minimum Wage From Page 19 Yankee Catchers at their 8th Annual Heroes4Hope Gala, while raising awareness of this century) $10/hr, then, it get shot and/or jailed to Craniosynostosis. The Gala should be as equally doable make $10/hr selling crack: brought together families for re-organized American the end of the most poverty and friends affected by labor (under sector-wide in a modern economy that Craniosynostosis to raise contracts -- only modern is twice as productive per money for the foundation way -- versions in every person as it was in LBJ’s and enjoy an evening filled modern OECD nation time (he is looking down with entertainment, silent except US and Japan) to impatiently). auctions and top-notch Jorge Posada, his wife Laura Posada, their son Jorge push the median wage all food and drinks. It all took Luis, who suffers from craniosynostosis, and their the way back to the overall Denis Drew experienced place at the Sheraton New daughter Paulina. Photo courtesy of Richard Nestro / share of 40 years ago: to as his formative years in New York Hotel Westchester Herald. much as $25/hr. York City. He now resides The Jorge Posada The minimum wage in Chicago. Foundation is a non-profit premature closure of one or evening was a presentation could then bring up the organization established more sutures, which causes by the BAILA Society rear at at least 50% of the by the New York Yankees’ an abnormally shaped When: Thursday, resurrected median wage: All-Star Catcher, Jorge skull. September 10, 2009 $12.50/hr: end of the Crips Posada, and his wife, Twenty of the the 5:45pm PRESS CHECK and the Bloods -- who will Laura to support, both Yankees’ greatest catchers IN – ARRIVALS ONLY thank us -- who wants to emotionally and financially, attended, including: Rick 6:30pm RED CARPET families affected by Cerone, John Flaherty, Joe BEGINS Craniosynostosis. The Girardi, Ellie Rodriguez, Where: Sheraton New Posadas founded The Chris Widger, Yogi Berra, York Hotel and Towers Foundation when their son, Arlene Howard (Elston 811 7th Ave, New York, Jorge Luis, was diagnosed Howard’s widow), Ron NY 10019 with Craniosynostosis Hassey, Michael Stanley, Contact: Rachel Krupa / when he was just ten Charlie Silvera, Don Berk Communications days old, having since Slaught, Kelly Stinnett, rachel@ undergone eight major Diana Munson (Thurman berkcommunications.com surgeries to correct the Munson’s widow) and 310.277.8400 before Sept condition. Craniosynostosis Jorge Posada. Grammy 5th; 646-696-9850 – after is a congenital or birth Award winner Jon Secada Sept 7th defect, characterized by the performed; opening the Letters to the Editor Congressman Hall’s or any announcements to have notice to attend. I Outreach Lacking made? Not that I saw found out about it afterwards, anywhere, including on the again by reading about it in Congressman John Hall Congressman’s Website. I the newspaper. staged an orchestrated town have yet to hear a response to Congressman Hall, I hall meeting last week in my repeated calls and letters am calling on you to have Bedford. I called his office to the Congressman. I’m sure an open forum for the several times, wrote letters, there were more than 650 constituents you supposedly and was told that he would people who would have liked serve that is announced well post any town halls that to have voiced their opinions in advance and publicized in were planned on his Website. and concerns at a town hall local media through a simple The town halls were only meeting, myself one of them. media advisory. I am not posted after the events. How When Hall did a “listening” impressed with your “town do I know? I checked the tour in Mount Kisco last hall” meeting for invited Website every day. This is month, the news release guests only. not democracy, nor is he a announcing it was posted the representative of the people. night before when everyone Bill Bongiorno Was notice given to the was asleep. Hardly adequate South Salem, NY 10590 public? Were the events time for the working people publicized in the media that Hall claims to care about WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 21 Gary Katz Appointed Executive Director of Scarsdale Synagogue, Temples Tremont and Emanu-El Succeeds Alan Hochberg, Retiring after 21 Years as Congregation’s Administrative Head Scarsdale, NY -- Scarsdale “the committee determined resources carefully but University. A Scarsdale Synagogue, Temples that Gary, who happens also compassionately to ensure resident for more than 20 Tremont and Emanu-El to be an SSTTE member, SSTTE’s continuing years, Mr. Katz is married (SSTTE) appointed Gary has the best mix of skills success as one of and has 2 children. Katz as its new executive and experience. He has the Westchester’s best religious Scarsdale Synagogue director, it was announced financial, organizational, institutions. I am grateful Temples Tremont and by Ellen Plum Rosenberg, and interpersonal talents for this special opportunity Emanu-El is a Reform president of one of to manage current to be of service.” Jewish congregation Westchester County’s congregational programs Originally an attorney by committed to vibrant, leading Reform Jewish and priorities, and we are profession, Mr. Katz served caring Jewish life, and self- congregations. all excited to have him for 25 years as president discovery and connection Mr. Katz was named to helping take SSTTE to the and chief executive officer to Jewish roots by its his new post following an next level of achievement and improve ongoing and of Lisette Handbags, a members as they seek extensive search to find a as a leader in the greater new programs, through handbag manufacturing to build a Jewish future successor to Alan Hochberg, Westchester Jewish SSTTE’s schools and prayer and marketing company. together. Founded in 1961, who has now retired as community.” services, participation in Most recently, he decided SSTTE was joined by the planned, after 21 years, as Rabbi Klein commented: nearby food banks, and in to explore a career change, memberships of Tremont the top administrator at the “I have known Gary and other altruistic activities returning to school to Temple of the Bronx in 550-family congregation. his family for more than 18 that reflect the excellence complete a graduate 1976 and Temple Emanu- “With the help of a years, and I think I know we seek as a warm and program in nonprofit El of Southern Westchester committee of ten synagogue his heart as well as his welcoming congregation.” management at the earlier this year. members, plus Rabbi abilities. He understands Mr. Katz said: “I University of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Klein, and most our mission to be a caring am excited to join the where he studied marketing, ably led by congregant community that reaches professional team at fundraising, leadership For further information, Larry Eidelberg, we culled out to Jews and non-Jews SSTTE. As an SSTTE skills, human resources direct email inquiry to resumes from over 75 alike. Our religious and lay member, I have observed management and financial Scarsdale Synagogue, people in several states, leadership is confident he how important this job is planning. His education Temples Tremont and and then interviewed more will prove to be a valuable to so many people and their includes an undergraduate Emanu-El Rabbi Stephen than 10 candidates,” said and visible part of SSTTE’s families. I believe I have degree from the Wharton Klein at [email protected] Mrs. Rosenberg. broad-based spiritual the passion to meet the School at the University or by calling: Tel: (914) “After much and educational efforts. challenges of not-for-profit of Pennsylvania, and a law 725-5175 deliberation,” Mrs. I know we can count on work in these demanding degree from the Columbus Rosenberg commented, him to initiate, coordinate times and to manage our School of Law at Catholic The Traditional Day of Togetherness Honored on U.S. Postage Stamp Thanksgiving Day Parades Featured New York, NY -- This November, Thanksgiving “In 1863, President turkey day the nation has is a traditional day of Abraham Lincoln issued something extra special to togetherness, when a Proclamation of appreciate – besides Mom’s Americans of all Thanksgiving, marking dressing. backgrounds gather to the beginning of national Today, the U.S. reflect on the events of the recognition of an annual Postal Service issued a past and give thanks for U.S. Thanksgiving commemorative stamp all they presently enjoy, holiday,” Corbett said. “The in four designs featuring especially family and Postal Service is proud to iconic scenes inspired friends. 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They Postal Service stationery Offering First-Time “Paul Rogers beautiful the colorful and nostalgic may purchase new stamps items postmarked with the Homebuyers a rendering of a New York images featured on the at a local Post Office, at official first-day-of-issue street teeming with energy stamps. The Postal Store website cancellation. Each item Unique Pathway to and life under a winter sky An independent federal at www.usps.com/shop, or has an individual catalog Home Ownership filled with giant helium agency, the U.S. Postal by calling 800-STAMP-24. number and is offered in From Page 1 balloons captures the spirit Service is the only delivery They should affix the stamps the quarterly USA Philatelic and the purpose of the Macy’s service that reaches every to envelopes of their choice, catalog. 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see The Quincy Pg. 23 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 23 The Quincy Sixty Years Since the Peekskill Riots Two Decades Before Woodstock, the Klan Attacked Blacks and Jews at a New York Concert From Page 1 Dream Plan did Mel Gibson, Paul “Pee- as Woody Guthrie, Lee voice to protest fascism, people who were setting From Page 1 wee Herman” Reubens, and Hays and Pete Seeger, was as well as the American up for the concert. One of former New York governor scheduled to give an open- failure to fully integrate their leaders, according to homebuyers,” stated Jenifer George Pataki, who has air concert in Peekskill. its society in the aftermath journalist Howard Fast, was Steig of The Cheshire lived there for essentially This was not to be the first of the war in which so a prominent businessman Group, LLC, a principal of his whole life and who time that Robeson was many black servicemen in Peekskill. the sponsor for the homes. served as its mayor) and to appear in the Peekskill had given their lives. Two The mob increased to “The plan lets them live knew of a local yellow area. Indeed, it was to be months before the concert, five hundred, then to a in their new home, while brick road that inspired him the fourth Robeson concert Robeson had said at the thousand. A little after eight saving the money they need to write. in as many summers. Paris Peace Conference: o’clock in the evening, the to buy it.” Yet, there is something Mohegan Colony east of “It is unthinkable that the attackers burned a twelve- “Interest rates are low, else about Peekskill. There Peekskill near Yorktown, a Negro people of America foot cross on the picnic prices are really great – it’s are probably not many cooperative community that or elsewhere…would be grounds. From burning the time to buy,” stated people alive today who served as an experiment drawn into war with the a cross they progressed Karen Mendez of On-Site remember it; perhaps long- in egalitarian living and Soviet Union,” because to burning books, sheet Sales and Marketing, the time, aging residents or child rearing, had hosted it was the only nation in music and chairs, while the Sales Manager for the scholars of American social the concert in 1946. In the world to outlaw race performers and concert- homes. “The Quincy Dream or musical history. It is a 1947, the site was Peekskill discrimination. As anti- goers, arms linked together, Plan lets homebuyers take story of terror, a cautionary Stadium, and in 1948 it was Communist agitation grew sang such songs as “The advantage of this unique tale for an America in in nearby Crompond. in America, so, too, did Star-Spangled Banner,” environment now, before which vituperation barely But 1949’s concert was the rage against Robeson’s “God Bless America” and the opportunity is gone.” tries to pass for civilized to be different. Guthrie, perceived Communist “Solidarity Forever.” The For more information discourse. Seeger and Hays were loyalties. The slur was concertgoers, artists and about The Quincy Park It happened exactly all prominent leftists. So, common: Robeson owed organizers tried to defend Avenue, visit www. sixty years ago, at the famously, was Robeson. allegiance to the Soviet the concert site, but by the quincyparkavenue.com, end of August 1949. The In the years following Union. Apparently, in a time the evening was over, contact Karen Mendez prominent singer and actor World War Two, his contest for thickness and every defender had been at (914) 663-1111, or Paul Robeson (described in politics had moved farther thoroughness, Robeson’s injured. direct email to info@ those days as a “Negro”), to the left, as he used FBI file would have put A wave of hatred and panic quincyparkavenue.com. along with other artists such his considerable public John Lennon’s to shame. spread through northern Reserve your tickets before August 15 to help save paper and postage costs. The demography Westchester. Up and down of Peekskill and its the Hudson River towns, ABOUT SPONSORS TICKETS AUCTION PRESS neighboring northern signs and bumper stickers Westchester Hudson River appeared: “Wake Up communities was mixed, America — Peekskill Did!” even schizophrenic. On “Communism Is Treason. the one hand, there were Behind Communism Stands the summer people and — the Jew! Therefore, for weekenders, many of my country — against the whom were middle-class Jews!” Vacationers and Jews with left-of-center weekend visitors fled — leanings. On the other hand, many forever, abandoning there were the year-round the area as a vacation spot residents, more working because of the outbreak class and conservative, of “fascist influences.” A whose resentment, and summer colony in the area even open hostility to the organized a round-the-clock “summer people” had been vigil against outside attack. We invite you to an evening of dining, auction steadily growing. Local Jewish residents and merriment to support the work of In the event, screaming were terrorized; it was, local mobs blocked the according to some, like Beczak Environmental Education Center entrance to the concert area living through a pogrom. on September 25, 2009, at 6 PM. and harassed concertgoers. Apparently undeterred, The veterans’ groups the organizers re-scheduled Proceeds will support Beczak’s paraded along the highway, the Robeson concert for renowned children’s education automobile horns blared, Sunday, September 4. programs, which serve nearly 20,000 and patriotic bands played. It was to be held at two Attackers screamed: “We’re o’clock in the afternoon at children and families each year. Hitler’s boys — here to the Hollow Brook Country finish his job.” A crowd of Club, about a half-mile drunken locals attacked the see Sixty Years Pg. 24 24 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 Sixty Years Since the Peekskill Riots Two Decades Before Woodstock, the Klan Attacked Blacks and Jews at a New York Concert From Page 23 from the earlier concert Leslie Matthews, a staff chairman of the Protestant their way. volume of the health care site, three miles northeast correspondent for the now- War Veterans of the debate in America today, of Peekskill. Twenty-five defunct black newspaper United States, Inc., who Hold the line! a debate in which labels thousand people attended. New York Age, offered this had been accused of Nazi Hold the line! like “Communist” and Many of them were trade eyewitness account: collaboration in 1944, As we held the line at “socialist” are cast around union members; about I hear the wails of women, warned that the “Jewish Peekskill gratuitously, reminds us that forty percent of the crowd the impassioned screams race has worn out its We will hold it the virus of anti-Communist was women, and one local of children, the jeers and welcome in this country” everywhere. hysteria has hardly passed resident estimate that about taunts of wild-eyed youths. and that “some of your Hold the line! out of the American body eighty percent were Jews. I still smell the sickening highest officials and big Hold the line! politic. It reminds us that The program opened with odor of blood flowing from business executives” in We will hold the line the “Communist” card music by Liszt, Mozart, freshly opened wounds, Westchester would join forever and the race card are Bach, Verdi and Chopin. gasoline fumes from autos the Klan in its fight against Till there’s freedom always available to be Then, Guthrie, Seeger and and buses valiantly trying “Judeo-Communism.” ev’rywhere. played. It reminds us that Hays appeared, singing to carry their loads of The riots contributed to a Words by Lee Hays; Music rage is seductive and that American folk songs human targets out of the small but significant chapter by Pete Seeger (1949) demagoguery is a perennial and topical songs. Then, range of bricks, bottles, in American political temptation. Robeson came on, singing stones, sticks. history. Former vice- The concerts at Peekskill Finally: As a forebear of a medley of songs ranging Years later, Pete Seeger president Henry Wallace happened twenty years, the politics of vilification, from Spanish Civil War would meet a young man had run for president on almost to the day, before the Peekskill event melodies to civil rights folk singer who admitted the leftist Progressive Woodstock. Its aftermath reminds us that words have anthems. He performed to the elder statesman of Party ticket in 1948, with was the anti-Woodstock. consequences. And not only the last aria from “Boris American folk music that Robeson and Seeger’s help. But is there any reason on the wooded back roads Godunov,” and finished up his father had been a police Shaken by the riots, and for a new generation to of northern Westchester with his famous rendition officer in Peekskill. The afraid that the Progressive care about this sixty year County. of “Old Man River.” young man told Seeger: Party had drifted too far to old event in American The concert ended at “You know, that riot was the Left, Wallace left the history? The words of Jeffrey K. Salkin is a rabbi, around four o’clock in all arranged by the Ku party, and it soon folded. Leslie Matthews echo teacher and writer who the afternoon. As cars and Klux Klan and the police… Moreover, the Peekskill in our ears: “I still hear, lives in Atlanta, Georgia. buses started to depart They had walkie-talkies all riots would become the smell and feel Peekskill.” His most recent book is from the concert grounds, through the woods. They musical prelude to the Is there any reason why The Modern Men’s Torah police routed the vehicles had that place surrounded anti-Communist career of a new generation should Commentary (Jewish through the northern like a battlefield.” Senator Joseph McCarthy. hear, smell and feel what Lights). Westchester woods and Within a few months of the happened in Peekskill? up a steep, winding road. The hatred became riots, McCarthy would raise In several significant There, crowds of men and contagious — even the specter of Communist ways, the memory of boys were waiting. As if entrepreneurial. Bill infiltration into the State Peekskill gives us pause. on cue, they hurled rocks Hendrix, a Klan activist Department: a haunting It reminds Jews and blacks at the vehicles. More than in Tallahassee, used the fear whose repercussions that we have always had fifty buses and countless Peekskill opportunity to and implications would last common enemies. It cars had their windows extend his newly created for decades. reminds us of the naïve smashed; at least fifteen empire, the Original It’s a notable event in Communist flirtations, and cars were overturned. Bus Southern Klans, Inc., American history even if more, of the old Left — drivers abandoned their which had split off from it is mainly remembered flirtations which led some vehicles and fled on foot, the Association of Georgia in folk music history. Pete to embrace Stalin and to leaving about a thousand of Klans. The Associated Press Seeger, who turned ninety only begrudgingly, if ever, their passengers stranded. quoted him as saying that years old this year, along denounce his homicidal The violence overflowed the Peekskill violence was with the late Lee Hays, policies. On the back of even to people who had not “only the beginning. The immortalized the event in his 1966 live album “Phil attended the concert. Some crosses will begin to burn the song “Hold The Line”: Ochs In Concert,” the late men and boys noticed a bus north of the Mason-Dixon troubadour reproduced the of blacks travelling along Line tonight… as soon as Let me tell you the story of poetry of Mao Tse-Tung – the highway, on their way the order gets through.” He a line that was held, poetry which is admittedly back to New York from lost no time. On the night And many brave men and electric in its beauty – and a field trip to visit the of the Peekskill concert, six women whose courage we asks: “Can this really be the Roosevelt home in Hyde burning crosses had already know well, enemy?” In fact, yes, Mao Park and attacked it. At appeared in Tallahassee. How we held the line at really could have been the least one hundred and fifty Each cross had a sign on it: Peekskill on that long enemy, and he really was. people were injured badly “We protest Paul Robeson September day! It turns out that even poets enough to warrant medical and Communism.” We will hold the line can be mass murderers. attention. James Edward Smythe, forever till the people have Moreover: the heat and WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 25 26 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009 In Memoriam John J. Herrion, 74, a donations can be made Funeral home on Saturday, and Mackenzie and her 61 years, son Rory Phalen lifelong Yonkers resident in John’s memory to The August 22, 2009. Interment brother Peter Tyler. She and wife Margaret of passed away on Saturday, American Cancer Society, at Mt. Hope Cemetery. was predeceased by her Ridgewood, NJ, daughter August 22, 2009. He was 2 Lyons Place, White Donations may be made sister Rosemary Stanton Cheryl Hansen and husband born on February 22, Plains, NY 10601.Whalen in Alexander’s memory and a brother Robert Richard of Dobbs Ferry, 1935 to Charles and Helen & Ball Funeral Home168 to the Friends of The Zoo Tyler. Locally, Jeanne NHY, and son Kenneth Girvan Herrion in Yonkers Park Avenue Yonkers, New Program, c/o Bronx Zoo, was a parishioner of St. Phalen and partner Steven where he was raised and York 10703. (914) 965- Bronx River Parkway and Bartholomew’s Church and Hecht of Jersey City, NJ, graduated from Sacred 5488. Fordham Road, Bronx, a member of their Rosary grandchildren Mindy Nunes Heart Elementary and High NY 10451 Whalen & Ball Altar Society. Visiting and husband Michael, School; also graduating Alexander Lackmeyer Funeral Home168 Park hours were held at the Heather Rodemeyer, from Iona College. John of Yonkers died on Avenue Yonkers, New York Whalen and Ball Funeral Rory Phalen and Gregory proudly served his country Wednesday August 19, 10703. (914) 965-5488. Home on Thursday, August Phalen, great-grandchildren in the US Navy during the 2009, at the age of 83. 20, 2009. Mass of Christian Raechel and Max. He is also Korean War. He married his Born on August 15, 1926, Jeanne T. McDermott Burial in St. Bartholomew’s survived by sisters Mary loving wife Carole Craig on to Alexander and Alice (nee Tyler) formerly of Church on Friday, August Delany of Pearl River, NY, January 6, 1968 in Queens, Lackmeyer in Queens, Yonkers died on Sunday, 21, 2009.. Interment Mildred Bova of Yonkers NY; she survives living in NY, where he was raised August 16, 2009, at age Mt. Hope Cemetery. and Georgetta Alesio and Yonkers. John worked for and attended local schools. 84 in Louisville, CO. Born Donations may be made to husband William of Toms various Oil Company’s for He received his B.S. from on February 24, 1925 to Alzheimer’s Association, River, NJ, brother-in-law 42 Years retiring in 1997. Pace University and his Raymond and Evelyn 785 Mamaroneck Avenue, Leonard Winstanley and He was a past president of Masters from Iona College; (Burtis) Tyler in Brooklyn, White Plains, New York wife Marianne of Yonkers the Holy Name Society of both in Accounting. Mr. NY, but was raised in 10605. Whalen & Ball as well as many nieces Christ The King Church, Lackmeyer worked as a Harrison.. She attended St. Funeral Home168 Park and nephews. Mike will be a member of the Lake Isle Cost Accountant for Chase Gregory’s Grade School, Avenue Yonkers, New York dearly missed by all those Golf Club, past member of Bank in New York City for Resurrection H.S. and 10703. (914) 965-5488. who knew and loved him. the Amackassin Club and over 20 years; retiring in Katherine Gibbs Secretarial Visiting hours were held the YMCA.He was also the 1991. On June 14, 1951, School. Mrs. McDermott Michael Phalen, former at Whalen & Ball Funeral President of the 46 Ram he married his loving wife worked as an executive Assistant Chief of the Home on Thursday and Pastore Co-op of Hampton Beverly Hicks in Queens; secretary for an advertising Yonkers Fire Dept. died Friday, August 27 and 28, Bays. John was an avid she survives; living in company in New York on August 25, 2009, 2009.. A Mass of Christian golfer who was a 1990 Yonkers. Alexander City between 1943 and at age 82 after a brief Burial will be in St. Mary’s Champion of the Yonkers proudly served his country 1952. On February 9, 1952, illness. Born in Yonkers Church on Saturday Amateur Golf Association. in the US Navy during she married Bernard I. on August 17, 1927, ninth August 29, 2009. Interment He is predeceased by WWII. He was a member McDermott in Harrison, he of Michael and Elizabeth followed at St. Mary’s his parents, his brother of the Cola Center Seniors died on September of 1991. (Dougherty) Phalen’s Cemetery. Whalen & Ball James Herrion. Besides and gave his time and talent Jeanne also was a resident eleven children, he grew Funeral Home168 Park his wife Carole, John is as a volunteer at The Bronx of Surf Side Beach, SC, up in the Park Hill section Avenue Yonkers, New York survived by his loving Zoo, (Friends of the Zoo where she was parishioner of the city attending St. 10703. (914) 965-5488. children John ( Kathleen) Program); and also at St. of St. Michael’s Church and Mary’s school and church. Joseph Simon of Yonkers Herrion of Hartsdale, NY, John’s Hospital in the mail served as an usher. She also After graduating from died on Wednesday, August Amy (Andrew) Shaw room and helping transfer volunteered her time and Commerce High School in 19, 2009, at the age of 91. of Bronxville, NY, his patients. Besides his wife talents at Conway Hospital 1945, he volunteered for Born on March 1, 1918 to cherished grandchildren Beverly his is survived by working with newborns. the U.S. Navy and served Fred and Anna (Szymbol) Jack Shaw and Will Gerard his loving children Debbie Being an avid golfer, she in the waning months of Simon in Yonkers where Herrion. Also surviving are Rossi of Paterson and Greg was a member of Raccoon WWII. He was honorably he was raised and attended his sisters Agnes Martin (Jackie) Lackmeyer of Run C.C. in Myrtle discharged in 1947 and local schools. Mr. Simon and Margaret Crossan. Thousand Oaks, CA; his Beach. Mrs. McDermott is married the former Gloria was the foreman for Quality Visiting Hours were held at cherished grandchildren survived by four children, Winstanley in November Fruit & Wines in Yonkers the Whalen & Ball Funeral Daniel and Christie and Kevin of Elmsford, NY, 1948. They had three for many years. Joseph Home on Monday and his beloved brother and Peter of NYC, Kathleen children. Michael joined the proudly served his country Tuesday, August 24 and 25, sisters Robert, Alice and Calcagno of Colorado, and Yonkers Fire Department during WWII in the US 2009. A Mass of Christian Carol. He was predeceased Karin Tarrant of Georgia, in 1950 and served 41 Navy and he was an avid Burial was celebrated for by a brother Kenneth. and was predeceased by years until his retirement in golfer and a member of John on Wednesday August Visiting Hours were held her son Paul McDermott 1991. Michael and Gloria (YAGA) Yonkers Armature 26, 2009, at Christ The at the Whalen & Ball who died in 1979. She spent their retirement years Golf Association. He was King Church. Interment Funeral Home on Friday, is also survived by five at their home in Dobbs predeceased by his wife followed in Gate of Heaven August 21, 2009. Funeral grandchildren, Kelly, Ferry. He is survived by Anna (Sapienza) in 1993. Cemetery. In lieu of flowers Services were held at the Rosemary, Colleen , Hailey his beloved wife of nearly Mr. Simon is survived by

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In Memoriam From Page 26 his three loving children; grandchildren Lori, Lisa, Visiting Hours were held at Interment St. Joseph’s a Charity of your choice. Joseph of Yonkers; Robert Leslie, Robert, Joanne, the Whalen & Ball Funeral Cemetery. In lieu of Whalen & Ball Funeral (Marion) of Graham, NC, Kristen, Donna and James, Home on Friday, August flowers donations can be in Home168 Park Avenue and Theresa (Robert) his adored nine great 21, 2009. Mass of Christian Joseph’s Memory to either Yonkers, New York 10703. Cavaliere of New Town, grandchildren. Besides his Burial was celebrated in the Parkinson’s Assoc, (914) 965-5488. CT. He is also survived wife he is also predeceased Sacred Heart Church on Cc/o St. John’s Hospital by his cherished eight by his sister Elsie Costa. Saturday, August 22, 2009.. ; Att: Phyllis Richter or 28 WESTCHESTER HERALD September 14, 2009