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ve percent over the posted speed lim c Ombudsman, were committee mem committee were Ombudsman, c f e Trustee meeting room in Village Hall Hall Village in room meeting Trustee e f It It has become evident, however, both T of supplied worth data years’ three Using from from the limited data that is and available that the cur anecdotal public reaction from rent campaign lags in one very essential as pect: police enforcement. was on packed the night of 13 October to listen as Tra the village’s mittee reported to the board Mayor, mem in a Cerone Michael Chief Police and bers, public to opened later was that session work comment. Reporting to the board in the Irvington’s Montgomery, of Walter absence Tr a Alice and Dooley Beth Mary Oley, Erik bers thanks express to pains taking While Picon. for the cooperation received from the Vil Oley Cerone, Chief and Administrator lage could not disguise the frustracommittee’s of see as pace they what the slow with tion the police department. by enforcement by the Police Department, Oley reported that more than 90% of the speeding tick ets handed out were on a of stretch South collected data using contrast, By Broadway. from radar monitors posted on Harriman more at clocked were cars the of 76% Road, than dur collected, were data the after yet And it. was ticket speeding one not 2015, of all ing ------Class from the Past Class from the www.thehudsonindependent.com c Enforcement » f es and Rice Krispies treats. Main Street Sweets 19 f The Radio City Rockettes stopped by Main Street Sweets in lm shorts dramatiz f c fatality in Irvington in in Irvington in fatality c f cked cked roads; more and more f Rockettes took Rockettes photos and interacted with fans while and Main families, Street Sweets served holiday truf as a beacon in the the community-- Rockettes a place where singled out by was friends and family, loved ones gather to make just memories like together, the Christmas Spectacular has been doing since 1933. How Sweet It Is!: in Tarrytown late September as a part of their ‘make time for joy’ initiative. The It is also noteworthy that, as Trustee Mark Mark Trustee as that, noteworthy also is It As the birthplace of the Slow Down Ri Manifestations of progress are visible: Irvington, SafeWalk a byproduct of the Irvington Residents Complain of Too Little Traf ited student-created ing life good and of bad aspects pedestrian on the posted are entries Top village. in the Slow Down Irvington Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SlowDown Irvington/videos/?ref=page_internal. there meeting, recent a at observed Gilliland has not been a tra than half a century. more vertowns vertowns campaign that has since swept through lower Hudson Valley villages, Ir vington has been working for nearly two years to change the habits of driving those resi whether village, the through travel who not. or dents street; every virtually on signs Down” “Slow radar monitors that tell drivers just how fast they are going on Main and Street else on distributed boxes data collection where; heavily-tra visible crosswalks; a “walking school bus” program in which parent Lane volunteers Dows lead the from and to kids of clutches Elementary School, instilling in them safe habits. ty-conscious campaign, sponsored a contest that elic by Barrett Seaman Seaman Barrett by ------e vil T e village e village T Solid Season for SH Solid Season Continued on page 9 » 16 eld will probably be eliminated, but but eliminated, be probably will eld f nal phase in a historic redevelopment redevelopment a in historic phase nal f es any environmental impacts caused by a caused impacts es any environmental f e plan presented for the site includes a much-need e plan presented In its comments, Riverkeeper, “...acknowledges that In “...acknowledges its Riverkeeper, comments, Both Mayor Wray and the LDC Board disagree with with disagree Board LDC the and Wray Mayor Both T proposed proposed baseball will acre an than more no up taking park board a skate Wray. to according added, be likely this is likely the on that is the caveat Hudson Its River, and site.” we industrial support the dilapidated this redevelop of ment manner.” protective it be done in an “environmentally Riverkeeper notes that it has been engaged in develop ments on the site for over a decade and has “...consis tently advocated for meaningful public access to the remediation appropriate rivers, and Pocantico Hudson many of the assessments by the two but groups, comments, and the tone of par ticularly the Conservancy’s Statement Impact that a indicate Environmental Final (FEIS) could address some of those concerns. required formal, more issue also will LDC the and lage stated. they ahead, weeks the in responses out and indoor facility, Works Public of Department ed possibly and paths, pedestrian facilities, recreation door a garage for the School Tarrytown District. distributed it questionnaire a of results the compiling is for A their choices. residents last village month asking York’s State Quality Environmental (SEQR), Review, York’s both identi them. mitigate to plans describes and development Serving Tarrytown, Sleepy Irvington,Hollow, Scarborough-on-Hudson and Ardsley-on-Hudson

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PRSRT STD PRSRT T T STD PRSRT Critiques of the plans for the former East GMParcel in site’s Sleepy Hollow by two envi part of the arrangement that permitted the adjacent 78 riverfront acres to be sold by GM for for GM by sold be to acres riverfront 78 adjacent the permitted that arrangement the of built. part being is that development mixed-use the Edge-On-Hudson, now is what Environmental Draft the at critiques their aimed Conservancy, Watershed River Pocantico by New by A the LDC. required DEIS, for completed the site (DEIS) Statement Impact ronmental organizations have drawn responses from Mayor Ken Wray and the Board of the the of Board the and Wray Ken Mayor from responses drawn have organizations ronmental Local Development Corporation (LDC), the lead agency develop responsible for the site’s ment. by Robert Kimmel Kimmel Robert by View from Devries Park looking south to the area near Continental Street from the View looking south to the area near Continental Street from Park from Devries Hollow. in Sleepy East Parcel November 2016 November Your Most Trusted Source for Local News and Events for Local News Source Most Trusted Your of Plans for East Parcel for East Parcel of Plans O Photo by Sunny McLean Inquiring Photographer by Alexa Brandenberg “How Significant is it that Hillary Clinton may be Te First Female U.S. President?”

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“No matter who I’m voting for, all frsts are “It’s a sign of the times, as we’ve seen in “I think it is very signifcant. I think women “It’s the frst woman who is trying to govern signifcant and it’s good for the younger other countries, so it’s a non-event to me.” will get less discrimination and it will this country so it’s important. And it’s generation to see that they are possible.” show that they are not weak and can take important for Women’s Rights.” charge.”

In an article about Tarrytown’s reduced garbage collection, the cost of purchasing Corrections additional trash receptacles was incorrect. Homeowners or property owners who In last month’s Inquiring Photographer, the quote attributed to Tracy Brown believe the rolling carts will be insufcient can request additional rolling carts for a of Sleepy Hollow regarding Halloween Season in the villages was incorrect. What fee of $3 per additional cart per week. Payment for the additional carts must be made Brown actually said was, “What I enjoy most is having people from all over the world in advance for a 52-week period. come celebrate with us.” Te Hudson Independent regrets the errors.

2 Te Hudson Independent November 2016 www.thehudsonindependent.com by Alexa Brandenberg Regional Leaders Condemn Plan to Anchor Barges on Hudson

by Rick Pezzullo Coast Guard for unveiling a plan that Many towns along the Hudson have spent millions of dollars in revitalizing would encompass more than 2,000 acres their waterfronts. And needless to say, the presence of unattended barges Regionally elected, environmental and of the river without frst informing afected filled with oil poses a security risk.” business leaders banded together last month municipalities. —Terrence Murphy to condemn a proposal by the United States “Tonight is all about transparency,” said Coast Guard to create 10 new anchorage Murphy, who noted the Coast Guard was sites with dozens of commercial barges invited to attend the hearing but declined. security risk.” of NY/NJ Tug and Barge Committee, the along the Hudson River from Yonkers to “Te reality is this was fying under the Tere is currently only one anchorage Hudson River Port Pilot’s Association, and Kingston. table. It was going low. Te Coast Guard’s ground for vessels along a 100-mile stretch the American Waterways Operators. At a standing-room only hearing Octo- proposal raises concerns on many levels. in the Hudson River from New York City to Te largest anchorage site of the 10 ber 19 in Croton, which was sponsored, Many towns along the Hudson have spent Albany. Te Coast Guard, which has noted proposed would accommodate up to 16 in part, by State Senator Terrence Murphy millions of dollars in revitalizing their wa- the plan is only in an exploratory phase, has vessels, stretching about 715 acres from (R/Yorktown), whose district covers Sleepy terfronts. And needless to say, the presence publicly stated the proposal was initiated the Greenwood Station in Yonkers to the Hollow, ofcials took turns criticizing the of unattended barges flled with oil poses a by the Maritime Association of the Port Continued on page 10

Masquerade Ball Honorees: The Family YMCA at Tarrytown held the Rock n Roll Halloween Masquerade Ball and honored long time donors and Y volun- teers Edward and Christine Napoleon with the Laurance S. Rockefeller award on September 30. (L-R:) Andrea Stewart-Cousins, honorees Edward and Chris- tine Napoleon (Slash & Blondie) and YMCA CEO Gerry Riera (Ringo). — Photo by Margaret Fox

www.thehudsonindependent.com November 2016 Te Hudson Independent 3 Tarrytown Recreational Facility Open for Business by Kevin Brown studio with an open-air feeling showed of my teaching style.” view everything in six months. “Nothing the equipment that features racks that cater A host of classes will be ofered at an ad- we do is set in stone. We are here to work Tarrytown Recreational Facility hosted its to all ages. ditional fee per class. with the community and make them feel grand opening on a beautiful fall day down Selectorized machines with single plain While only Tarrytown residents can join, like it is their place to cherish and succeed by the river. Housed in the new building movements are suitable for novices and se- Guaglianone explained that they will re- in,” he said. adjacent to the new pool, the workout fa- niors. For those who require a more dynam- cility has begun signing up new members. ic work out, the racks and kettle balls and multi-function cable machines allow for an angular workout experience. It also allows their trainers to cater workouts to any kind of athlete. Te Village Recreational Facility is also loaded with ellipticals, upright and recumbent bikes, steppers and state-of-the- art treadmills with video screens that allow you to experience rugged mountain terrain or take the scenic route. Te gym will be operated by two man- agers, Paul Harris and Ted Kene, and will also have support staf always on hand. Memberships can run for one year or six TT Recreation Supervisor Joe Arduino months and are available in individual, couple, family, and senior citizen options. No one under 16 years old is allowed in the “Tis village is so fortunate to have a workout facility. pristine facility with state-of-the-art equip- Guaglianone just hired local ftness guru ment that caters to all levels of abilities at Lauren Corrado as group ftness instructor Hands-On Science at Dows Lane: Dows Lane Elementary School students, such an afordable price. We are so excited to put together a variety of exercise classes who have been studying about the properties of liquids and solids, experienced to become a meaningful part of this com- appealing to everyone’s needs. how the state of matter changes through a number of science demonstrations munity,” said Mario Guaglianone, owner “My goal is to help people become the and hands-on activities. Thanks to a grant from the Irvington Education Founda- of the Salus Group, which runs the facility. best version of their self. Some people need tion, frst and second-graders welcomed scientist Christopher Green to their Te new facility is owned by the Village more fexibility; others, more mobility and classrooms from Oct. 17-18 and experienced the science enrichment program, of Tarrytown, and village ofcials evaluated yet others, more strength in their core,” Facts of Matter. Mr. Green interacted with the students and used dry ice, water, many operators before deciding on Salus. Corrado said. “So I like to help guide and soap and pennies to bring the concepts to life for them. Guaglianone’s tour of the well-designed support and be a little less aggressive with

4 Te Hudson Independent November 2016 www.thehudsonindependent.com Warner Oral Histories: Volunteering in Tarrytown by Krista Madsen Neighborhood House “for- it in a very focused, per- Managing the data/computer work gen- ever.” She is now also very in- item way, since donors are erated by any organization these days is volved in a new organization more inspired to give when “a harder sell,” but so essential. Jennifer aimed at providing support they know exactly where Green, Kids’ Club of Tarrytown & Sleepy “Te best way to fnd your- and services to help seniors the money is going. Te Hollow President, agreed, “We need data self is to lose yourself in the remain independent in their group could use volunteers entry. We’d like to have a secretary to keep homes, It Takes a Village in a variety of capacities: our records. It doesn’t sound as exciting to service of others.” 10591. handyman services, regu- a lot of people, so they really need to have Te treasurer of ITAV, lar companionship visits, a commitment and see the value to making – Gandhi Leonard Hyman, spoke of grocery shopping, driving the whole organization run.” the endless bureaucratic – but it proves tougher to All the groups expressed a need to widen Toiling behind the scenes, with little ac- hoops of creating a new non- fnd someone to keep up their net of volunteers – since the same core knowledgement and no pay, it is the volun- proft, a start-up essentially. with the organization’s ad- people tend to volunteer for multiple causes teers who really seem to provide the special “I foolishly volunteered to Joan Wald ministration needs. Continued on page 20 sauce to this community. be treasurer which I thought would be easy A room of fve extreme volunteers, who because there’s no money,” he said. have dedicated countless hours to service, With three years of legal, insurance and somehow found the time to join us in mid- other obstacles behind them, in July ITAV October at Warner Library for an Oral His- fnally started providing services to com- tory session paying tribute to a handful of munity seniors. Members can now get rides our innumerable nonproft organizations to medical appointments from volunteers, and the essential people who Hyman being one of them. keep them going. He imparted several key Ann Phillips, who has lessons learned through this lived here all her life, was start-up ordeal. Rather than reared to serve, she said, by seek out big donors at coun- the infuence of a mother try club benefts in a town who was “never at home.” already maxed out on giving Active in the women’s auxil- and not as wealthy as some iary at the hospital, Phillips’ Westchester neighbors, mother “directed me into ITAV decided to run every- that sort of life.” thing on a volunteer-only Phillips has been on the basis. Next, when there is board of Tarrytown’s Te Ann Phillips funding needed, they solicit

www.thehudsonindependent.com November 2016 Te Hudson Independent 5 Incumbent Murphy Faces Challenger Boak in State Senate Race by Rick Pezzullo

State Senator Terrence Murphy is look- ing to fend of the challenge of Democrat Alison Boak to earn a second term serving the 40th District on November 8. Te 40th District, which hasn’t had a Democratic representative since 1914, covers approximately 325,000 residents in several municipalities in Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester counties, including the In her younger days, Boak did an intern- Village of Sleepy Hollow and Town of ship in the state Assembly and has been Mount Pleasant. following politics ever since. She said she Left: Democrat Alison Boak; Above: Senator Terrence Murphy (wearing dark blue sweater) helped launch the Halloween season in Sleepy Hollow last month. Murphy, 50, a Republican from York- was motivated to run this year by the many — Photo Credit: Sunny McLean town, served as a town councilman in Yor- ethics issues plaguing Albany lawmakers. ktown before being elected in 2014 after “I wouldn’t go to someone for help who former Senator Greg Ball opted not to seek wasn’t a role model for me,” she said. “We ticians. Tat is a big part of the problem,” comprehensive legislation in the United reelection. need a real overhaul of the structure of the he said. “You have politicians who have States. It’s an enormous step forward for “I believe I have represented the district government and the system.” never worked a day in their life setting the New York State and the nation.” well,” Murphy said. “It has been an abso- Murphy agreed there are many ethics is- table.” Boak accused Murphy of “trying to lute honor and privilege. It’s awesome. In sues that need to be addressed, which he During his frst term, Murphy, who not- come across that he’s a real moderate, but two years I think we have done an excellent witnessed frst-hand as a freshman senator. ed he has received more than 100 union you have to really look underneath at how job.” “It was an eye-opening experience in Al- endorsements, said he was proud of the he’s voting. His conservative voting doesn’t Boak, 46, served as a councilwoman in bany. In Albany you have professional poli- work he has done for veterans and in tack- match this district.” the Town of Pound Ridge for four years. ling the heroin and opioid epidemic, par- She is co-founder and executive director ticularly his four-prong approach that in- of the International Organization for Ado- “We need a real overhaul of the cludes prevention, treatment, recovery and “I believe I have represented the lescents, which works to eliminate human structure of the government and enforcement. district well. It has been an absolute trafcking. She also teaches at the Colin the system.” “We’ve done some good stuf. It’s a mov- honor and privilege. Powell School for Civic and Global Lead- —Alison Boak ing target all the time,” said Murphy, who —Terrance Murphy ership at City College. is a chiropractor. “We crafted the most

6 Te Hudson Independent November 2016 www.thehudsonindependent.com Incumbent Murphy Faces Challenger Boak in State Senate Race Irvington Trustee Candidates, Village Justice Running Unopposed

by Rick Pezzullo has also devoted much of his ef- Main Street leading down to the Hudson forts to environmental, conserva- River. How do we maintain the balance Tw o B o a rd o f Tr u s t e e s c a n d i- tion and afordability issues. between lifestyle and afordability? As we dates and an incumbent village “I want to ensure that Irving- confront the issues of further development justice are running unopposed in ton remains a great place to live and rising taxes, we must be mindful of our Irvington this year. and raise a family,” said Gilliland, volunteers and public workers, the fabric of Mark Gilliland will be elected to 61. “Together, we need to ad- our community.” his third term on the board, while dress many pressing issues relat- Village Justice Desmond Lyons has Larry Lonky will replace Christina ing to managing growth and tax- served on the bench since 2010. A lifelong Giliberti, who opted not to seek a es. By continuing the tradition village resident, he served as village pros- second two-year term. of the last several years, keeping ecutor for almost a decade prior to being- “It was a tremendous privi- the year-to-year operating bud- elected as a judge. Left: Democrat Alison Boak; Above: Senator Terrence Murphy (wearing dark blue lege and opportunity to serve as Trustee Mark Gilliland and soon-to-be colleague Larry Lonky get with very modest infationary “As village justice, I am humbled and sweater) helped launch the Halloween season in Sleepy Hollow last month. a trustee. If you love your com- level gains, we believe that the honored to have the privilege of playing a — Photo Credit: Sunny McLean munity there is no greater honor village should also be able to in- small part in the life of our village,” Lyons than to play a direct role in its preserva- mitted to the residents of Irvington, and vest in infrastructure and long-range capi- said. “Each time I take the bench, I strive tion, especially at such a local level,” Gi- safeguarding and advancing the quality tal improvements.” to treat everyone who appears before me liberti stated. “It’s also a tremendous time of life we enjoy, and that’s exactly how it Lonky, 59, has been a village resident with utmost respect, professionalism and commitment. Even though I had worked should be,” she added. since 1985 and chairman of the Recreation courtesy, recognizing that the court process in government, I was blown away by the Gilliland was instrumental in formu- and Parks Advisory Committee since 2011. for most is an extremely intimidating expe- amount of time and efort members of the lating the “Slow Down Irvington” trafc He said raising money to build a basket- rience and the Village Court may be their board — both the trustees and mayor — safety campaign and is involved in the new ball court at Scenic Hudson in honor of only interaction with the court system.” spend on a constant, regular basis in deal- “Walk Safe” pedestrian safety initiative. He his friend, Bob Speisman, a victim of the ing with the various issues that come be- September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, gave “As we confront the issues of further fore the village. Because of developments him a new perspective on the community. over the past year in my professional life, it “If you love your community there is “Te reasons people live in Irvington are development and rising taxes, we “I believe I have represented the would be impossible for me to continue to no greater honor than to play a direct the same now as they were when my wife must be mindful of our volunteers district well. It has been an absolute contribute as a trustee and representative in role in its preservation, especially at Nancy and I moved here in 1985,” Lonky and public workers, the fabric of honor and privilege. a meaningful way.” such a local level.” said. “We have a historic, tight-knit com- our community.” “One thing I can say from my time on munity, blessed with abundant parkland, —Terrance Murphy —Christina Giliberti —Larry Lonky the board is that everyone is deeply com- dedicated public servants, a charming

www.thehudsonindependent.com November 2016 Te Hudson Independent 7 Places to Give Locally During the Holiday Season by Dorothy Conigliaro Westchester cities, and an additional 23 from the Kraft Mobile Food Pantry Dis- lected 789 packages of food, and Kids Club, towns and villages throughout the county tributions, the Senior Grocery Program, a strictly volunteer group, whose adminis- Most residents in the river towns are for- have at least one program that is part of the Neighborhood Food Express, Project Green trative costs are covered by its board mem- tunate enough to look forward to a T anks- Food Bank’s network. All of its member pro- T umb, Retail Store Recovery Program, bers, enables 100% of every dollar donated giving holiday, celebrating with friends and grams must meet food-industry stan- Back Pack Program, and Kids Café to help the children and families they serve. family at a table laden with the plentiful dards and food-safety guidelines program, among others. Major funding for these programs comes foods of the season. For others, even close and must provide monthly T e SNAP Outreach, from T e Westchester Community Foun- neighbors in this area, there are no such cel- reports documenting the Education & Advocacy dation, Kids’ Club of Tarrytown & Sleepy ebrations and certainly no such bountiful number of people served. Program provides infor- Hollow, T e Food Bank for Westchester’s tables. We think of America as the land of Government Emergen- mation to determine Green T umb Program, T e Rivertown plenty, but for large portions of the popula- cy Food Programs, such eligibility for assistance, Runners, T e Reformed Church of the Tar- tion, food and shelter are in meager supply. as USDA, which the and made 449 home rytowns, All Saints Episcopal Church, T e Fortunately, there are individuals and Food Bank for West- visits to seniors and the Church of the Magdalene and Irvington groups who are thoughtful of those less for- chester administers, homebound to process Presbyterian Church. And, of course, the tunate, and who arrange their lives to help have additional criteria applications. Eat Local programs could not exist without the gener- them. Many such organizations include T e for participation in the NY has been a wonderful ous donation of space given by Christ Epis- Food Bank, which provides food and tech- Food Bank’s food distribu- partner to the Communi- copal Church. T ese foundations, organiza- nical assistance to more than 265 qualif ed tion system. ty Food Pantry over the past tions, and individuals have exhibited a true front-line hunger relief programs through- T e Food Bank’s primary 18 months. It arranges to have community ef ort. out Westchester. functions are acquiring, warehous- produce donated to the Pantry and Organizations and groups throughout the Other direct-care service programs in- ing and distributing food to local frontline also run cooking demos during its morning area provide funding, goods and services for clude food pantries, soup kitchens, low- hunger-relief programs. It has distributed distribution (“Farmers Market Teams up the benef t of our neighbors in need. Volun- income daycare and adult-care centers, 7.6 million pounds of food, providing 6.3 with Eat Local NY for Westchester Hunger teers are always needed. If you would like to residential shelters, and treatment facilities. million meals to hungry people in West- Prevention, T e Hudson Independent, Oc- help, any one of these organizations can be T e majority of these programs are in lower chester County. Donations were received tober). Sleepy Hollow Middle School col- contacted for volunteer information. Sleepy Hollow Open Door Family Medical Center Toy Drive and Santa Day Please help bring cheer please visit our wish lists and provide a new un- at: amazon.com (Open wrapped toys or gift to Door Holiday Toy Drive) give young patients when or kohls.com (Registries/ they visit Santa. New, un- Celebrations #3235617). wrapped toy or gift cards Please visit our website needed for infants – age at www.opendoormedical. 14. Maximum $20 value. org. You can also help in Drop of at Sleepy Hollow our gift-wrapping room in Open Door: 80 Beekman Ossining, picking up toy Ave, Sleepy Hollow or A Nu Toy drives or at our Santa Day in Sleepy Store: 16 Main Street, Tarrytown. Dona- Hollow on December 13. Contact: tions of holiday gift wrap and batteries Alicia Ward, [email protected] or call are also appreciated. No time to shop, 914-502-1468.

8 T e Hudson Independent November 2016 www.thehudsonindependent.com Upper Falls Philipsburg Mill site.” right now. We want to get as much input as “While we are not legally bound to do East Parcel In a letter to this newspaper, the LDC we can before we start making our decision mitigation on the Pocantico itself, with that Continued from page 1 Board wrote that, “We can assure the public on what is going to happen there.” said, ...we are interested in doing it,” the that a more thorough analysis and discus- Wray concurred with the LDC’s posi- mayor commented. Wray said he has spoken of the site and the Hudson, and habitat sion of all issues raised by these Public Com- tion that it is not responsible for certain to Robinson about dredging the Pocantico, restoration and stormwater mitigation that ments will be included in the Final Environ- mitigation regarding the Pocantico River, as and suggested that perhaps the Conservancy would increase the ecological, recreational, mental Impact Statement (FEIS), but there claimed by the Conservancy. “I disagree and and the village can work together on that. and aesthetic values of the site. are two important misrepresentations of our lawyers disagree,” the mayor asserted. We think it will help with f ooding issues.” Riverkeeper is calling for a “...wetland buf- fact, which require an immediate response.” “First of all, the development is going to be He indicated he would welcome Riverkeep- fer zone between the proposed project and T e letter continued that, “It has been better for the environment, better for Po- er’s assistance as well. “We have to f gure the Pocantico River to the north of the site argued that insuf cient attention has been cantico, than it is now. Right now the site is out how to pay for something like that,” the to increase the ecological value, including paid to the Pocantico River Estuary require- a slab, and the water that lands on it either mayor said, adding that the village would f ood mitigation, at the site.” It questions ments found in the 2007 Findings. We can runs of straight into the river or pools up on seek the use of $875,000 the state received as the placement of parking areas and recre- only assume that those making such argu- the site. It doesn’t get absorbed on the site. a f ne from GM when it was charged for pol- ation f elds and courts adjacent to the Po- ments are unaware that in 2010, Judge Hu- At least 70% of the water that lands on the lution by the Department of Environmental cantico River that “...would likely decrease bert of the NYS Supreme Court ordered site is going to be absorbed by the site, so Conservation. the water quality and ecological function of those requirements stricken from the Find- it is going to be way better than it is now,” For the LDC Board’s complete Letter-to-the- the river...” ings, holding that “they did not serve to mit- Wray said. Editor, see page 26. Summing up, Riverkeeper’s comments igate any potentially adverse environmental written by its staf attorney, Abigail M. impacts caused by the project.” said Oley. Mary Beth Dooley, his committee Jones, claim that, “T e DEIS failed to take a T e LDC also pointed out that Historic Irvington Traff c colleague, added, “Enforcement is the one hard look at numerous potential adverse en- Hudson Valley “made no such public de- Continued from page 1 thing that most people would agree we are vironmental impacts of the proposed project mand” on record for the eight acres Rob- clamoring for.” and also failed to consider reasonable alter- inson said were to be turned over to it. written on Harriman. Early commitment Indeed, when the meeting was opened to natives or mitigation that could reduce those “Changing program needs at HHV, led to by the department to deploy more data col- public comment, residents queued up to impacts.” a change in proposed use,” it noted. And lection monitors and of cers has not been complain of widespread driver disregard of T e disapproving comments from the the LDC Board Chairman, David Scroedel fulf lled. traf c laws: speeding commuters on Main Pocantico River Watershed Conservancy said that, “We think all of the things we are “It’s really disappointing to see that we Street, Station Road, Circle Drive and were submitted by its chairman, Nicholas doing will dramatically improve the existing don’t have anything in place whatsoever,” Continued on page 25 Robinson, a law professor and Professor for conditions of the Pocantico River.” the Environment at Pace University. He has Both the LDC Board and Mayor Wray Sleepy Hollow Open Door Family Medical been a past Sleepy Hollow Planning Board said the processes required to develop the Chair. Robinson charges that with, “T e DEIS were followed correctly. Wray com- Center Toy Drive and Santa Day Local Development Corporation as the new mented that “...the Board of Trustees came developer of the East Parcel, the village turns up with a plan; we vetted it internally, and its back on its environmental conservation our engineers, planners, went over it-- and as responsibilities to protect both the Pocan- part of the process we put the plan out there tico River, for itself and as a tributary of the to get public comment. We are supposed to Hudson River.” get those comments back, both positive and He wrote that, “... applicable environmen- negative. We are expected to absorb them, tal laws oblige the Village of Sleepy Hollow, amend the plan and go forward.” and other governments, to manage this place “T e village is going to decide what we in an integrated way, informed by sound sci- want there, and the LDC is going to build entif c studies and knowledge,” adding that it,” the mayor said. “T e LDC has been an the procedures violate the spirit and letter amazing tool for the village. It is working at of the environmental laws.” Robinson also our direction.” charged that the DEIS for the East Parcel “T ere are really two things happening does not comply with the standards of the here,” Wray said. “One is the technical part. Special Use Permit issued by the Village out- T e LDC put out the DEIS, and they get lining the sale of the entire GM property. the responses. We know the LDC has to He also stated that the Special Use Per- respond to every substantive comment in mit calls for the restoration of part of the writing. At the same time, the Village Board Pocantico River’s banks and its bed. Rob- has its public hearings on the permit we inson asserted that the permit required “... will grant. Many people attended the pub- the redevelopment of the shoreline with the lic hearings, and the process has been very participation of eight acres of lands that was open.” allocated by GM to Historic Hudson Valley As for the criticism from Riverkeeper and (HHV) to adapt and restore the River in line the Conservancy, Wray said, “they are be- with an interpretation of colonial life...at the ing considered....We are still in that process

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www.thehudsonindependent.com November 2016 T e Hudson Independent 9 Irvington Town Hall Teater Presents International Short Film Festival and “Short Shots” After-Party on Nov. 12 Te second season of the All Shorts Ir- for the fall festival; entries were judged, se- vington Film Festival (As iFF) will be pre- lected, and curated by an esteemed jury of sented at the Irvington Town Hall Teater flm professionals. Audience members will (85 Main Street) in two parts: Fall 2016 vote for the top winners at the end of the and Spring 2017. evening. Te fall program will feature 10 out- Te selected flms refect diversity in sub- standing shorts (ranging from 3 to 22 ject matter as well as genre. Te audience minutes in length) from countries includ- will recognize familiar faces and names, ing Afghanistan, Denmark, England, Ger- such as Reed Birney who costars in “Shy many, Iran, Poland, and the United States. Guys,” the flm directorial debut of charac- As iFF received hundreds of submissions ter actor Fredric Lehne. Birney, who por-

‘Quantifed Self’ cast: Nanzio Del Castillo, Maggie Fine, Charlotte and Madeleine Ruley.

trays Vice President Donald Blythe on the are then invited to an in-theater after-party popular Netfix show "House of Cards,” premiering "Short Shots at All Shorts" – also won a 2016 Best Actor Tony Award featuring Slovenia Vodka, compliments of for Te Humans. My Sherry&more Inc (129 Main Street, Viewers will be captivated by the unfor- Irvington). Tis award-winning vodka is a gettable performances of 12-year-old twins project of celebrities Bill Murray, Mikhail Charlotte and Madeleine Ruley (nieces of Baryshnikov and restaurateur, Peter Kelly Irvington residents Meg Ruley and David (Xaviar Restaurant Group). Light refresh- Lovett) in "Quantifed Self," directed by ments will also be served. award-winning flmmaker Gleb Osatinksi. As iFF tickets are $15 for general seat- Te festival will present four premieres, ing and $30 for “Above the Line” tickets including Denmark director Jack Larsen’s (which include reserved seating and “spe- Spaghetti-Western satire, “Enter the Cow- cial As iFF swag”). Tis year As iFF is of- boy” and “How Many Farts Measure a fering a special “Above the Line” package: Life?” directed by Brooklyn-based comedy $50 for both fall and spring festival eve- writer Nate Dern. nings. (Processing fees apply for all ITHT Following the screening which begins at tickets). Tickets can be purchased at: www. 7:30 p.m., there will be a Q & A with flm- irvingtontheater.com. For more informa- makers and actors. All audience members tion, visit: asifestival.com. Barges Continued from page 3 fossil fuels. It’s really crazy and something Dobbs Ferry Train Station. we’re adamantly opposed to,” Sullivan said. “Congressman Peter Peyser Memorial Award” Presented to Bob and In August, a new organization of munici- “We will all be working together to defeat Daphne Philipson: Bob and Daphne Philipson, longtime Ardsley-on-Hudson pal ofcials called the Hudson River Water- this.” residents, received the second annual ‘Congressman Peter Peyser Memorial front Alliance was announced in Yonkers, Te lone supporter of the Coast Guard’s Award’ at a ceremony on October 15 at Sambal Restaurant in Irvington. Irving- with Irvington, Sleepy Hollow and Tarry- proposal was Edward Kelly, executive direc- ton Democratic Committee (IDC) chair, Patricia Ryan, welcomed the standing- town being frmly on board in opposition. tor of the Maritime Association of the Port room-only audience and introduced State Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti, State An online petition on www.change.org was of New York and New Jersey, who spent Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and County Legislator Mary Jane Shimsky also launched by the alliance. nearly a half-hour explaining the merits of -- each of whom presented proclamations to the Philipsons for their years of “Te river belongs to all of us. It’s not a how the anchorages would “enhance the tireless service to the community. The event also honored Irvington trustee parking lot,” Yonkers City Council Presi- safety, security and environmental stew- candidates Laurence Lonky, Mark Gilliland, and Village Justice candidate Des- dent Liam McLaughlin remarked at the ardship of the vessels and the waterways in mond Lyons. hearing. “Tis part of the river is an urban which they operate.” The “Congressman Peter Peyser Memorial Award” is given to individuals who river, not an industrial river.” have moved Irvington forward with the progressive, Democratic values that Con- Westchester County Executive Rob As- gressman Peyser brought to his positions as Irvington mayor and United States torino maintained the anchorages would be “The river belongs to all of us. congressman. Last year, Sleepy Hollow resident and former IDC chair Annette “a soft target” for potential terrorist activ- It’s not a parking lot,” Leyden was the inaugural recipient of the award. ity in an area that already includes the In- —Yonkers City Coucil President, The Philipsons were recognized for their “continuous, steadfast support of dian Point nuclear power plants and several countless Democratic causes and candidates throughout the last 20 years.” Liam McLaughlin Former IDC chair Paula Etzel, who presented the award, said, “Bob and Daphne bridges. have taught so many of us, and our children, about volunteerism. Their leader- “We have a problem with the size and ship, commitment, vision, and generosity have inspired and enhanced the scope of this,” Astorino said. “Tey list this “Anchorages are good for safety,” Kelly Westchester community.” as long-term, which could be anywhere said. “Tat’s what this is all about. A safe from 30 days to in perpetuity. Tat’s not place to anchor is essential to the safety of just stopping by. It’s moving in. Having the crew, the vessels, other operators’ prop- barges moored along the Hudson and hav- erty and cargos, as well as the health of the ing the responsibility of more soft targets river environment itself.” Jean Kim Sears, AAMS® would create another layer of national se- Representatives from Riverkeeper, Clear- Financial Advisor curity.” water, Pace University Environmental Law 19 Main Street Ned Sullivan, president of Scenic Hud- School and the Hudson River Boat and Irvington, NY 10533 son, noted his group has created 60 parks Yacht Club Association were also in atten- Bus. 914-591-7800 and preserves along the Hudson, and they dance. Te Coast Guard is planning to hold Fax 877-462-3096 [email protected] would all be put at risk by the presence of its own hearings in the spring. Te public www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC the anchorages. comment period for the project has been “Te Hudson will be a super highway for extended to December 6.

10 Te Hudson Independent November 2016 www.thehudsonindependent.com Irvington Town Hall Teater Presents International Short French American School Offers Students a World of Knowledge

Film Festival and “Short Shots” After-Party on Nov. 12 by Rick Pezzullo “Te major ingredients to fostering well- rounded children is bilingual education Nestled in a picturesque setting in the with diferentiated instruction,” explained Village of Ardsley is a little-known French Nozomi Kurihara, Ardsley Campus Coor- American school where students from pre- dinator. “We are here to facilitate learning school to ffth grade are gaining a world of for the global citizens of tomorrow.” knowledge. Lyceum Kennedy follows the Na- Founded in 1964 in Manhattan, where tional French guidelines and is accred- the main campus is located, Lyceum Ken- ited by the French Ministry of Education nedy has occupied the classrooms of a for- (l’homologation). It is also registered by mer Catholic school of Ashford Avenue the New York State Board of Regents and and Sprain Road for the last 20 years with follows the New York State educational re- an emphasis on ofering a bilingual educa- quirements for all grade levels. tion and individualized attention to chil- Te school has a low student/teacher dren during their formative years. ratio per classroom, with two classroom ‘Quantifed Self’ cast: Nanzio Del Castillo, Maggie Fine, “It’s a gem in Westchester,” said Tom- teachers (one French and one English). Charlotte and Madeleine Ruley. as Mitchell, a resident of Tarrytown and Tis allows for individualized classroom chief operating ofcer of Lyceum Kennedy Students at Lyceum Kennedy French American School form close bonds. instruction. Extra tutorial support for chil- who oversees the Ardsley campus. “Tis is dren in need is also provided. a great place for your child. Our teachers hand-in-hand to teach both curriculums so Te mission of Lyceum Kennedy French Lyceum Kennedy instructors emphasize are nurturing and it’s very family-oriented. well. Te small size of the school has also American School is to provide its students environmental awareness and encourage Tere’s a sense of community.” fostered a wonderful familial atmosphere “with an outstanding bilingual and bicul- students to be sensitive to how their behav- Jennifer Furioli, an active parent who has where all of the parents know names of tural education, based on the principles ior and their decisions impact the world, three children enrolled at Lyceum Kenne- everyone’s children, where families gather of self-expression and diferentiated peda- now and in the future. Students are taught dy, said the school is unique in many ways. together to carve pumpkins before Hallow- gogy. Students gain a solid foundation that about recycling and use their own plates “My husband is French and I am an een or share a picnic at the end of the school fosters a desire for lifelong learning and and utensils. American. As a bicultural couple, we were year. It’s an exceptional community, unlike acquisition of knowledge, while preparing “Te building block of education is hav- committed to giving our children a bi- any I have seen before and we just feel so them to become responsible and engaged ing a strong foundation,” Mitchell said. cultural and bilingual education, at least lucky we happened across the school.” citizens of the world.” “Children will have a great experience and through their elementary school years,” Fu- learn to be bilingual in a very intimate en- rioli said. “What has kept us at the school “The major ingredients to fostering well-rounded children is bilingual education vironment.” are the teachers — they are consummate with differentiated instruction.” To learn more or to schedule a tour of the professionals and I remain impressed at —Nozomi Kurihara, Ardsley Campus Coordinator Ardsley campus, call (914) 479-0722 or visit how the English and French teachers work www.lyceumkennedy.org.

fossil fuels. It’s really crazy and something we’re adamantly opposed to,” Sullivan said. “We will all be working together to defeat this.” Te lone supporter of the Coast Guard’s proposal was Edward Kelly, executive direc- tor of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey, who spent nearly a half-hour explaining the merits of how the anchorages would “enhance the safety, security and environmental stew- ardship of the vessels and the waterways in which they operate.”

“Anchorages are good for safety,” Kelly said. “Tat’s what this is all about. A safe place to anchor is essential to the safety of the crew, the vessels, other operators’ prop- erty and cargos, as well as the health of the river environment itself.” Representatives from Riverkeeper, Clear- water, Pace University Environmental Law School and the Hudson River Boat and Yacht Club Association were also in atten- dance. Te Coast Guard is planning to hold its own hearings in the spring. Te public comment period for the project has been extended to December 6.

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1. More than 2,000 took advantage of Indian Summer balmy weather and a f eet of food trucks serving a variety of cuisines, plus “Ask the Doctor” is a continuing series planned to keep read- wine, beer and live music to f ood Irving- ers up-to-date on various health issues. ton’s riverside Matthiessen Park on Octo- ber 15. The village netted $10,800 that will help offset the cost of the annual Fourth of July f reworks display and a variety of Q&A ON ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE recreational programs.

2. Youngsters and adults enjoyed Scarecrow Making sponsored by Tarrytown Recreation at Patriot’s Park.

3. Children used their creative skills to paint pumpkins during an event held by Sleepy Hollow Recreation. Photo by: Sunny McLean Photo by: Sunny McLean 2 3

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“Ask the Doctor” is a continuing series planned to keep read- ers up-to-date on various health issues. Q&A ON ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Photo by: Sunny McLean

Q. ous types of dementia leading to memory loss, which include Alzheimer’s disease and a variety of brain disorders such as stroke, A. Patients with Alzheimer’s and other trauma and Parkinson’s disease. types of dementia should be encouraged to It is important to distinguish normal ag- increase their mental, physical and social ing from dementia. In normal aging, there activities. Lifestyle modifcation, following is a slowing down of mental and bodily a healthy diet (e.g., Mediterranean diet), functions, but it’s not signifcant enough to and regular physician care to lower car- cause functional impairment. diovascular risk may be benefcial. Safety You may occasionally forget where you issues, such as driving ability and condi- put the keys, where you parked the car, and tions in the home, should be evaluated and other people’s names, but this memory loss modifed, if necessary, to prevent injury. is not severe enough to afect your ability to perform activities of daily living. Alzheim- Q. Where is the best place for someone er’s disease causes impairment of memory, with Alzheimer’s to live? as well, but it also afects the areas of the A. If it’s safe and possible, which depends brain involving executive function (abil- on the person’s level of function and the ity to plan or solve problems), visuospatial availability of support, the best place for a skills (ability to navigate, locate the posi- person with Alzheimer’s to live is in a famil- tion of objects), and, in its more advanced iar environment such as their own home. stages, language and behavior. It is important to keep everything constant to lessen the occurrence of disorientation Q. Does Alzheimer’s run in the family? and neurobehavioral problems such as agi- A. Alzheimer’s disease does run in some tation, psychosis and combativeness. Te families, particularly in early onset demen- patient and his/her family are encouraged tia (less than 65 years of age), which rep- to discuss advance care planning with the resent 1 to 2% of all cases. For late onset patient’s primary care provider. dementia, there is a slight increase in risk if a relative was diagnosed past 65 years of Q. What is Alzheimer’s disease? age. Alzheimer’s is more common in wom- A. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegener- en than in men, which can be explained by ative disorder commonly seen in older age. longer lifespan and other genetic, hormon- It is associated with an abnormal protein al and societal factors. accumulation in the brain that damages brain cells, leading to cognitive symptoms Q. Is there a cure for Alzheimer’s? including memory loss, difculty with A. Tere is no cure to date. Alzheimer’s mental processing and skill-related tasks. medications such as donepezil, namenda, Alzheimer’s is a gradual and progressive rivastigmine, or galantamine do not pre- process and is the most common neuro- vent, modify, or reverse the process but degenerative disorder in the United States. may help improve cognition, behavior, and Although Alzheimer’s rarely happens in the the ability to perform daily tasks. young, it increases with age, doubling in prevalence every 5 years after age 65. Paul Lleva, MD

Q. What is the diference between Al- Dr. Paul Lleva, a neurologist, is a Phelps zheimer’s disease and senile dementia? Medical Associates physician and an assistant Senile dementia is an outdated term used professor of neurology at New York Medical when associating aging with memory loss. College. He is board certifed in internal It is a broad term that encompasses vari- medicine, neurology and vascular neurology..

www.thehudsonindependent.com November 2016 Te Hudson Independent 15 Sports Regular Season Ends 4-4 For Sleepy Hollow Horsemen by Kevin Brown room. pellan, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Diego Ro- But the Hollow came out of driguez, Dan Barros, and Biomar Delacruz Te Sleepy Hollow faithful the locker room ready for battle graduate knowing they left it all on the feld high-fved and congratulated with several sophomores flling for Sleepy Hollow Football Fans. each other after an exciting sea- in. Tey marched down feld McCarthy, who will be back at QB next son came to a close when Sleepy and scored to bring the game year shared, “Nobody will replace these Hollow lost to Yorktown 28-13 to 21-13 after three quarters. seniors as they have become family. But I in the second round of Section But at the start of the Fourth, am already excited for next year and will 1A playofs. Yorktown took of on an 80- begin the long journey immediately.” Mike “We started practicing and yard TD run by QB Josh Boyer. Lopez added, “I live for Sleepy Hollow lifting last November, and I be- Boyer and RB Brett Makar had football and love going to battle with the lieve our record doesn’t refect punished the Horsemen in their guys I grew up with. It’s what I grew up how good of a team we really regular season match up, and around, and it has kept me out of trouble. are. What excites me the most is this night was no diferent. Ma- It’s hard to believe it’s my last game for my how close the team got,” Senior kar put up an astonishing 201 home town, but I want to thank everyone Captain Mike Lopez shared. yards on the ground and 80 Junior QB Sean McCarthy threw three touchdowns in the frst who makes the football program so great Te Horsemen came into round of playoffs. more through the air. QB Boyer from coaches, boosters, cheerleaders and of the game confdent after dis- —Photo by Julie Larsen Maher also ran for 115. course, the fans!” patching Eastchester in the frst Sleepy Hollow fnishes up the For those who have played in Coach round in dominating fashion, 28-0. Junior for Sleepy Hollow, faithful having sufered season after press time with an exhibition Borys’ program, they know he always has QB Sean McCarthy had shown improve- several season-ending losses in recent his- game against rival Ossining. Honorable a great story leading to a life lesson and is ment each week. He led with command in tory. And expectations were dwindled with mentions are certainly deserved for Senior never short on colorful quotes. the playof game. the site of two-way starters Malik Jones and DJ Owen for making almost all of his ex- “After all we went through; we went toe “Te game has defnitely become slower, Justin Torres sidelined with injuries. tra point attempts. Senior Jahmaali James to toe with the #1 seed and did not blink. and I have become more comfortable with “I cannot begin to list the unbelievable emerged as a tackling machine as the season Te boys in the end united as a family and every snap. I felt myself maturing and am circumstances our team had to overcome. progressed. Juan Garcia and Angel Acosta fought like the mighty Spartans of old till able to read defenses quicker and easier,” Some programs don’t have to deal with in a battled on every down. And, along with the the very end. Tey proved to be true war- McCarthy explained. decade what we overcame this week.” Head team members already mentioned, Seniors riors, and their heroic eforts will be re- And the results showed as he threw 11 Coach Steve Borys pointed out, along with Isaac Newland, Joe May, Julian Gagliardi, membered in Sleepy Hollow Football lore,” for 19 with three TDs, including one to the fact that Sleepy has made the playofs Daymon Gaynor, Wade Monks, Ivan Ca- Borys said. favorite target Kevin Borden and another for the 9th time in 14 years, which is no to big contributor Malik Jones. Just like small feat. the last two seasons, Senior Captain Mike Te feld was enshrouded with fog, and Irvington Bulldogs Finish Season Lopez carried the big load rushing for 120 the breaks seemed to fall Sleepy Hollow’s yards and a TD. Defense held stout as Zack way. After each team scored a TD, York- 3-5 on Gridiron Frank picked up eight tackles with two key town had two TDs called back on untimely sacks. Junior Luis Espinal continued his penalties. Tis helped keep the game close by Rick Pezzullo In its season opener on the new turf feld solid line backing with fve tackles. along with a Sleepy Hollow interception at Irvington High, the Bulldogs bested So, on to Yorktown for game two of in the Yorktown end zone. With six sec- Te Irvington varsity football team fn- Croton 22-8. Meszaros rushed for 99 yards the playofs marched the Horsemen. Te onds left in the frst half, Yorktown tossed ished the regular season 3-5 under frst year and, fttingly, scored the frst touchdown on Huskers’ home feld has been a sorry sight a bomb to take a 21-7 lead into the locker head coach Steve Yurek. the new surface at Meszaros Field, named Te Bulldogs started of 2-1 after vic- after Harold Meszaros, a distant relative. tories over Croton-Harmon and Yonkers Sophomore wide receiver Sidney Tybulle Montessori Academy but then lost four had three key catches for 67 yards and one straight before ending strong with a 20-7 touchdown. win over Hastings on October 22. In its 24-22 road win over Yonkers Mon- In the Hastings contest, junior Tim tessori Academy, QB Liam Toolan threw Meszaros rushed for 146 yards on 17 car- for 143 yards and two touchdowns, includ- ries, while the defense came up big with ing one to RB Joey Clewell, who racked four sacks, one interception and one up 110 yards. Te Bulldogs recorded two blocked punt. safety’s in the game.

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Arts & Entertainment Janet Lippmann’s New Paintings in Oils and Pastels on Display in One-Person Irvington Exhibition by Morey Storck until 1981 when the opportunity to buy the building presented itself. And I did - I It started with sea shells and her attrac- bought the building!” tion to colors and shapes. But, as Janet Besides continuing to exhibit and sell Lippmann smiled and explained, “Collect- her regular art selections at River Gallery, ing shells on a Rockaway Beach and paint- Lippmann began representing other artists ing them did not translate into art classes in her new expanded Main Street location. in those years. Particularly at age seven. Tey included Ilya Bolotowsky, Will Bar- My parents gave me piano lessons instead. net, Bill Behnken, Robert Kipniss, Knox Tat’s what families did then!” Martin and many lesser known, up-and- It wasn’t until college that Lippmann felt coming American artists, presenting one- independent enough to switch majors. Her person, month- long exhibitions of their family strongly directed her to biology and, work. Yet, during this very active and re- perhaps, a medical career, but she had other warding period, she made time for what interests. Brooklyn College suggested, be- turned out to be a life-changing painting cause of her strong interest in art, that she trip to Giverny, France. pursue a career in anatomical drawings. “I went there alone. My only familiar However, she received no A’s in biology. traveling possessions were my easels, paints Without further discussion, she immediate- and brushes. But, I was heading to the area ly switched her major to art, receiving a BA I knew I would love,” Lippmann fondly re- in 1956 and an MA in Art and Education membered. “I admire, and am infuenced in 1960. She took the education courses by Matisse for his joy and color, and Monet with an eye to teaching art in high school, Janet Lippmann’s work will be at the Irvington Library throughout November. for creating his own world, a source of in- if all else failed. Again, “Tat’s what many spiration for me and the lives of so many college women did in the 50’s.” others for years to come.” Among her teachers were Ilya Bo- Te Newington- Cropsey Foundation Gal- tural Center, Flushing, NY. Her destination was the Monet Gardens lotowsky, Burgoine Diller, Jimmy Ernst, Ad lery, Te Alan Freshman Gallery in Beacon, “I had never been a business woman,” in Giverny. “Since I had been warned that Reinhardt, Kurt Seligman and Marc Roth- and the IRPE Brooklyn College Gallery Lippmann said, “but I got the urge in 1974 those gardens were closely monitored, I wore ko. Before and after college she did teach among others. Also during this period, she and opened Te River Gallery in a small all green so as not to be too conspicuous,” privately and later substituted in schools. had innumerable Selected Group Exhibi- store front on Main Street in Irvington for she laughed. She spent two weeks there and Her post-graduate studies included paint- tions, among them the Goodman Gallery $120/month! We sold small paintings, jew- in the immediate environs, painting, pho- ing with Knox Martin at NYU and pastel and RVS Gallery in Southampton, NY, elry, some ceramics and greeting cards. I tographing and becoming empowered with studies with Sid Hermel and Richard Pi- New England Museum of Contemporary did all the publicity, printing, photography inspiration. Te wisteria trees and vines onkin in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Art, Connoisseur Gallery in Rhinebeck, and public relations, but showed very little were of particular interest, and because the From 1986 through 2013, Lippmann NY, Woodstock School of Art Exhibit, of my own work. However, we did very colors were diferent in both spring and fall, had more than 15 one-person exhibitions, Hudson Valley Art Association, and the well, and in a couple of years, expanded she returned to Giverny again to appreciate including at Te National Arts Club, NYC, National Association of Pastel Painters of across the street to a much larger space on the diference. SUNY/Westchester Community College, America, Taiwan, and at the Chinese Cul- the corner across from the bank. I rented Continued on page 19

18 Te Hudson Independent November 2016 www.thehudsonindependent.com Washington Irving High School’s Last Class Reunites by Krista Madsen “This is our last hurrah.” A half-hour before the ofcial start time —Sallye (Smith) Van Sciver of 7 p.m., the party was well under way at Demeter’s Tavern in Tarrytown. Of the 39 attendees expected for the frst event in and a dog, Ike was in the White House, we the Washington Irving High School 60th had hope. Life was good,” Singleton said. reunion weekend, about 25 were already Teir classes were accompanied by the here. Te crowd of folks in their late 70s constant beat of progress: the sound of made the journey to this sports bar from pile-driving from the construction of the every corner of the country, and, in one frst Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson. case, from the third foor. Demeter, a twirler, led the marching Connie (Vetrano) Demeter, who lives band with the cheerleaders over the bridge upstairs, helped run the popular place for its inaugural celebration in December, her late husband’s parents opened on Old 1955. Hellen (Riley) Puf remembered White Plains Road in 1947. For decades, how freezing it was and how concerned her her sons have taken up the mantle of the mother was. “She thought I’d be so sick or family business. One Demeter son, Don- Connie (Vetrano) Demeter, Hellen (Riley) Puff and Kathleen (Moore) Bell catch up. fall in the water.” — Photo by Krista Madsen ald, said they just hosted the former high With a new bridge coming soon, some school’s 50th reunion the week prior, classmates suggested the village should hold mentioning their nametags had their high swampland, which every year caught on from the era of rationing, black-out cur- a similar event and invite the old crew from school photos on them. Tis group didn’t fre. Te former lost guy now fnds others; tains, and air raid drills. Dianne (Gun- the class of ’56 to lead the march again. seem to need any cues though, with friend- he volunteered to sleuth out contact info dell) Singleton, reunion co-chair with her Singleton attributed the relative success ly hugs easily stirring a slew of memories, for his former classmates and he did well: husband Charlie, recalled how her family – in their midst is a dentist, a doctor, a starting in this space. of 83 graduates, he located all but fve and housed a British sailor named Jack Peacock Hollywood art director – to the great edu- 14 had passed. for many months while his damaged boat cations they received. “Everyone went on Te class of 1956 was the last class to was repaired in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. and got a good education; it was because “I was one of those lost guys... graduate from that high school. Te new She found it so amusing that he always of those teachers. I can’t say enough about They found me for the 25th but the Sleepy Hollow High School on Broadway, departed with a “cheerio,” which she knew that school.” notice arrived six weeks late. which had been under construction for the only as a cereal. Her dad took the family to I did make the 50th.” previous two years, would from then on the West Side Highway in Manhattan to “Everyone went on and got a good serve students from North Tarrytown High see the massive SS Normandie, believed to —Frank Schmid education; it was because of those School (now Morse) and Tarrytown. While be sabotaged by the Germans, burning in classmates younger and older don’t have its berth – so the threat in town of enemy teachers. I can’t say enough about “I would walk down the hill and get a the same distinction, they seem to harbor troops coming upriver to get to West Point that school.” soda pop here,” said Frank Schmid, who the same WIHS nostalgia. Other reunit- felt very real. —Dianne Singleton grew up on Benedict Avenue but ended up ing praticipants attending this weekend’s Ted Celentino, distributing copies of a in Washington State. “I was one of those festivities – casual bar night on Friday, a photo of Mr. Bate’s Pierson Elementary As great as it was to get together, many lost guys,” he said. “Tey found me for visit to the school Saturday morning, and School sixth grade class, said he lived in anticipated this might be their last big bash. the 25th but the notice arrived six weeks a banquet at the DoubleTree – hailed from the second foor apartment above a deli on “Tis is our last hurrah,” said Sallye (Smith) late. I did make the 50th.” He described graduating classes ’52-’60. A total of 95 Orchard Street (the former shopping hub Van Sciver, who thought she’d be too old how across the street from the bar was once guests were expected for Saturday night, near the train station which no longer ex- to come up again from Texas for the 70th, including fve starting members of the last ists). When the radio proclaimed the war but knew the ties bind them whatever their WI football team. Tey lost to North Tar- was over, he remembers everyone dancing present geography. “We were always close.” Lippman rytown in front of the usual crowd of sev- and shouting in the streets. “Best time of my life here,” Demeter said. Continued from page 18 eral thousand, said Ed Tully ’57. High school was a time the classmates “I know them all.” Impressionable young children during remember as simple and peaceful. “Our fa- “We were very fortunate to grow up Returning to the states, she painted 13 WWII, this crowd has vivid memories thers came home from war, we had a house where we did,” Singleton said. large oils in a two-year span for an exhibi- tion of her own work. Her frst sale was a 48x36 canvas that was purchased by Read- er’s Digest for their building collection. “With that sale,” Lippmann explained, “I was fnally ready and committed to show my own work!” In 2008 Will Barnet wrote: “Janet’s love of nature dominates her work. Te luminosity of her landscapes and the delicacy of her palette radiate an intense physical impression. Tis is further en- hanced by her strong sense of design.” She sold the building and studio in 2015 and packed up 40 years of art, inventory and memories to her home in Tarrytown. “What next, you ask? What’s my next step? Well, right now I’m involved with my one- person exhibition at the Martucci Gallery, Irvington Public Library – November 2nd to 29th, 2016,” Lippmann said. “On dis- play will be landscape and still-life pastels, prints and oil paintings. As for that next step, who knows? Something will show up. I have a studio at home and in NYC. I will paint, take courses and teach one or two (L-R:) Richard J. Sinni, Phelps chairman of the board; Daniel Blum, Phelps president & CEO; Michael Blau, Village Adminis- days a week. But, one thing I am very sure trator, Tarrytown; Mayda Davis, Phelps Medical Associates practice coordinator; and Dominic Paruta, Phelps Medical Associ- of, and that is an artist never has to retire. ates practice manager were on hand at the recent ribbon-cutting of the Phelps Medical Associates facility in Tarrytown. And I have no intention of doing so.” www.thehudsonindependent.com November 2016 Te Hudson Independent 19 Obituaries WYER ANDERBILT John Cancro, 65 Virginia Clifford, 90 D & V John Anthony Cancro died October Virginia Tomas Cliford, a resident of 17 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Irvington, died peacefully with her family Poughkeepsie from complications due to at her side on October 16. She was 90. an accident. He was 65. She was a resident of Irvington for 64 UNERAL OME Born in Tarrytown, he was a graduate of years and an active parishioner of Immac- F H Sleepy Hollow High School and Westches- ulate Conception Church. Trough the ter Business Institute. He was a long-time years, she was involved with the Irvington Tarrytown member of Hope Hose Fire Company in Seniors, Historical Society, and the library, Tarrytown, and was employed by Barrier and had a particularly soft spot in her heart Oil Company for about 25 years. for animals. For many years Mr. Cancro enjoyed She was born and raised in Lynchburg, spending time at the family lake house in VA, the youngest of eight children of the Middleton, NH, where he enjoyed taking late Joseph and Julia Tomas who had em- friends waterskiing in the summer and igrated from Lebanon. Following WWII, ATERBURY ELLY snowmobiling in the winter. He was an she made her way north, frst to Wash- W & K avid bowler and loved playing board and ington D.C., and then to NYC, where card games. He was also an animal lover she worked for CBS in the early years of having both dogs and cats throughout network television. She met and then mar- his life which gave him great joy. He was ried her husband, Clif, in New York, and UNERAL OME a kind, crazy and gentle soul who easily moved to Irvington in 1953 to raise their F H made friends and will always be remem- family. Virginia worked for many years as of Briarcliff Manor bered as a loving and caring son, brother, an executive secretary for the Foundation uncle and friend. for Economic Education (FEE) in Irving- ton and later at American Can Company. Oral Histories Te Guarino Family continues Continued from page 5

– and for an infusion of new board mem- ist. As a stay-at-home mother, Green related the warm and personal service bers to keep things fresh. “Te board gets to Phillips’ memory of her mom as someone stagnant with the same people on it forever working an awful lot for someone without which was originally and ever,” Phillips said. a job. Volunteering has kept her skills sharp Susan Goodwin said they were hoping to after leaving her career as a lawyer. revive the wing of the League of Women’s “It allows me to use my brain again,” established by Jack Kelly Voters that would maintain a presence at Green said. “Whether it be serving on the government meetings, from the local level school board or working with Kids’ Club, on up. Te “Observer Corp” was demand- these forms of service give me opportunities ing, but, from Goodwin’s experience, in the to think analytically and strategically, em- Celebrating Life with dedication, excellence and innovation. most gratifying way. “I thoroughly enjoyed ploy the speaking and writing skills I spent Our staf have over 100 years of combined experience serving families. those meetings, getting to know legislators many years developing in my academic and and the issues they’re working on,” she said. professional career, put my former creative We serve all faiths, and can provide a full range of options to meet your “People who do this don’t realize how much skills to use with various marketing projects, individual religious or fnancial needs. We ofer immediate out of town they’re going to like it. You feel yourself get- and also learn new things… Tese volunteer funeral services and transfers and are within close proximity ting thoroughly immersed.” outlets have been important to my sense of Goodwin admitted she temporarily had self-worth as well as to my intellect.” to all Westchester houses of worship and cemeteries. to step down from her longtime post as Goodwin, who taught environmental President of the local LWV since she had health, said it was important for her to start trouble in this unprecedented election cycle volunteering before she retired so she had adhering to their nonpartisan stance. “But some roles in place to transition into that I’ll be back Nov. 9,” she said. “ft into my goals in life.” Goodwin is also very involved with the Jean Wald, a 16-year volunteer at the Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Com- Warner Library says she fell in love with mittee (TEAC) and the Tree Commission. the place the moment she saw it. When ! Individualized Service ! Te commission is working to get a village she came up from Woodlawn to visit her ordinance passed promoting proper edu- daughter’s new apartment across from the cation about the removal and care of our library, she asked, “Do you think they have ! Pre-Planning ! trees. Trees, she said, are one of our greatest a room I could rent in the attic? I could live yet most overlooked resources, a main rea- there!” While she doesn’t live there she hap- son we rank among the “prettiest towns in pily spends plenty of time. “I absolutely love Dwyer & Vanderbilt Waterbury & Kelly America.” this library and the people in it.” Phillips said the beauty of volunteering is Volunteering – along with all the activi- Funeral Home Funeral Home getting out of the bubble of your own con- ties these many local volunteer-driven orga- cerns and contributing to the bigger picture. nizations create – keep the seniors “of the 90 North Broadway 1300 Pleasantville Road “It’s to see that’s there’s so much more than streets,” some joked. “Without them, we’d your little life and also that you can help,” be wandering around,” Wald said. Tarrytown, NY 10591 Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 she said. To fnd out more about any of these orga- (914) 631-0621 (914) 941-0838 Green, citing the Gandhi quote above, nizations, you can inquire at the library at helped found Kids’ Club eight years ago. (914) 631-7734. Next up: Calling long-time When the Boys & Girls Club, which her small business owners of 10591: we’d love to husband was involved with, left the Com- hear your shop stories. Join us for the next Oral munity Opportunity Center, they saw a History session at Warner Library on Friday, need not to replace it with yet another orga- Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. To RSVP contact krista@ Our Family Serving Yours nization, but to help connect, fund and sup- sleepyhollowink.com or call the library. port the many organizations that already ex-

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Howard Permut Felix Corona, a Sleepy Hollow police of- fcer for 17 years, and Francisco and Jes- Teatown Board Chair, Howard Permut, sica Mejias, the owners of the Los Andes was honored by the National Parks Con- Bakeries, located in Sleepy Hollow, Peek- servation Association (NPCA) and the skill, and North Bergen, New Jersey. Born Harlem Valley Appalachian Trail Com- in Cuba and raised in Sleepy Hollow, Sgt. munity™ (HVATC) for his work in plan- Corona has spent many years involved in ning and creating the only railroad stop Westchester’s Hispanic community and directly on the Appalachian Trail (AT). serves as a liaison for local Hispanic mer- Te station, located in Pawling, NY, al- chants and the community. Te Mejias lows residents of New York City to easily have owned Los Andes Bakery for 25 years reach the trail, which stretches from Geor- and are famous throughout Westchester gia to Maine. Permut received this recog- for their empanadas and Chilean pastries. nition at HVATC’s third annual Trail Day Te event drew over 100 people and was on October 15th at the Native Landscapes emceed by “Buen Dia New York” WADO and Garden Center in Pawling. “I want radio host, Ino Gomez. County Execu- to thank the Harlem Valley Appalachian tive Robert Astorino, who addressed the Trail Community and the National Parks audience, was joined by members of the Conservation Association for this honor,” Westchester Hispanic Law Enforcement said Permut. “It gives me great satisfac- Association, the Westchester Hispanic tion to have been able to construct a sta- Chamber of Commerce, and numerous tion that connects New Yorkers with the local Hispanic businesses and organiza- Appalachian Trail and makes it easier for tions. millions of people to access nature and the great outdoors. I also hope that this is the RECOGNIZED start of collaboration between Teatown, Tarrytown residents Jane Dubin and home to many wonderful hiking trails Margaret Liston are being honored at the and environmental programs, the Harlem 2016 Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center Valley Appalachian Trail Community, and (EMCCC) Autumn Gala beneft event the National Parks Conservation Associa- on Tursday, November 3rd at Abigail tion as we all seek to protect and preserve Kisch at Tappan Hill. EMCCC is one of natural places of beauty for present and fu- the oldest and largest childcare centers in ture generations.” Permut retired as Metro Westchester. For more information, visit: North President in 2014 and has been http://www.masciachildcare.org/events/ board chair of Teatown, a nonproft nature preserve and environmental education RAISED center in the lower Hudson Valley, since Dows Lane Elementary School students November 2015. Te preserve manages in frst through third grade raised more over 1,000 acres, making it the largest pri- than $500 for their school’s outdoor spac- vately-owned land preserve in Westchester. es project by reading great books during 10,000 people hike its 15 miles of trails ev- Dows Lane’s summer read-a-thon. “We are ery year; and over 20,000 individuals are so proud of their hard work and dedica- reached annually by Teatown’s environ- tion to Dows Lane,” Principal Deborah mental education programming. For more Mariniello said. “Tanks to all the families information about Teatown, visit: www. for their support. Read-a-thon donations teatown.org. are still being collected and residents can help us make a diference with each book.” HONORED Tree Westchester residents were hon- Please send submissions about dis- ored at the Hispanic Heritage Month cel- tinctions and honors given to local com- ebration on October 19th at the Don Co- munity members to: thiwatercooler@ qui Restaurant in White Plains: Sergeant thehudsonindependent.com.

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Thursday 3 children ages 3-5 make puppets, wall hangings Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or and treasure boxes at JCC on the Hudson in Tar- visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org. AUTUMN GALA AND CASINO NIGHT: From 6 p.m. rytown. To register call 366-7898 or visit www. Also Nov. 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 at – 10 p.m. at Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill in jcconthehudson.org. 6:15 p.m. & Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. Tarrytown to beneft the Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center. Honorees Jane Dubin and Margaret SHINRIN-YOKU: At 9:45 a.m. learn to experience “THE TEMPEST”: At 7 p.m. the Y Liston. Call 631-2126 or visit www.masciachild- the natural world on its own terms while walking Teatre presents this Shakespeare care.org/events. through the meadows and woodlands at Teatown play at Washington Irving School in Lake Reservation in Ossining. To register call 762- Tarrytown. Call 418-5562 or visit HEMINGWAY IN PARIS: At 7 p.m. Elizabeth Kemble 2912, ext.110. Also Nov. 20. www.ymcatarrytown.org. gives an illustrated talk on Hemingway’s Paris at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 DROP-IN TAI CHI: At 10 a.m. learn the simplifed LINKEDIN FOR JOB SEEKERS: At 7 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. 24 step Yang style form with Glenn Eisen at JCC p.m. social media guru Cheryl Wil- on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366-7898 or liams explains how to use this tool “HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE”: At 8 p.m. witness visit www.jcconthehudson.org. Also Nov. 13, 20 at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. a freeform, freeski adventure in this Warren Miller & 27. To register call 631-7734. flm at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840- 0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org. BASICS OF BEAD WOVEN JEWELRY: At 11 a.m. Tuesday 8 make a bracelet with Amy Kanarek at JCC on the Friday 4 Hudson in Tarrytown. To register call 366-7898 GRADE SCHOOL AGE PARENTING or visit www.jcconthehudson.org. NETWORK: Meets at 7:30 p.m. at “THE TOXIC AVENGER” (THE MUSICAL) - WEST- JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. CONCERT: At 8 p.m. Chris Isaak: First Comes the CHESTER PREMIERE: At 8 p.m. Presented by FOREST FOOD CHAINS: At 1 p.m. meet an owl and RSVP to [email protected]. Night Tour at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call Pleasantville Music Teater at Irvington Town investigate the contents of their pellets at Teatown 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall. Hall Teater. Visit www.irvingtontheater.com. Lake Reservation in Ossining. To register call 762- Wednesday 9 org Also Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. 2912, ext.110. SPANISH FILM SERIES: “Guantanamera” will be BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS Friday 11 Saturday 5 : At 1:15 p.m. coinciding shown at 6:30 p.m. at the Ossining Public Library. with the reading of Parshah Noah at Greenburgh Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. POETS ON WAR & PEACE: At 7:30 p.m. 10 West- LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY ANNUAL NIGHT Hebrew Center. 515 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. Call chester poets read original work provoked by war WALK: Starting in Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy 693-4260 or visit www.g-h-c.org. SOLAR COOKING AROUND THE WORLD: Learn how and resistance at Hudson Valley Writers’ Center this technology is alleviating poverty and improv- Hollow and walking along the river with lanterns. YOUNG ARTIST SERIES: Pianist Jiacheng Xiong in Sleepy Hollow. Call 418-5562 or visit www. Fireworks to follow. ing health at 7:30 p.m. at the Greenburgh Nature writerscenter.org . performs at 2 p.m. at the Ossining Public Library. Center in Scarsdale. Program co-sponsored by the Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. TEEN BABYSITTING WORKSHOP: From 10:30 a.m. Sierra Club Lower Hudson Group. Call 723-3470 Saturday 12 – 2:30 p.m. boys and girls in 5th grade and older WESTCHESTER SYMPHONIC WINDS: “Impressions or visit www.newyork.sierraclub.org/LHG. learn how to work with young children at the and Memories” concert at 3 p.m. at the Tarrytown WATERSHED INVESTIGATIONS: At 1 p.m. explore the Warner Library in Tarrytown, and receive a certif- “ZERO DAYS”: At 8 p.m. this flm about the spread intricacies of water fow through a watershed at Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www. of computer malware will be screened at the cate. To register call 631-7734. tarrytownmusichall.org Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining. To register Nyack Center, Broadway at Depew, followed by call 762-2912, ext.110. A HANKERING FOR HUMMUS: At 8 p.m. screen- Monday 7 Q&A with director Alex Gibney. Call 845-353- ing of “Hummus! Te Movie”, a hummus- 2568 or visit www.rivertownflm.org CHAKRAS AND HEALING CHAMBER MUSIC: At 1:30 making demo, wine and socializing at JCC on the JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: More Tan Marches: At 10 p.m. workshop with Shari Friedricksen at Club Hudson. RSVP to www.Hankering4Hummus. a.m. presentation by Lu Gmoser at JCC on the Thursday 10 Fit in Briarclif Manor. Register at www.YTAYoga. eventbrite.com or call 388-7898. Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366-7898 or visit com or call 582-7816 for information. LITERARY EVENING: At 7 p.m. voice-over actor www.jcconthehudson.org. Sunday 6 Alan Sklar reads stories by Saki at the Warner “ACTS OF REUNION”: At 2 p.m. M&M Produc- “THE LION KING KIDS”: Performance at 6:15 p.m. Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www. tions Acting Company presents two one-act CRAFTING TOGETHER: At 9:30 a.m. parents and by Random Farms Kids’ Teater at the Tarrytown warnerlibrary.org. plays by local playwrights at the Irvington Public

SENIORS GREENBURGH NUTRITION PROGRAM: See Hot TARRYTOWN SENIOR CENTER JAMES F. GALGANO SENIOR CENTER Lunch above. SENIOR BENEFITS INFORMATION CENTER: Pierson Park, 631-2304. Annual donation 55 Elm St., Sleepy Hollow, 631-0390. An- Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. a repre- SENIOR FLU SHOTS: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. by ap- is $15. nual donation is $10, due before March 1. sentative from the Medicare Rights Center pointment, Nov. 15. Bring Medicare card. MEETINGS MASS FOR DECEASED MEMBERS: is on hand at the Warner Library in Tarry- : 1 p.m. Nov. 1 and 15, followed 11 a.m. Nov. COMPUTER CLASS: 11a.m. Tuesdays (please town. Sign up at the Reference Desk or call by games. 7 at St. Teresa’s Church, followed by lunch call). and meeting. 631-7734. To ask questions outside regular EXERCISE: 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays counseling hours call 269-7765. YOGA ON THE CHAIR: 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. MEETING: 1 p.m. Nov. 21, followed by bingo. and Fridays. SENIOR VAN: Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday NICKEL BINGO: 12:30 p.m. Mondays. EXERCISE CLASS: 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays. through Friday, a van is available for seniors ART WORKSHOP: 1 p.m. Wednesdays. who need transportation. Call the Tarrytown CARDS: 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Tursdays. NICKEL BINGO: 1 p.m. Tuesdays TAI CHI: 11 a.m. Tursdays. Village Hall at 631-7873 or the Sleepy Hol- YOGA: 10 a.m. Tursdays. YOGA: 9:15 a.m. Nov. 2, 9 and 16. low Recreation Dept. at 366-5109. SENIOR CANTEEN: informal social1/2 group, HOR1 BOOK CLUB: 1 p.m. Nov. 18. CERAMICS: Nov. 3 and 17 (tentative) HOT LUNCH: Plus other activities Monday p.m. Tursdays. OTHER CLASSES EXERCISE CLASS: to Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Neighborhood MOVIES: 1 p.m. Fridays. XXXXX : Check bulletin board. 10:30 a.m. Fridays House in Tarrytown. Suggested contribution POOL TABLES KNITTING MAH JONGG: 1 p.m. Fridays : Available any time. : 1 p.m. Fridays. $3. Call 330-3855. Closed Nov. 11, 24-25 Open weekdays for socializing, card playing, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE BRIDGE AND CARD CLUB: 1 p.m. Fridays. Closed Nov. 23-24 etc.: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 43 Wildey St., Tarrytown, 631-0205 Closed Nov. 11 and 24

22 Te Hudson Independent November 2016 www.thehudsonindependent.com Library. Call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonli- bracelets at the Ossining Public Library. To register Wednesday 30 brary.org. call 941-2416, ext. 327. “AGATHA CHRISTIE IS MISSING”: At 7 p.m. Pru- Check out the complete directory for November at www.thehudsonindependent.com BUBBLE TIME!: At 2 p.m. show with Casey Carle, TURKEY TIME: At 11 a.m. make a craft, listen to a dence Wright Holmes performs this interactive a bubble artist extraordinaire, at the Tarrytown story and take a short hike to learn about turkeys’ murder mystery at the Ossining Public Library. Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tar- natural history at Teatown Lake Reservation in Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. rytownmusichall.org Ossining. To register call 762-2912, ext.110. “LITTLE MEN”: At 8 p.m. this flm about middle ALL SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: At 7:30 p.m. a series AUTHOR VISIT: At 2 p.m. David Neilsen reads school boys from diferent backgrounds will of international short flms at Irvington Town Hall from his book “Dr. Fell and the Playground of be screened at the Nyack Center, Broadway at Teater. Visit www.irvingtontheater.com. Doom” at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call Depew, followed by Q&A with director Ira Sachs. 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. Call 845-353-2568 or visit www.rivertownflm. CHAMBER MUSIC: At 8 p.m. the Takacs Quartet org. performs at Sleepy Hollow High School. Call 861- CONCERT: At 8 p.m. Te Machine performs Pink 5080 or visit www.friendsofmusicconcerts.org. Floyd at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840- December 2, 3, 4 0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org Sunday 13 HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: From 10a.m. - 4p.m. the Sunday 20 Junior League of Westchester-On-Hudson will be HASTINGS FLEA MARKET: From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. hosting a holiday boutique at Lyndhurst. Proceeds at the Metro North train station parking lot. Call PETER OLEY TURKEY TROT: A 2.5-mile race for Through Nov 27 at the Westchester 646-709-4308 or visit www.hastingsfea.com. adults and youth starting at 1:30 p.m. from the from the boutique will beneft the Junior League and Tarrytown’s Warner Library. Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. Dinner at Dows Lane School in Irvington. Girl Scout bake 6:15 p.m. & show at 8 p.m. Call 592- TURKEY SCAVENGER HUNT: Bring your toddlers at sale on site. Registration required. Call 591-7736 Ongoing 2222 or visit www.broadwaytheatre.com. 1:30 p.m. for a “turkey token” hunt at the Green- or e-mail [email protected]. burgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER”: Trough Nov. 27 at the or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org. POETRY READINGS: At 1:30 p.m. prominent local poets read from their work, facilitated by Dr. Westchester Broadway Teatre in Elmsford. Din- DANCE RECITAL: At 1:30 p.m. students of the George Kraus, at JCC on the Hudson in Tar- ner at 6:15 p.m. & show at 8 p.m. Call 592-2222 NatyaMudra School of Dance perform at the rytown. Register at www.SundayWithGeorge. or visit www.broadwaytheatre.com. Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit eventbrite.com. EXHIBIT www.tarrytownmusichall.org : “New Works:”, paintings in oil and en- caustics by Jhina Alvarado on view Nov. 12 – Dec. A HISTORY OF THE 50’S AND 60’S THROUGH POPU- CONCERT 4 at the Canfn Gallery, 39 Main St., Tarrytown. : At 2 p.m. Te Manhattan Chamber LAR SONG: Performance by Marc Black at 2 p.m. Players perform at the Ossining Public Library. at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or Call 332-4554 or visit www.CanfnGallery.com Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. visit www.ossininglibrary.org. EXHIBIT: “Color Celebration”, pastels, prints and “THE LONG WET GRASS”: oil paintings by Janet Lippmann on display Nov At 4:30 p.m. Seamus THE AMAZING INTELLIGENCE OF CORVIDS: At 2 Scanlon’s one-act play will be performed at p.m. interact with some crows and ravens and 2-29 at the Irvington Public Library. Reception Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in Sleepy Hollow, learn about their overlooked intelligence at the Nov. 19 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Call 591-7840 or followed by a panel discussion. Call 418-5562 or Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Call 723- visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org. visit www.writerscenter.org. 3470 or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org. EXHIBIT: Stone sculptures by Richard Ross, pho- tography by Madeline Wilson and paintings by Monday 14 CHAMBER MUSIC: Cellist Gwendolyn Krosnick and pianist Lee Dionne perform at 4 p.m. at the Peter Siegel at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE ON FILM: At 10 a.m. Irvington Public Library. Call 591-7840 or visit Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. Professor Bill Costanza gives a brief survey of how www.irvingtonlibrary.org. EXHIBITS world cinema has treated immigrants at JCC on : Photography by Deborah Cohen and artwork by local artist Jaime Aguirre at the Ossin- the Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366-7898 or visit CONCERT: At 7 p.m. Mavis Staples & Los Lobos www.jcconthehudson.org. perform to beneft the Food Bank of Westchester ing Public Library. Receptions Nov. 5 and Nov. 26 at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 respectively from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Call 941-2416 INTRODUCTION TO FACEBOOK: A workshop for all or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. ages at 7 p.m. at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. TARRYTOWN SLEEPY HOLLOW FARMERS MARKET Call 631-7734 or sign up at the Reference Desk. : Monday 21 Open 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 19 in Patriot’s Park. E-mail TaSHFarmersMarket@ Tuesday 15 THE BLUES, THE JEWS AND EARLY ROCK AND ROLL: At 10 a.m. presentation by blues harmonica player gmail.com or visit www.TaSHFarmersMarket.org. MYSTERY BOOK GROUP: Meets at 3:30 p.m. to dis- and historian Michael Shamosh at JCC on the OSSINING FARMERS’ MARKET: Open Saturdays from cuss “Te Yiddish Policeman’s Union” by Michael Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366-7898 or visit 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Spring & Main Sts. Call Chabon at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call www.jcconthehudson.org. 923-4837 or visit www.downtoearthmarkets.com. 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. OUR LIBRARIAN IN HAVANA: Hemingway’s Cuba: IRVINGTON FARMERS MARKET: Open Sundays from TRANS 101: At 7:30 p.m. Center Lane presents an At 7 p.m. with Diana Lennon and Nancy Coradin 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Main St. School. Visit www. overview of transgender terminology, stigma and at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631- iirvmkt.org. social issues at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. 7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. RSVP to http://transissues.eventbrite.com. FIELD GOODS WEEKLY PRODUCE DELIVERY: Now Friday 25 available at the Ossining Public Library. Subscrib- Wednesday 16 ers receive 5 to 8 diferent types of fruits and MICHAEL BOLTON – HOLIDAY & HITS: Concert vegetables weekly, sourced from some 80 small “INSIDE EMILY DICKINSON: HER POETRY & HER at 8 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877- farms. Sign up at www.Field-Goods.com or e-mail LIFE” : At 7 p.m. interactive theater performance 840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org [email protected]. by Ginger Grace at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. Saturday 26 ‘DROP YOUR PANTS’ DENIM RECYCLING INITIATIVE: Bring your worn denim clothes to the Tarrytown Thursday 17 HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW: Display of model trains Music Hall lobby collection box for recycling into among replicas of area landmarks from 10 a.m. insulation and keep textile waste out of landflls. THURSDAY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION: At 7 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Visit http://bluejeansgogreen.org. discussion of “A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 or visit www.green- and the Great Betrayal” by Ben Macintyre at the burghnaturecenter.org. Also Nov. 27, Dec. 3-4. IRVINGTON-HUDSON RIVER TIFFANY TRAIL: Tis Ossining Public Library. 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www.thehudsonindependent.com November 2016 Te Hudson Independent 23 Food for Thought Turn Leftover Turkey into a Savory Stew by Linda Viertel expert on the natural world and all things sustainable, and I are coordinating our No- Tanksgiving feasts are culinary delights vember columns on leftovers. So, please be Turkey Posole that keep giving long after the fourth sure to reference her “Zero Waste Tanks- Tursday in November. And, I am talking giving” article below. You won’t want to Ingredients: 3 tomatoes diced about leftovers. Debates rage between those miss her take on morning, midday and, Carcass/bones from one 13-pound+ 1 bag frozen hominy who love the Tanksgiving meal most; oth- evening meals plus snacks and “sweet stuf” turkey (or two 15 ounce cans hominy, strained) ers love nibbling on turkey bones and heat- the day after Tanksgiving. 1 medium onion, quartered 4 garlic cloves fnely chopped ing up everything from the day before for Here’s my ofering: an unusual, hearty, 1 carrot, chopped 1 large jalapeno Tanksgiving meal number two. If energy and comforting way to be sustainable – 1 rib celery, chopped ¼ cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaves for kitchen activity still persists, concoct a making use of those leftover turkey bones 2 bay leaves Salt turkey a la king for the next night’s dinner, and turkey meats (both white and dark). or cook some pasta and cream sauce, throw It’s Turkey Posole, a traditional savory For serving: Avocado chunks, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, chopped fresh cilantro, in the cooked peas, and creamed onions, Mexican hominy (hulled corn kernels) tomatoes and scallions and warm corn tortillas. with a bit of dressing — Voila! Turkey tet- stew usually made with pork. But before razzini. you begin, it is well worth the small efort In a large stockpot, cover the turkey carcass/bones, chopped onion, carrot, celery, For lunch, you may want to pile sliced to make or augment your own broth for a parsely and bay leaf with 12 cups (or more) of water or broth, and bring to a moderately turkey unto a baguette, slathered with Rus- richer, silkier and more favorful soup base. high heat. Simmer the turkey stock over moderate heat until the broth is favorful – sian dressing, a few thin slices of cheddar or Tis is true for any soup, in fact. You can about 2 hours. Strain through a coarse sieve into a large heatproof bowl. fontina cheese, some cranberry sauce and, buy turkey or chicken stock – and purchas- Return the broth to the stockpot. Add frozen hominy (or canned), tomatoes, garlic yes, even some dressing, and you will have ing a higher quality brand helps – but tak- and jalapeno and cook over moderately high heat until the broth is reduced to 6 cups. one helluva sandwich on Friday, November ing the time to let it simmer with the tur- Add the shredded turkey meat and chopped cilantro and simmer until the stew is 25th. Tat is, if you have room after con- key carcass/bones, chopped onion, carrots, heated through. Season the posole with salt, ladle into deep bowls and serve with avo- suming a piece or two of pecan, pumpkin celery, parsley and a few pepper corns, then cado chunks, shredded Montery Jack cheese, and fresh chopped, cilantro, tomatoes or apple pie with cofee for breakfast. strain, will make all the diference. and scallions if desired. Warm tortillas are the perfect accompaniment. Marcie Cuf, Te Hudson Independent’s

Harvest on Hudson Te Zero Waste Tanksgiving by Marcie Cuff y specialness to leftovers—no two fnished stufng with 2 eggs. Add 1/4 products will ever be exactly alike. cup chicken broth. Scoop half It’s November, and if you’re anything like of the stufng mixture into pre- me, you’re already leafng through dog- Morning Meals pared wafe maker, spreading it eared pages of beloved holiday cookbooks. Cranberry Smoothie evenly. Heat until golden. Top Tanksgiving is just a few weeks away, and Freeze leftover cranberry sauce in an ice with leftover cranberry sauce. I love everything about it—family gathered cube tray. Combine 6 frozen cranberry around the table, and turkey with all the cubes, 1 banana, 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, Midday to Evening fxings—gravy, cranberry sauce, potatoes, 1/2 cup milk, 1 Tbs hempseed, and 1/4 Meals green beans, stufng and pie. And more tsp ground cinnamon in blender. Blend pie. In the end, we always have extras of until smooth. Veggie Shepherd’s Stuffng Pie everything at our house. In fact, Tanks- Cranberry Parfait Mix 2 cups leftover stufng giving is probably the biggest “leftover” Layer Greek yogurt and leftover cran- and 4 Tbs vegetable broth in holiday of the year in the U.S. berry sauce in a glass. Top with salted al- bowl. Press into bottom of deep- Tis year, minimize your holiday waste monds and pumpkin seeds. dish pie pan. Add 3 cups leftover and celebrate Tanksgiving all week. Don’t Tanksgiving vegetables (cooked limit yourself to turkey sandwiches and Snacks and Sides carrots, green beans, peas). Top day-after turkey soup, though. Te pos- Day-After Dip everything with 3 cups of mashed potatoes. 2 cups leftover cranberry sauce, 1 cup sibilities for your extras are endless! Of all Strain, rinse and puree a can of cannel- Bake at 400 for 25 minutes. heavy cream, 1 cup whole milk and 1/2 the things that taste better the next day, lini beans with one garlic clove. Combine cup sugar in bowl. Transfer mixture into Tanksgiving leftovers top the list. What’s with 1 cup leftover mashed sweet potatoes Cranberry Brie Quesadilla frozen bowl. Stir mixture every 45 minutes not to like about things smothered and or squash. Serve with crackers. Spread mustard on a four tortilla. On for two hours. Chill overnight. Serve with baked in crispy leftover mashed potatoes? one half, layer leftover turkey, cranberry mint sprig. Te wonderful thing about leftovers is that Mashed Muffns sauce, brie cheese, salt and pepper. Fold in there are no rules. Leftovers are very forgiv- In bowl, mix 3 cups leftover mashed po- half and brush the top with olive oil. Bake Ice Cream Pie Sandwiches ing, and nobody expects much from them. tatoes, one egg, 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, at 425 for 10 minutes. Slice into wedges. Spread leftover pumpkin pie on graham Below are a few ideas—just outlines—of and 2 Tbs chopped chives. Divide mixture crackers. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice things cobbled together from Tanksgiv- evenly into greased mufn tin. Bake 30 Curry Turkey Sandwich cream. Top with another graham cracker. ing leftovers. No need to carefully arrange minutes at 375. Top with 1/4 cup ched- Chop 1 cup leftover turkey and mix with things. No need to be obsessive. Just re- dar cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes. 1 tsp curry powder and 2 Tbs mayonnaise. Marcie Cuf lives in Irvington, works at the lax and enjoy your Tanksgiving meal to Transfer to serving dish and top with 1 Tbs Layer on pumpernickel bread with stufng. NY Botanical Garden, and is the author of the very last drop. Give new life to your chopped chives. “Tis Book Was a Tree”(Perigee Books). For leftovers and they will blend together into Sweet Stuff more ideas like this, look for her book at any something infnitely greater than the sum Stuffng Waffes Cranberry Gelato bookstore, or visit her blog Mossy at http:// of the parts. Plus, there is a little snowfake- In large bowl, combine 4 cups leftover Freeze large metal bowl for 1 hour. Mix mossymossy.com.

24 Te Hudson Independent November 2016 www.thehudsonindependent.com COMMENTARY Te Lessons of Tanksgiving The frst Thanksgiving Given the divisiveness sowed by this deer killed by their huntsmen. While other of the United States a day year’s approaching presidential election, it colonies, such as one in Jamestown, Vir- of public thanksgiving and may be benefcial to contemplate another ginia, did have conficts with the natives, prayer, to be observed by occurrence this month — Tanksgiving, Plymouth could serve as an example of acknowledging with grateful and several historical moments in its evolu- how people already living in a land might hearts the many and signal Turkey Posole tion as a national holiday. embrace those seeking respite upon landing favors of Almighty God, es- Te small gathering of Pilgrims in Plym- on its shores. pecially by afording them outh, who celebrated and gave thanks in the As an unofcial festival, Tanksgiving an opportunity peaceably to fall of 1621 for their bountiful harvest, is was celebrated at diferent times by the establish a form of govern- often cited by historians as the origin of the various colonies until George Washington, ment for their safety and happiness.” of wise, just, and constitutional laws, dis- Tanksgiving holiday. Less than half of the in 1789, proclaimed November 27 of that Within the proclamation, Washington creetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.” 102 Pilgrims, arriving on the Mayfower in year, a national day of thanksgiving. How- added, “And also that we may then unite Following this month’s voting, we should December of the preceding year at Plym- ever, even after that, the states celebrated it in most humbly ofering our prayers and all hope that those words ofer guidance outh Rock, had survived the terrible winter. on diferent days. In 1863, Abraham Lin- supplications to the great Lord and Ruler to every citizen no matter whom he or she Te surviving band of immigrants to their coln directed the nation “to observe the last of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our supported in the presidential election. And new land feasted for three days along with Tursday in November as a day of Tanks- national and other transgressions; to enable given the work and sacrifces so many have 91 native Americans. It has been said that giving...” for that year, but it was not desig- us all, whether in public or private stations, made to maintain our liberties, all eligible without the welcome and help of the na- nated an annual national holiday. Finally, in to perform our several and relative duties citizens surely should exercise their right to tives, “Indians” as we may know them, the 1941, Congress, under President Franklin properly and punctually; to render our vote. remaining colonists in what is now Mas- Roosevelt, established its annual celebra- National Government a blessing to all the Robert Kimmel sachusetts, newcomers to this land, would tion on the fourth Tursday in November. people by constantly being a Government Chairman, Editorial Board not have survived that frst winter. Going back to George Washington, it is Even for this event, along with the fowl noteworthy to recall parts of his proclama- caught by the colonists, the Indians of- tion in which he wrote that Congress,”... Giving Thanksgiving 2016 fered provisions for the feast, including fve requested me to recommend to the people Te 10th annual Giving Tanksgiving is coming up Irvington Traffc fcer, as neighboring Tarrytown has. soon! Giving Tanksgiving Continued from page 9 “Tat said,” said Smith, “I am disap- helps the needy in our com- pointed in seeing that the vast majority of munity during Tanksgiving. Mountain Road; empty school buses careen- speed enforcement has only occurred on It makes it possible for these ing through Sycamore Lane; the need for a Broadway. It does not pass the common families to have a traditional Tanksgiving meal with their family. Tis positive impact stop sign on South Buckout (which resi- sense test.” on the community allows many people to have a nice meal and enjoy a special American dents have nicknamed “Buckshot” Street). Members of the Trafc Calming Com- holiday. Tanksgiving was always a big holiday in our families. We want other people to Te tenor of the comments was similar to mittee, as well as many residents, don’t give experience what we have experienced on this holiday. Trough the RSHM Life Center in that which accompanied the launch of the much credence to the ‘lack of resources’ Sleepy Hollow, food baskets are distributed to needy families. We are asking for a $30 do- Slow Down campaign eighteen months ear- argument, believing that it is less a matter nation (or more if possible) to help pay for their holiday meal consisting of chicken, rice, lier, only heightened with frustration fueled of manpower than of deployment priori- beans, apple pie, apple cider, and fruit that each family will be receiving. All checks can by higher expectations. Voicing a sentiment ties. “Te [Oct. 13] meeting was like deja be made out to the “Giving Tanksgiving” and we ask that all donations be mailed to or committee members were careful to avoid, vu all over again, or as someone put it, like be dropped of at the RSHM Life Center (att: Sister Gardella), 32-34 Beekman Avenue, Eckar Street resident Kathy Kaufman chal- the movie Groundhog Day,” said Erik Oley. Sleepy Hollow, 10591 by Friday November 18th. lenged Chief Cerone to say if he needed “Te data is especially disappointing to Ella Rose McGovern, Stella Vercesi, Bianca Vercesi, Jade Wagner, Emma Guarnieri, Katie more resources to get the job done, or “oth- many of us who have been working for the Kudla, and Tess Kaplan erwise I would ask for new leadership.” last couple of years to try to make our streets Te chief remained silent during both the safer. Our eforts will be in vain if there is committee report and the public comment, no coordinated efort by the village and the but interviews with Mayor Brian Smith and Chief to control the speed of trafc on our committee members suggest that he feels streets. Unfortunately the data shows there he does not have the resources to enforce at is no plan.” the level citizens are demanding. Tree of- Smith said he plans to become more in- fcers have retired from the 23-ofcer force volved “in laying out clear directives that this year, and, while the department is in the include measurement of potential ofenses process of hiring three to replace them, there using our recently purchased technology, is still no dedicated trafc enforcement of- and then detailing a response plan.”

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Setting the Record Straight on the East Parcel in SH To the Editor, views by the Board of Trustees, the Village that in 2010, Judge Hubert of the NYS Su- termination, along with changing program Planning Board, and the Village Water- preme Court ordered those requirements needs at HHV, led to a change in proposed Tank you for the opportunity to re- front Advisory Committee of the intend- stricken from the Findings, holding that use, increasing shared parking capacity on spond to recently published comments ed uses of the East Parcel for consistency “they did not serve to mitigate any potential- the East Parcel site, a permitted use and regarding the redevelopment of the “East with Village of Sleepy Hollow zoning code ly adverse environmental impacts caused by one being examined in the current review Parcel” of the former General Motors as- and, in particular, the Village’s Local Wa- the project.” Still, it should be noted that process. sembly plant in Sleepy Hollow. terfront Revitalization Program (LWRP). the SHLDC commissioned extensive hy- Te SEQRA process itself is not required As Lead Agency in this matter, the Sleepy Together with the 2002 legal settlement drological studies to better understand the to produce a fnal site plan for a given de- Hollow Local Development Corporation of a prior lawsuit between the Village and fooding impact of the Pocantico River on velopment- that will be governed by the (SHLDC) will include and respond to all GM requiring, among other things, that the site, as well as to determine the accu- review process to be completed by the public comments made or submitted dur- the Village abide by the site contamination racy of published FEMA food maps. Te Village Planning Board. Instead, it is in- ing the Public Hearings as part of a Final mitigation measures set forth by the NYS results of those studies, which are included tended to determine the maximum scope Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Department of Environmental Conserva- in the DEIS, informed our recommenda- of the proposed redevelopment use; de- on this project. Tat is the appropriate tion, these legal documents inform, and to tions for location and site levels for pro- velop a conceptual plan for that use; iden- forum to analyze and discuss these mat- some extent, defne and limit subsequent posed uses. tify potential signifcant adverse environ- ters in detail and we expect to publish that steps in the redevelopment of the East Par- It has also been asserted that the project mental impacts, if any, associated with the document within the next ninety days or cel property. must turn over eight-plus acres to Historic proposed redevelopment use; and identify so. However, we would like to share the Despite the fact that current conceptual Hudson Valley (HHV) for use as a “Tenant mitigating measures that would reduce following overview to better inform the plans include few substantive changes to Farm” contemplated in the 2007 Findings those potential impacts to the maximum public. the original intended uses for the East Par- Statement. It is worth noting that HHV, extent practicable. Te SHLDC is com- Te Village of Sleepy Hollow established cel, based on sound legal advice, the SH- while submitting Public Comment for the mitted to accomplishing these objectives the SHLDC in 2014. An important as- LDC took the conservative approach of record, made no such demand. Again, we with complete transparency and fdelity to pect of the SHLDC mission is to accept initiating a subsequent SEQRA review in can only assume that those making these the law. title to lands conveyed to it by or through late 2015. We are presently in the middle assertions are unaware that in 2013, the the Village, and develop those properties of that process with the recent preparation NYSDEC Site Management Plan was is- Board of Directors in accordance with Village wishes. Te of the East Parcel Redevelopment Draft sued and states that it will “not allow the Sleepy Hollow Local Development East Parcel was the frst such property to Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Site to be used for planting fruit-bearing Corporation be conveyed. It was the DEIS and subsequent public trees, raising livestock or producing animal Sleepy Hollow, New York Tis property was part of a multi-year, hearings that prompted Public Com- products for human consumption.“ Tat de- environmental impact assessment review ments, some of which were shared with process conducted pursuant to the SE- local press prior to SHLDC analysis and QRA, initiated by GM as it sought to response. Sensitivity of Article was Appreciated redevelop the former assembly plant and We can assure the public that a more adjacent parking lots. Tat SEQRA re- thorough analysis and discussion of all is- To the Editor: view resulted in the preparation of the sues raised by these Public Comments will Lighthouse Landing Findings Statement be included in the Final Environmental Tank you for the compelling and sensitively written article about the passing of Tyler in 2007, but concluded with the issuance Impact Statement (FEIS), but there are Rosenberg. Barrett Seaman did a very good job of portraying the drama of the day, the of legal decisions by Justice Hubert of the two important misrepresentations of fact, heartache of Tyler’s family and friends, and most of all the personality of this special New York State Supreme Court (2010), which require an immediate response. young man. I didn’t know Tyler or his family, but I was drawn in and brought to tears followed by the subsequent issuance of the It has been argued that insufcient at- by the account of this tragedy. Lighthouse Landing Amended Findings tention has been paid to the Pocantico My sympathies to the Rosenberg family. May your son rest in peace, and may you heal Statement and a Special Permit (2011) River Estuary requirements found in the in time. by the Village of Sleepy Hollow Board of 2007 Findings. We can only assume that Trustees. Tat process also included re- those making such arguments are unaware Tobie Stanger Irvington

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by Linda Viertel social and educational rights of women. tures and countries to come up with com- Tree conferences were held subsequently: mon goals,” Timothy Lankester explained, Twenty-one years ago, then First Lady in Mexico City (1975- declared the Inter- “Meetings often went until 2 a.m. to agree Hillary Clinton stood at the podium at the national Year of Women), Copenhagen on crucial issues. But, once approved, the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Wom- (1980), and Nairobi, Kenya (1985). At Beijing Platform for Action became the en in Beijing and declared, “If there is a each of these conferences, programs of ac- blueprint for women’s groups around the message that echoes forth from this confer- tion were signed onto so that women in world to bring about change for all levels in ence, let it be that human rights are wom- these countries would use those programs their own countries.” Te idea that wom- en’s rights and women’s right are human to lobby for girls’ and women’s issues. en’s right are human rights then became rights, once and for all.” Her statement “Tese action plans were critical em- incorporated into action for the frst time. was a clarion call that marshalled women’s powerment tools, “she said. “Traditionally, Each year the Commission meets to re- activism and energized the international most U.N. meetings were attended only by view the Platform to see what countries women’s rights movement. men; now women had the opportunity to have done and are doing to comply. “Be- But, this ground-breaking event would be active.” fore,” Timothy Lankester said,” the dia- not have happened were it not for the “Tere was a push to hold a conference in logue had focused on women as victims. At organizational eforts of Sleepy Hollow 1995,” Timothy Lankester recalled, “but, Beijing, the discourse moved in a diferent resident Kristen Timothy Lankester, who where? One-half of the world’s women live direction: women became political actors, coordinated China’s hosting of more than Kirsten Timothy Lankester in China, and the country wanted to hold they have a say to fght for their own rights. 50,000 women and men from all over the the Olympics – so this was a way for it to Tis shift in discourse took a long time and world. In her role as the former United Na- show the world ‘we can do this.’” was one of the great achievements as a re- tions Deputy Director of Women’s Rights, by building up their military structure. Te It took her and her staf three years of sult of Beijing.” Timothy Lankester was a pivotal force in U.N. was devoting itself to social programs preparation and the use of many resources organizing this massive and complicated instead.” at the UN: translators, interpreters, the event - the largest international conference In the ‘80’s she was a founding member press ofce, even security guards. “Bella “Traditionally, most U.N. meetings on women’s rights ever held. and then president of Te Association for Abzug said that China thought it was host- were attended only by men; now wom- Timothy Lankester’s professional life at Women in Development (AWID). Tis ing a large swim meet initially,” she said. en had the opportunity to be active.” the U.N. was, as she says often, “A dream organization, still going strong, brought “Tey didn’t know we were going to have —Kirsten Timothy Lankester come true.” As a Cheyenne, Wyoming high female scholars, professionals and inter- 50,000 people participate!” schooler, she won the Rocky Mountain re- national leaders together in order to in- All of this happened before the Internet, To the Editor: gional contest for the best essay about the crease interdependence amongst these so forms were submitted and communi- “I never dreamt I would be able to work U.N. She then got on a bus with other three groups and pressure the United States cation was done by facsimile. Faxes often at the U.N.” Timothy Lankester stated, Tank you for the compelling and sensitively written article about the passing of Tyler regional winners and visited the U.N – a Agency for International Development arrived every 30 seconds from around the but how fortunate for women all over the Rosenberg. Barrett Seaman did a very good job of portraying the drama of the day, the further inspiration, she says. As a debater, (USAID) to include more women in the world. Chinese embassies often did not world that she did. heartache of Tyler’s family and friends, and most of all the personality of this special her given topic happened to be “How to projects the government was funding. grant visas, and, when urged to process To view the documentary, Once and for young man. I didn’t know Tyler or his family, but I was drawn in and brought to tears Strengthen the U.N.,” and she won for the After her posting to Tailand in 1989- them, visas sometimes arrived on the day All, for a behind the scenes look at the by the account of this tragedy. Rocky Mountain region once again. 91, where her husband had also been as- before or day of a participant’s departure. Fourth World Conference on Women held My sympathies to the Rosenberg family. May your son rest in peace, and may you heal Following her college education at Tufts signed to head the Mekong River Basin “Tere were constant struggles, at the in Beijing, go to: http://makers.com/once- in time. University, she received her M.A. in Af- Authority, they moved to Sleepy Hollow conference to get so many diferent cul- and-for-all. rican Studies at Makerere University in with their four-year-old daughter. Tobie Stanger Kampala, Uganda. She joined the U.N. Starting in 1992, Timothy Lankester Irvington in 1970. Her frst assignment was to train went to work planning the fourth inter- middle level employees in Asian and Latin national women’s conference for which American developing countries to focus on there was, in fact, a historical precedent. social projects that would beneft the peo- Te United Nations had established the ple through infrastructure work, schools, U.N. Commission on the Status of Wom- nutrition and health programming. She en (UNCSW) in 1946 as a mechanism recalls, “In the 70’s many countries were to promote, report on and monitor issues following the lead of the western nations relating to the political, economic, civil,

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